[TheForge] Mastermyr photo question...

[Ries Niemi]

I always prefer a white photo paper background for shooting dark 
colored metalwork. And generally I dont even believe in another object 
for scale- you can always measure the object and write  the dimensions 
on a slide or print- yes, it requires actual thinking to figure out the 
size of the object photographed, but this seems to fit in with your 
world view, andy. I buy big photo paper from the photo store, and pin 
it up on a wall and let it drape down onto the floor. No floor/wall 
line, and the paper comes as big as 9 feet wide.

The only other thing you might want to try is shooting on a light 
table- that is, a glowing white background. This is usually not needed 
with natural colored steel, or black ironwork, but it does sometimes 
really bring out the detail in mixed materials.

Besides the neutral white background shots, maybe then you could dress 
up like a viking and hold the various objects in your teeth, to better 
personify the way any tool can be used to conquer, rape and pillage, 
particularly if some dainty british isles are nearby just begging to be 
taken.

ries