The exquisite architecture of Steinway.

I had a rare opportunity to photograph the action and internals of a Steinway Model D recently. I found my self in awe of the craftsmanship and attention to detail of parts of the instrument that no one except a technician would ever see, especially the carving of the joints in which reflect curves on the outside of the piano. Just the strings are a feat of engineering. They exert just over 20 tonnes of pressure on the frame!

These photos were painstakingly created using a special probe lens from Laowa and a Lumix S5 camera. Typically a close up photo like this would be mostly blurry, so I used a technique called focus stacking to keep them sharp from front to back. This involves taking a series of approximately 100 photos per image, slowly adjusting the focus for each one, then running them through special software to merge the sharp part of the photo.

The result appears to be a cavernous like space that invites you to walk through...

Thanks to @LewisEadyLtd @chironasmrma @atollrecords and Lumix New Zealand for this opportunity.

Lumix S5

Laowa 24mm Probe Lens

Sigma MC-21 Adapter

Godox Flash

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