[Woodcarver] Help

[Joe Dillett]

Excellent suggestions Bing, especially going to a museum. That's got to 
inspire anyone.

Joe Dillett
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----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Gary A Crosby" <darkwood at darkwood-woodcarving.com>
To: "[Woodcarver]" <woodcarver at carverscompanion.com>
Sent: Thursday, February 05, 2009 3:37 PM
Subject: Re: [Woodcarver] Help



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> 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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