A common theme in pen photography is that the picture is not big enough to see the detail. As you will witness by my own pictures below, I am not a great photographer. That being said, there is a trick to photo composition which will help us see you pen and should result in a more accurate critiues. If your camera and software let you make these changes, it should help us help you.
Note: All pictures sized at 640 pixels wide and the same camera settings were used. Also, each pair of pictures is the same picture with only the cropping being different.
Traditional pose: Either a straight vertical or straight horizontal picture.
Same picture cropped tighter.
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Same pen photographed at a 45-degree angle.
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45-degree angle with tighter cropping.
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As you can see, my photography didn't get any better, but you sure can see the detail better.
Give this a try--and good luck!
Note: All pictures sized at 640 pixels wide and the same camera settings were used. Also, each pair of pictures is the same picture with only the cropping being different.
Traditional pose: Either a straight vertical or straight horizontal picture.
Same picture cropped tighter.
Image Insert:
Same pen photographed at a 45-degree angle.
Image Insert:
45-degree angle with tighter cropping.
Image Insert:
As you can see, my photography didn't get any better, but you sure can see the detail better.
Give this a try--and good luck!