Thank you all. I did make a much smaller light box and I bought a new cell phone. The pics are better, but not close to what I see posted here. Thank you for the compliments. The cigars were the ones that Exotics had on sale a few weeks ago. Ed said they were made in China, but that I wouldn't be disappointed in them. He was right. I stopped making cigars for years, but clients started asking for them (male and female) and they don't "waste" so much material. Yes, the dark shades and colors are not as forgiving. It was "perfect" when I dropped it in the box to mail it. I warned the customer about scratches appearing after some use, but that is wanted. For a $2 blank and and $7 kit, one can make a decent profit because the pen is so substantial.