This photoshoot will take place at a cruise in Waterloo, Graffiti Tunnel. The focus of this premlinary shoot was to get a feel for the type of photography needed, getting to know some of the drivers and earning their confidence for future shoots.
Location –
Waterloo Station Graffiti Tunnel
Equipment –
Canon 550D DSLR
Canon 100mm Macro Lens
Canon 17mm – 85mm Lens
Canon 430 EXII Speedlite
External Modelling Light
External Speedlite Softbox
Selection of coloured lens filtersIdeas –
Motion Blur – Of tail lights and head lights as the cars speed away
Blurred background shots
Car Close Ups – Wheel arches, bonnet grills, vents, steering wheel
Full on views of entire car
Possibly a few posed shots of the drivers and cars
Dark backgrounds with the car light up sharply using flash
Lighting –
Flash Fluorescent Strip
Xenon Headlights
How it went/Outcome –
The outcome of this shoot was not as good as I had hoped. As I did not know what to expect the first time around, this led to technical problems – mainly due to lighting. Trying to balance flash against fluorescent and xenon lights was difficult as I only had control over the Flash. With some of the cars I essentially got the effect I wanted but the photograph itself was poor and not up to my standard. In light of this I will be attempting to set up a photoshoot using modified cars but in a far more controlled environment.
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