That wavy bevel looks like an error (doesn’t match the crisp style of the piece).
The lighting is super harsh! There’s little highlights all over that look like chips and tear-out in the veneer which I doubt look that way in person based on how nice the joints are on the solid wood parts.
Great work on the actual product … it’s beautiful.
But I don’t like the way the photographer set up the images. The black background makes it look like this was all image generated by AI or something … it makes it look … fake … or like it is floating in empty space. It makes it look like it is a digital creation from an AutoCAD program. The dark background makes it look dark and ominous.
Instead of a solid studio background, it might be nicer to place it in a neutral background - nothing too flashy that would detract from the furniture. Maybe a blank white wall and sitting on a hardwood floor and all bathed in natural soft light.
EDIT: I wondered if maybe you might have other photos in your history and you do … your photo from a few days ago displays this furniture in a lot more dramatic way than in the professional photographer images
https://lemmy.ca/post/19188721
… but this is just my opinion … I may be right or wrong … it is just my personal take … otherwise, I still love the furniture and I can absolutely appreciate the time, effort, expertise and skill that went into making it.
Is the wavy bevel a design choice?
If I was browsing through furniture on Etsy and the first image was that imprecise looking bezel I would close your shop and keep looking. It just looks like sloppy cutting rather than the hand of the artist. I would find other ways to show the artist’s hand, maybe a hand-carved element or something. Especially for this style of piece which is emphasizing clean lines, having a wavy line looks sloppy not intentional.
The rest of the work should make the wavy bits obvious as being intentional, however questionable a decision it was to typical taste.
It isn’t a style that is for everybody, but there is a shoe for every foot.
Yes. It’s only wavy right there and one other spot. Didn’t want it to look too factory-made. Wanted it to look and feel more unique and hand made
If it were a more rustic piece, the wavy bits would make perfect sense. The piece shows skill that is betrayed by the bevels.
Someone will love that piece, but most wouldn’t get it. If you made that intentional roughness a signature of your work, in a few centuries people may enthusiasticly bid to have one of your pieces. Make sure you get a custom branding iron to mark your work.
Do not put your images on black unless you are trying to tease or hide a product. Go with anything brighter.
