first rig shots

[boostedb16]

ok i got my suction cups and clamps in today from adorama. this is my first try at this and i wanted to see what you guys thought. i need to figure out how to steady the pole a little better but i think they turned out pretty good. excuse the nasty ass car.

1. the rig
http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4046/4272948422_937ddbab11.jpg
2. before cloning out the rig
http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4031/4272201987_58ce2ca0fa.jpg
3. final shot
http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4063/4272946242_da9b511987.jpg

[Kamikaze]

Not bad for a first attempt. I want to build one this summer.

[Nerdsrock22]

Awesome. Use a lower shutter speed for the moving shot though.

[boostedb16]

i think they came out pretty good too. i think i need to spread the cups apart more because the camera wanted to make the ppole bounce up and down.

[boostedb16]

Awesome. Use a lower shutter speed for the moving shot though.yea i know but i was to excited because i got everything in today and just wanted to get my first shots over with lol.

[Nerdsrock22]

yea i know but i was to excited because i got everything in today and just wanted to get my first shots over with lol.

awesome man. I sent you a pm.

[djpikachu1]

what is that used for?

[boostedb16]

what is that used for?well as you can see, it looks like my car is going pretty fast in my driveway but really its out of gear and barely rolling.

[Mr. Clean]

ahead of the game now lol. i want to try this out this summer as well. chad has inspired us all lol.

[lanning]

looks good, nice pictures

[boostedb16]

ahead of the game now lol. i want to try this out this summer as well. chad has inspired us all lol.no shit, i have a long way to go to get shots like chad but i have to start somewhere.

[CHADbee]

chad has inspired us all lol.
:kiss:

no shit, i have a long way to go to get shots like chad but i have to start somewhere.
1-the shot is blurry but like you said, having the cups farther apart should fix that. also the edges of the hood are the more stable part of the hood, its kinda flimsy in the middle. so having the weight more spread out and the cups on the more stable part of the hood should fix that.

2-the background man, the blur isnt very pleasing ya know. the background for rig shots are just important as the background on static shots. try an open area where you can get a cool sky or next to building that has doors, windows, pillar, whatever that will blur.

have fun, rig shots are fun stuff :cheers:

[Dwisforme05]

also try using a slower shutter speed and higher aperture. it will give you a bit more motion blur and allow you to roll slower to prevent camera shake.

[redneckhatch]

looks good

[boostedb16]

:kiss:

1-the shot is blurry but like you said, having the cups farther apart should fix that. also the edges of the hood are the more stable part of the hood, its kinda flimsy in the middle. so having the weight more spread out and the cups on the more stable part of the hood should fix that.

2-the background man, the blur isnt very pleasing ya know. the background for rig shots are just important as the background on static shots. try an open area where you can get a cool sky or next to building that has doors, windows, pillar, whatever that will blur.

have fun, rig shots are fun stuff :cheers:Thats the info I need. As far as back ground goes. This was just a shot to get the fear of $2500.00 hanging from a pole out of the way lol. But I will take all that and get better.

[CHADbee]

Thats the info I need. As far as back ground goes. This was just a shot to get the fear of $2500.00 hanging from a pole out of the way lol. But I will take all that and get better.

its better than my first rig shot for sure lol just space those cups out and get a better BG and your good :goodjob:

[boostedb16]

also try using a slower shutter speed and higher aperture. it will give you a bit more motion blur and allow you to roll slower to prevent camera shake.I will slow the shutter speed down some more but i don't know if I can make the car go any slower.

[boostedb16]

its better than my first rig shot for sure lol just space those cups out and get a better BG and your good :goodjob:So does yours want to bounce up and down too?

[CHADbee]

So does yours want to bounce up and down too?

as long as im on a smooth road and the "driver" doesnt stab the bakes to make the car jumpy mine is pretty solid.

[speedminded]

So does yours want to bounce up and down too?You do realize the car is not supposed to be running, driving, or moving fast than a crawl right? Until you use a rig setup for driving anyways.

There's a REALLY simple fix to prevent a limp pole and any shake BUT nobody on this website has ever done it lol! MAYBE one day it will be figured out. I despise rig shots but everyone doing them in the most awkward and inefficient ways makes me want to do it for shits & giggles lol!

