Want. This. Light.
So, here's a light source you don't see every day. Dunno know who makes it, or even if it is store-bought or DIY. But it's pretty freakin' cool.
The navel gazing in the Flickr group over what these giant light sticks might be has devolved into a discussion of blow-up lawn ornaments, natch. But Strobist reader Jonathan Camere of Miami, FL (and a bit of a car photographer himself) chimed in with a link to the video.
Lotsa cool stuff in here. The camera (PhaseOne back on a Contax body) is physically joined, offset, to the car to get perfect pans over time exposures. Thus the need for continuous lighting.
Anyone knows anything about those mods, hit us in the comments.
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I bet that mod is a relative of these things:
http://www.lightingballoons.com/products.html
Did I see a 4k (or larger?) HMI near the beginning of the clip?
Those look somewhat custom but it is definitely something you can buy...
check out "softube" by K5600
http://www.k5600.com/products/softube/index.html
They are hmi balloon lights. Not cheap and thy often require a special tech.
Http://www.airstarfilm.com/tube
Those glass rigs are sweet. Sadly the rent for those alone is bigger than most budgets I work for ;)
Those glass rigs are so sweet.
Too bad the rent alone would blow most of my projects' budget ;)
DMQ is right, it is a relative of Airlight Indiustries, very likely by a Munich, Germany based company. Those tubes are only for rent, they don't sell them.
The other thing is the rig, definitely one of Olaf Jablonski's beauties, see http://glasrig.com
Both are professional tools for
the movie industry. And you
thought Profoto was expensive.... sigh.
The lights are not custom. They are used in Cinema. So Cheap? No Way. Not even close.
I know that Arri has them somewhere. The only link I found was this one (in German):
http://www.licht-technik.com/html/bol_turn.html
You can't buy the System though. It's only for Rent.
If I'm not mistaken Arri introduced something similar at nab 2010.... I can't prove it though....
That's like cheating. Sorry, but after shooting motocross and supercross for years, getting a clear shot in a corner isn't all THAT difficult, and I wasn't even a good photographer compared to the other guys out there.
Based on @Schaufelberger comments i found the following
http://www.kinoflo.com/PDF/Operational%20Manual%20for%20the%20web/Bag-O-Light%20Revised%2010-05-05%20Web%20Quality.pdf
http://www.neteltd.com.tr/kinoflo/rental_2004/001_rent/bag_o_lite.html
seems to be some kind of kino-flo system, that goes for $300-$700 a day.
@ Ed from Ohio - It isn't about getting a clear shot, it's about selling a product. This is no different than setting up a car shot in a studio. Commercial work is about eliminating chance.
I'm made similar lights, all with issues. Perhaps someone can improve on these.
A cheap DIY can be made as follows:
1 - get a length of ripstop nylon and sew (or glue) the two long edges together to form a tube.
2 - setup two light stands with a background crossbar between them, holding the nylon tube.
3 - At one end, attach a fan. This will inflate the tube.
4 - Attach a flash head to the other end. Use the deepest reflector you have.
What's bad about this is the unequal light distribution end-to-end. This can be helped by mounting a mirror on the fan side, or adding strips of a reflective space blanket.
You can also make one that looks crappy by taking long strips of cardboard and taping aluminum foil to it, and draping the cloth below.
In my lighting kit, I have a very useful tool: stips of ripstop nylon that I folded each side over (about 6") and sewed. This lets me mount them on light stands (vertical) or background crossbar (horizontal).
If I use two crossbars and put them about 2 ft apart, then fire flashes from each end, I'm pretty close to this light. But it is badly affected by wind. Setting a third cross bar at the bottom of the fabric helps somewhat.
