RE: photographing guitars

2009-09-12 Thread Chris Mitchell
To: Pentax-Discuss Mail List Subject: Re: photographing guitars Make sure to pick up on your client's needs, use it as a bridge to convey your intent. Don't get strapped by leaving equipment at home and try to stay in tune with the project. Otherwise this whole thing will be a pain in the neck

Re: photographing guitars

2009-09-12 Thread Cotty
On 11/9/09, Brendan MacRae, discombobulated, unleashed: Ahem, I think you meant to say F-hole, and yes, I was...:-) Nope - A ! http://www.greatmusicproductsonline.com/proddetail.asp?prod=KM-172 -- Cheers, Cotty ___/\__ || (O) | People, Places, Pastiche ||=|

RE: photographing guitars

2009-09-12 Thread Desjardins, Steve
So what's the pun-ishment? -Original Message- From: pdml-boun...@pdml.net [mailto:pdml-boun...@pdml.net] On Behalf Of Chris Mitchell Sent: Saturday, September 12, 2009 3:14 AM To: 'Pentax-Discuss Mail List' Subject: RE: photographing guitars That's not fair - too many puns in one go

Re: photographing guitars

2009-09-12 Thread Brendan MacRae
- Original Message From: Chris Mitchell chris.mitch...@which.net To: Pentax-Discuss Mail List pdml@pdml.net Sent: Saturday, September 12, 2009 12:14:29 AM Subject: RE: photographing guitars That's not fair - too many puns in one go! You've distorted our ability to contribute

Re: photographing guitars

2009-09-12 Thread Mark Roberts
Brendan MacRae wrote: From: Chris Mitchell chris.mitch...@which.net That's not fair - too many puns in one go! You've distorted our ability to contribute. In effect here should be a chorus of disapproval. It's true! I should be given the axe! No point in that: You'd just pickup where you

Re: photographing guitars

2009-09-12 Thread P. J. Alling
Mark Roberts wrote: Brendan MacRae wrote: From: Chris Mitchell chris.mitch...@which.net That's not fair - too many puns in one go! You've distorted our ability to contribute. In effect here should be a chorus of disapproval. It's true! I should be given the axe! No point in

Re: photographing guitars

2009-09-12 Thread Ken Waller
Kenneth Waller http://www.tinyurl.com/272u2f - Original Message - From: P. J. Alling webstertwenty...@gmail.com Subject: Re: photographing guitars Mark Roberts wrote: Brendan MacRae wrote: From: Chris Mitchell chris.mitch...@which.net That's not fair - too many puns in one go

Re: photographing guitars

2009-09-12 Thread Mark Roberts
Ken Waller wrote: From: P. J. Alling webstertwenty...@gmail.com Mark Roberts wrote: Brendan MacRae wrote: From: Chris Mitchell chris.mitch...@which.net That's not fair - too many puns in one go! You've distorted our ability to contribute. In effect here should be a chorus of disapproval.

RE: photographing guitars

2009-09-12 Thread John Sessoms
Of Brendan MacRae Sent: 11 September 2009 22:26 To: Pentax-Discuss Mail List Subject: Re: photographing guitars Make sure to pick up on your client's needs, use it as a bridge to convey your intent. Don't get strapped by leaving equipment at home and try to stay in tune with the project

Re: photographing guitars

2009-09-11 Thread Anthony Farr
Remember that rules are made to be broken. Take all kinds of relectors so you can pick and choose on the day. You can't use a light or reflector that you didn't bring. A large reflector/diffuser/tent would be really useful for getting full edge lighting on the neck and to pick out the subtle

RE: photographing guitars

2009-09-11 Thread J.C. O'Connell
buy a collectable guitar book and copy their lighting technique. Ask the client if they want minor dings, scratches etc left in or photoshopped out. -- J.C. O'Connell (mailto:hifis...@gate.net) Join the CD PLAYER DISC Discussions : http://tech.groups.yahoo.com/group/cdplayers/

Re: photographing guitars

2009-09-11 Thread Luiz Felipe
Since you're not sure of the shot, bracket - er, take more than one option. Polarizers are helpful indeed, but sometimes they just don't save the situation. Depending on the guitar details, you could get very interesting results showing the surface under the reflections. Classic (acoustic),

RE: photographing guitars

2009-09-11 Thread John Sessoms
From: Larry Colen Just got word of a possible paid gig on Monday photographing guitars. Anything in particular to watch out for? Reflections? Use a polarizer? Try to set up a light tent? Larry Reflections are a big deal. It's like photographing glass. You can easily get blown out

RE: photographing guitars

2009-09-11 Thread Desjardins, Steve
Just don't fret ;-) -Original Message- From: pdml-boun...@pdml.net [mailto:pdml-boun...@pdml.net] On Behalf Of John Sessoms Sent: Friday, September 11, 2009 2:28 PM To: pdml@pdml.net Subject: RE: photographing guitars From: Larry Colen Just got word of a possible paid gig on Monday

Re: photographing guitars

2009-09-11 Thread Paul Sorenson
Subject: RE: photographing guitars From: Larry Colen Just got word of a possible paid gig on Monday photographing guitars. Anything in particular to watch out for? Reflections? Use a polarizer? Try to set up a light tent? Larry Reflections are a big deal. It's like photographing glass

Re: photographing guitars

2009-09-11 Thread Cotty
Just don't fret ;-) You nut. -- Cheers, Cotty ___/\__ || (O) | People, Places, Pastiche ||=|http://www.cottysnaps.com _ -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the

Re: photographing guitars

2009-09-11 Thread Brendan MacRae
To: pentax list PDML@pdml.net Sent: Friday, September 11, 2009 1:31:28 PM Subject: Re: photographing guitars Just don't fret ;-) You nut. -- Cheers,   Cotty ___/\__ ||  (O)  |    People, Places, Pastiche ||=|    http://www.cottysnaps.com

Re: photographing guitars

2009-09-11 Thread Cotty
On 11/9/09, Brendan MacRae, discombobulated, unleashed: Make sure to pick up on your client's needs, use it as a bridge to convey your intent. Don't get strapped by leaving equipment at home and try to stay in tune with the project. Otherwise this whole thing will be a pain in the neck. You're

Re: photographing guitars

2009-09-11 Thread Brendan MacRae
- Original Message From: Cotty cotty...@mac.com To: pentax list PDML@pdml.net Sent: Friday, September 11, 2009 2:30:07 PM Subject: Re: photographing guitars On 11/9/09, Brendan MacRae, discombobulated, unleashed: Make sure to pick up on your client's needs, use