dustmaker
Member
It seems the great majority of folks take pics of their pens in an acrylic pen stand or leaning on a block, rock, or some other item. Is there some benefit to this, perceived or otherwise? It seems to me that you can see just as much of the pen laying flat as you can in a stand and in some cases the stand may hide a tiny bit of the pen. The only difference I can think of is the shadows and lighting may be different, but that can be controlled and manipulated for a pen lying down as well. Is this just a de facto standard, or has there been some analysis, marketing or otherwise, that suggests that photos of a standing pen are better? Why, and it what ways?