In preparation for the sale of my rather splendid model of the 1966 Le Man winning Ford GT40, I decided to take some photos of the little beast.
Cue an hour or so of frustration as every speck of dust, most invisible to the naked eye, show up in the photographs; and I found it impossible to eliminate all the blown out highlights from the light sources. More time with a tiny brush will be required, plus the construction of a white plastic enclosure to thoroughly diffuse the light. Still, this interim shot will do for now.
* Olympus EM-5 with Voigtlander 25mm*
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2013-08-02| Kevin Moore saysHi Spike seems a lovely model and think it would be nice if you brought it to life rather than a still shot.
Have a look at this guy Phillip McCordall on You Tube
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YVzbQRCNZhgComes across as a little bit batty at times but does know his stuff. He was into studio work in the mid 60’s and moved into car photography with large studio sets for many years. If you’ve got the time, have a look at his video on car studio photography. Gives a good insight into just how much work went into some car shots in the days before photoshop. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wBYiB3e73m4
Think your model would look good using the method in the first video and just a dd a bit of motion to the wheels.
2013-08-03| Spike saysWhat a fine, spirited, chap he is! I have now watched many of his videos.
Unfortunately, my car is 1/8 scale and therefore would need a much more robust platform, a revolving Chinese meal table perhaps. Still, the challenge is to produce clean looking shots to encourage an eBay sale; so the whizzy look might not be appropriate. I do have some 1/43rd scale models I could try it with…