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GENERAL => Photoshop, Media, & Artwork => Topic started by: doigal on March 13, 2008, 06:40:00 PM

Title: Lightpainting e30s
Post by: doigal on March 13, 2008, 06:40:00 PM
After reading of this (http://www.astoundingimages.blogspot.com/) guy's adventures of painting a car with essentially a 4 foot long fluro tube I wondered how I could recreate the effect myself. All I had was a 12" 12VDC fluro work light (plugged into the same car's ciggy lighter) and a bit of spare time, so after reading how he did it in seperate exposures I followed suit and started to "paint" the car with it.

This first shot is done with three seperate exposures (all 15s f/14), one to light the front and one each left/right.

The result, whilst not perfect, is good enough for me to share - i'm well aware that the sunroof isnt perfect and that the grill near the badge looks a bit bodge, but its all a learning curve right? :D

(http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2245/2326736772_c84af749d1.jpg) (http://www.flickr.com/photos/doigal/2326736772/)

Second is the first one but with a bit of edit and having a lightning bolt hit the car (the 'bolt' is real, and not done in photoshop!), and the thrid one is side on.

(http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2372/2330364767_a17d7aafb2.jpg) (http://www.flickr.com/photos/doigal/2330364767/)

(http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3289/2330373631_cb4845d619.jpg) (http://www.flickr.com/photos/doigal/2330373631/)

Either way i think i'm happy enough with the result to try this again at some point.

CC Welcome as always, click for full res.
Title: Lightpainting e30s
Post by: hoevesruperd on March 13, 2008, 10:16:42 PM
thats very cool!!!
keep up the good work
Title: Lightpainting e30s
Post by: swiss318is on March 19, 2008, 02:14:05 AM
(http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3289/2330373631_cb4845d619.jpg) (http://www.flickr.com/photos/doigal/2330373631/)

this pic is soooooooooooooo increeeeeeediiiiiiiibleeee sexy......
Title: Lightpainting e30s
Post by: hoevesruperd on May 28, 2008, 08:47:15 PM
have you done any new ones?
Title: Lightpainting e30s
Post by: doigal on June 25, 2008, 07:15:34 PM
not yet mate!
Title: Lightpainting e30s
Post by: Jimmy Lewis on June 27, 2008, 09:38:51 PM
Do you have the side shot in high res? It would make a sick background.
Title: Lightpainting e30s
Post by: Jimmy Lewis on June 27, 2008, 10:04:18 PM
Nevermind, I found them after searching your flickr album, good stuff.
Title: Lightpainting e30s
Post by: SheldonJace on June 28, 2008, 09:07:28 AM
Your flickr album is heavenly!!!! Bookmarked for sure!
Title: Lightpainting e30s
Post by: SheldonJace on July 01, 2008, 05:01:11 AM
What type of camera did you use for these?
Title: Lightpainting e30s
Post by: doigal on July 04, 2008, 11:52:59 PM
Quote from: Jimmy Lewis;52161
Do you have the side shot in high res? It would make a sick background.


Check flickr for the higher res, should be something reasonably large up there!

Quote from: SheldonJace;52340
What type of camera did you use for these?


Canon 20D with 24-105 lens.