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<blockquote data-quote="Browncoat" data-source="post: 33039" data-attributes="member: 1061">As a fellow photographer, it's easy to understand your difficulties...because we all face them.&nbsp; Be it limitations on our gear, failing light situations, or any number of outside influences that cause us frustration.&nbsp; A white vehicle is the most difficult to show depth because the paint acts as a reflector in direct lighting.&nbsp; The angle is critical.Looking at the above shots again, the ones that look the most flat are the ones in direct line of your flash or when the vehicle was hiding in the shadows cast by the surrounding buildings.&nbsp; Photo #4 is your best as far as paint depth goes because the truck is full on in natural sunlight.&nbsp; Photos #5 and #6 are the the most flat because they are being blasted with flash.&nbsp; Some portable speedlight softboxes and stands will go a long way to solving these issues, and they are cheap solutions.&nbsp; Softboxes will soften your light and the stands will allow you to position your lighting above the subject and angle down.&nbsp; To me at least, it appears as though you laid your flashes on the ground and fired them upwards.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Browncoat, post: 33039, member: 1061"] As a fellow photographer, it's easy to understand your difficulties...because we all face them. Be it limitations on our gear, failing light situations, or any number of outside influences that cause us frustration. A white vehicle is the most difficult to show depth because the paint acts as a reflector in direct lighting. The angle is critical. Looking at the above shots again, the ones that look the most flat are the ones in direct line of your flash or when the vehicle was hiding in the shadows cast by the surrounding buildings. Photo #4 is your best as far as paint depth goes because the truck is full on in natural sunlight. Photos #5 and #6 are the the most flat because they are being blasted with flash. Some portable speedlight softboxes and stands will go a long way to solving these issues, and they are cheap solutions. Softboxes will soften your light and the stands will allow you to position your lighting above the subject and angle down. To me at least, it appears as though you laid your flashes on the ground and fired them upwards. [/QUOTE]

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