[Woodcarver] Help

[Gary A Crosby]

Alex I had the same issue once I came back from Kandahar Afghanistan it 
had been by that time almost a year since I had carved any major 
projects, still trapped in the war. But I went for a walk one day into 
the Canadian Parliament buildings and found myself in surrounded by 
outstanding carvings of all shapes and sizes. When I walked out I was 
ready to launch out and carve. Now I don't have enough time in the day 
to do anything but carve.   Bottom line is go to a museum or some 
where's you can witness other carvers or carvings could be just as 
simple as picking up a new carving mag. 

Bing





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Quoting Alex Bisso <albisso at bresnan.net>:

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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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