Classic Guitar

Classic Guitar

I shot this picture shortly after I received my canon 50mm f/1.4 for Christmas. Rather than shooting the whole guitar I was trying to capture the natural beauty of the wood grain as it ran through the body of the guitar. I was also looking for more of an artistic shot. Taking my time up front and imagining how I wanted this to look before I started shooting helped me to achieve my goal.

I enjoy what I will call "playing" my guitars. I have 1 acoustic pictured here, 1 6 string electric and 1 4 string electric bass.

Cootie Bugs

This photo challenge, with Ed's Photography and a new photographer from Milestones, was to take a photography representing "Toys".

Cootie Bugs

My daughter got the Game Cootie from Santa Claus this year and I thought what better to shoot a picture of then this classic game.

I shot this on my new Denim Background I got for Christmas using a external flash mounted on camera. I placed a white cloth over the the flash to try and soften the light. I also bounced the flash off a white ceiling. There was some ambient halogen lights in the room as well. A little post processing to brighten the colors helped as well.

Special thanks to my Wife, since I don't have a good way to hold the background, she lent a few hands.

New Background

New Backgorund

Shot this with my new toys from Christmas. A new background and my 50mm f/1.4. I also tried a new trick where I placed a white cloth over the flash to try and soften the light. I really like how that worked and at this time I don't have many other options.

Blue and Red

Blue & Red

I came across this photo as I was going through some old photos. They eyes really grabbed me into the photo and the Red pole in the background provides great contrast to the over all image.