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How to create a speeding car affect

Discussion in 'Fred's House of Pancakes' started by Lutchenko, Jan 22, 2013.

  1. Lutchenko

    Lutchenko Will Perrin

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    I've been asked how I achieved this type of affect from a picture of a stationary car.

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    Here is a two part tutorial using photoshop.
    There are various other ways that this can be achieved possibly more affectively but this is a reasonably understandable method.

    Part 1



    Part 2


     
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    Wow!
    Thanks so much Will... Very well done, and very detailed.
    I'm going to give it a go when I get some free time- no football this weekend so maybe Sat or Sunday.
    Obviously you're a professional who's very well versed in Photoshop.
    Thanks for sharing- I think I can even follow your walk through.
    Love some of photos you show at the end- really nice work.

    Rob..


    I'm already thinking of a photo I took of my in-laws boat while we were traveling side by side last summer at about 30kts. The camera was on auto exposure and it set the shutter at >1000th of a second which prevented any background blur. Hopefully I can find that photo and using your technique blur the background like you did for the Prius.
     
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    Lutchenko Will Perrin

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    Hey no problem.
    If you have any questions just let me know and I'll attempt to answer them lol
    Many thanks for the feedback
     
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    ...or you could just use a camera rig like most car photographers
     
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    Lutchenko Will Perrin

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    I do use camera rigs but to be honest they tend to lead to a time consuming and expensive result in which you won't get a full car shot without the tether being in view.

    To achieve a full car in shot you would generally either need to be in another vehicle tracking the target vehicle or stand a little way back with a high magnification lens to allow you to keep the car in shot whilst tracking using a slowish shutter speed, a common practice amongst F1 photographers.

    The technique I show in the video is simply in response to being asked how I achieved it. Most people do not have access to camera rigs or 600mm lenses and hence it allows enthusiastic amateurs to achieve good results.
    It's just a bit of fun.
     
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    Hummm, my wife's electric mobility chair . . . me on roller blades . . . lady on crutches . . . lady on crutches

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    Lutchenko Will Perrin

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    I think there's a shot there Bob [​IMG]
     
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    Lutchenko Will Perrin

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    Great idea Rob, don't forget to post the results for us to see