The folks at "Underwater Realm" have been developing some hign output LED tubes which can even be used underwater! See: http://www.theunderwaterrealm.com/archives/363 & http://www.theunderwaterrealm.com/archives/367
Definitely reminds me of a joker soft tube. I've used the 400's quite a bit but these look much bigger. maybe the prototype for the new joker bug 1600?
http://www.k5600.com/products/softube/index.html
Ed,
I don't know about cheating... it isn't about having just a clear shot on a corner. That's not what the photographer of the MINI was after. He was after total control over the lighting and highlights to make sure that all the little details of the car are shown. This way it give you a level of control over all the aspects of the photo... not just pray and hope to get the composition, lighting and action just right.
It's a lot of work, and not easy...
Similar to the Kobold Litepipe, but softer and longer.
http://www.bron-kobold.com/uploads/tx_bronproducts/litepipe_kb_waagrecht.jpg
Another great takeaway here (aside from the lightin) is to notice how very little motion is needed to convey the sense of speed.
It reminds me of an old video from the master himself, Dean Collins, shooting a motorcycle for Yamaha. He had the bike suspended and moved both the background and the wheels (via monofilament)during a 6 or 8 second exposure to create motion in the studio.
Certainly videos worth checking out.
Part 1: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fc2rqKP2u6Y
Part 2: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BgfGTxbvKtk
The best thing about photographing/filming a car is the lighting. Nothing beats the highlights running along the car as it moves. Looks so good!
Buy here:
http://www.viesso.com/supernova-light.html?gdftrk=gdfV23456_a_7c1304_a_7c4826_a_7cscale_d_1to1_d_supernova_d_light
about here;
http://www.scale1-1.com/specs-SUPERNOVA.html
definitely a kino flow bag o light
definitely a kinoflow bag o light
These can be DIY'd. Think the Silk Oriental Lights on steroids. Then ramp it up a bit. May not work this well but it may be close for the creative mind.
Probably be cheaper to rent a hot air balloon, fil her up with SB-800's and go to town :-)
Oh, that and a hell of a lot of triggers!
Makes me think about repurposing those 9' tubes the studio paper comes in...or maybe just a length of smoke pipe used in HVAC work? Too heavy for much, but they'd likely make great vertical strip lights.
It may be possible to make something similar with sheets of sandblasted perspex or acetate, folded into a tube. In this case, the light source would have to be one that does not generate huge amounts of heat. The light source could be duplicated at both ends, or one side could be blocked off, possibly with a mirror.
boy am i glad i live in munich =)
Who is the Photographer? I would like to see their portfolio.
Yep, KinoFlo BagOLight
http://www.kinoflo.com/PDF/Operational%20Manual%20for%20the%20web/Bag-O-Light%20Revised%2010-05-05%20Web%20Quality.pdf
Cool rig, awesome set-up... but to this car mag guy, he's just made the Mini look unnatural, like it's understeering its way into an accident. And wheelspin in a modern Mini? Technique is just one club in the bag; I'd dismiss this shot as just another agency PR wa*k job, or at least wish for better composition.
See also www.prismlighting.net
They are used to light emergency scenes, etc.
Clearly, it's a Wacky Waving Inflatable Arm-Flailing Tube Man!
The BagOLight link in http://www.licht-technik.com/html/bol_turn.html is exactly the company I mentioned. Interesting to see that KinoFlo now distributes them obviously for sale as well. Last of my knowledge (from 2011) was that they were only for rent.
Those glass rigs are so sweet.
Those look somewhat custom but it is definitely something you can buy....
These get used all the time here in Japan as outdoor lighting for construction work or crowd control or emergency situations. A lot of the construction companies use cartoony ones - like this one of a little guy bowing and apologizing for the inconvenience.
http://www.flickr.com/photos/timdesuyo/7001049254/
Check this light balloon out.. on a night shoot I worked on a few months ago.
https://dl.dropbox.com/u/27212296/DSC_1915.jpg
On a similar note I am planing a rig for my suburban for doing low angle slow moving shots. Mount in the receiver hitch and allow for slow movement while keeping pace with the bike or car. Movement with out the photoshop fakery ( not that that is bad).
When I get it built I will send you a link.
Keith
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