I've been playing around with Photoshop Elements. I really like the way Richard Binder (http://www.richardspens.com [1]) does his images of pens. It's just the pen with a slight shadow. I'm really a beginner user of Elements and have been struggling with it and trying to get a similar effect. I hope Richard doesn't mind, as the saying goes, "Imitation is a form of flattery".

Here is a Lamy 2000 LE Ballpoint that I've been working with.

- Mark