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Location: Chicago | The guy doing art for our CD (finally) wants some super-high resolution images of the guitars we play. I'm thinking natural wood tops for a "natural" sounding unplugged recording. How can I find a few of the absolutely gorgeous photos that members have taken over the years in that quality (300 bpi or higher)? We need a sexy front shot of a Legend (custom or 1117) and an Elite. Preferably against a plain, solid background? Jeff's model may be harder to match. You can see our gigging guitars here:
http://www.sonicbids.com/2/EPK/?epk_id=89995#!photos
I'd be really grateful.
The dude, Stephen, has a dropbox and all, so it need not be an email hassle. |
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Location: Steeler Nation, Hudson Valley Contingent | I don't think I have many with a plain background, but you can take a look at my photobucket page and see if there is anything you like. You can always photoshop them onto a different background. For many of the photos there, I still have the original hi-res images backed up as well.........somewhere......I think......
Free up some time though, I haven't emptied my bucket in a long, long time. Patch's photo album library |
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Location: Upper Left USA | Paging Damon... the Bat Light won't work in the rain. |
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Location: Jet City | -4 is a problem. I haven't had too many. Lots of black and burst.
For a Legend I do have some of the 1117 (now in Italy with Riccardo), but it's a Deluxe Balladeer model and slightly different. The rest are all 1617-1s. The Al DiMeola I can cover, but Jeff's is a challenge. I've had one, but it was black. Closest thing I'd have in a natural to his would be an LX or Book.
Feel free to look through the link below and don't forget the graveyard section. There's only one pic of each there, but I have more.
Y'all could always swing by and bring the axes. Open invite!
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Location: Chicago | Thanks! (It's hard to be photo-challenged) |
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Location: Boise, Idaho | Does the Elite have to be Natural? I think Damon's 1537 in burst is one of the best looking (and playing) Elites out there. |
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Location: Chicago | Well, , Damon, your DSCN0130 and the Legend are beautiful and will surely do the trick. Pardon my retardness; what resolution are these shots? My guy seems really hungry for BIG res. |
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Location: Chicago | Put another way, are the originals available (Damon) to be submitted to the artist's DropBox? I assume they're high-res... |
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Location: Jet City | DSCN0130 is the book elite right? That particular photo is cropped, with some photoshoping of the red blanket in some places where it really wasn't, but it's easy to do. I have originals and it would only take a couple minutes to redo anything anyway.
Also, which Legend? There are a few different ones.
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Location: Chicago | Thanks so much, Damon. I'l get the artist's DropBox and see if he can work with a few (they are beautiful!). I'm thinking of the Book Elite (DSCN0130 and DSCN 0131), the Anniversary Legend (DSCN0021) and the 1581 (DSCN4371). Some of the tuning pegs are buried in the blanket, but those axes are Ovation's finest and, essentially, what we play. Better, in fact, than our actual Legend, Elite etc.! I did the whole CD on the 1581, but for "natural" mojo and matching purposes we may want the Legend..... |
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Location: Chicago | Patch: those are some sweet pix. I am not finding full-on "straight" body-shots (head-to-toe). I think that's what our artist is requesting.... |
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Location: Jet City | I can send those originals, but what you see in the pics has a bit of photoshop, crops, color, some of the red blanket is photoshopped in, etc.
Can he fix that stuff? I could totally take a couple new ones too... with the headstock in full view. |
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Location: Chicago | Wow, that would be great, Damon. The request was a full-frontal, high res, against a plain, solid background that is easily distinguishable from the axe (some color not prominent there). Your Anniv. Legend, Book Elite and 1581 are simply prettier cousins of our trusty guitars, so a high-res, high detail Damon job would be deeply appreciated. To be honest, I'm not sure what Stephen the artist has in mind, but I'm glad to let him work his magic. And you too! |
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Location: Chicago | I now have a mutual DropBox with the artist (PM Damon, Noah). Appreciate any and all photo-kindness... |
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Location: Chicago | To clarify: If it's not too much trouble, a clean frontal of the Legend, Elite and 1581 against a solid background seems what my Artist needs to work with. |
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Location: Jet City | I'll get 'em over this weekend. Later tomorrow. |
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Location: Chicago | Thanks so much! |
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Location: Hot Springs, S.D. | Gotta love this place - and Damon! Not only is he a great photographer, but he is a great guy! |
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Location: Chicago | I owe the OFC more than I can say. To begin with, I'd never have met Jeff Burns.... If you love guitar and have not bought into the Hype O-Negative, this is the place! |
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Need a few excellent photos