Hi Mark, I can see in the cutting you have good control. You're right though about the photography needing work. Try placing blanket batting above the knife with a light behind the batting. It will diffuse the light. Shade the engraving from other light sources in the room. The idea is to make the unengraved surface of the knife reflect the white from the batting and the cuts to reflect dark or at least less dark areas in the rest of the room. The cutting as well as your style of scroll design is looking very good and expectially for the first knife.
