jmccustomknives Posted April 2, 2018 Share Posted April 2, 2018 A local photographer had been wanting to shoot some of my work for the last couple of years. I wanted to do it, but getting it scheduled was a problem. Then recently he contacted me on a Saturday afternoon and said, "lets do this". I didn't have a clue what he had planned other than he wanted it dark. So we met up after sunset and took off across town, down a forgotten dirt road and to an old hill top cemetery. By this time it was very dark, no stars. He was getting the shoot set up and some kids came down the road. We had no lights on, so the photographer takes his flashlight and shines it in his face they way kids would telling a ghost story. That truck load of teenagers slowed up and almost stopped as the photographer followed them. lol. They probably told that story the next school day. Anyway, here's one of the pics. While the photographer has done shoots around the world this is his first knife study. So the blade pictured is a cable Damascus San Mai with an 80crv2 core. The handle is an antler drop that was sun bleached. I dyed it brown, which soaked in like a sponge. I figured it was mess up but went ahead and stabilized it. After which black dye was applied. Made for an interesting handle. The guard was forged from 1/2" cable with the live edge left. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HammerMonkey Posted April 2, 2018 Share Posted April 2, 2018 Stunning! Beautiful knife and nicely photographed. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FlatLiner Posted April 2, 2018 Share Posted April 2, 2018 Beautiful Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Frosty Posted April 2, 2018 Share Posted April 2, 2018 Nice pic and beautiful knife. You ARE going to post more of them. Yes? Shiny metal isn't easy to photograph but when you get it right it can be really beautiful. Frosty The Lucky. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jason Fry Posted April 2, 2018 Share Posted April 2, 2018 Good looking knife. I'm not convinced on the photo. Tip of the knife is out of focus. You've got a bright spot in the middle of the blade, and the handle is buried in shadow. The diffuse background is kind of cool, but if the pic is of the knife, the knife needs to be in the center, IMO. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jmccustomknives Posted April 3, 2018 Author Share Posted April 3, 2018 7 hours ago, Jason Fry said: Good looking knife. I'm not convinced on the photo. Tip of the knife is out of focus. You've got a bright spot in the middle of the blade, and the handle is buried in shadow. The diffuse background is kind of cool, but if the pic is of the knife, the knife needs to be in the center, IMO. Thanks! This was his first foray into blades and they do have their own particular trappings. I played with some more, and cropped them. I think the technique he used can be used to really highlight the blade, but the feed back is welcome. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TwistedCustoms Posted April 3, 2018 Share Posted April 3, 2018 Beautiful work James. Maybe think about shrinking that and using it for your business cards! Number two is my favorite but I'm partial to cable. The dye on number one is cool too. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jason Fry Posted April 3, 2018 Share Posted April 3, 2018 Good revisions. The lighting is more even on the second and third ones. The knife-floating-in-dark is a cool effect. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Recommended Posts
Join the conversation
You can post now and register later. If you have an account, sign in now to post with your account.