Strings attached

<p>Hi, I'm not new here either, but thought I'd introduce myself anyway.</p>

<p>I'm primarily a studio photographer who shoots guitars and other stringed instruments for fine art and advertising. I also shoot landscape and travel photos, especially shots with something reflected.</p>

<p>I've been a hobby photographer since childhood, but I recently retired to pursue photography full time, and have begun shooting professionally in the last year or so.</p>

<p>My photography of musical instruments grew out of my love of music, especially finger-style acoustic guitar music. I realized that many of the instruments are visually unique, often with elaborate inlay or exotic woods, and that they would make interesting photo subjects.</p>

<p>You can see more of my photos and read about my photography at my web sites and blog:<br>

http://www.charlesLwebster.com<br>

http://www.guitarphotography.com<br>

http://www.charlesLwebster.com/blog</p>

<p><Chas></p>

 

<p>Charles, have you ever done anything with ukuleles? there are some BEAUTIFUL little instruments being made these days. I'm going to start building my first one this spring (I hope).</p>

<p>Hi Josh, I shot a very small uke last summer. I wasn't knocked out by the quality or materials of the instrument. Seemed a cheap tourist piece.</p>

<p>Good luck building that first instrument. You learn a ton from that first one.</p>

<p><Chas><br /></p>

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<p>I wasn't knocked out by the quality or materials of the instrument. Seemed a cheap tourist piece.</p>

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<p>There are absolutely cheap ukuleles just like there are cheap guitars.</p>

<p>Check out DaSilva ukuleles, William King, or Dave Talsma. They will run you over a grand in most cases (as opposed to t$30 for the tourist uke). But they are beautiful instruments both to look at and to play.</p>