Saxophone

Hi All,

I'm going to get the missus's Sax out of it's box over the weekend. I can't play it, I want to photograph it!

I'm going to just play, really, but would like your ideas as to what I could look for to make the pictures more interesting...

I have a 400d, 18-55mm kit lens, 75-300mm canon zoom, an assortment of m42 manual lenses (28mm 2.8, 50mm 1.8, up to 135mm 3.5). I have no external flash.

I can rig up a lamp or two, and I can set stuff up on the table next to the window.

I can visualise close up shots of valve pads and stuff, with nice reflections in the curve of the instrument, but what would YOU do?

I took a couple of practice shots last night...quick set up. I have canon 400d, used 18-55mm kit lens and onboard flash. A small LED light off to the right. Normal (low energy) bulb in light above. Camera on tripod. IR remote shutter release. Shot in RAW, then CS3 to process.

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Hi Craig,

I like the texture you've got in there.

This is my version of the same theme...

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That's a very nice shot, avarice08. I like the dark, and I like the colour.

I aim to get some better backgrounds for shooting the sax, also the wife's clarinet. I may do some colour shots then...

Thanks for sharing.