More Mandolins

I am excited.  I am doing my first photography stand at a craft show tomorrow.  Hopefully it goes smoothly and is slightly profitable.  If not, oh well, I shoot for myself...if other people enjoy it and want to give me money for it, great.  At least I have my mandolin project, which will be monetarily beneficial.  You will probably see a few new mandolin photos as my daily photos as I try to get exactly what my buyer is looking for and since I will have my brother's rather nice mandolin for the next week.  Here are today's quick ones.

F Style Mandolin

Beautiful instrument.  Fairly standard positioning.

Angled Mandolin

A much less conventional angle.  Not sure if I like it, but different can be good.

Commisioning a Symphony of Mandolins

I was commissioned to create a canvas print of a mandolin.  I don't have the beautiful mandolin that will be used for the final photo, but I do own one.  I used mine as a stand-in, hoping that I could get a good understanding of the curves and lines and how best to work with them.  Here is the first attempt.  Hopefully the purchaser finds it suitable for just that - a first attempt.

The Lines and Contours of a Mandolin

The way the curving accented sides of the mandolin end in darkness makes it appear that the darkness and the mandolin are one and the same.

Ode to Scruggs

Today's photo is a banjo.  The accordion from the other day got me into the instrument photography mood.  Nothing special today, just an isolation with some color alterations.  Enjoy.

Ode to Scruggs

 Earl Scruggs is known for a certain three finger picking style.  I don't know how he would feel about this modern-ish looking banjo, what with his back country, blue grass background.