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[Ferosso]

Hello everybody,

I registered here quite some time ago, but I haven't posted much, as you can see.
I recently started collecting model cars again, after a long break. I really like JDM cars, and that's basically what I'm aiming my collection towards.

Since I'm a photographer too, I love to take pictures of the cars! And that's why I'm completely in love with Ignition Model, because their details are amazing, and the paintjob looks real.
My setup is basically the backside of a poster, taped to a shoebox so the background looks smooth and doesn't cast shadows.
I shoot with a 5D MKII with a 16-35mm on 35mm, I shoot on F/22.0, and between 1,5-4,2 seconds shutter time, and ISO 50.

Then I use my LED light stick to "paint" or "shower" the cars in light, while the shutter is open. It makes for a ton of possibilities.
Even though it's just a single light source, you have plenty of time to play around and get different results, even just with 2,5 seconds shutter time.

You can see a picture of my "studio" below!
I hope you like the pictures

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[ironsim]

That looks very good, love the models too! Welcome to DX!

[D N'D-Land]

Very Nice Shots!

[vulpex]

Great results, Ferosso!!
I enjoy to take photos of my models, too. More focussed on low-light, but my „studio“ looks pretty much like yours.
https://www.diecastx...82#entry4037282

Looking forward to see more pictures here...

[BaseGTR]

Hey I know you from Insta   Very cool photos, I love the RX-7 especially

[StratosWRC]

Oh damn! I have no idea what any of the technical things mean, but the pics look awesome. What is your instagram username?

[T1000]

Great work

[channabasanna]

Those are some brilliant shots. The very first pic is a ad material. Fantastic shots..
Welcome to DX.

[Ferosso]

ironsim, on 15 February 2019 - 01:59 PM, said:

That looks very good, love the models too! Welcome to DX!

D N, on 15 February 2019 - 02:14 PM, said:

Very Nice Shots!

channabasanna, on 16 February 2019 - 09:06 AM, said:

Those are some brilliant shots. The very first pic is a ad material. Fantastic shots..
Welcome to DX.

T1000, on 16 February 2019 - 05:49 AM, said:

Great work

Thank you everybody for the nice words!

vulpex, on 15 February 2019 - 02:57 PM, said:

Great results, Ferosso!!
I enjoy to take photos of my models, too. More focussed on low-light, but my „studio“ looks pretty much like yours.
https://www.diecastx...82#entry4037282

Looking forward to see more pictures here...

Thank you! I love your pictures, they have a very classy style. Fits very well with the classic models you've been shooting!

BaseGTR, on 15 February 2019 - 09:15 PM, said:

Hey I know you from Insta   Very cool photos, I love the RX-7 especially

That's true! Thanks for the help with the OTTO model, even though the result was a bit iffy

StratosWRC, on 15 February 2019 - 09:41 PM, said:

Oh damn! I have no idea what any of the technical things mean, but the pics look awesome. What is your instagram username?

Thanks buddy! My instagram is called @minimodel.dk - https://instagram.com/minimodel.dk/

[BaseGTR]

Ferosso, on 16 February 2019 - 09:36 AM, said:

BaseGTR, on 15 February 2019 - 09:15 PM, said:

Hey I know you from Insta   Very cool photos, I love the RX-7 especially

That's true! Thanks for the help with the OTTO model, even though the result was a bit iffy

No problem, I'd reccomend getting a small paintbrush & some matt black paint to paint the centre and lugnuts, it will make the wheels much more realistic.

[Alex SZ1996]

nice photos. didnt know you was registered here.

[Blitz]

That Civic looks SO real!!!

[Mr.Impreza]

Stunning pictures! The models all look incredible in the pictures :O

[Yeow Yi Fan]

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Wow. Thanks for sharing. I have been struggling to get a 'full-white' background.

[JRP]

Nice to see another photographer here. Check out stirling_moss' work in the multi scale threads. Have you tried focus stacking yet?

StratosWRC, on 15 February 2019 - 09:41 PM, said:

Oh damn! I have no idea what any of the technical things mean...

LOL - really? deja vu response (in my thread years ago!)
I would have thought you might have picked up some knowledge over the years. ;)
j/k

[Vision]

Very nice!. Are you just moving the light source around the cars while the shutter is open for 2.5 seconds and up?. Do you have to do post editing?

[StratosWRC]

JRP, on 26 February 2019 - 04:57 AM, said:

StratosWRC, on 15 February 2019 - 09:41 PM, said:

Oh damn! I have no idea what any of the technical things mean...

LOL - really? deja vu response (in my thread years ago!)
I would have thought you might have picked up some knowledge over the years. ;)
j/k

Nope still hopeless until I get a proper camera

[Ferosso]

Vision, on 27 February 2019 - 07:30 PM, said:

Very nice!. Are you just moving the light source around the cars while the shutter is open for 2.5 seconds and up?. Do you have to do post editing?

Hey! Yeah that's pretty much what I do. I just wave it around randomly until I see a reflection or lighting that I like, then I move on to the next angle.
There is a lot of Photoshop work for the pictures though, as the background is rarely completely white. The cars themselves are more or less as shot on the camera, but the background often needs a more or less heavy amount of processing.

[looney]

How did I miss this? The 2 best looking g JDM cars together at once :)

[rony_dg]

Super simple setup with super cool results. Love the first two shots! That Red RX7 looks lovely.

[Alexandre Lucas]

nice

[RSIevolution]

Very nice photos and nice selection of models too.

[undoo]

Stunning results, keep up the good work!

[genkov4336]

Amazing