Ambrosia Maple Bowl

[David Pearson]

Here's a bowl that I recently finished. It's ambrosia maple, about 9.5 x 4.5 inches finished with wipe on poly. I'm still experimenting with the photography aspect of turning. Who would have thought that there was a photography aspect to turning! :rolleyes: Comments and criticism are always welcome.

[David Christopher]

David, that is beautiful. I like the thin walls and the photography is just fine

[Bernie Weishapl]

Great looking bowl out of some beautiful wood.

[Dewey Torres]

I love it and the photo is great as well!:D

[Toney Robertson]

The bowl looks wonderful.

If I may be so bold, some suggestions for your photos.

1. Lose the fluffy red background. Get yourself a good background. It is amazing what a good background will do for your pictures. I got mine here http://www.phototechinc.com/graduate.htm - #9.

2. Do not elevate your bowl. Sitting on a flat surface is a more natural setting.

3. Are you using a tripod?

4. Are you using the timer function?

5. Shut down your aperture. That will help your depth of field.

6. Take LOTS of pictures with different settings and find the one that is best for you.

Toney

[Leo Van Der Loo]

Nice one David, like the edge, looks good :D, now a white or grey background would show us the real color :)

[David Pearson]

Thanks for being bold Toney. I really appreciate it. I am not using a tripod. I have the light box set up on the basement floor. I need to get a tripod, once I get one, I will be able to use the timer. I was playing with different backgrounds. I thought the texture might look better. I was using poster board before that.

[Steve Schlumpf]

Good looking bowl David! Sure got it thin!

Agree with Toney and Leo about the photos. I personally find that photos are the hardest part of turning! Experiment with the lighting and also with perspective. It's always tempting to show the inside of the bowl but show to much and it distorts the form. Hey - just have fun with it! Like turning - it gets easier the more you do!

[alex carey]

very nice bowl. Got some unique grain. Quite thin, I like it.

Alex

[Jim Kountz]

Nicely done, love the color changes in the wood and the thin walls!!

[Richard Madison]

Very pretty bowl David.

Ditto what Toney said. Lacking a tripod (more $$), you can prop your camera on a carefully selected pile of scraps and rubble and use the self timer function to aviod camera shake.

[Toney Robertson]

Thanks for being bold Toney. I really appreciate it. I am not using a tripod. I have the light box set up on the basement floor. I need to get a tripod, once I get one, I will be able to use the timer. I was playing with different backgrounds. I thought the texture might look better. I was using poster board before that.

David,

I am glad that you appreciated my comments. I was in your place a year ago and with the kind help of others coupled with most of the information I gave you, I feel my photos have come a LONG way. From this

http://i270.photobucket.com/albums/jj101/iublue/113-13.jpg

To this. Notice how the background makes a HUGE difference!

http://i270.photobucket.com/albums/jj101/iublue/WineGlassesandStoppers.jpg

and what I feel is my best picture to date. This one actually might make it into a magazine ad for Doug's gouges. I was flattered.

http://i270.photobucket.com/albums/jj101/iublue/Tools/IMG_2909.jpg

My camera is nothing special. About the only thing I spent significant bucks on was my background.

Take LOTS of pictures. That is the wonderful thing about digital.

Toney