Photography Video Tutorial: Head-Spinning Cars
Last year at the LA Auto Show, I tried out a new photography technique. I placed a small tripod on the edge of a car’s rotating platform and took long exposure photos. The result was a static car with a blurred background. To the left is a Ford Edge (crossover SUV) from last year. The auto show’s anti-photo lighting (small, bright sources of light) actually helped add quite a bit of pop to the photo.
I have a photo set on Flickr called “Head-Spinning Autos” that currently contains nine photos using this technique, with a few more to come.
This year at the LA Auto Show, I decided to revisit the effect and show how it was done. To the right is the final photo from the video, a Mazda CX-9 (another crossover SUV). Below is the video showing how the effect was accomplished, including settings, tripod placement, and environment.
Camera: Canon Digital Rebel XT (350D)
Settings: 3.2 seconds, f/29, 28mm, ISO 100.
Tags: cars, effect, Photography, tutorial, Video
November 18th, 2007 at 8:40 pm
Very nicely done! Great photos.
December 1st, 2007 at 1:01 am
Nice, the Mazda Nagare and GT-R emblem are my favorites!
September 11th, 2008 at 11:54 pm
Yet again, thank you for instilling another great photo idea to try first hand!
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I’m looking forward for your next post, I’ll try to get the hang of it!
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