shooting black cars at night

[Boostaholic]

let's see those pictures!

[Boostaholic]

It seems to be very diffcult to bring out the lines of the car but no one?

[Senna4ever]

You need to choose your light source very carefully. A large softbox would be a start, but using gobos, flags and such would be an asset.

[J____]

here's a cheap trick i used alot and achieved great results. put up a bed sheet with a backdrop holder, use that as a diffuser between ur lightsource. it'll increase the size of ur lightsource. same effect as when you park ur car beside a white wall, you get you whole side illuminated. because black gloss paint doesnt reflect as well, a single flash wont be as effective: it'll just bring out the swirl marks in the paint haha. This way, it's more of a reflection that is reflected off the black paint.

[Mananetwork]

It's hard, even during the day really

[Boostaholic]

I've tried looking around and can't find any good pictures anywhere. now I know why black cars rarely make it on car brouchures and magazines.

[GFunk]

Originally Posted by Mananetwork

It's hard, even during the day really

I was gonna say, black's not an easy color to shoot anytime of the day

[Senna4ever]

You'll definitely need a studio and specialized lighting equipment.

[J____]

Originally Posted by Senna4ever

You'll definitely need a studio and specialized lighting equipment.

or photoshop to layer in repflection layers.

i put a reflection layer on the hood of this car in the shot to enchance it. otherwise it looks dark like the front of the bumper. dunno why i ddidnt do the front at the time...