Unexpected model/car shoot...

codiac2600codiac2600 Registered Users Posts: 329 Major grins
edited January 9, 2009 in People
So I get a text message from my friend Thorne informing me he has a friend who wants to get into modeling. I scurry to the studio after work and when everyone arrives I am informed I'm shooting an import model... My mouth opens and all I'm thinking is, "ummm, dude, I've never shot this style before and have no reference to work from."

Let's just say I shot this completely blind and yes I did park a car in my studio :)

BTW, her first photoshoot and the cars 10th.

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-Chris :)
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  • NikolaiNikolai Registered Users Posts: 19,035 Major grins
    edited January 6, 2009
    Nice! clap.gif
    I'm envious: a studio you can drive a car into :-) rolleyes1.gif
    Do you mind describing your lighting setup? Seems like you got a lot of power on that wall...
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  • glennpglennp Registered Users Posts: 171 Major grins
    edited January 6, 2009
    Nicely done!

    I'd love to have a space that large to work with. I'd be interested in your lighting as well.

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  • codiac2600codiac2600 Registered Users Posts: 329 Major grins
    edited January 6, 2009
    Nikolai wrote:
    Nice! clap.gif
    I'm envious: a studio you can drive a car into :-) rolleyes1.gif
    Do you mind describing your lighting setup? Seems like you got a lot of power on that wall...

    The studio is a total area of 1500sq feet and the shooting area has a bay door in which a semi could back into.

    The back light was a white muslin hung to the wall to hide misc. things and blasted with two Alien Bee 800s at 1/4 power and fired by slave.

    Main light was 6ft softbox at f5.6 and fill light was 5 foot strip box with grid at f3.5.

    :)
    -Chris :)
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  • NikolaiNikolai Registered Users Posts: 19,035 Major grins
    edited January 6, 2009
    codiac2600 wrote:
    The studio is a total area of 1500sq feet and the shooting area has a bay door in which a semi could back into.

    The back light was a white muslin hung to the wall to hide misc. things and blasted with two Alien Bee 800s at 1/4 power and fired by slave.

    Main light was 6ft softbox at f5.6 and fill light was 5 foot strip box with grid at f3.5.

    :)
    Thanks, Chris, appreciate the info!thumb.gif
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  • QarikQarik Registered Users Posts: 4,959 Major grins
    edited January 6, 2009
    nice shots..I actually like the shots of her in the clothes sans car better. well done
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  • codiac2600codiac2600 Registered Users Posts: 329 Major grins
    edited January 6, 2009
    Thanks guys :D

    It was fun and anytime you see an image you'd like to know how I shot it I'll be happy to give away all the details.
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  • clemensphoto'sclemensphoto's Registered Users Posts: 647 Major grins
    edited January 7, 2009
    Great shots. I really like the last two.clap.gifclap.gifclap.gif
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  • Shades of HyperionShades of Hyperion Registered Users Posts: 367 Major grins
    edited January 7, 2009
    I'm a big fan of car/model shots but I have to agree that the last two are the best of this series.
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  • speedsk8rspeedsk8r Registered Users Posts: 134 Major grins
    edited January 8, 2009
    the clarity is on point the lighting is perfect the only gripe is that the model has the same expression,some smiling would be nice dosnt look happy,take it as a grain of salt.
  • DerweissehaiDerweissehai Registered Users Posts: 124 Major grins
    edited January 8, 2009
    Love the last 2. I agree I would like to have a studio I could drive a car into...well I do but not completely put a car in...more bikes and quads...but the extra 500 sq ft you have helps. The only thing I saw with the first shot were the veins in her legs...maybe a bit of smoothing to hide them. Other than that...great images.
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  • ian408ian408 Administrators Posts: 21,934 moderator
    edited January 9, 2009
    There are some good poses but honestly, it looks like she'd rather not be there.
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