Headstock
Today’s image is the headstock of the guitar we’ve seen all week. This was taken against a black background with a white diffuser panel placed at camera right to filter the natural lighting. I held a 5-n-1 reflector above the guitar with the black side down to flag any stray light and create a deeper shadow along the top right of the image. This took a few tries and I finally resorted to using the 10 second shutter timer so I had enough time to position the reflector.
I was able to keep the original background so no masking was needed this time. I cleaned up some blemishes in the wood using the Content Aware enabled healing brush in Photoshop. By the way, Content Aware healing has to be the most amazing little tool ever…period! In PhotoTools, I applied and adjusted the Magic Portrait Fixer preset before moving back into Lightroom where I used one of Matt Kloskowski’s Focal Point portrait presets to add a little boost the bottom right. I did some minor sharpening and a bit of noise removal before exporting.
Camera settings: Canon 60D
Processing: Adobe Lightroom 3
Curt, another awesome shot buddy. I like this one a lot…
Adam Allegro recently posted..Bovine Stare-down
As a guitarist and photographer, I applaud this series Curt and today’s shot is a gem! Great job.
Mike recently posted..Cabinet Post
Great series of pictures Curt!
Another creative shot with a really nice pov. This has been a great series Curt.
Steven Perlmutter recently posted..Toy Boats
Nice idea and well executed. Great job with the selective focusing
Marc Collins recently posted..Horse Guards Parade
love the lighting and softness of this shot.
Jon Stolarski recently posted..1998
I’ve got a Zakk Wylde Epiphone at home that I love a lot. This picture is absolutely emotional to me for this reason. Awesome work!
Toad Hollow Photography recently posted..Cowichan Station
Curt, you’re rockin it now man. This is the best of the guitar shots thus far, in my humble opinion. Great DoF and color. Terrific shot!
Jimi Jones recently posted..Blue Loco
Great job on the lighting and dof.
Chris Frailey recently posted..Rolling Thunder
Another terrific shot in this series Curt…well done. I have to try my hand at doing still lifes.
Edith Levy recently posted..Sunday Afternoon Dip in Montreal
Total success Curt, directing our eyes just where you want us to look! Love the texture in the wood and the tack sharp strings – very interesting capture.
Barbara Youngleson recently posted..Twilight Stripes
Superb comp and nice lighting man. Man do I miss playing guitar now!
Chris Nitz recently posted..Backseat Supervisor
Wonderful composition and selective focus Curt. Well done as usual.