Eamon McCandless

[spectrum]

Love your work.

The main thing I'd like to see is for you to use a better camera. It's a shame when you've got so many nice models on flickr and with such shoddy picture quality.

[Eamon]

Yeah, I agree. Problem is, this is the best camera I have access to. I'll try to get a better camera.

[Eamon]

So Spectrum, I think I'll be able to borrow a better camera, but for now I'll have to make do with my crappy tablet camera . Anyways, Cerberus and minotaur are done, now on to pegasus, then hippocampus. I'd fold more of chesscuber's suggestions, but I don't have diagrams for them. Here are pics.

[origami_8]

Sincerely, I don't think the camera is the problem but the background and general setup. Please take a look at these two topics to get an impression how to do it better:
viewtopic.php?f=12&t=7018
viewtopic.php?f=12&t=10415

[Eamon]

I don't have money for a lightbox, but I'll try to make one, like Ben Lewis did. I'll try to find some nice neutral papers for backgrounds too, and I'll try to keep the camera more steady.
EDIT:I just took better photos with better backgrounds and a better camera so the photos will be well, better.
I couldn't take photos of everything, so its only my best models. I'll upload a them soon.

[Benlewisorigami]

Hey man. Message me if you want help on a lightbox. I read that, and it made my day that someone actually noticed

[Kyle2952]

The paper you used for the minotaur looks really cool. All of your folds look great!

[Eamon]

Thank's Kyle2592 and Ben. If you're wondering, my paper is burgundy and black unryu with foil in between. I buy my unryu at dickblick.com
And Ben, I'm glad I could make your day, and a lightbox really improved my photos I think. I'll try to post some more models soon, but for now, there are some on my flickr I havent posted here.

[Alejandro77]

That minotaur is awesome. How much did the unryu cost you?

[Eamon]

Its about 2.50 per 25*37 inch sheet, and you have to buy ten sheets minimum. With shipping, its about 40 bucks. This sounds expensive(and it is) but per square inch, not so much. Or if there is a blick's store near you, just buy it there. Their website has a store locator, so its worth checking. Hope I could help.

[Eamon]

So I have found my new challenge-miniatures! Heres Quentin Trollip's Clydesdale folded from 24*24 cm of two sheets of unryu treated with mc mixed with paint(to keep the white white.)It can stand on a post-it note.

[Benlewisorigami]

Looks good

[Eamon]

Thanks. It was a little hard at this size, but the fact that its so fun to fold really helped.

[Eamon]

Well, here are some more things made out of paper.
Kamiya's Eagle Ray. It fuzzy for om wetfolding untreated lokta paper.


Kade Chan's Fiery Dragon folded very carefully from tissue foil. I've folded this model like billions of times to get the head right.


And Kamiya's Little Bird. It is hard to find a better model than this.


Happy Easter everyone!

[Alejandro77]

That is an excellent Fiery Dragon!