dredd8 said:
If the pics of the knives that I have for sale looked that good, maybe I would get more sales. Great job Phil and glad that you are please with your purchase.
I love the knife Steven.
I don't care if you're a knife maker, collector or selling knives, I think everyone should be able to take good pictures of their knives.
Ive been thinking about writing a tutorial on photographing knives ever since I got back from Blade Show. I bought my first digital camera about a week before the show. I read the manual and took some practice pics and it all seemed rather simple.
I took this shot in the lobby of the Waverly Hotel, hand held with just available light. Ill be the first to admit its not perfectly sharp, but it does have a nice feel to it, and I think it captures the moment.
When I first showed this picture in BFC Chat I asked, Why do people make it seem that its so hard to photograph knives? Three of the top knife makers in the world replied, Because it is!
The reason for my post here is to prove that it isnt hard at all. If you have a working camera and a window you can match what Ive done. I would suggest to anyone that has a tripod to use it, but I didnt use one here just in case you dont. My camera has a
Macro setting, but I didnt use that either. I just used Auto-focus and auto-exposure (without Flash). I stayed within the focus range of the camera.
Of course I played around with Photoshop, but that was just to get your attention. A straight shot on a clean background also looks good.
You will need an Image editing program to correct, crop and size your pics. Adobe Photoshop Elements came with my scanner as well as my camera. Its probably all that most people will ever need.
My advice, learn the Basics and K.I.S.S.