[fotodoug]

[Anthony B]

Doug - need to ask you to do a 'How to' again please ......

I am sure my camera is good enough, but a) my technique and b) my flash/lighting is all wrong.

So any help will be appreciated....

[Andy Capp]

Sounds like a theme for a weekly topic?

[fotodoug]

abie321, I rarely use (read NEVER) the on camera flash.  I have an led desk lamp that I put a diffuser on to soften the intensity.  In the case of the Ford GT, it was a semi-transparent styrofoam packing box that one of my cars was sent in.  There is a fair amount of Photoshop involved in cleaning up the dust on the car, scratches, and misc. imperfections.  As I've stated before, I try NOT to use anything you can't find in the alley trash.  At this point, having photographed in excess of 300 cars, doing something different is a bigger challenge than getting the light right.  There are only a certain number of subjects any photographer is interested in, and after nearly 50 years of doing it, doing something different with the ones you are interested in becomes a real challenge..................and slot cars ARE a real challenge!

[Mr Modifier]

Cleaning up dust in photoshop!  And there was me wondering how you managed to get the cars so clean :-)

There is suddenly so much more hope for me now ;-)

[fotodoug]

Cleaning up dust in photoshop!  And there was me wondering how you managed to get the cars so clean :-)

There is suddenly so much more hope for me now ;-)

The Spot Healing Brush Tool will be your new best friend!  Once you start to enlarge the image, all the dust shows!

[Scuderia_Turini]

Hello Doug,
How long did it take you to produce that picture? 

Leo

[fotodoug]

Hello Doug,
How long did it take you to produce that picture? 

Leo

Hi Leo...from setup to finish, maybe 1.5-2 hours.  I spend a lot of time cleaning up the dust...the better the lens you have, the more the dust (and paint, assembly defects) shows!

[Scuderia_Turini]

Cheers Doug,
Wow, that's great committment to one's art.

Leo

[fotodoug]

Leo, I get so focused (no pun intended), the time just flies by!  I have spent 4-5 hours on an image, but usually those are 90% Photoshop corrections.  My wife and I were just in Peru...can you imagine if I had to take the lines off this woman's face?