How to shoot your guitar

[FrankD77]

As some might know music is my passion but so is photography.

Once a month we live stream a digital classroom from our studio about model photography.

But sometimes it's all about guitars.
Recently we tested the new update for the rode caster in 4k and what is better than to use a very special guitar for that.

And ofcourse you test the balancing act before the stream.... To mess it up during.

Hope you guys enjoy the tips i share and would love to see your results.

Digital Classroom

 

[TalismanRich]

The whole time, I was waiting for the "oh CRAP" as the guitar slid off the amp, the headstock hit the floor and snapped.

I'm glad nothing bad happened!

 

[FrankD77]

I know the feeling.
Tested it before and it held stable.
But than you go live

 

[PorterhouseMusic]

Short of being knowledgeable about this sort of thing and owning the gear needed to shoot guitars indoors - it seems to me that outdoor natural light is the way to go. You know - like if it's just me, my Les Paul, and my DSLR. Indoor lighting is almost always a problem for one reason or another.

Honestly - I've never really taken the time to seriously shoot any of my guitars. But if I did - outside is where I'd go.

 

[FrankD77]

In essence you can take great images with all kinds of lights.

With strobes you have more control over your contrast and you can kill the ambient light for more drama.

Strobes will overall give you more popping colors.

 

[Monkey Allen]

The whole time, I was waiting for the "oh CRAP" as the guitar slid off the amp, the headstock hit the floor and snapped.

I'm glad nothing bad happened!

There's pretty much no way to leave a guitar that eliminates its natural instinct to slide, topple then crash all over the floor is there? Unless it's correctly on a stand, laying flat on its back or in it's case with the latches secured...it's going down. And going down hard.

 

[FrankD77]

Eventually i won. But it did give me a fight.

 

[Old Music Guy]

The whole time, I was waiting for the "oh CRAP" as the guitar slid off the amp, the headstock hit the floor and snapped.

I'm glad nothing bad happened!

I cringed and jumped in my seat when he changed to position of the guitar and it hit the ground.

 

[FrankD77]

Same here when it happened
But these was soft material on the floor. Didn't want to take any risk.

 

[Sky Blue Lou]

Unless it's ... laying flat on its back ...

Can't lay a Les Paul flat on its back. Well, I mean you could but I wouldn't.

 

[Monkey Allen]

Can't lay a Les Paul flat on its back. Well, I mean you could but I wouldn't.

You could lay it flat on a couch with a cushion under its neck.

 

[LazerBeakShiek]

There's pretty much no way to leave a guitar that eliminates its natural instinct to slide, topple then crash all over the floor is there? Unless it's correctly on a stand, laying flat on its back or in it's case with the latches secured...it's going down. And going down hard.

It's science. Anything that can happen, will.