Sometimes people look at my images and think that the more unusual lighting effects are created in post, but it’s all done in-camera.
I did this with the Hummer shot to get the detail that was missing behind the axle stands that were retouched out in post. I also shot a separate exposure for the crash test dummy background in the Chevy Malibu shot.
I do composite different exposures together when it’s necessary, though. I try to light everything in one go. But if there are little bits or pieces that need to be shot separately to get them perfect, I’ll do that and then composite them into the main exposure later in Photoshop.
