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I ain't no joke setup shot
June 21st is the start of the new season of Top Gear and I can't wait! One of the great things I like about Top Gear is their in depth reviews on affordable cars, not like Fifth Gear who only test high priced sport cars that get half a block to the gallon.
Of course what is Top Gear without The Stig. Now I've never seen The Stig get all wild and crazy but I figured what would happen if you crossed The Stig with Clarkson....
Main lighting was provided by a 430EX and a shoot through umbrella and a bit of rim light was added via a snooted 580EX II. What I found from a few test shots was that I had some light spill from the 580 on the hood of the car. I really couldn't move the light as it would end up in the shot. So I taped a piece of cardboard (I think they call them barnyard doors) on the end of the snoot to control the spill. I detached the cardboard so you could see the amount of spill I was actually getting on the hood compared to the completed shot.
All that was left was to press the shutter, hop on top of the car and strike a pose.
Strobist info:
1 430EX (key) 1/4 power 1/4 CTO shoot through umbrellas camera left
1 580EX II (rim) 1/2 power snoot/barnyard front camera right behind car hood.
Completed shot can be found here.
I ain't no joke setup shot
June 21st is the start of the new season of Top Gear and I can't wait! One of the great things I like about Top Gear is their in depth reviews on affordable cars, not like Fifth Gear who only test high priced sport cars that get half a block to the gallon.
Of course what is Top Gear without The Stig. Now I've never seen The Stig get all wild and crazy but I figured what would happen if you crossed The Stig with Clarkson....
Main lighting was provided by a 430EX and a shoot through umbrella and a bit of rim light was added via a snooted 580EX II. What I found from a few test shots was that I had some light spill from the 580 on the hood of the car. I really couldn't move the light as it would end up in the shot. So I taped a piece of cardboard (I think they call them barnyard doors) on the end of the snoot to control the spill. I detached the cardboard so you could see the amount of spill I was actually getting on the hood compared to the completed shot.
All that was left was to press the shutter, hop on top of the car and strike a pose.
Strobist info:
1 430EX (key) 1/4 power 1/4 CTO shoot through umbrellas camera left
1 580EX II (rim) 1/2 power snoot/barnyard front camera right behind car hood.
Completed shot can be found here.