Low Key Photography

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I recently did some product photography for Carter/Poulsen guitars and felt like I was neglecting my own guitar. I've owned it for 14 years now. I still remember the day I bought it. I spotted it in an obscure guitar shop. Certain objects just speak to you and the connection was evident as soon as I started playing it. I didn't buy it that day but slept on it, or at least tried. I was back at the guitar shop first thing in the morning and the rest is history.

The brand is a C.G. Conn, they primarily make brass interments. In the late 1960's up until 1980 they made guitars, not being able to compete with the likes of Fender and Gibson they stopped production in 1980 which was the only year they made electric guitars.

The snifter and the amp are just for high class rock and roll effect.

The technical stuff. This was all done in my kitchen, fancy studio be damned. I used speedlights with a combination of an umbrella and others with a snoot as my key light to control the lighting. I also used a fill flash placed behind the camera pointed straight at the ceiling.