Art of Violin Repair

[Risacher]

I started out taking pictures on my phone of each instrument I worked on because I found I forgot a lot of details of what I was fixing particularly how it looked before, after and during the work. Essentially I was making a photographic note book. After a while I noted some pictures looked kinda nice, so I started to bring my camera in to work and setup my photos with more forethought. Eventually I even started to have some strange ideas, like the flower, which evolved to the tree growing from an open seam, to a tree growing a new bridge.

I'm pretty sure this will continue to be an ongoing series, I hope you enjoy it.

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"Touched-up"

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"Skilled Hands"

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"Shavings"

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"Forest"

[Risacher]

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"Scroll"

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"Flower"

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"Rebirth"

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"Cheesy"

I should work on my titles a little longer.

Thanks for looking!

[Runmonty]

Great set. This is a very interesting and creative photo essay Risacher. I love it

My preference is the for the shots in the first post and the first photo in the second post. I do commend you on the "play" with the others though.

Nice work

[Barefoot]

Splendid set. Shavings for me, please.

[Marko]

very cool set - well done!! Shavings for me as well.

[Risacher]

Thank you all!

Barefoot and Marko, would you mind elaborating about what draws you to "Shavings?" I'd like to attempt to understand what draws others in.

Thanks again!

[Barefoot]

I can appreciate the ability of one who has taken their craft to an art form, so that make the set interesting as a whole. I'm personally drawn to darker photographs and the light and DOF in Shavings is delicious. It, more so than the others of tool and technique, imparts a love of labor and a story yet told.

[ewaizel]

Really like "Rebirth". Very conceptual!

[Risacher]

Thank you so much!

[theantiquetiger]

I don't know how I missed this thread last week, but these are amazing.

"Shavings" is my favorite as well. The lighting is perfect.

When I get home, I am nominating this image.

[Iguanasan]

It is a very cool set of images. I'm partial to Rebirth as I feel it has a brighter and lighter outlook on life but I can certainly see the appeal to Shavings. A very nice set of images. Well done! :thumbup:

[theantiquetiger]

Nominated "Shavings"

http://www.photography.ca/Forums/members-monthly-choice/23360-nominate-another-members-photo-here-round-three-2015-a-2.html

[Marko]

Shavings is cool because it suggests a visual story in an elegant way.

[asnow]

What a great set. I can't argue against "shavings" as well.

[Hillbillygirl]

Another vote for "Shavings" here, but I do like "Forest" almost as well. Excellent work on all though, and very creative.