Profile plate?

[DG]

Dang, my background is desk, keyboard, computer guts, wall, windowsill, then a big green plastic lid to keep the sunset out of my eyes.

Maybe that is why my flies are ugly.

Thanks for clarifying that, tho. The only time I use a background is when I take photos, which is very very seldom.

[Bass_Bug]

Clay,
I dont have a real (attached) plate, but I do use the light blue 3mm foam sheets when I take pics of flies in the vise . I just prop it against the bobbin cradle. That is unless I have a BLUE damesl fly.
I think it was one of the Fly Tying: The Anglers Art episiodes where they were demonstrating different colors with different flies. Unless you only tie the same color patterns, at least 2 colors (light and dark) are reccomended.

[Steven McGarthwaite]

The only time I use a background is when I am shooting a dressing hooks article for a given fly pattern.

Depending what materials you use and their color, have a great deal with selecting the best background for the image.

My backgrounds are big sheets of 2mm foam. Sometimes I use a light green, other times a light blue. Other times it is a bright yellow, orange, or red.
Then other times it maybe a tan, brown, or even black.

All walls in my fly tying room are painted white, my desk top has a white matting, and there is plenty of light all over the place. This helps me not only with my photography but with my dressing hooks.

CD in the player for some non-obtrusive background music.

I recommend you read one of Al Campbell's articles that touch on this subject......

~Parnelli

[flymaker2]

I have the blue and grey DK plate materials and like them both. The blue is easy on the yes. I use them all the time.

[Clay]

OK, finally time to $hit or get off the pot as they say. I bought the DK profile plate in blue. I also picked up the extended 3" waste basket at the same time. Now I have to spend more time tying and less time thinking about what I might need as tools.

Like someone mentioned on another thread, I tend to over think these things.

Rick

[Eric-WD]

If you got the wrong color, home depot has this stuff for around $5 or less called spray paint, you can change it to any other color you want.

Eric

[raiderhunter]

what is a profile plate???

[Normand]

what is a profile plate???

go back to page 2 of this thread and read posts 15, 16 and 17!

[flymaker2]

If you got the wrong color, home depot has this stuff for around $5 or less called spray paint, you can change it to any other color you want.

Eric

Actually that might not work Eric: The profile plates from DK are made of a plastic sheet that has a finely textured surface with a matte finish. It is an anti-glare color and very even in tone. I have experimented quite a bit on these and have not equalled this surface yet.



I take the DK plates into the field and use them for backgrounds when taking wildflower images (Fly pics in the fly room too).

It is not the greatest photo-but you get the idea of the DK blue plate utility from it. basically no glare.

[Eric-WD]

Nice picture, I guess you get what you pay for in plates.

Eric