Gibson guitar

[Klaus Esser]

http://www.klausesser.de/ES_330.jpg

This is my ES330 Gibson. It´s from 1967 and sounds GREAT! :-)

I did the photograf with a Linhof 8x10" w. 240mm Symmar on 8x10" Polaroid and a handheld Nikon strobe.
I placed different colorfilters after a number of flashes while the shutter was open - studio has to be nearly dark, of course.
The flash was set to auto so it measured and adjusted it´s intensity at every "exposure". The overlapping and the spots
where no direct flash hit create lights/shadows whisch is not possible in another way of lighting. Maybe lightbrushing come nearby.
The same technique (it´s an old one) i used with the "Portraits of a friend" in the portrait-thread.

best, Klaus

[Charles L Webster]

I like this, but find the busy background and the hot spot on the table to be distracting from the image of the guitar itself. I'd like to see more guitar and less other stuff, since that's the subject of the picture.

[Klaus Esser]

I like this, but find the busy background and the hot spot on the table to be distracting from the image of the guitar itself. I'd like to see more guitar and less other stuff, since that's the subject of the picture.

Well - it was a playing around with this light-idea. The guitar wasn´t the subject. But i´ll see what i can do . . - just have to find the scan or the Polaroid . .
Anyway: it´s a beautyful guitar and i understand you!! :-)

best, Klaus

[Georg Baumann]

A very "jazzy" portrait. I do like it!

[Michael Fontana]

Klaus
I think that this vertical split (on top of the guitar) does sort of disturbation within the picture.

Technically it's understandble, but in the image itself, the viewer of the image is not caring about that aspect.


- my 2 cents

[Klaus Esser]

Klaus
I think that this vertical split (on top of the guitar) does sort of disturbation within the picture.

Technically it's understandble, but in the image itself, the viewer of the image is not caring about that aspect.


- my 2 cents

Hi Michael!

You´re right! ist´s a bit irritating - it was the junction of two background-panels and i didn´t realize it while acting with the strobe.

best, Klaus