jc1305us Posted May 16, 2021 Share Posted May 16, 2021 Started small with some shots of the most beautiful guitars ever, the Gibson Les Paul. Is there anything I should be doing different? It was hard to get the background to lay flat, but I sprayed it with warm water and that seemed to do the trick. Thanks in advance, hopeyou enjoy the photos 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Charles_Webster Posted June 10, 2021 Share Posted June 10, 2021 I'm not a fan of your cropping. I want to see either more of the guitar, or more of the detail. I'm also unsure of why the body color changes so much between shots, is this two different guitars? I shot guitars for luthiers and collectors for about 8 years. Check out my guitar pictures by going to my profile page and following the link there. Flat lighting like this does not show the textures of the materials the guitar is made of. Just as in auto photography, specular highlights are necessary to show shape and surface. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jochen_S Posted June 10, 2021 Share Posted June 10, 2021 1st row, 2nd image IMHO bad, due to two mainlights' reflections. I am also no fan of the bright white backdrop's reflections in the bottom parts of the chrome covers of the fixed string attachments. Placing a black T-Shirt on your backdrop outside your frame might fix those. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Charles_Webster Posted June 12, 2021 Share Posted June 12, 2021 There are lots of tips and tricks for successfully shooting shiny objects in the rather dated book "Light -- Science & Magic" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jc1305us Posted June 14, 2021 Author Share Posted June 14, 2021 I'm not a fan of your cropping. I want to see either more of the guitar, or more of the detail. I'm also unsure of why the body color changes so much between shots, is this two different guitars? I shot guitars for luthiers and collectors for about 8 years. Check out my guitar pictures by going to my profile page and following the link there. Flat lighting like this does not show the textures of the materials the guitar is made of. Just as in auto photography, specular highlights are necessary to show shape and surface. Yes, they are 3 different guitars, hence the changes. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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