[Woodcarver] photographing carvings

[Mike Gratton]

Nice idea.  Loved the graphics! :)

mikeg
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> Our club had a photography seminar from a

> professional.  She purchased plain backgroung

> material in a long roll from a photography house. 

> She placed the roll above and behind the carving

> which was resting on the background material. There

> were no seams in the roll and it was used to take

> beautiful pictures.

> 

> I purchased poster board from Wal-Mart for 57cents

> and achieved almost the same result.  I used a chair

> and positioned the poster board on the upright part

> of the chair and curved it down to the seat, where

> the small carving would lie.  The carvings weighed

> enough to keep the poster board from sliding.

> 

> If you look for poster board, keep in mind that some

> have a different color on each side, which may be a

> blessing.

> 

> Here is an ugly picture of what I am attempting to

> describe, where the left side and bottom is the

> chair and the inside is the poster board with the

> "*" being the carving.  Note that there are also no

> angles or creases here.

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> Enjoy,

> 

> Dave>

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