Knife Photography

johnny twoshoes · Post by **johnny twoshoes** » Sat Mar 03, 2012 1:37 pm

Perry, beautiful knives and extremely clear shots, love it.

Trevor, thats an awesome pics.
Your telling a story with the set up, I really enjoy that. Great job and keep clickin'.

Rustle47 · Post by **Rustle47** » Sat Mar 03, 2012 7:19 pm

Here are a couple I had fun with. I've found that shooting against a white background is more difficult than using a darker back drop, and I found that I like art deco. I posed the knife against an art deco picture in a book (Romana de la Salle painted by Tamara de Lempicka in 1929). My wife thinks it represents violence against women, but I think it shows the hidden steel, sharp wit and strength my wife has. I used Paint Shop to adjust the contrast and color intensity, which I do with most of my pics. The knife is an Old Dominion club knife, 3 blade trapper, made by Bulldog in 1985.

singin46 · Post by **singin46** » Sat Mar 03, 2012 7:36 pm

Thanks Caleb! Hey couple of great shots there Rustle!

I'm havin some fun today. Man I want to find some more of these solid cells in a bad way! There's gotta be more out there but they rarely show up.

On Edge · Post by **On Edge** » Sat Mar 03, 2012 7:49 pm

Rustle, I'm really likin' the throwback feel there, (and your prose is pretty good too!)

… and Perry, those cells are nothing short of stunning!

Here's a couple pretty simple shots, but I am pleased with these two new additions …

~ Edge

singin46 · Post by **singin46** » Sat Mar 03, 2012 8:15 pm

Paul just simply KILLER SHOTS my friend! Don't know how these could get any better.

singin46 · Post by **singin46** » Sat Mar 03, 2012 8:23 pm

Still playin around, I have had a long week of singin and need this!

Doug Add · Post by **Doug Add** » Sat Mar 03, 2012 9:11 pm

On Edge wrote:Here's a couple pretty simple shots, but I am pleased with these two new additions …

Is your new 73 #12?

On Edge · Post by **On Edge** » Sun Mar 04, 2012 12:47 am

Thanks Perry - I'm enjoying getting back into it …

Man, those cells are just jumping off the page - beautiful!

Doug, yup - the #25 Appaloosa Jack I'd been holdin' off on, and a Primitive Bone 73 that I just happened to see right after it got posted …

Rustle47 · Post by **Rustle47** » Sun Mar 04, 2012 1:38 am

Edge, that leather shows off the appaloosa and primitive bone knives real well!
Singin, it IS relaxing to try different arrangements and see what works. Your last pic with the blades all open is my favorite of the cells, its kind of like a box full of puppies (or saber-tooth kitties!) all cuddling together.
JTS is always saying to "tell a story"; I'm not much of a story teller, but I can show some stories I have read over and over again. And the glass I drank from while reading!

singin46 · Post by **singin46** » Sun Mar 04, 2012 5:15 am

Well done again Rustle

and thank you Paul for the nice comments.

Gotta try some like your guys are doin! See if I can find some backdrops for shots tomorrow.

singin46 · Post by **singin46** » Sun Mar 04, 2012 6:06 am

Here's a first attempt with an old 1929 Chicago Mail Order catalog. I'm pretty sure these knives came from this period.

Now for goofy shots!

How bout a little Spin and Marty!

TripleF · Post by **TripleF** » Sun Mar 04, 2012 1:12 pm

Knice work Perry!

We should start an online knife photography store........

Rustle47 · Post by **Rustle47** » Sun Mar 04, 2012 3:28 pm

Yes, good work! That is interesting the way you made the knives a part of the other picture.

Kyreds57 · Post by **Kyreds57** » Mon Mar 05, 2012 12:38 pm

I always have trouble with the focus!I also have trouble with resizeing my photos!Are they a setting on the camera to adjust this?

johnny twoshoes · Post by **johnny twoshoes** » Mon Mar 05, 2012 12:43 pm

Your camera should have an auto focus option, just about everyone does. If your camera is not focusing it could be to pour lighting, or a malfunction in the camera itself. I am no expert so I couldn't be sure what the problem is there. If you load your pics to a photo storage website, like photobucket.com, you should be able to edit the sizes easily.

basser5 · Post by **basser5** » Mon Mar 05, 2012 12:48 pm

Ky,

If you don't want to resize your pics, look in the camera menu under "MP". Lower the MPs ,
this will change the size. Are you using the Macro setting?

Tim

Chief RID · Post by **Chief RID** » Mon Mar 05, 2012 10:09 pm

IrFanView is a free download and it is a great little program to work with photos.

On Edge · Post by **On Edge** » Mon Mar 05, 2012 10:51 pm

Wow. Hadn't thought about IrFanview for a dog's age - used it many a time myself - great recommendation Chief!

big monk · Post by **big monk** » Tue Mar 06, 2012 12:04 am

You guys just get better & better,with your photo skills

_____wishin' I could get better,but too lazy,to try

tjmurphy · Post by **tjmurphy** » Tue Mar 06, 2012 12:11 am

You're doing just great Monk. Any better and those babies would jump off the monitor.

TripleF · Post by **TripleF** » Tue Mar 06, 2012 12:43 am

Grrrrrrrrrrrrrrrreat pics Monk!! Doin' just fine!

singin46 · Post by **singin46** » Tue Mar 06, 2012 2:21 am

uhhh, Monk you are doin just fine man!

REDTROUT · Post by **REDTROUT** » Tue Mar 06, 2012 3:59 am

photo light box made from a box

REDTROUT · Post by **REDTROUT** » Tue Mar 06, 2012 11:39 am

i have been trying to get my pics right i made carboard box

woseyjales · Post by **woseyjales** » Tue Mar 06, 2012 11:18 pm

Big Monk, sounds like you're pulling our
proverbial leg (s) a bit.
Not only are those fine photos you posted, most of your peers
(AAPKers) realize if you were truly 'Too' lazy the adding
attachment procedure would have been too difficult for
you to complete successfully.
May want to add a tablespoon of Geritol to your evening
brandy, that may help.

Here's a recent pic of my #1 EDC Cadet, showing
results of riding in same pocket with change.
So handy it has virtually retired the other EDCs
to no more than 'standby' status or specialized use.
Which could be considered as good...or bad.

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