Interns & Violin

I hosted two high school interns, Lauren Walters & Ike Pappas, here at the studio for a couple of weeks.  We were kinda slow during that period but they did get to help with a couple of studio set ups. They also learned to vacuum!

This is one of the final images.

Lauren & Ike help build the set.  Now they know all about C-Stands and sandbags.

Here you can see the set up.  The violin is hung up by fishing line and the block beneath will be removed in Photoshop.  The scrim on the left provides a soft gradating light and foamcore on right and below is used as a reflector to keep the shadows from becoming too dark.

At one point the 100 year old violin slipped off the block and swung wildly from the fishing line.  Lauren saved it!

Of course, Ike helped too.

 

 This is another version with a more rustic background.  More of a Bluegrass feeling.