Photographing your work.

[Captain_Bandaid]

The picturetrails albums is a great way to share our projects and I go through the photos regularly to keep up on eveyone. I would like to offer a suggestion. When photographing carvings, try to use a soft, neutral colored background. Light Blue seems to work best. Take advantage of the lighting to throw shadows that emphasize the shapes. Relief carvings are usually illuminated from above to accentuate the depth. Sculpture may give better results if the light is at an angle above or beside the piece. Try to avoid taking a picture of your work with a busy background. It distracts the eye from the object of attention. There is so much great stuff in the albums, I just want to see it all displayed at its very best.

Well Capt' I just posted a couple on 'religious' and a couple on 'holiday's' Tried to follow your photo advice, think they came out a little better??

[Captain_Bandaid]

Hi-Ho, YES! Â*Nice work. Â*I am always amazed of how we get so focused on one way of doing things that beautiful variations escape us. Â*I never thought of doing chip carving on a walking stick! Â*Gonna put that idea down in my Big Book of Other Peoples Good Ideas.

Is that like the big book of things to do? I have one of those too! A BIG BOOK!

[AlArchie]

Very nice stick HHS!!! Is that done in that Navajo willow, also? I noticed an interesting grain pattern on the left arm of the cross. adds a lot of depth to the work.

Al

No Al, that one is basswood...I hop around with wood like I do subject matter LOL...have aspen, basswood and navajo willow so play with all of them....worked on an old piece of dead and dry fruit tree yesterday...gave up...hard as nails! Not worth dulling all my tools over!