There's always one in every crowd...

[Manfred M]

I realized today that I had not actually photographed anything since January 31 of this year. I've spent the past 2+ months working on images every day, but pretty well 100% in post and other design work.

I decided to have a bit of fun today and to do something that I had thought about a few weeks ago. It's quite similar to an image I did with Japanese chopsticks a few years ago. This time I used ordinary wood pencils.

[Rita]

This made me smile. Love the humour in this one.

[Chataignier]

Great image Manfred, graphic and amusing.

Spot of alignment needed top left...?

[Manfred M]

Great image Manfred, graphic and amusing.

Spot of alignment needed top left...?

Top left is out about 1mm, top right about 3mm. I'm not 100% satisfied with the look, so I may look at reshooting with some other changes. The erasers can be out quite a bit and they add to the issue.

I drew very thin grids on the backing and used Museum Wax to hold the pencils in place, so the alignment is acceptable, but not perfect. I find that the spacing between pencils needs to be tighter and I may show the branding information in the next version. I may change the lighting design a bit too.