Title:

March 2002

Studio

Mamiya 645 + 80mm, llford Pan F Plus

12"x16" Resin Coated Print, Blue Toned

I keep an acoustic guitar in the house to remind me that sometimes we can stray from the path. For those that don't know, an acoustic guitar is different from a classical guitar in a few respects. The acoustic has steel strings, the neck is 1/8" narrower and it has 14 frets to the neck. There are also a few other construction differences.

This photograph was taken in a studio with two studio flash lamps onto Pan F 50 film which helps bring out the grain of the wood. During the darkroom process, extra burning was employed to remove the background detail and place the emphasis on the shape of the guitar. The blue toning gives the feel to the picture and really brought out the grain of the wood. The paper was a resin coated, multi contrast paper which was important in producing the striking contrasts in the photograph.