Argggg!! Who the heck would have thought that turning a raw piece of wood into a beautiful pen is easier then taking a simple good pic of it!!
Went out yesterday and built a simple little 2' photo tent so I can take some better pics. Yea right! That was the idea, guess I should have been an engineer.....
Have a nice piece of white poster board for the backdrop, pure white sheet as the diffuser, and a light on either side with a CFL bulbin it, I think that is my problem. The bulbs are 2700k soft white, 1600 lumens. I just can not get a picture that is even remotely better then just taking it on the desk! Tried auto focus, manual, with setting my white balance and still crap. Going to go get some daylight regular bulbs this afternoon and try some more..
Thanks for reading and letting me vent! Time to make a pen!