Hands on Car Lighting

A red car sits in the parking lot of Moore Hall facing between Moore and the Engineering building, Mount Pleasant, Mich., on Sep. 22, 2025. The car was lit by two flashes angled at the front and one slightly towards the back to create a highlight. f/ 4.0 ISO 200 1/60 camera settings with flashes at 1/16 for both .

A red car sits in the parking lot of Moore Hall, Mount Pleasant, Mich., on Sep. 22, 2025. The car was lit by two flashes angled at the front and one slightly towards the back to create a highlight. f/ 4.0 ISO 200 1/100 camera settings with flashes at 1/16 for A-C .

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This cars assignment was pretty fun to do, hands on and the actual assignment. I had never even considered taking photos of cars before. When it came to techniques I definitely preferred using Steve Fechts technique just because it seemed a lot simpler. My favorite picture was definitely the one from the back because I love how the red shined and the rim on the wheels too. I would say my least favorite technique to play around with was Eriks. I only say that because it is not always possible to have an assistant and if I don't then I am essentially stuck and can not do it because with my luck I would set a timer and run with the flash and then trip. For my real assignment I decided to go with Steves technique the best I could just to make my job a little bit easier especially with me being at home for it. Overall I am really happy with how my hands on turned out and would do the same technique if I did the assignment again.

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