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	title of this thread your message You wrote "No one can deny that an all-white background makes an ideal contrast to the object being photographed -- can they ?" I think some people can deny that the white sweep is not ideal. I'd point to the iconic images of Wormley's designs as photographed in the Dunbar catalog and the beautiful pictures that one sees in many Wright auction catalogs where they chose to show pieces in striking environments over the usual white sweep. The all-white environment certainly looks stark and "artsy", but showing an object in an environment has merit as well. We went back-and-forth on this for when we considered how to show the pieces on our website and have done both. We weighed the austere but elegant look of the white sweep against the warmth and scale you can get by shooting furniture in an environment. These are things that one should live with, relate to, and use. By putting them into a context that one can recognize I think that it can give a human scale to them and make them more "real". If you want to simply admire the design, maybe the white room is the way to go, but if you want to convey that these are real things that one can incorporate into their life, why not show them in the real world. Granted, there is good photography and bad photography, and I think good design can benefit from good photography. Just like a great painting can benefit from a nice frame. That said, I think there is plenty of bad photography on eBay or other sites. Whether folks should put the things they want to sell out in the snow, I'm frankly indifferent. If they have half a brain, they would not leave them outside for long. Extreme temperature changes are just as destructive (maybe more) than the moisture in snow. I'd hope that anyone selling something like a handsome Hans Wegner chair would have the common sense to take it outside, quickly get the photo they want, and then run back in where they wipe down any snow that was clinging to the legs. Of course, I live in an area that sees extremes in winter weather so I'm used to dealing with it. I'd be just as concerned with someone taking the same chair out to the middle of a stand of cactus to take pictures. Dry heat can be just as damaging as wet cold. associated web images (optional) associated web link (optional) your email your password create a forums account \| you forgot your password?