• My lampshade photography really sucks. I find it hard to bring the true look and feel of the lamps in my photos. The earlier kulfi post I made was like that. I got lot of messages asking me if that's How it looks when lit... it seems too bright.... it seems very bleached... and such messages. So this is another attempt to showcase the kulfi on a stick table lamp. Am still learning the nuances. The best time to click a pic. Best background. Right setting on the cam and the little bit of post production that should go In to it. Maybe one day I will hire a professional for all my product photography. P.S. The KULFI ON A STICK table lamp is now available for purchase. Link is in the bio (https://www.amazon.in/dp/B07XDXKX2Z) #decor #homedecor #interiors #decoration #woodcraft #design #diy  #doityourself #craftsman #artisan #blogger #craftblogger #interior #handmade #interiordesign #woodturning #startuplife #entrepreneur #entrepreneurship #startup #designer #product #productphotography #photography #architect
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    My lampshade photography really sucks. I find it hard to bring the true look and feel of the lamps in my photos. The earlier kulfi post I made was like that. I got lot of messages asking me if that's How it looks when lit... it seems too bright.... it seems very bleached... and such messages. So this is another attempt to showcase the kulfi on a stick table lamp. Am still learning the nuances. The best time to click a pic. Best background. Right setting on the cam and the little bit of post production that should go In to it. Maybe one day I will hire a professional for all my product photography. P.S. The KULFI ON A STICK table lamp is now available for purchase. Link is in the bio (https://www.amazon.in/dp/B07XDXKX2Z) #decor #homedecor #interiors #decoration #woodcraft #design #diy  #doityourself #craftsman #artisan #blogger #craftblogger #interior #handmade #interiordesign #woodturning #startuplife #entrepreneur #entrepreneurship #startup #designer #product #productphotography #photography #architect
  • While I will claim that am largely self taught as far as what i am doing in my current business, I will have to agree that it is not possible without the numerous unknown folks whose videos and posts I have seen and read to upgrage my lamp making skills. I would like to thank all those people who have made their knowledge available freely for people like me to learn. Dedicating this post to all those crafters, bloggers and youtubers. Happy teacher's day folks. P.S. The KULFI ON A STICK table lamp is now available for purchase. Link is in the bio (https://www.amazon.in/dp/B07XDXKX2Z) #decor #homedecor #interiors #decoration #woodcraft #design #diy  #doityourself #craftsman #artisan #blogger #craftblogger #interior #handmade #interiordesign #woodturning #startuplife #entrepreneur #entrepreneurship #startup #designer #product #productphotography #photography #architect
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    While I will claim that am largely self taught as far as what i am doing in my current business, I will have to agree that it is not possible without the numerous unknown folks whose videos and posts I have seen and read to upgrage my lamp making skills. I would like to thank all those people who have made their knowledge available freely for people like me to learn. Dedicating this post to all those crafters, bloggers and youtubers. Happy teacher's day folks. P.S. The KULFI ON A STICK table lamp is now available for purchase. Link is in the bio (https://www.amazon.in/dp/B07XDXKX2Z) #decor #homedecor #interiors #decoration #woodcraft #design #diy  #doityourself #craftsman #artisan #blogger #craftblogger #interior #handmade #interiordesign #woodturning #startuplife #entrepreneur #entrepreneurship #startup #designer #product #productphotography #photography #architect
  • It has been a very busy time here at Woodooz. We have been working on shades after shades that there has been no breathing space to work on new lamps. This is partly attributed to my own management skill, or the lack of it, which is something I am learning and working on. We had a long weekend during Pillaiyaar Chathurthi and I used up the opportunity to rework on our Kulfi Table Lamp. Not being able to reproduce the earlier shades was the main reason why I have not been able to successfully get that model going. One of the biggest learning in the last few months is to focus of fabrics that I can keep getting on a need basis so that I can get production going for our lamps irrespective of the number of orders we get. Secondly, I was also not able to consistently get my staining right. Like I have mentioned earlier, pine absorbs the stains very randomly leading to inconsistent finish. This was something I had to work on. Simplify. And make it easier to teach someone to do. This is now behind me which is a big relief. Look forward to more of our table lamps in the coming days. We want to ensure that you have enough options to choose from. Meanwhile let me know what you think of this Kulfi on a stick table lamp. If you are interested in buying, the link is in the bio (https://www.amazon.in/dp/B07XDXKX2Z) #decor #homedecor #interiors #decoration #woodcraft #design #diy  #doityourself #craftsman #artisan #blogger #craftblogger #interior #handmade #interiordesign #woodturning #startuplife #entrepreneur #entrepreneurship #startup #designer #product #productphotography #photography #architect
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    It has been a very busy time here at Woodooz. We have been working on shades after shades that there has been no breathing space to work on new lamps. This is partly attributed to my own management skill, or the lack of it, which is something I am learning and working on. We had a long weekend during Pillaiyaar Chathurthi and I used up the opportunity to rework on our Kulfi Table Lamp. Not being able to reproduce the earlier shades was the main reason why I have not been able to successfully get that model going. One of the biggest learning in the last few months is to focus of fabrics that I can keep getting on a need basis so that I can get production going for our lamps irrespective of the number of orders we get. Secondly, I was also not able to consistently get my staining right. Like I have mentioned earlier, pine absorbs the stains very randomly leading to inconsistent finish. This was something I had to work on. Simplify. And make it easier to teach someone to do. This is now behind me which is a big relief. Look forward to more of our table lamps in the coming days. We want to ensure that you have enough options to choose from. Meanwhile let me know what you think of this Kulfi on a stick table lamp. If you are interested in buying, the link is in the bio (https://www.amazon.in/dp/B07XDXKX2Z) #decor #homedecor #interiors #decoration #woodcraft #design #diy  #doityourself #craftsman #artisan #blogger #craftblogger #interior #handmade #interiordesign #woodturning #startuplife #entrepreneur #entrepreneurship #startup #designer #product #productphotography #photography #architect
