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The Crooked Stool Workshop's avatar

Between you and Chris Schwarz, I've learned a lot about taking better pictures of my pieces. My shop is so small and crowded that it's difficult to get great pictures. There's so much clutter or it's the garage door in the background. I think I really need to set up a corner of a room in the house to take better shots.

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Andy Glenn's avatar

That's how I started in my shop. I set up one corner that was clear and clutter-free (I wish the entire shop was that way). That's how I got the process shots completed for the book.

I had similar challenges photographing in shop spaces. Pine Croft is that way. It's a gorgeous space but all the benches, shop stools, materials, clamps, etc. make it hard to get a good image. I found either getting closer, or taking a full, wide shot, were my best bets. Wide caught the full vibe of the space.

Matt Kinney wrote photography at some point (maybe a few years ago).

Thanks for the kind words....

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John Carter's avatar

Thank you for this post. Some great details and good perspective for my inner "do I keep using my phone or buy an old DSLR" dialogue.

The night shots look great -- almost 'haunted' :)

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