Lighting Cars - Learn with Models - Simple single light tutorial

[@rubenscheer]

Every 3d designer should watch this video because the lighting tips you give are essential to our work! Well done!!

[@adithyatheiii8444]

This is honestly the best tutorial out there. not only does it help with vehicles, but I found the white-card-black-card thing is really useful in other things such as my stop motions. This video is really helpful for people like me who have absolutely no knowledge on photography. huge thanks!!

[@StillMovingMedia]

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[@loudmotion5639]

I will never stop learning from you guys :) now am thinking that some car commercials are actually using miniatures for some shots :) I always told myself..the budget must be huge, all these lights, enormous softbox or lights rigging etc. thx

[@colinbradford2671]

Excellent explanation, thank you.

[@gerulfdosinger9869]

Thanks a lot for that! I am lighting cars in 3D and these photographic priciples work just fine. Of course they do, because that's how it's supposed to be. :)

[@joenicklo]

Heck yeah. Great way to practice. I'm looking forward to the in-depth video on the Aston Martin. In particular, I'd love to know about the scheduling and process behind setup, shooting, breaking down...moving locations. Basically, how to work quickly and efficiently. I often feel very pressed for time when I'm shooting cars, especially if it's for a smaller production or a private owner's showcase video.

[@StillMovingMedia]

We're always pressed for time 😅 Good subjects for a video though! Added to the list 👊

[@moyosorejimba]

Love this. Actually very useful to practicing lighting automobiles

[@StillMovingMedia]

Thanks! Glad it was helpful!

[@dbgoodlife]

That was such a helpful video. Thank you! great value here!

[@JohnLuna]

i love this. I would've never thought to experiment with model cars. i look forward to more of these + the car commercial breakdowns

[@StillMovingMedia]

Also an excellent way to make children jealous by having a special model car for filming that is on a high shelf!

[@Lukieohello]

so basically you light your subject/object as a thing a game with shaders and shadow and lighting fixtures

[@zerokalvin2573]

Thanks, great tutorial, I was stuck for ideas when taking photos of my models.

[@StillMovingMedia]

Glad it was helpful 🙌

[@pearllocket]

Really interesting and thought provoking - thank you

[@crearte1]

Loved this video, will put it into practice, thanks for sharing.

[@StillMovingMedia]

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[@MonsterHobbiesModelCarGarage]

Thank you for making this video. I have a model car KZbin channel and I have been struggling to get some good pictures of my model cars and I have used that little LED light box flashlight. Maybe using some of your techniques might just help me out. Thank you again!

[@StillMovingMedia]

Glad it was helpful!

[@MonsterHobbiesModelCarGarage]

@@StillMovingMedia For sure!

[@BenCad]

Nice video, as someone who shoots cars in a cyclorama I never thought of using model cars for training exercises etc. Nice!

[@StillMovingMedia]

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[@philpritchard8772]

super cool idea, love it. I do wonder though as a solo shooter what other ways we can use without an overhead light as this is not available to most on a real car.

[@StillMovingMedia]

The sky early morning or late afternoon.... or a overcast day.

[@philpritchard8772]

@@StillMovingMedia good shout,

[@FriedrichMeier123]

Really nice and helpful!

[@Haydenssphotography]

This was a really helpful video, learnt so many new things. Thank You!

[@StillMovingMedia]

Glad it was helpful!

[@pauljohnson6888]

Great video thanks for sharing. What scale model would you recommend for this type of photography?

[@StillMovingMedia]

Depends a bit on if you’re doing it as I was in a ‘studio’ set up or trying to integrate with other scale items. In general I’d say the largest scale you can get is best as it will tend to be more detailed and have few imperfections due to the size of the materials. That said some scales are easier to integrate with other scale models.

[@ahmedshakib3883]

This was very helpful , I have a couple of questions , and it is regarding locations .Do you scout for locations when you do an outdoor shots , when you do have an outdoor area in mind do you do any sort of previz , what happens when the lighting conditions do not match the conditions you thought you would get , do you improvise shots , for example it was was cloudy and suddenly it starts to become really dark etc.

[@ironscavenger]

Wow, great Video! Thanks

[@StillMovingMedia]

Thanks 🙏

[@stefanmuller1855]

Very helpful. Thanks. For me this is very interesting because I built very fast lego cars. I need much more informations like that.

[@StillMovingMedia]

Sounds awesome! Glad it helped!

[@niklasf6132]

Thanks for the great video. I will have my first shoot of a car very soon and therefore I am looking for lighting techniques. This really helped me. I never even thought of using a small model for trying out different lighting scenarios. The only problem I currently have is that I don’t really know how I can work with white and black reflectors on an actual shoot since they would be in the shot themselves. I for instance loved the light that was created by having the light cut from underneath the car, but if I would put anything underneath the actual car it would for sure be in the shot. If you are looking for video ideas, it would be great, if you could explain how it is done in practice. Thanks

[@StillMovingMedia]

Part of this can come down to staging and location, so you may choose a location with a darker surface on the floor. Also the position of the top light influences where light falls on the floor so pushing the toplight back a bit will conversely mean you could [place your negative a bit further from the car. This was an extreme example so that everything was really obvious but it might be the negative is further back, you an also potentially paint this out if you get a clean plate. A lot will depend on the shots and if there is movement of the camera or vehicle.

[@niklasf6132]

Still Moving , thank you so much

[@michaeltebinka]

I absolutely loved this video! And the other videos you've published as well. Great sharing of knowledge. Thank you! Much appreciated.

[@StillMovingMedia]

Glad you enjoyed it!

[@GNOBNX]

Awesome dude!🫵🏽🙌🏽 ❤️ It

[@kevintewksbury5670]

Did you make any follow up videos to this? I have not been able to find them if you have. Thanks!

[@StillMovingMedia]

Not yet 😬

[@AtTonisGarage]

This is a great video...I have a lot of thinks to try from this video..It would be awesome if you can make the same type of clip but for filming model cars instead of stills :) But anyhow...great video :)

[@ksasat]

Glad to found your channel, please do video for shooting car interior with the appropriate lenses needed for video not photo

[@StillMovingMedia]

You wouldn’t believe how appropriate the timing of this comment is!

[@Posteriser]

LOve this video, please make more :)

[@StillMovingMedia]

Thank you! Will do!

[@AngelsLensRED]

Thank you

[@StillMovingMedia]

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[@acecreations7290]

What type of diffuser is that?

[@StillMovingMedia]

We Lastolite ambassadors so that’s a Lastolite halo 👍🏻

[@acecreations7290]

@@StillMovingMedia Awesome thank you! And amazing tutorial!!!

[@HuracanArts88.]

Wow❤🎉

[@Dawginus]

I dont think such kind of lighting expecting planes to reflect back light would work in blender but will give a try

[@dimitarchilov]

cool

[@StillMovingMedia]

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[@twinprays]

God bless you and, your family. Jesus loved you

[@asianeagles]

Learn a lot for car Photography

[@StillMovingMedia]

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[@ROASTEDREGIS]

In a real studio, you usually have to bounce light from the 'softbox' seen in this video. As it's so big only a few very expensive studios are offering soft box wall which is usually full of LEDs. My comment is to learn how to bounce light as well is important. It takes a full day to snap one angle if done professionally and the photographers are not lighting the car. The light grips or technicians doing it.

[@offimoo9995]

Tip: put a plastic bag on top of led light to help.