I’m adding a five string banjo to the list of instruments I’ve shot for this project. This one hangs on the wall at the Urban Ecology Center just down the road from our house where they have quite a collection of stringed instruments. Hanging next to it is also a guitar, a mandolin, and ukulele all hanging around…… Continue reading Five String Banjo
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Electric Guitar
A close up of my 1985 Ibanez Roadstar II electric guitar. An instrument, I hate to say, not played much since the late 80s. I had all of the dreams a normal teenager has about joining a band, playing to packed houses, traveling the world, attending all of the best parties, getting all the chicks,…… Continue reading Electric Guitar
Six Strings
One of the main reasons for undertaking this 365 Project was to force myself to think outside of the box but also to create images quickly. After all, each shot, like Six Strings, would be shot, processed, and uploaded in a day. For today, I wanted a shot of my electric guitar (which is just…… Continue reading Six Strings
Fretboard
I wanted to find an interesting shot of my son’s Hohner Ukulele and thought the fretboard would be cool. So I slapped my nifty 50 onto my macro extension tube, placed it in front of my desk lamp – the only light in the shot – and shot hand held. I knew I wanted to…… Continue reading Fretboard
Mic Check 1 2 3
I recently got the Blue Yeti Microphone for Christmas. While I can’t claim to know a lot about the different microphones on the market, I can say this mic is awesome. I don’t have a radio voice ( a radio face, maybe.), but this mic makes me sound SO much better than the one built into my…… Continue reading Mic Check 1 2 3
Clash of Styles
Of the thousands of CDs, vinyl records, cassettes (yes, cassettes), and digital files we have on/in shelves, boxes, cases, sleeves and hard drives, I believe perhaps Beethoven could have chosen a more complimentary shelf on which to sit. Then again, he was a sort of rebel in the classical music world. Hmmm. He probably would…… Continue reading Clash of Styles
Boy with His Guitar
A boy and his (it’s really his daddy’s) old 3/4-sized gut string guitar. This was shot with my cell phone and processed in Photoshop using Topaz Labs plugins – Impression, Texture Effects, ReMask, and DeNoise. Day 66 of 365
Pickup Lines
The front pickup of my vintage 1968 Bartell-Hohner Fretless f-hole hollow body bass guitar. It was designed by former Rickenbacker employee Paul Barth of Bartell of California. I have to admit that I’ve had this for about 30 years now and have barley played it. It mostly just sits in its case and collects dust…… Continue reading Pickup Lines
Let There Be Bass
“Let there be bass.” –Leo Fender This is my 1968 Hohner fretless f-hole bass guitar. I’ve been saying since I bought this from a friend sometime way back in 1985 or so, that I am going to learn to play it well. I’m still saying that. But practice makes perfect, right? Now I guess I…… Continue reading Let There Be Bass
Think (Again)
“Everything has been thought of before, but the problem is to think of it again.” — Goethe As a photographer and artist, I’m always trying new things, new techniques, and new equipment so I can continue to improve on what I have done and perhaps create something not done before. Or at least, create something…… Continue reading Think (Again)