How to take better pictures to show the best Hamon of honyaki?!

[Kai Wang]

Hi guys, wish you all happy holidays and wonderful New Year.

Here is my latest honyaki. I take the pictures with my iPhone. But can’t really see the best hamon of it.
Can you please show me yours and teach me how to take better pictures!!??

 

[RJD55]

Can't help with the photography, but that's an interesting hamon, would you mind telling us who is the blacksmith?
Thanks...Ron

 

[Anton]

You don’t have to worry about it once you build a patina

 

[HRC_64]

use acetone to remove the plastic coating

 

[chefcomesback]

Dark surface to put the knife on and minimal lighting will help highlighting the Hamon

 

[Pensacola Tiger]

Diffuse lighting and control of reflections.

If you have an overcast day, that light is near perfect.

Indoors, drape a white bedsheet over a couple of kitchen chairs to create a makeshift lightbox.

 

[panda]

why is this in back of house?

 

[Kai Wang]

Can't help with the photography, but that's an interesting hamon, would you mind telling us who is the blacksmith?
Thanks...Ron

Made by Genkai. Grinding sharpened by Haku

 

[Kai Wang]

use acetone to remove the plastic coating

Thank you. Will do.

 

[Kai Wang]

Dark surface to put the knife on and minimal lighting will help highlighting the Hamon

Awesome suggestion. Thank you

 

[Kai Wang]

Diffuse lighting and control of reflections.

If you have an overcast day, that light is near perfect.

Indoors, drape a white bedsheet over a couple of kitchen chairs to create a makeshift lightbox.

Very professional. Thank you very much