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    Hi All,
    This is the first razor i have made. It is inspired by the Japanese style, but is my own design. It is hollow on one side, convex on the other, with file cut jimping for grip and made from Swedish RWL34 steel. The box is felt lined silky oak with brass hardware and a CA finish. It shaves well so i am happy for a first attempt. Do need to work on my photography, though.
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    Very cool and unique looking. Nice work.

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    Very cool. I really like the design. Clean but funky future-tokyo?

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    The razor looks great. It looks like it would feel good in the hand. I would like to see more pictures.

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    Very nice. As Charlie said, more photos please.
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    Hi Guys,
    thanks for the support. Still struggling with photography, but here are a couple more pics. Is there a sticky that gives help for photography newbies? If so, would someone point me to where it is please?
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    Great looking blade. The grip cuts look really cool.

    Check to see if your camera has a macro function for taking close ups. It looks as if the camera is struggling to focus. You also prbably need more light.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Adam G. View Post
    Is there a sticky that gives help for photography newbies? If so, would someone point me to where it is please?
    There is some stuff in the wiki:
    Lightbox Instructional - Straight Razor Place Wiki
    Photographing Razors - Straight Razor Place Wiki

    I also have trouble with photographing razors. My photography background is entirely landscape photography, and I've found razors to be far more challenging than I expected. Here is a thread I started to get some pointers:
    http://straightrazorpalace.com/works...ng-razors.html

    I would love to get some tips from maximilian and some of the other guys that do great SOTD and workshop photos.

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    Looks great. Keep em coming.
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    Razor looks great, especially for a first.

    I think the two main issues with the photos are focus and exposure. It looks like the camera is focusing on the reflections, not the razor OR you are shooting too close and the camera is unable to focus at that range. The photos also look underexposed. The lightbox link above should help with that.

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