In addition to the headlights and a light in the interior, I used the fading twilight light coming over the horizon to the left for fill and back light, and used a cool (blue-white LED) flashlight as the main key light to the right. In portrait photography it's common to think of the key light as front-lighting the subject, but I didn't want too much light on the grill, to preserve the contract of the headlights vs. the dark front, and the overall mood of a slightly enlivened hulk of a car.
With roughly a quarter of a million visitors to Bodie each year, some say that this 1937 Chevy is the most photographed car in the world. I have plenty of photos of it myself, but I like to try different photographic treatments.to explore what more can be done with it.
As storms start to drop snow at Bodie's 8375 foot elevation we're done with our 2015 workshops there, but we should have dates for next summer in early 2016: http://www.jeffsullivanphotography.com/blog/bodie-night-photography-workshops/
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Twilight Light Painting
In addition to the headlights and a light in the interior, I used the fading twilight light coming over the horizon to the left for fill and back light, and used a cool (blue-white LED) flashlight as the main key light to the right. In portrait photography it’s common to think of the key light as front-lighting the subject, but I didn’t want too much light on the grill, to preserve the contract of the headlights vs. the
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the dark front, and the overall mood of a slightly enlivened...
Very nice +Jeff Sullivan. Thanks for the details.
Great shot with the lights.
Trust you to think of a unique way to make an already interesting photo, more. Astonishing, creativity.
ancient history ??
nice shot
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+Lawrence Sauter You're welcome, glad you like it.
+Shelly Gunderson There is nothing in the empty headlight holders, so I used LED "tea lights" that I placed inside to light them up.