WoodenRanger
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Trying to post a picture for the 1st time. Been looking at IAP website for awhile but just joined and trying to figure out how things work. Have enjoyed and learned alot from the site. Thanks for looking.
Ebony/Antler Statesman
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myname1960
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Nice looking pen
Would like to see it again with a different background if possible
The blue darkens the pen in my opinion
Again nice looking pen
Would like to see it again with a different background if possible
The blue darkens the pen in my opinion
Again nice looking pen
Stevej72
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Very nice looking pen! I agree, I think it would look better with a plain background.
gerryr
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Welcome to the IAP.
It looks like you did a very nice job with the pen. A few suggestions about the photo, though. The background is quite distracting and may be contributing to the overall bluish caste of the photo. I plan light gray or off-white background will work better. The second thing is a question regarding the lighting and your camera. What kind of lights are you using and does your camera allow for setting a custom white balance? Check the photography forum and you'll find lots of information on lights to use. But, if your camera allows for a custom white balance, you can use just about any type of light. The last thing is that the pens seems very slightly out of focus, so you may be outside the macro range of your camera by an inch or so. Black and white in more or less equal proportions is a difficult combination to photograph and unless you can shoot in RAW mode, and are prepared for a lot of post shooting manipulation, you won't have detail in both the black and the white portions. The best thing to do is to under-expose the shot so you are sure to have some detail in the white portions. Sometimes photographing a pen is harder than making the pen.
It looks like you did a very nice job with the pen. A few suggestions about the photo, though. The background is quite distracting and may be contributing to the overall bluish caste of the photo. I plan light gray or off-white background will work better. The second thing is a question regarding the lighting and your camera. What kind of lights are you using and does your camera allow for setting a custom white balance? Check the photography forum and you'll find lots of information on lights to use. But, if your camera allows for a custom white balance, you can use just about any type of light. The last thing is that the pens seems very slightly out of focus, so you may be outside the macro range of your camera by an inch or so. Black and white in more or less equal proportions is a difficult combination to photograph and unless you can shoot in RAW mode, and are prepared for a lot of post shooting manipulation, you won't have detail in both the black and the white portions. The best thing to do is to under-expose the shot so you are sure to have some detail in the white portions. Sometimes photographing a pen is harder than making the pen.
Rifleman1776
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Pen looks great. Agree with other criticizms of the picture. You can buy felt squares at Wal-Mart, or other craft stores, very reasonable priced, to use for backgrounds. In adddition, use your photo editing software to eliminate (crop out) most of the picture that isn't a pen.
alamocdc
Member
I like! Nice contrast and well finished.
chigdon
Member
I would also like to see a better picture because I think I really like the pen!
NavyDiver
Member
Nice work! I like the way you segmented the ebony and antler.
papaturner
Member
Great combo of materials,the work looks good too.
Perry
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fstepanski
Member
Nice Pen Woody, love the contrast, Ebony and Ivory.. What type of glue did youuse to join the antler with the ebony?
Thanks
Thanks
WoodenRanger
Member
I used CA glue. Since then I have been using polyurethane glue. It seems to work better. I did have trouble with the back of the cap cracking a little. I am not sure why. May be the antler is not all the way dry like wood and it shifted?? Thanks
Penmonkey
Member
Very nice combo. I like it.
GaryMGg
Member
Very sharp and distinctive looking pen. The newly uploaded photo looks great!
OKLAHOMAN
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Woody,
I think that I would really like that pen, and as everone on the forum will attest to I'm the last person to judge photography. That being said junk your background and retake the photo with a solid background.
I think that I would really like that pen, and as everone on the forum will attest to I'm the last person to judge photography. That being said junk your background and retake the photo with a solid background.
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