Slot Car Photography

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[Ember]

They work really well.

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Thanks Ember. Just a trial run really. I have a canal side shot in mind for the Bugatti which I think will be excellent. As well, I'm doing a diorama for my Pit Row. I can't get any good shots of it in situ as it faces the garage wall. The Editor of Slot Mag (who are they?) emailed me and wants me to do a story on it and I want some good shots surrounded by real foliage.

[Ember]

Ooohh... Cogratulations.

OK. There are two magazines that have a similar name and shouldn't be confused.

SlotCar MAG is edited and produced by Marc "Abbo" Abbott and Ric "Mooster" Woods with some assistance from Wayne "Sunsetman" Took. (www.slotcarmag.co.uk) I can provide email addresses for Marc and Ric.

The other is SLOT Magazine which is backed by a commercial publishing house. The best way I know of getting in touch with them would be via Gary at MRE (www.mre.co.uk).I think he is one of the editors of the magazine.

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Gary is the one who contacted me.

[Ember]

OK. Not sure if he has a gary@mre.co.uk but definitely info@mre.co.uk.

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I have his coordinates. Just didn't know anything about the magazine.

[Ember]

I've only read the first issue. www.slotmagazine.co.uk

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[CoastalAngler1]

:auto-driving: Sweet Car! amazing...

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Yes, I was pushing it trying the mid day sun. The bigger issue is aligning the large and small to put them in credible perspective to one and other.

[fotodoug]

I don't know if this was the look you were going for, but all I did was a little contrast and under-exposure. I think it looks like the real thing...but like I said on a different forum, BETTER!!!

[Ember]

Doug, welcome aboard. The exposure fix definitely looks better.

Peter, how are you achieving this? Are you shooting from ground level? Or is the model raised on something?

I found a second tripod to be a very useful addition to the tools. Mount a plate/board on it that can be used for sitting the model on. The tripod gives the ability to adjust the angle of attack on the model.

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Nice to see you here Doug. Yes, that's better, but I still need to get a shot with a little less sunlight. I was dealing with bits of mid day light, shadows from the trees and a bright water surface so the camera and I were both confused. My main objective at the moment was to get the perspectives more or less correct. I'm fairly happy with that aspect but not totally there yet.

Ember - it's on a base which I made last night to replicate the section of track that my pit row sits on. As I mentioned elsewhere, the pits face my garage wall so I can't get a good angle unless I use a mirror. Even at that, it's at a downward angle and the background is the rest of my garage. The base will allow me to get whatever angle I want with whatever background I choose. In the photo the base is sitting 18" off the ground on a bench. The venue is a park down the street from my house, facing a small lake.