  • When we rented out our current space... the original idea was to have only a showcase space for our products from where we will retail. While it was really convenient in the few initial months, it started posing us a challenge with the backend floor space and showcase space being under the same space . The more orders that we started picking up, the more the place started losing its aesthetics. At times we have limited to no space to stock finished products that I keep some of the stuff in the car and take some back home. Now i guess it is posing inconveniences to the operations and the challenge of finding space for backend work is going on. The search has been on for a while and we are still not able to find the right place. Until then we are pulling through and trying to manage with whatever limited resources we have. Do wish us some luck in our quest for a space. Something small and closer by. #lampshade #lampshades #diy #decor #homedecor #interiors #decoration #makeinindia #chennai #india #doityourself #craftsman #artisan #blogger #craftblogger #interior #handmade #jugaad #startuplife #entrepreneur #entrepreneurship #startup #designer #product #productphotography #photography #architect
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    When we rented out our current space... the original idea was to have only a showcase space for our products from where we will retail. While it was really convenient in the few initial months, it started posing us a challenge with the backend floor space and showcase space being under the same space . The more orders that we started picking up, the more the place started losing its aesthetics. At times we have limited to no space to stock finished products that I keep some of the stuff in the car and take some back home. Now i guess it is posing inconveniences to the operations and the challenge of finding space for backend work is going on. The search has been on for a while and we are still not able to find the right place. Until then we are pulling through and trying to manage with whatever limited resources we have. Do wish us some luck in our quest for a space. Something small and closer by. #lampshade #lampshades #diy #decor #homedecor #interiors #decoration #makeinindia #chennai #india #doityourself #craftsman #artisan #blogger #craftblogger #interior #handmade #jugaad #startuplife #entrepreneur #entrepreneurship #startup #designer #product #productphotography #photography #architect
  • Mondays in one way does not seem to be any different from my earlier corporate life. There is always a slew of orders that get piled up over the weekend that needs to be processed, packed, labelled and kept ready for shipment before 1. That sort of ensures that we start the day a little earlier than usual just to make sure we don't end up with back logs . While the second half is more relaxed and in contrast to how the morning is.... Monday mornings sure end up giving us the adrenaline rush. Never an easy task. Yet always a pleasure. #lampshade #lampshades #diy #decor #homedecor #interiors #decoration #makeinindia #chennai #india #doityourself #craftsman #artisan #blogger #craftblogger #interior #handmade #jugaad #startuplife #entrepreneur #entrepreneurship #startup #designer #product #productphotography #photography #architect
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    Mondays in one way does not seem to be any different from my earlier corporate life. There is always a slew of orders that get piled up over the weekend that needs to be processed, packed, labelled and kept ready for shipment before 1. That sort of ensures that we start the day a little earlier than usual just to make sure we don't end up with back logs . While the second half is more relaxed and in contrast to how the morning is.... Monday mornings sure end up giving us the adrenaline rush. Never an easy task. Yet always a pleasure. #lampshade #lampshades #diy #decor #homedecor #interiors #decoration #makeinindia #chennai #india #doityourself #craftsman #artisan #blogger #craftblogger #interior #handmade #jugaad #startuplife #entrepreneur #entrepreneurship #startup #designer #product #productphotography #photography #architect
  • I had 2 big challenges working with Pine. 1. Being a very soft and porous wood, it was really not absorbing color uniformly across its surface. 2. Giving it a suitable finish to retain the clean matte look of the colored piece of wood. These were the 2 big reasons why we have not been releasing products for a while now as work on these were going on for quite sometime. Given my background, i had to work with different products and combination of products before I could satisfactorily say, This is what I want. And today, I am happy to say, this is what I wanted. Pine has such beautiful grain patterns which only are enhanced by adding color. This has been a long standing project for me and am finally happy with the outcome. Hoping to work with more of these colors. Meanwhile do let me know what you think. Also, an announcement is coming your way sometime during the course of the day. Watch out. #lampshade #lampshades #diy #decor #homedecor #interiors #decoration #makeinindia #chennai #india #doityourself #craftsman #artisan #blogger #craftblogger #interior #handmade #jugaad #startuplife #entrepreneur #entrepreneurship #startup #designer #product #productphotography #photography #architect
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    I had 2 big challenges working with Pine. 1. Being a very soft and porous wood, it was really not absorbing color uniformly across its surface. 2. Giving it a suitable finish to retain the clean matte look of the colored piece of wood. These were the 2 big reasons why we have not been releasing products for a while now as work on these were going on for quite sometime. Given my background, i had to work with different products and combination of products before I could satisfactorily say, This is what I want. And today, I am happy to say, this is what I wanted. Pine has such beautiful grain patterns which only are enhanced by adding color. This has been a long standing project for me and am finally happy with the outcome. Hoping to work with more of these colors. Meanwhile do let me know what you think. Also, an announcement is coming your way sometime during the course of the day. Watch out. #lampshade #lampshades #diy #decor #homedecor #interiors #decoration #makeinindia #chennai #india #doityourself #craftsman #artisan #blogger #craftblogger #interior #handmade #jugaad #startuplife #entrepreneur #entrepreneurship #startup #designer #product #productphotography #photography #architect