Members Tedddy Posted October 11, 2007 Members Share Posted October 11, 2007 Post your photography tips! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members mrbrown49 Posted October 11, 2007 Members Share Posted October 11, 2007 Plenty of natural light (thats why so many are taken outside), and avoid glares and flash spots on the guitar. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members BuddyRockefella Posted October 11, 2007 Members Share Posted October 11, 2007 1. you need a guitar2. you need a camera3. you need mazi to take the pic Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members dcooper830 Posted October 11, 2007 Members Share Posted October 11, 2007 Natural light is great. Also if you can put your camera on a tri-pod.... that will help get a clearer, less blurry picture. Also...... if your camera has a macro setting for taking extreme close-ups that's really cool to use (WITH A TRI POD) so you can get pics like this: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members mrbrown49 Posted October 11, 2007 Members Share Posted October 11, 2007 Hey dcooper, look at that close up! You have very nicely cut saddles. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members tulk1 Posted October 11, 2007 Members Share Posted October 11, 2007 1. you need a gutar 2. you need a camera 3. you need mazi to take the pic +1 at least. Especially on #3. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members RaVenCAD Posted October 11, 2007 Members Share Posted October 11, 2007 Get a digital SLR, it'll really make a difference in your shots.. These were done with a Rebel XT. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members A_Gitarman Posted October 11, 2007 Members Share Posted October 11, 2007 After reading someones post on here about High Dynamic Range photography, it got me wondering how it would make guitars look. The following shots were taken using HDR techniques/ software... the only light in the room was a table lamp. ...I just noticed that the same ball of fuzz (probably cat hair) appears in all three pics Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members dcooper830 Posted October 11, 2007 Members Share Posted October 11, 2007 Get a digital SLR, it'll really make a difference in your shots.. These were done with a Rebel XT. Oh yeah! My sister has a Rebel XT. Just AWESOME!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Ancient Mariner Posted October 11, 2007 Members Share Posted October 11, 2007 Before you press the shutter release, look for: Correct focussingRandom and intrusive reflectionsannoying/distracting backgroundattractive framingSmooth, even lighting You want a decent amount of light without strong shadows. Mazi's guitar shots illustrate all the above really well: he's shooting with diffused natural light coming through his window, and the guitar is placed on a neutral but attractive wooden floor. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members RaVenCAD Posted October 11, 2007 Members Share Posted October 11, 2007 Oh yeah! My sister has a Rebel XT. Just AWESOME!!! ... and cheap now! Since the Rebel XTi came out, the original Rebel XT has dropped a lot. It's not too much more than a "normal" camera these days. People complain about the stock lens, but to be honest, those are the same people that can hear a difference in the batteries used in pedals.. To me, a guy that just wants to take some pics, it's a great lens. I'm sure there are better, more feature packed lenses for $5-600 more, but I'm not into that lol Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members ashasha Posted October 11, 2007 Members Share Posted October 11, 2007 Well I don't have a great camera, I am too lazy to take it outside because I need to cut the grass and whatever reason that you can think up I will use. But I do know a few tricks for fixing up images that are already taken. You need Photoshop to do this one, but there may be ways to do it with other photo editing programs. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members soliloquy Posted October 11, 2007 Members Share Posted October 11, 2007 + 1000 billion on letting mazi take those shots! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members BuddyRockefella Posted October 11, 2007 Members Share Posted October 11, 2007 Well I don't have a great camera, I am too lazy to take it outside because I need to cut the grass and whatever reason that you can think up I will use. But I do know a few tricks for fixing up images that are already taken. You need Photoshop to do this one, but there may be ways to do it with other photo editing programs. damn thing looks the same in the before and after pics Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Josh S Posted October 11, 2007 Members Share Posted October 11, 2007 Yep - it's all about an SLR and nice outdoor light (it also helps if you're a bit of a practicing photographer ) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members mcsdude Posted October 11, 2007 Members Share Posted October 11, 2007 Yeah - I'd have to say besides a good photogenic subject lighting is everything in photography. If you've ever done a professional photo shoot or just seen one being done those lights are so damn bright you feel like you are getting a tan. Single color backgrounds are also nice - mainly white. I picked up some cool photography lamps at a local camera shop for $30 - $40 and they make tons of difference. