Archive for March 2012
Photography tip for shooting clear dichroic
After photographing some Dichroic Scraps and I discovered something I wanted to share.
The Dichroic Scraps will be on sale in the Fun House so they needed some photos. The scarps were of dichroic on clear. I had a problem was when I was photographing them on white I was loosing all detail.
So what I did was place a black piece of foam-core out of frame to see if I could get a little contrast and something really cool happened. The color on the Dichroic Scraps jumps out.
Here is what append when I placed a black piece of foam-core behind it.
As you can see it made an amazing difference. So if you’re having problems photographing dichroic beads try putting something dark next to it out of frame.
Torso Beads by Joy Munshower
One of our customers, Joy Munshower, posted some wonderful torso beads made with the Effetre glass rod colors ( Sunset, Alexandrite, Green Tea, Earth, Dark Ivory, and Neptune) and Vetrofond glass rod ( Topaz ODD ). They were such great examples of these colors I thought I would share them in this blog.
The murrini used were by Donna Millard
Effetre Neptune (591230)
"Here's the fun side-by-side, before-and-after shots of a female torso sculpted out of "Neptune" glass. When I sculpt it it develops the "pewter" finish over its surface (and "haloed" around the Morning Glory murrini by Donna Millard interestingly)… I then etched the bead to expose the gorgeous mottled teal beneath." – Joy Munshower
Effetre Alexandrite (591226)
I would like to see this bead in person because Effetre Alexandrite shifts hue slightly with different light.
Effetre Earth Cool Color (591688)
Effetre Sunset Pastel (591206)
Effetre Green Tea Cool Color (591680)
This Green Tea bead looks like it was sculpted out of a Marble.
Vetrofond Topaz ODD (791989)
Effetre Dark Ivory (591276)