Damir Besic Photographs

Damir Besic · Post by **Damir Besic** » 30 Aug 2015 9:30 am

Storm Rosson wrote: Great friggin Idea, both calendar and mouse pad, count me in for either and/or both...Stormy

I will my friend, I think that mouse pad looks way cool myself... very interesting, if I was not a steel player I'd never guess its a musical instrument lol

Richard Sinkler · Post by **Richard Sinkler** » 30 Aug 2015 9:39 am

I would rather see frontal pictures, than just a keyhead or changer.

Damir Besic · Post by **Damir Besic** » 30 Aug 2015 9:45 am

Richard Sinkler wrote:I would rather see frontal pictures, than just a key head or changer.

there is 15 000 members here, and we all have our own preferences, this is just an idea for now, I can easily make a calendar with only a front pictures if thats what most guys want...at this moment I haven't spent bunch of cash on print, so I can change things around if needed...even tho, I personally think, just a front pictures would be pretty boring, I tried to make it interesting, and intriguing as possible..something little different ...

Bobby Burns · Post by **Bobby Burns** » 30 Aug 2015 10:38 am

Damir, I'm sure you already have enough pictures that when you put them with all the suggestions/directions you'll get here, that you can have interesting calendars for many years if you want. I'd take one every year.

Damir Besic · Post by **Damir Besic** » 30 Aug 2015 10:56 am

yes, its a work in progress lol, it'll get better with time...

Chris Sattler · Post by **Chris Sattler** » 30 Aug 2015 2:20 pm

And how about a good shot of Buddy playing the "Blade" on the front cover?

No other humans allowed, just steels.

Richard Sinkler · Post by **Richard Sinkler** » 30 Aug 2015 6:16 pm

To be honest with you, I didn't realize this was a real project. Cool.

Herb Steiner · Post by **Herb Steiner** » 30 Aug 2015 7:29 pm

This is great!

BTW, I think the full-frontal view is the best. Shows the complete beauty of the guitars. Just sayin...

Damir Besic · Post by **Damir Besic** » 30 Aug 2015 7:31 pm

Richard Sinkler wrote:To be honest with you, I didn't realize this was a real project. Cool.

I had some people asking me about calendar thing before, and I just wasn't up for it... I will try to see if there is any interest in it, and see ... I may print 20 or so, calendars and wait to see what happens... it actually is a good idea, I'm just not sure of demand... I received about 20 or so emails, from the guys wanting to order one, so if I print 20 I should be safe lol ... however, the one I ordered for myself, I paid $25 for, I will have to find a much more affordable place to print a larger order...

Damir Besic · Post by **Damir Besic** » 30 Aug 2015 7:36 pm

Herb Steiner wrote:This is great!

BTW, I think the full-frontal view is the best. Shows the complete beauty of the guitars. Just sayin...

thanks my friend, I only ordered one copy for right now to see how I like it, it is the biggest size, and it should look really nice on the wall... I may make another one with only frontal views, and if there is enough guys interested I could alway offer both versions, frontal view, and detailed view ... I thought about having a few small pictures in big one, but I'm worried that it would be too much, and all that stuff would take away from the beauty of the guitar in the big picture...

Storm Rosson · Post by **Storm Rosson** » 30 Aug 2015 8:42 pm

I'm thinkin the reason you, Damir, were selected shoot psg pics is because you are excellent with a camera. Part of that I believe is your eye for composition ,etc. so I think the format of a calendar or whatever, should be up to you that keeps it simple, gives you creative lee-way, and adds the "mystery" factor...Stormy

maybe if u put the Steel Guitar forum's logo on 'em Bob mitte give a little store space ...just thinkin....

Damir Besic · Post by **Damir Besic** » 30 Aug 2015 10:35 pm

yes, "mystery" was a word I was looking for... when you take the picture of the whole guitar, its just all there, in plain sight, I think my favorite "mystery" picture is the one of the Excel changer, if I had just took the picture of the whole guitar it would just be another guitar, but just taking the picture of the changer, it actually presents a mystery for an ordinary person, they would probably think "this is a guitar"??? but we all know what it is ... little mystery never hurt anyone, it makes our lives more interesting, and exciting....

steve takacs · Post by **steve takacs** » 31 Aug 2015 4:13 am

Damir, what about mixing the photos and having several of fronts, several of changer area, keys, etc. ?

I would be interested in both calendar and a book if that ever comes to pass. Maybe you can take orders before you print them and have the money up front. That might also give you some leverage when you bargain with the printer.

Thanks for giving the calendar a try. stevet

Damir Besic · Post by **Damir Besic** » 31 Aug 2015 5:55 am

all good ideas Steve, I'm still waiting on the one I ordered to see what it looks like, quality of paper, print,size etc.... I want this to be something nice people would love to have on their wall or table, so I'm trying to do it right...

Richard Sinkler · Post by **Richard Sinkler** » 31 Aug 2015 9:19 am

Steve's idea is great. Well, as long as you don't put pictures of you in a bathing suit.

Chris Brooks · Post by **Chris Brooks** » 31 Aug 2015 11:22 am

Damir, I've had good luck (and occasional discount deals) from Vistaprint. I had some postcards made, but they do calendars, mugs, etc too.

Larry Behm · Post by **Larry Behm** » 31 Aug 2015 12:19 pm

Thanks for making the Carson Wells steel the Jan pic, it has made it's rounds around the Ore area, a good sounding, easy to play rig.

Damir Besic · Post by **Damir Besic** » 2 Sep 2015 4:25 pm

Larry Behm wrote:Thanks for making the Carson Wells steel the Jan pic, it has made it's rounds around the Ore area, a good sounding, easy to play rig.

this is an awesome guitar, and absolutely drop dead gorgeous... I didn't even know they exist until 2 weeks ago... how did this guitar sneak by me without noticing, I have no clue... I should have put it on the cover ... great guitars...

Damir Besic · Post by **Damir Besic** » 2 Sep 2015 4:29 pm

Chris Brooks wrote:Damir, I've had good luck (and occasional discount deals) from Vistaprint. I had some postcards made, but they do calendars, mugs, etc too.

so far it doesn't look too good, local Kinko's is charging $35 per calendar, my local shipping store $32 etc... so far it looks like, after all expenses, and shipping one calendar would be $45-$50 I'm not sure how acceptable that is... if i was printing 10 000 copies, it would probably be more affordable, but for those few copies I would need price is going to be pretty high...I'm yet to see Vista, but they wont be much better, I'm afraid ...

Kenneth Kotsay · Post by **Kenneth Kotsay** » 3 Sep 2015 3:39 pm

How about 2 versions of the calendar, would it satisfy most.

Ken

Tommy Shown · Post by **Tommy Shown** » 4 Sep 2015 6:02 pm

Damir you do some outstanding photography. I have seen your photos on your web site. A calendar would showcase your awesome talents. Both in steel guitar and photography.

Damir Besic · Post by **Damir Besic** » 5 Sep 2015 11:48 am

thanks guys. I just received the first print, and it looks great, I like it...because of the custom design, and low volume, it is quite costly to print, price is $35 shipped to US and Canada...you can see details at

http://bb.steelguitarforum.com/viewtopic.php?t=289641