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members maltomario Posted October 11, 2007 Members Share Posted October 11, 2007 I'm surprised nobody mentioned bounce flash. An external flash gun, aimed at ceiling (a low, white ceiling) makes for a large, diffuse light source which won't cast heavy shadows. an example: now compare to a shot without using bounce flash: for the record, i don't have an SLR. But, realize that SLRs can and will produce bad results as easily as any camera if not used properly or if you don't understand the basics of light and photography in general. They are not the be-all end-all problem solver. you have to know what you're doing to get a great photo out of any camera. good luck! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members atrox Posted October 11, 2007 Members Share Posted October 11, 2007 I'm surprised nobody mentioned bounce flash. An external flash gun, aimed at ceiling (a low, white ceiling) makes for a large, diffuse light source which won't cast heavy shadows.for the record, i don't have an SLR. But, realize that SLRs can and will produce bad results as easily as any camera if not used properly or if you don't understand the basics of light and photography in general. They are not the be-all end-all problem solver. you have to know what you're doing to get a great photo out of any camera.good luck! I have an Olympus DSLR and a cheapo point and shoot Kodak. I need to sit down with my SLR because I can't get a decent shot out of it without natural sunlight. So I use my Kodak for all my shots Photography ain't my thang. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Roy Posted October 11, 2007 Members Share Posted October 11, 2007 Just don't do anything that I do and you should be fine. Thought I would take this one in front of the piano so I could get twice the glare. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Willeh Posted October 11, 2007 Members Share Posted October 11, 2007 Yep - it's all about an SLR and nice outdoor light (it also helps if you're a bit of a practicing photographer ) How is that not getting scratched?? :eek: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members process sherpa Posted October 11, 2007 Members Share Posted October 11, 2007 damn thing looks the same in the before and after pics yeah, the carpet just looks a little darker. I think I prefer the first one better, actually. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Mazi Bee Posted October 11, 2007 Members Share Posted October 11, 2007 Any high quality digital camera will do. Mine is a 6 year old Canon G2 PowerShot with a measly 4 megapixels. It's an obsolete camera and most definitely not a SLR. Yet the thing still takes great photos. Also, taking photos isn't just about the technical things, like light diffusion, and all the other stuff. Once you've become familiar with the technical aspects of what it takes to mechanically produce a photo that's not blurry, you need to focus on the artistic side of it. Composition is the key aspect of taking great photos. A great example of this is Josh's photo above of the black LP leaning against a car. Great composition in that photo. Now that's art. A+ Bad composition is laying your guitar on a dirty carpet with your feet sticking in from the bottom and empty candy wrappers and dirty laundry laying around in the shot. F-. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members keNz Posted October 11, 2007 Members Share Posted October 11, 2007 Any high quality digital camera will do. Mine is a 6 year old Canon G2 PowerShot with a measly 4 megapixels. It's an obsolete camera and most definitely not a SLR. Yet the thing still takes great photos.Also, taking photos isn't just about the technical things, like light diffusion, and all the other stuff. Once you've become familiar with the technical aspects of what it takes to mechanically produce a photo that's not blurry, you need to focus on the artistic side of it.Composition is the key aspect of taking great photos. A great example of this is Josh's photo above of the black LP leaning against a car. Great composition in that photo. Now that's art. A+Bad composition is laying your guitar on a dirty carpet with your feet sticking in from the bottom and empty candy wrappers and dirty laundry laying around in the shot. F-.Thread over. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members mrbrown49 Posted October 11, 2007 Members Share Posted October 11, 2007 Thread over. Damn. I was just about to say something. Maybe some other time. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members BuddyRockefella Posted October 11, 2007 Members Share Posted October 11, 2007 . lol i always hate it when there's feet sticking in. and all the damn cats in the guitar pics:mad: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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