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This weekend's completed projects

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Also got five more pens ready to go to the lathe and made a spindle steady for a baseball bat project I'm working on with a high schooler for his senior project.
 

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Very nice work and nice sharp photography. If your camera has interchangeable lenses (such as a DSLR) or a compact digital camera with an optical zoom lens, I think it would be nice to use a longer lens or focal length -- perhaps 100 mm or so and also open the aperture as necessary to shorten the depth of field which would soften the background while still being recognizable. Also darken the background by using a panel to block some of the lighting to the background a bit. While it is customary to use a solid dark background when shooting fancy turning like yours, I actually like the "in situ" composition that adds context and helps to tell a story about the turnings -- in this case, a very nice lathe in a well arranged workplace*.









* NOTE -

I used "workplace" since terminology varies depending upon:

  • If you are a "chap" or a professional turner then "studio" would be the term for your workplace.
  • If you are a "bloke" then "shed" would be the proper term for your workplace.
  • If you are an "amateur" turning as a hobby then "shop" would be the term for your workplace.
  • If you are an "amateur" turning as a hobby and there are cars parked in you designated turning space, then "garage" would be the term for your workplace.
  • If you are an "amateur" turning as a hobby and are relegated to turning outdoors as I am forced to do, then there is no standard terminology for our unfortunate condition. I just claim that I like to be more closely connected with nature while turning. Nobody seems to buy my story.
 
Thanks. The dimensions are 8-1/4" diameter by 11-1/4" tall and the finial is threaded into the collar.

In regard to the workplace, I sell nearly everything I make but I guess it is more of a shop with the ambition of becoming a studio. My wife just needs to make enough money to support it. And thanks for the input on photography. It is an area in which I have very little experience.

Scott
 
"Shop" vs "Studio"

Very nice work and nice sharp photography. If your camera has interchangeable lenses (such as a DSLR) or a compact digital camera with an optical zoom lens, I think it would be nice to use a longer lens or focal length -- perhaps 100 mm or so and also open the aperture as necessary to shorten the depth of field which would soften the background while still being recognizable. Also darken the background by using a panel to block some of the lighting to the background a bit. While it is customary to use a solid dark background when shooting fancy turning like yours, I actually like the "in situ" composition that adds context and helps to tell a story about the turnings -- in this case, a very nice lathe in a well arranged workplace*.

* NOTE -

I used "workplace" since terminology varies depending upon:

  • If you are a "chap" or a professional turner then "studio" would be the term for your workplace.
  • If you are a "bloke" then "shed" would be the proper term for your workplace.
  • If you are an "amateur" turning as a hobby then "shop" would be the term for your workplace.
  • If you are an "amateur" turning as a hobby and there are cars parked in you designated turning space, then "garage" would be the term for your workplace.
  • If you are an "amateur" turning as a hobby and are relegated to turning outdoors as I am forced to do, then there is no standard terminology for our unfortunate condition. I just claim that I like to be more closely connected with nature while turning. Nobody seems to buy my story.

It's a "shop" if there are pictures of naked people in view.
It's a "studio" if the owner made the pictures.😀
 
Very nice Scott, it must have taken you hours to clean your powermatic that well:cool2:
Only kidding, that lidded bowl is very nice Scott, can't really see the pens too well but if they are anything like the bowl then someone is going to be very happy!!!

Well done Scott!!!
 
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