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Guitars anyone? · 05:07 PM

I am new here and have seen so many great photos of all sorts of subject matter, but not very many guitars. As an avid guitarist, I enjoy taking pictures of my guitars. They usually sit very still for a portrait and are patient with all my camera tweaking.

Keep in mind, i play the guitar better than i take pictures. I am just 3 weeks into SLR photography, a complete newbie.

I just got an M 50mm f/1.7 this week and set up some shots of a few guitars using just indoor light and some natural sunlight from the adjacent room. I had to move the guitars around a bit to minimize the room reflections in the lacquer.

I was using f/2 and f/2.8 for the most part 1/8-1/4 sec shutter, 200 ISO. I do not know what settings are ideal, so just experimenting at this point. Any suggestions on how to make them better are always welcomed. Should i aim for a brighter room and smaller aperture?

Anybody else play guitar? Here are some jazz guitars:

mikeSF · 01-31-2009, 08:07 PM

in case anyone is interested in how these guitars sound, here is a vid of me playing one of them. Hope you like it.

YouTube - MikeSF, solo guitar

**RichardS** · 01-31-2009, 11:56 PM

Originally posted by mikeSF

in case anyone is interested in how these guitars sound, here is a vid of me playing one of them. Hope you like it.

YouTube - MikeSF, solo guitar

Like it? I Love it! That's a sweet sounding guitar

mikeSF · 02-01-2009, 12:02 AM

Originally posted by RichardS

Like it? I Love it! That's a sweet sounding guitar

hey thanks - i appreciate that.

Stratman · 02-01-2009, 12:03 AM

Here are a few i took of my 76 Strat not long after I recd my K110D...

Taff · 02-01-2009, 04:08 AM

well you may need advise on photography, but there aint no flies on you and your guitar

**Rense** · 02-01-2009, 01:31 PM

Some of mine, as promised. A bit dusty, but that doesn't affect the sound....

juicebox · 02-01-2009, 03:42 PM

all such nice guitars!
and great playing MiksSF!
my guitar are pretty crappy so i'll leave them out of this thread lol
thanks for posting all!

Jimfear · 02-02-2009, 03:58 AM

Love this thread! All nice guitars and some very good photos of gutars also. Here's my contribution to the bunch. An old Landola, don't know if anyone of you has heard of them but they make very nice guitars.

Shot with a tool of the enemy...

EricT · 02-02-2009, 10:15 AM

Surprised nobody has mentioned the extra string on Mike's guitars! That is some very cool playing on the Youtube clip. I thought about getting a seven-string guitar myself once, but that was when I was younger and played in a heavy metal band

Mechan1k · 02-03-2009, 01:02 AM

I have been meaning to shoot some of my Brother-in-Law's guitars ... he has a nice little collection on his study wall. It's something I have been meaning to get a chance to have a shot at.

mikeSF · 02-03-2009, 01:17 AM

Originally posted by Jimfear

Love this thread! All nice guitars and some very good photos of gutars also. Here's my contribution to the bunch. An old Landola, don't know if anyone of you has heard of them but they make very nice guitars.

Shot with a tool of the enemy...

that is such a pretty piece of spruce great pic.

mikeSF · 02-03-2009, 01:19 AM

Originally posted by EricT

Surprised nobody has mentioned the extra string on Mike's guitars! That is some very cool playing on the Youtube clip. I thought about getting a seven-string guitar myself once, but that was when I was younger and played in a heavy metal band

thanks. i switched over to 7-string a couple years back to get a little more bottom end and found it surprisingly easy to make the transition. I just pretended it was a 6-string with a few extra notes that could be used or completely ignored.

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02-01-2009, 01:31 PM	#21
Rense Site Supporter Join Date: Dec 2008 Location: Zetten - The Netherlands Photos: Gallery \| Albums Posts: 9,050	Gibson LP Studio & Crafter Some of mine, as promised. A bit dusty, but that doesn't affect the sound....

02-02-2009, 03:58 AM	#23
Jimfear Veteran Member Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: Uppsala, Sweden Photos: Gallery Posts: 576	Landola Love this thread! All nice guitars and some very good photos of gutars also. Here's my contribution to the bunch. An old Landola, don't know if anyone of you has heard of them but they make very nice guitars. Shot with a tool of the enemy...

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mikeSF Pentaxian Join Date: Jan 2009 Location: East Bay Area, CA Photos: Gallery Posts: 6,622 Original Poster	Originally posted by RichardS Like it? I Love it! That's a sweet sounding guitar hey thanks - i appreciate that.

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juicebox Junior Member Join Date: Jan 2009 Location: Toronto Posts: 39	all such nice guitars! and great playing MiksSF! my guitar are pretty crappy so i'll leave them out of this thread lol thanks for posting all!

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EricT Veteran Member Join Date: Sep 2008 Posts: 484	Surprised nobody has mentioned the extra string on Mike's guitars! That is some very cool playing on the Youtube clip. I thought about getting a seven-string guitar myself once, but that was when I was younger and played in a heavy metal band

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Mechan1k Veteran Member Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: Sydney, Australia Posts: 2,891	I have been meaning to shoot some of my Brother-in-Law's guitars ... he has a nice little collection on his study wall. It's something I have been meaning to get a chance to have a shot at.

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mikeSF Pentaxian Join Date: Jan 2009 Location: East Bay Area, CA Photos: Gallery Posts: 6,622 Original Poster	Originally posted by Jimfear Love this thread! All nice guitars and some very good photos of gutars also. Here's my contribution to the bunch. An old Landola, don't know if anyone of you has heard of them but they make very nice guitars. Shot with a tool of the enemy... that is such a pretty piece of spruce great pic.

02-03-2009, 01:19 AM	#27
mikeSF Pentaxian Join Date: Jan 2009 Location: East Bay Area, CA Photos: Gallery Posts: 6,622 Original Poster	Originally posted by EricT Surprised nobody has mentioned the extra string on Mike's guitars! That is some very cool playing on the Youtube clip. I thought about getting a seven-string guitar myself once, but that was when I was younger and played in a heavy metal band thanks. i switched over to 7-string a couple years back to get a little more bottom end and found it surprisingly easy to make the transition. I just pretended it was a 6-string with a few extra notes that could be used or completely ignored.

Guitars anyone?

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