Dennis Schwind Gallery

The following photos are of some of my turnings. As the Webmaster and newsletter editor of the Dakota Woodturners I continual try to improve the quality of the content and especially the photos posted to the web site. At the beginning of November 2009 I started researching photography of wood turned items and built a light tent shown in the second photo below. I still have some things to learn about lighting and composition, but hopefully very soon the quality of the web site photos will improve dramatically. The four photos in the first row to the right were my first attempts and were pretty poor. I did not have the proper lighting and used a sheet as a back drop. Wrinkles are very evident. Starting in the second row I experimented with different lighting. The duplicate photos are for comparison of different light, exposure, focus and angles. The remaining photos have improved definition with the improved lighting although I will still need to work on the hot spots of the shinier pieces.


Photo of me at my new Powermatic 3520 Lathe May 2007	Photo tent November 2009	Platter glued up from various woods - 15-1/2 inch dia	5" Coasters using 4" cork. A 1/16" tenon is turned on the bottom so they stack	Birch Bowl	Ornament

Projects from 2007 Symposium. Talc Bowl 2 x 1-1/2" high	Birch Bowl 83/4" x 1 5/8" with first attempt to embellish with carving & coloring	2nd Photo of same Bowl with different lighting/exposure	Same Bowl with different lighting angle	Bottle Stopper	Winged Vase

Small Talc Bowl	Tea Light candle holder 2 1/2" x 7 3/4" high	Another view different lighting and exposure. Tea Light candle holder 2-1/2"x7-3/4"	Tea Light Candle Holder	Another view of the Badlands Cedar Box & Tea Light Candle holder	Dale Nish style Candle holder 2 1/4" x 10 1/4" high

Big Leaf Maple Burl Platter 10 1/2" x 1 3/4"	Big Leaf Maple Burl Platter with better lighting and focus	Birch Bowl	Small Mesquite Bowl 5" x 2"	2nd Photo of same Bowl with different lighting/exposure	Small Mesquite Bowl 5" x 2"

Laminate Bowl	Laminated Bowl	Small Lidded Finial Box	Small lidded box from Badlands Cedar 2 1/2" x 3"	2nd Photo of same Box with different lighting/exposure

Redwood Bowl	Redwood Bowl 2nd view with improved exposure/lighting			Ornament	Ornament