/diy/ - Do It Yourself

This is an awesome thread. Please ignore the posters who pick on the color choice of yer mum's carpet.

I have forged blades, I have built crossbows, I am an enthusiastic selfbow archer. I once welded a mantis out of a railroad spike and huge-ass nails. I built a 10' long medieval trestle table so that I could sit and share home-brewed mead with 11 of my alcoholic friends at a time.
All of this is trivial background notes.

What I wish to discuss is visual presentation.

>>1317158 is a perfect example.
A delightful knife that I would be proud to have made or to own.
The creator worked hard to make a nice picture of it.
Unfortunately, the backdrop is so nice that the viewer is distracted from the true subject of the picture.
This is similar to the 4chan 'rule' of "Don't ever post an image in your Opening Post that is more interesting than your topic."

>>1317161
>>1317162
>>1318300

These are more successful photographs but the backgrounds are still distracting. The viewers' eye is pulled away from what is truly important, which is the work of art that you made.
You want the viewer to not remember the background. This is different from regular photography.

Look at 'studio photography'.

I mention this because I think you all have done some amazing work, and I want the world to to see it presented in an amazing way.
Thank you very much for sharing what you have done.