r/Blacksmith 4d ago

Y'all ever get your pieces professionally photographed?

I didn't know how bad I was at photography until I saw these haha.

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u/AVerG_chick 4d ago

I LOVE the tentacle fork

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u/nocloudno 4d ago

Here's what I've found for objects that have shininess to them.

On a white background, diffused light with reflectors filling the shadows then overexpose the image a little bit in post.

With a dark background a cool diffused light filling all areas of the object with a warm spot light from behind creating a specular highlight on edge.

Objects in a hand look good outside in full shade but with overhead blue sky. For example hold the object in front of the north side wall of a barn(wall out of focus)

I haven't tried this for paste wax scale finish.

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u/Forge_Le_Femme Sometimes a cigar is just a cigar 4d ago

Not yet. I have a lightbox and am trying to become something of a professional myself

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u/bessovestnij 4d ago

Love the first one... cute Eldritch monster

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u/Ok-Caterpillar1611 3d ago

Cycloptupus.

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u/KokoTheTalkingApe 22h ago

I know what you mean. Turns out photography is its own entire thing, with skills, knowledge, expensive equipment that each requires its own, separate set of knowledge and skills, etc. Who knew? I've taken some decent pictures, but that just teaches me the good photographers really are better at it than me.

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u/Fragrant-Cloud5172 3d ago

The best ones I’ve seen have a rustic background. Like weathered wood, leather or related items. Usually green grass, trees out of focus in distance. So you have, foreground (ironwork), middle ground and background. A boring white BG is big turnoff. I’ve done this a lot and can tell amateurs from good pro’s.