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.