The Gibson SG Customer Electric Guitar

[roadbiker]

I am anxious to get your corrective critism on this photograph. I used the following equipment - Canon 40D with EF 50mm 1.4 USM, Speedlight 580 EX II, 430 EX.

Thanx, Jim



I used the 580 mounted on the EOS 40D as the master and the 430 as a slave mounted on a stand, pointed into a 32" umbrella.

EXIF
Exposure: 1/250)
Aperture: f/1.4
Focal Length: 50 mm
ISO Speed: 100
Exposure Bias: 0 EV
Flash: On, Fired
Exposure Program: Aperture-priority AE
Date and Time (Original): 2010:05:18 20:51:48
Canon Exposure Mode: Aperture-priority AE
Canon Model ID: EOS 40D
AFMode: Single-point AF
Lens Type: Canon EF 50mm f/1.4 USM
Max Aperture: 1.4
Min Aperture: 23
Flash Activity: 145
Flash Bits: E-TTL, External

[zona5101]

lovely guitar. The lighting is very nice. I am curious why you chose such a shallow DOF.

[sk66]

I don't have any issues with the picture per se, but what was the inspiration for the shot?

There isn't much detail in the shot that says "Gibson SG"....The upper beveled edges and the horns are the most distinctive SG features. If you are only going to show a small part but still try to convey "the whole" you should focus on the things that are distinctive.

[roadbiker]

Originally Posted by zona5101

lovely guitar. The lighting is very nice. I am curious why you chose such a shallow DOF.

I was messing around with the DOF. In an earlier series, I liked the way the dials were in focus, but the rest was out, but the lighting was bad and the guitar was dusty. So I set it up again with better lighting after I cleaned it. Maybe I'll do it again with a wider DOF. I have other versions with the bridge in focus and the dials out of focus.

Thanks for your feedback...

[roadbiker]

Originally Posted by sk66

I don't have any issues with the picture per se, but what was the inspiration for the shot?

There isn't much detail in the shot that says "Gibson SG"....The upper beveled edges and the horns are the most distinctive SG features. If you are only going to show a small part but still try to convey "the whole" you should focus on the things that are distinctive.

The inspiration was purely an excercise in experimenting with DOF. I also think that the fingerboard on an SG custom is a pretty identifiable elemnt of the SG Custom.

I appreciate your comments.
Jim