Rolex John: To your point, I am VERY 'left-brained' and don't have quite as much artistic creativity as I'd like. That said, I make no apologies for my perception of what appears correct to my 'left' brain. Maybe that's why I'm so popular. I appeal to the masses. LOL!
Balislinger: Your images are VERY clear and the work is showing well. More in a moment...
Bob W: Correctomundo.
Balislinger (Steve?): This is a great example of why at least a pair of lights are needed for better knife photography. And you have them.
In the top example the handle needs about
twice the lighting than the blade. (Exaggeration, but you understand). If you can't change the intensity, then change the distance. Draw the blade bulb away and bring in the handle light.
Sheaths, handles, and damascus suck up the light, and the brightly polished areas are always reflecting too much. It's a constant piece by piece adjustment.
Notice how the same lighting on the bottom folder gives near-perfect results. (Only 'near perfect' because you lost the highlight on the edge out at the business end, where it counts.) That needed a smaller mirror angled differently to run it around.
I found a recent example of mine where I deliberately pulled away intensity on the shiny blade because I needed a lot of light on the handle.
If anything the blade may be too subtle, but I'd rather err on that side.
Thanks for these examples. We're/I'm always learning. Keep them coming.
Who's got more?
Coop