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John Kitchen gave a presentation as the ASIA symposium on the subject of taking better pictures of our guitars.

I wasn't fortunate enough to see his presentation, but he was kind enough to post the documents in a thread over at the AGF.

http://www.acousticguitarforum.com/foru ... ost2760643

If you don't have power point, or a viewer installed, you can download the viewer here
http://www.microsoft.com/download/en/details.aspx?id=6

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Ooops.. Posted this in the wrong forum. I meant to put it under 'Anything Else'. Not sure if it matters. Mods feel free to move if so inclined...

thats ok it is a good piece and worth the time to read . John Kitchen is a great photographer . He makes the process understandable.

It is pretty much the same process as photographing people portraits. Some good info there, it's good to keep repeating the basic stuff.

I think the challenges with guitars (over people) is the reflection of the glossy surface, and trying to capture the depth of the wood under the finish.

After reading his presentation, I realized that I regularly make just about every mistake he talks about (angle, lighting, etc...)

I purchased a "Better Photos" E-publication ( a few bucks) from Bill Cory a few years back, I'm sure he still sells it -- great and simple tips -- I'd guess you could get in touch with Bill by clicking his ad to the left --

Thanks Ken, I didn't realize Bill had a book..

I just checked his site and found this link..

http://www.nichebooks.com/guitarpix.pdf (PDF)

Definitely going to give this a look...

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BTW, According to Bills site, this is free.