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nickl360

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A friend of a friend has a bodyshop business and he wants me to take some images of alloy wheels he has refurbished so he can use the images to put up in his reception area to show the quality of his work.

The equipment I've got is as follows.

Cheap tripod,
Canon 30D,
580EX mk2 (and access to 2 430EX's if need be - I can buy some eBay wireless triggers),
Sigma 18-55 ED DG Macro lens,
Canon 70-200mm f/4 L (not needed for this I don't think).

Can anyone suggest ideas for composition? I was thinking of putting the alloy wheels on a white background and floor to blow out the background and I can then bring these in to photoshop.

How would you set out the alloys? Some of them are about 22" in size and I don't want to damage £xk's worth of wheel.

Settings to try out would be usefull too :)

Thanks in advance.
 
If its exclusively the metal part (with no tyres mounted) then you can also use a black background since these alloys will most likely be silver.
Use very soft light, umbrella or large white sheet to shoot through.
I'd try putting the light perpendicular to your shooting direction, place your wheel at 30-45 degrees off the parallel to yourself. See how it works and go from there.

Just a suggestion...
 
Do you mean something like this? (Shoddy paint image alert).



It'll only be metal but a variety of colours I should imagine (anthracite, silver etc). Where is the best place for large roll up cheap backgrounds?
 
I was thinking something like this.
Red is alternative orientation.
You would of course tune height or angle of diffuser.
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Dunno where to get a cheap background except for a white bed sheet. Backgrounds can be bought for ~£50 from Calumet.
Setup the wheel on to of a box (covered) and try levelled photos and others from different heights.
A cheap way to play with colors (which could match the wheels better) is to use gels with the flashes.
 
Might also be an idea to get some before and after shots of wheels he is going to do and after he has finished. Good way to show off the quality of his work.
 
Hey nickl360

Don't rule out your 70-200mm, it can shine with this type of shot, f/8 @ 85mm to 135mm will produce some superb clean shots.
 
As a studio car photographer of many years standing make it easy on yourself, shoot with soft daylight, slant a sheet of chipboard to 45° or better cover with a neutral or black cloth, find a window that will allow you to have the right angle and shoot from there , white or black card can be used to seperate them from the background to make selection easier, Shoot individually and group them together as required add shadow and job finished
Ps. use the longest lens you can to avoid distortion.
 
Are u saying use my 70-200??

Thanks for the great advice everyone, appreciated.
 
What about a CP filter would that not help with reflections on the wheels?
 
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