I recently attended a large BMW East Coast meet called MPACT in Baltimore, MD. I took the opportunity to have a photo shoot in front of the hotel and at the stadium. All of the shots are taken with multiple exposures or bracketing for a slight HDR editing effect that isn’t too obvious or noticeable, therefor a tripod is a must-have. One thing I dislike is over abuse of HDR. Photographs need contrast and a focal point.
Below you will see a composite from the evening photos. The main shot is the ambient light from the street. Other shots of Mila and the smoke were taken with a Canon Speedlite on a Quantum battery, triggered remotely by an Aputure Trigmaster (more reviews on the device in a future post). The camera is on a tripod while I hand held the flash at different angles pointing at Mila, and my assistant Tiffany would press the camera shutter on my command.
Behind the scenes:
The one with the smoke looks really dramatic. And your Mila sure is a little hottie.
Thanks for the mention 🙂 great photos as usual!
Awesome dramatic photos! I always wanted to know how people got cars to light up like that in the dark. Im going to apply that to my next car shoot i do! What lens where you using on the first photo with the BMW close up?
Thank you! The first photo was shot with a 70-200mm.