Topic: Taking pictures of engraved glass,cheap and simple.

[krsilber]

That was my point the liquid blocks out the pattern at the back of the glass so no interference.
 Try it with that glass.

But then the only way to light it is from the front and you have to deal with glare.  I never use a flash on glass.  I've tried filling things with various substances, and it works for some types of decoration.  I agree with Patrick - we need photos!  Show us your magic, then maybe we'll be convinced!

Mmmm, I'd love to have that puppy filled with Guinness and forget about the photos!

What's a DONGLE?!

[KarenR]

This goblet was a challenge because there were unpolished and highly polished cut surfaces and a blank that had been altered by deep cutting of leaves, giving it a twisted appearance.  I tried putting soda in the goblet, not so much to show the cutting (shown better with other methods) but to show the thickness of the blank and what was causing the twisted look. 

[krsilber]

  I tried putting soda in the goblet, not so much to show the cutting (shown better with other methods) but to show the thickness of the blank and what was causing the twisted look. 

For that it performed admirably! 

Just a note - Karen's photos were taken in a light tent.

[johnphilip]

I am not saying its perfect but i am beginning to get the result i need for ebay
to show the patterns and i am a novice with computers and digital cameras my
snaps wont win competitions, but i have only just begun.
I will try to put some pictures on soon, at the moment i am having emergency
dental work,  root treatment lots of pain. JP :mus:

[Patrick]

What's a DONGLE?!

Hi Kristi,
I am currently on the train from Newark on Trent to London..................  I have got my DONGLE out and am passing the time on the internet. It is a device that you connect to a usb port on a laptop and it gives you mobile ' broadband ' internet. Also very usefull if you live on a narrowboat as i do. Speed can vary depending on the location but is normally fast enough.
Cost of unlimited access is about $40.00 per month.

Regards Patrick.

[krsilber]

Shows how tech-savvy I am!

I had to look up narrowboat, too.  That's pretty nifty!  When I was a kid I thought it would be so cool to live on a boat.  All kinds of questions spring to mind, but that's way off-topic, so I'll leave it there.

[Anne]

Kristi, feel free to start a new topic about it in Cafe if you wish. 

[Pinkspoons]

I've finally got around to clearing a space for a cheap and cheerful lighting table I bought several months ago, and gave it a whirl with some engraved and clear glass that I'd had absolutely no luck with in a photography tent. All I can say is.... I wish I'd bought one of these a couple of years ago, instead of mucking about with various photography tents! No more editing out annoying and intrusive under-shadows!  With a bit of aperture-tweaking, I'll hopefully master getting just one side of the glass in focus.

These are my first efforts with clear glass.... a set of 1946 'Mercur' cordials by Per Lütken with a completely white background, and a set of 1937 'Ejby' cordials by JE Bang with some more dramatic lighting.