Gretsch Guitar

[GoM]

As you can see, this is a photo of (one of) my guitar, a Gretsch Tennessee Rose. Now, I lit it with one lamp off camera-right and slightly behind the guitar itself to get the highlight, and I used posterboard to reflect some of it back as fill. The problem is the reflection of said posterboard (and my darkened room) in the knobs.

To those with a bit of lighting experience, how could I go about fixing this? Moreover, if it can't really be helped with the kind of exposures that are neccessary with non-flash lighting, a theoretical explanation would be just as helpful. Any ideas, to cut down on that reflection while still keeping it under-exposed enough for the effect?

 

[Corry]

Oooh, very nice! I do like the lighting! And the composition is great!

 

[Garbz]

I wonder if you can do something to eliminate the lighting setup being reflected in the chrome. Fantastic lighting and composition btw.

 

[chrisburke]

i love this shot, it looks awesome.as for the reflection, you'll have to wait for a more knowledgeable person to help with that.

 

[jimiismydaddy]

if you want to keep a straight on shot then you need to work out a black piece of cardboard or something similar with a hole for the lens and put that in front of the camera to get the black in the reflection. It will need to be coniderable in size.