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abram godshall
02-10-2009, 9:43 AM
I'm looking for someone to transfer a picture of Half-Dome in Yosemite National Park with some text using wood-burning onto a somewhat natural, rustic looking piece of wood. It's a wedding gift.
Eric Teague
02-10-2009, 11:03 AM
Do you have the picture you want?

What type of wood did you want it on? End grain log disk? Log plank with bark on/off?

Timeframe?
Ben Franz
02-10-2009, 11:04 AM
Try contacting SMC member Nancy Laird. She and Dave have a laser engraving business and can probably do it for you.
Eric Teague
02-10-2009, 11:31 AM
It is also best to pick a B&W photo as it has good contrasts that transfer well to burning.

Here are a few to check out:
http://imagecache2.allposters.com/images/pic/153/0-8212-2413-1%7EMoon-and-Half-Dome-Yosemite-National-Park-1960-Posters.jpg
http://www.afterimagegallery.com/adamsmonolith.jpg
http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2005/2507069729_87319ca86e.jpg
http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2211/2519742784_36ec782c9f.jpg
James Stokes
02-10-2009, 2:13 PM
Anyone with a laser could do it. Now as far as the Ansel Adams photos they are copyrighted, so it would be Ilegal to use those.
Eric Teague
02-10-2009, 2:44 PM
Only illegal if you sell them... if all you pay for is the labor and parts, no problem.
Eric Teague
02-11-2009, 11:10 AM
I know it's a long read, but check the definition of derivative works (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Derivative_work) as regards to copyright. For example,
The Mona Lisa With a Moustache. Often used by law professors to illustrate legal concept of derivative work.HEY... who deleted the Ansel Adams photos???

I will forward this to my attorney in order to get a legal opinion of Copyright Derivative Works, but I do not anticipate a problem in regards to wood burning.