So this morning I shot a bunch of things on a new surface...my lightboard. I've had one forever. Back in the old day it was for viewing and sorting slides. When I shot film, that was my preference. It hasn't seen much use lately so I wondered how things would look against it. Mostly they came out well. I like the reflections in the shiny plastic, but need to go rework them due to lack of crispness on some and depth of field on others. How lucky we are to have digital these days. I'd have "wasted" 2 36 frame rolls on just this short session. But pictures make the sale many times, so it's important to me to keep improving. When I'm done the re-shoot I'll post some examples of what I mean.
Part of the mystique of jewelry manufacture is the tools. I admit it, I love new tools. I love good tools. Finely worked tools that have special and often obscure purpose. Sometimes I just go through catalogs looking at stuff and wonder what the hell a person does with such a gadget. I remember spending a lot of time as a little girl at my dad's workbench, messing with his tools (lord help me if I misplaced any). A while back while on a visit to my folks' house I spied dad's coping saw (frame saw/jeweler's saw) in his workshop and told him I coveted it. He laughed and said I could buy one for about $10 at Lowes. He's right of course, but that old one looked sweet. My own tool collection is modest and consists largely of the inexpensive variety. Until this craft starts to pay off, I can't justify the expense when money is put to better use buying materials (Christmas is coming and you never know what Santa will bring – Lindstrom, hint hint). But every ...
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