How is this achieved?

[Eugynn]

Howzit all,

Introductions first. My name is Eugynn. I'm 33 hailing from a little town called Paarl in the Western Cape, South Africa. I'm quite new to the photography scene in the sense that I only recently changed for the normal point and shoot to DSLR. I'm starting off with the Canon Eos 1000D and will work my way up. I do love this site as I have learnt quite a few this to help me start off smoothly. So big up to you all!!!

Now that we got that out the way, here's the reason I finally joined the forum. I do hope I'm posting this in the right section. It does say "How I took it". So, I would like to know how the following photos were taken to give the effect that they have?





Thanks in advance!

[zona5101]

very nice set,
the last image needs to be resized. it pushes the frame into the advertising and blocks parts of your question / image.

[Eugynn]

Originally Posted by zona5101

very nice set,
the last image needs to be resized. it pushes the frame into the advertising and blocks parts of your question / image.

Sorry Zona. Having trouble resizing. Got the first two pics offRotiform.com and the third one off Euromedian.net. I want to know how those pictures are done to get that effect with the light moving around the cars.

[Michael_2010]

Looks like light painting with a long exposure. The first two look like the car is in a paint booth and it was probably very dark. Then while the shutter was open, someone introduced the light source and moved it about the booth. Interesting result...

[LeeR]

We used to make shots like this by taking an image during daylight, waiting for the sun to set and make a second exposure (same piece of film) carrying a flashlight around to make the streaks. In a studio where you have more control over the lighting this would be much easier and if you did multiple exposures to be combined in PP it would be easier still.

I suspect this photographer did this in-camera. I suspect he is making a statement. Yes, he is perfectly capable of making a technically flawless image of a vehicle but he also wants to add an unpredictable element. While you certainly have some control over the light as you walk around with it, you are never quite sure what you have until you see the final image.

Me? I'm a big fan of uncertainty and include it in my images every chance I get. Sometimes I am disappointed, but frequently enough the results are far beyond my highest expectations. I suspect this photographer left a big pile of images on the cutting room floor, but these few exceeded beyond mere technical perfection.

[RLucas]

The last one was done with a camera rig attached to the car. As the car was moved, it produced the panning effect. The rig was probably cloned out in post.