Knife Photography

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For discussions about equipment, tips and techniques for taking good knife pictures. All levels of photographers welcome!!
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  • 2021 Calendar

    scanned knife photos

    Just wondering if anyone here has ever scanned knives? And if so with any good results? Any input would be appreciated.

    By John Kellogg

    Jan 27, 2015

    8

  • Camera Equipment

    I actually only got my 1st digital camera about 3 years ago I started out with a Canon S80 (8MP) It was small and packed a lot of features I then bought a Canon G9 It's a little bulkier than the S80 and a little more "rugged" frame it seems like I have a 5 dollar thrift shop video camera tripod I…

    By Trent Rock

    Oct 27, 2009

    12

  • New pics of knives

    Hello all. I just got a couple of remote flashes (SB600) for my Nikon D70S. For those of you who are not familiar, they work remotely (wirelessly) with the onboard flash. By using two of them set on tripods, aiming through my portable studio they create great pics with no need for a camera tripod…

    By David Villiard

    Feb 24, 2010

    21

  • 2021 Calendar

    The "Good Ol' Days".

    My oldest daughter, Kaylin, is taking a photography class during her second semester, this year.I thought I'd show her what I used in the "Old Days".I carried this setup in the mid 90's. For…

    By J.J. Smith III

    Jan 7, 2014

    5

  • Tips and Techniques

    J.J. says take your knife pics outdoorsI can go with that!!On a CLOUDY day is best"They say"It does seem like glare is definitely a issue with knife picsI always spend a lot of time trying to adjust my lighting to avoid major glare spots

    By Trent Rock

    Oct 27, 2009

    31

  • Photo Light Set-Up

    Here is my current light set-up...about 10 years of upgrades and accumulation!! I'm using 3 Alien Bee strobe lights with 2 Soft boxes, also a defuser for the main strobe. My current camera is a Canon 40D DSLR tethered to either my IMac or Windows Laptop. Up running Adobe Photoshop CS3 for my…

    By Johnny Stout

    Jan 17, 2010

    16

  • A quick setup in the shop

    By Mike Carter

    Nov 16, 2011

    1

  • Has Anyone Tried Using LED Lighting?

    It just occurred to me that I have a 32-LED work light out in the barn which might work nicely for knife photography. I'd put a sheet of plastic sheet diffuser in front of it so as to soften all those little "point sources".Has anyone used LED's for photography. I'm wondering where they sit in the…

    By Jim Child

    May 25, 2011

    1

  • Macro Love

    I don't really have any special technique for taking macro shotsOn my Canon there are these little green boxesIt tells you where the auto focus is "aimed" atSometimes I have to minutely adjust the camera so the green boxes are on the bladeOther than that I use the auto settings...…

    By Trent Rock

    Nov 4, 2009

    10

  • RSS Feed Suggestions??

    I kinda like the RSS stuffI have it set at DP Camera ReviewLet me know if you know of any other cool photography related RSS feeds...AlsoI havea "text" box I can useMaybe a "shot of the month"?Featured knife photographer?A top 10 list?Links?Give me some suggestionsWe got 15 members!!W00t!!Looking…

    By Trent Rock

    Nov 4, 2009

    1