>Finally getting around to doing some photography. Sorry about the hotspots, I'm using a stobe setup at the community college and the learning curve is steep. The blue is a bit wash looking in the photo, the live piece is a bit more intense blue.
This piece is soft maple, painted and dyed. It is about 10 inches high. I was trying to go with a simple finial that would echo the overall shape of the piece. The dye is primarily in the form of a lacquer toner. Color is built over multiple coats.
>Joel Nice piece. I like the finial I think it does echo the shape.
As far the photo goes you did a good job. It's difficult to control reflections on glossy work. I think reflections are good if they don't get obnoxious looking. They show that the work is glossy.
I think the main reason the blue doesn't look as deep is the exposure. A little darker and the blue would be darker. I'm guessing you used some sort of soft box or panel in the front of the piece. This is why the color changes from the front toward the sides. There's really not a good way around this on a piece of that shape. 2 panels on each side might even up the color by reflecting in the piece the same way the front does but this will make the piece look flat. On round objects you must have a light side and a dark side or they don't look round.
What you might try is putting the main light up higher. Anyway good job. I'm being picky just to try and teach you see the potential solutions.
>I was hoping you would jump in. You're right I used a softbox and held a reflector low and too the left to try and fill in a bit. I think I'm going to sign up for the photography class since I have access to the lighting, it would sure be nice to learn how to use it.
