F355 studio photos

[//dean]

Morning all,

I just thought I'd share these here as I realise most of you won't be avid readers of the photography and video forum of PH.

This was another collaboration between myself and Andrew Whyte, more details of the photoshoot including behind the scenes here









There is another photo which Andrew is working on, once he's finished it I'll get him to post it up as it should be pretty unusual!

Cheers,

[JCB123]

Cracking pictures and a beautiful car!!

Hope you don't mind a little bit of critique though....I find it strange that photos of real cars are fettled with in paint-shop to the point that they look like computer generated images, and computer generated images now look more realistic than the real thing.

IMHO - take a good photo, at a good angle, with good lighting - then leave it alone!

(Still a gorgeous car though!)

[//dean]

JCB123 said:

Cracking pictures and a beautiful car!!

Hope you don't mind a little bit of critique though....I find it strange that photos of real cars are fettled with in paint-shop to the point that they look like computer generated images, and computer generated images now look more realistic than the real thing.

IMHO - take a good photo, at a good angle, with good lighting - then leave it alone!

(Still a gorgeous car though!)

I don't mind at all, but other than the backgrounds which have either been darkened or lightened you'll find that these are straight out of camera (minus layering the multiple exposures for the lightpainted one - but the results are un-fettled).

[JCB123]

//dean said:

JCB123 said:

Cracking pictures and a beautiful car!!

Hope you don't mind a little bit of critique though....I find it strange that photos of real cars are fettled with in paint-shop to the point that they look like computer generated images, and computer generated images now look more realistic than the real thing.

IMHO - take a good photo, at a good angle, with good lighting - then leave it alone!

(Still a gorgeous car though!)

I don't mind at all, but other than the backgrounds which have either been darkened or lightened you'll find that these are straight out of camera (minus layering the multiple exposures for the lightpainted one - but the results are un-fettled).

I was really just reffering to photo #2 - it doesn't look real?! But I'll shut up if they're unntouched!

[//dean]

JCB123 said:

I was really just reffering to photo #2 - it doesn't look real?! But I'll shut up if they're unntouched!

That's just the lighpainting, it does create that slightly unreal illusion. I think it's because you never see cars under such light.

The car in that photo itself is untouched, I had to stitch together the 42 different frames (the light was too bright to run around the car in one hit), the only 'photoshop' in that image was too darken the floor in certain areas from the light spill.

Honest 'guv!

[Jonty355]

Those are pure Porn!

[crostonian]

Great pics but I must say they look like 3 different cars with regard to the colour variation, especially the third pic which almost looks like something off a car configurator website. Do like the first pic though, original thinking.

[//dean]

Agreed, it's the lighting and how it's reflected on the car which makes it look different in each pic. The aim of the session for us was to test different lighting techniques in a controlled environment and then take what we've learnt to other shoots. It was a superb experience.

[JCB123]

This was one someone did for me, in pitch black, shining a strobe light onto it whilst running around the car with a camera taking a very long exposure picture.....



Anyway - I'll get out of the F,M,L&B forum with this one.....

[theRossatron]

Stunning pictures and stunning car

[yellowtr]

Superb pics again Dean

In Dean's defence I can assure you that his pictures are pretty much "out the box" and very little PS goes into it. After spending nearly 6 hours with him on my Testarossa photoshoot, ALOT of work goes into getting one pic.

[PompeyM3]

Cracking photos

The 355 is one of the best looking cars in my opinion.

[priley]

That second pic shows off the lines of the car so well. Good work.

[Cactussed]

God, does he want to do my one????

[Mario149]

Cactussed said:

God, does he want to do my one????

He should do both of ours at the same time. I can't tell the bloody colour difference in broad daylight!

[AndWhyNot]

dean said:

This was another collaboration between myself and Andrew Whyte

= me. Hi.

Mario149 said:

Cactussed said:

God, does he want to do my one????

He should do both of ours at the same time. I can't tell the bloody colour difference in broad daylight!

Can be arranged, would be an interesting combination - will PM.

[Cactussed]

Woo Hoo!

[Mario149]

Cactussed said:

Woo Hoo!

+1 !

[Jonty355]

I want to join in, but mines yellow!

[Mario149]

Jonty355 said:

I want to join in, but mines yellow!

Go and stand in the corner


...