1st photo post - Pen for a buddy (W/ Woodchuck Bowl Pro)

[judgesawdust]

I started and finished this pen last night. Cocobolo purchased from a fellow on SawMillCreek. Finish is CA followed with HUT Ultra Gloss plastic polish.

The pen kit is the Sierra Elegant Beauty platinum/black titanium from Berea.

Finally, the blank was turned with my brand-new Woodchuck Bowl Pro from Bitshird here on this forum . . . THANKS AGAIN KEN!

Thanks for looking.

Critiques - good and improvement needed - are always welcomed and encouraged :biggrin:

jeff

 

[RAdams]

The pen looks good, but the picture feels cluttered.

 

[ToddMR]

Very nice pen, and its super shinny on the kit on the first picture. The size and finish both look great. Good job!

 

[judgesawdust]

Thanks

Thank you for the compliments and the photo critique. Since I don't sell pens, I don't have the fancy pen holders, lighting tent and other paraphernalia that would probably make for better photos.

I do have a Nikon D80 w/ SB600 flash, so not too shabby in the camera set-up.

Any suggestions for taking better shots with what I've got?

Thanks again.

 

[Craftdiggity]

Nice pen. Just a plain background would look good. Some guys use a stand and others lean the pen on a single item like deer antler or a pen blank. The idea is to keep the focus on the pen and not distract with a busy background.

 

[Hucifer]

I made a tent with a cardboard box with the sides and top cut out and printer paper covering the cutouts. I then used desk lamps behind the paper to light the box. simple, and free. I bought a book of plain 11x17 construction paper at Michaels( in different colors), and use different colors based on the pen for a background. I have some poker chips I use for a stand sometimes, and I use a tiny bit of wax to hold the pen from slipping. I also have a piece of coat hangar that I made a stand out of that I place under the paper poking out that I slide the tip of the pen over(I take out the refill first) so it looks like it is standing by itself...

The most I spent was on the paper at Michaels... well I guess I spent a bunch on getting the poker chips from the casino's in Vegas... ;-)

Oh, and very nice pen... I used those for my daughters wedding as gifts for the bridesmaids... love that kit.

 

[judgesawdust]

Thanks a bunch

Hugh,

First off, thanks for the compliment on the pen. I like how it turned out as well (not always the case).

Second, thanks a ton for the cheapo lightbox idea. That is great advice and right up my alley. Since I don't (and don't plan to) sell any pens, I really didn't want to put any money into the photo side of things.

Yours was a great help. I'm going to do that next time I photo.

As to the colored paper . . . that sits against the back cardboard wall, or on the bottom with the pen on top?

Jeff