Ray, very nice looking work. Just like you always seem to present to us here. That second one with the stubbier, sturdier-looking spike is my personal pick o' th' litter among them.
Raymond Richard said:
The background is actually white but for some reason its kind of a tan. Not sure if its because the paint isn't totally dry.
It could be the type of light bulb used to illuminate the picture. Incandescent bulbs typically cast a yellowish hue to pictures. If the light level is low (using just one bulb maybe), well..... dim yellow is tan.
The trick is to use bulbs with the same Kelvin temp (or close to it) as sunlight. The most common brands I've seen at Home Depot etc are the GE Reveal brand and some from Phillips.
Also, using more bulbs allows you to manipulate the light (as well as providing more overall light in the pic) to make all parts of the frame clear. More lights or reflectors could reduce or eliminate the shadow lying along the left edge of the hawks. To my eye, it looks like there was only one light source used for the pics. For more knife photographing info, click the link in my sig below.
But ain't it great being able to shoot whenever you want?
(edit to add) Scratch that comment about the shadow. :footinmou As I gamma and color corrected the pics, the shadow disappeared.
Your light box is working good!!
