Post period promotional photography

I think the cheapest way would be to go to a thrift store and get a second hand camera with film. I have no idea where you can get film developd these days though

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you develop it yourself.

You can still get (mostly expired) disposable cameras for cheap that work well.

And some drugstores still develop film. A lot of schools have darkrooms too, or you can do it yourself.

I've been meaning to visit a thrift store for a while now exactly for that reason. Also want some older audio equipment.

Costco, Walgreen's, Walmart and a few other stores still develop film.

you can do this with digital

you just need massive light modifiers

I'm still using dodgy diy gear without any light stands

I wish I had some money

The light on the car looks p great, how'd you achieve that? A darker background would look much better too

I might try this again with a dark background

I used a homemade stripbox (around 30x80cm in area) with a cheap led torch, and ran it across the top of the car in one 30 second exposure

used another 30 sec exposure to fix up the light trail it left

Learn how to photography and use lighting and you can do it with just about anything.

did this by just shooting 2 external flashes on radio at the white car park ceiling

shooting on a budget makes you get creative when it comes to lighting methods

dude these look dope, saved. I really need to get into photography. what does your strip box look like? not sure what that even is desu

thanks man

strip box doesn't look very glamorous haha, it's like this bhphotovideo.com/c/product/925400-REG/westcott_2032_rapid_box_strip.html but homemade

it's essentially a few bits of cardboard taped together, with the inside lined with tin foil, and the diffusion layer just being a piece of baking paper

seems to do the job, although it doesn't look overly professional

here's another shot using a car park ceiling

you can pretty much use any clean white surface as a massive softbox by shooting a flash at it, that's what I'm going for with these shots

ah I see, for that soft lighting effect. what kind of camera do you use?

I shoot with a canon 60d, although the camera isn't quite as important as the lighting when it comes to this kind of shooting

a well lit car photo shot on an 8 year old dslr will always look better than a badly lit car photo shot on a brand new flagship pro dslr

pls explain light trail. Am scratchin my head over this

Thanks famalam, all this info has been very helpful.

Thanks to the guys who also responded in /p/

the way I lit the car involved moving a torch over the top of the car by hand, with the shutter open on the camera

if the torch is within frame while you do this, you end up with a light trail in the air across the top of the car, sometimes people intentionally leave these in

the motor madness threads are always nice

You need shitty old magazine print.

I see. currently I have no camera besides my galaxy s6 which has a really wonky lens. it bends pictures badly. I also sometimes borrow my brothers Canon Rebel I think is what it is, but I want to buy a starter slr camera

Just keep in mind, you can take pro looking photos with the right lighting and know how. Learn to use the setting, never use anything auto. With a starter dslr youll be set
>fstop
>aperture
>exposure

given the prices of used dslrs, they're you're best bet if you want to start off in photography, you can grab something like a used canon 40d for around $200 in australia now

for this kind of shooting, you want fully manual controls (exposure, white balance, focus), especially when merging multiple shots, for obvious reasons

I'd go for a dslr for the sensor size also, as you'll probably run into issues with noise (especially for night shoots) if shooting with a point and shoot or something similar

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nice. any recs for a good used starter dslr?

Canon 40D eh? I'll look out for one of those on craigslist or something.

Yeah I've definitely noticed a lot of noise at night with point and shoots. the lens isn't big enough.

why with the front plate
i kinda dunbilivit

Top kek

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the 40d is good imo, as it has easily accessible full manual controls, is rather well built, and the noise performance is good enough to start off with, I think

I'll probably change this rule when I finally get a newer body, but I try to never go over iso 400 when shooting static shots like this

>Post period promotional pornography
FTFY

here's another one I rather liked, again done with 2 flashes shot at the ceiling

cheated a bit by photoshopping a white background in though

Buy a cheap-o camera body. 40D, 60D from Canon or D3000/3100 or D5000 are all good choices. Then drop some dime on a good lens, 50mm is your best bet. You can also rent this so you're not dropping a ton of cash all at once and only use it when you need it. Then get lighting. Lighting is more important than ANYTHING else in photography.

my desktop

1)Invest $$$$ in lighting equipment
2)Learn how to light cars
3)????
4)PROFIT

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>dat hair
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>American cars

>being a faget

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>Ruining the thread with your hideous and objectively shitty cars

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posted by accident, not really on topic
youtu.be/CeOIme1lBK8

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Well this thread had potential. Thanks tripfag for ruining it.

>351CID engine made only 245 HP
>Iron Poop engine made 90

no thanks

You're welcome
I'm sorry I like cars from more than just one tiny island.