[boostedb16]

What size pipe are you using again? This was with a piece of 1" aluminum conduit.

[boostedb16]

You do realize the car is not supposed to be running, driving, or moving fast than a crawl right? Until you use a rig setup for driving anyways.

There's a REALLY simple fix to prevent a limp pole and any shake BUT nobody on this website has ever done it lol! MAYBE one day it will be figured out. I despise rig shots but everyone doing them in the most awkward and inefficient ways makes me want to do it for shits & giggles lol!The car was not running and was out of gear. I think a snail past me so I was not going over 1 mph. Please pm me and fill me in on not having the pole moving.

[Zhu]

Are you sure this is your FIRST rig shot attempt? I could have sworn you did a mini one using a kitchen knife or something... lol jk pictures look very nice to me (someone who obviously knows nothing of photography).

[boostedb16]

Are you sure this is your FIRST rig shot attempt? I could have sworn you did a mini one using a kitchen knife or something... lol jk pictures look very nice to me (someone who obviously knows nothing of photography).Lol shhhh. This a whole different ball game.

[CHADbee]

There's a REALLY simple fix to prevent a limp pole and any shake BUT nobody on this website has ever done it lol!
the vertical pole and wire to each end trick? i plan on doing that with my new set-up before summer.

What size pipe are you using again? This was with a piece of 1" aluminum conduit.

i think mine is 1.25...i think

[speedminded]

the vertical pole and wire to each end trick? i plan on doing that with my new set-up before summer.


i think mine is 1.25...i thinkBingo. Cable stayed bridge style, but only one cable needed...

http://www.ketchum.org/bridgepix/Normandy-370x550.JPG

[boostedb16]

the vertical pole and wire to each end trick? i plan on doing that with my new set-up before summer.


i think mine is 1.25...i thinkI have someone cutting me 4 3ft sections and threading each end of 1 1/4 aluminum conduit so I can take It apart when hauling it and storing it.

[CHADbee]

Bingo. Cable stayed bridge style, but only one cable needed...


yeah i have plans of going with that, but right now im still a noob using mild steel and i dont want the extra weight.....soon im going to aluminum and ill be doing that for sure.

I have someone cutting me 4 3ft sections and threading each end of 1 1/4 aluminum conduit so I can take It apart when hauling it and storing it.
i used to put mine in my blazer....it hung out the back about a foot....its not going to work when i buy a car :(

[boostedb16]

yeah i have plans of going with that, but right now im still a noob using mild steel and i dont want the extra weight.....soon im going to aluminum and ill be doing that for sure.

i used to put mine in my blazer....it hung out the back about a foot....its not going to work when i buy a car :(do what i'm doing. aluminum is light and easy to thread. if you want to make the drive up here. i will hook up on two sticks and the couplings you need for free...........

[CHADbee]

do what i'm doing. aluminum is light and easy to thread. if you want to make the drive up here. i will hook up on two sticks and the couplings you need for free...........

hell yes ill make that drive, aluminum is expensive lol what size do you have????

[boostedb16]

hell yes ill make that drive, aluminum is expensive lol what size do you have????you just tell me what size you need and i can make it happen, and before anyone calls me a thief, i dont have to steal anything. i just have it like that lol. chad the only reason i am offering this to you, is because of your help with this photography thing.

[CHADbee]

you just tell me what size you need and i can make it happen, and before anyone calls me a thief, i dont have to steal anything. i just have it like that lol. chad the only reason i am offering this to you, is because of your help with this photography thing.

and i appreciate the fuck out of it! let me do some research tomorrow on what size alum piping to use and ill shoot you a PM :goodjob:

[boostedb16]

cool lmk.

[boostedb16]

Bingo. Cable stayed bridge style, but only one cable needed...

http://www.ketchum.org/bridgepix/Normandy-370x550.JPG
Google rigshots.com. There's some bad ass stuff on there

[Kirtsky]

That's some great looking rigs! Yeah, I'd be nervous about hanging equipment out there too, no matter how many times I'd done it.

[boostedb16]

That's some great looking rigs! Yeah, I'd be nervous about hanging equipment out there too, no matter how many times I'd done it.i bet those would cost you a good bit for a kit like that.