[Woodcarver] Help

[Byron]

Get a photo cube.  It's a white nylon cube that diffuses the light and
eliminates glare.  They usually come with 4 colored backgrounds and come in
different sizes.  I bought mine on eBay.   Simply search on eBay for "photo
cube"  there's lots to choose from.  

The best thing for photography since the invention of film.

Byron Kinnaman
abkinnaman at earthlink.net
http://byronscabin.kinnamans.net/




> [Original Message]

> From: Alex Bisso <albisso at bresnan.net>

> To: <woodcarver at carverscompanion.com>

> Date: 2/4/2009 7:11:18 PM

> Subject: [Woodcarver] Help

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> OK it's about time I asked for some help on two issues.

>     First, I seem to be at a carving standstill.  I have not finished a 

> carving since early last fall when I completed a brown trout started

earlier 

> last year.  I just can't seem to get motivated enough to either start 

> something new or complete some started projects that I told myself I

would 

> get done this year.  Can anyone tell me what has worked to get them 

> motivated to get back to carving after a dry spell?

>     Second, I have a recurring problem with getting good photos of

carvings. 

> My standard method of trial and error with the lighting, inside and

outside 

> works sometimes but not consistently.  On my last fish for example, I

took 

> one photo (after a couple of tries) using a piece of light blue foam from

an 

> old camping bedroll and the color and contrast came out very well. 

However, 

> when I tried to set up with a cloth maroon cloth background to take more 

> photos, it looked good but my camera did not like it at all.  The photos 

> were either too dark or too bright and glarey and the colors did not look 

> true.  There must be a way to set up for photos that provides a good 

> background and lighting for true color without glare.  Can anyone suggest 

> something simple and reliable that might work.

>    Thanks for any input.

> Alex Bisso

> Billings, MT 

>

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