Thanks for the pictures. I always dig being able to take look behind the curtain.
I'm glad you enjoyed them, my trip there gave me a whole new appreciation for what these guys do to bring the Friday batch to life every week. I left there even more impressed.
Dirty south is a company Dylan and Andy formed just in case they ever collabrate on a knife together
Ah, I'll remember that.
Thanks for sharing Bri. I really hope to visit the epic Fiddleback shop one day.
And I still wish I would have grabbed that Recluse!!! Curses!!
It was great to be able to go see things in motion. There wasn't a lot of conversation really, too much happening to get ready for Friday, and in Dylan's case Monday I believe. But I gained a new insight into just how talented this group of individuals is. The Recluse is a great model, good all around knife.
Forget Disneyland. Forget Graceland. We all want to go to Fiddlebackland!
Thanks for taking us on the "ride" Brian. Your photos are flawlessly executed like always. I appreciate all the work that you put into making it look easy. You need to offer a photography break-out session at the Blade Show next year. I'll buy the first ticket.
Phil
Cool, I am glad you enjoyed the post Phil, and thank you for the compliments. I think I have succeeded in my goal of capturing it all in a way that it just flows naturally...I am still sorting through the 1300 images I left there with. But when it comes to capturing dynamic imagery of people and objects in constant motion (without interfering with the natural motions of things), when the lighting on the subjects is ever and suddenly changing, without washing out all of the colors and details with the flash...easy really isn't in the list of descriptions I have come up with lol. Fun yes, interesting yes, exhilarating and exciting yes, challenging yes. However there is more mental and physical exertion involved than a lot of people realize, and it's definitely not as easy for me as it once was, I'm not as young as I once was
Still just as enjoyable as ever though, if not more so.
Maybe one day I will get the opportunity to do some photography lessons, I would really enjoy that, but I fear this Blade Show may be a little too hectic for that...
All these behind-the-scenes photos that reveal the secrets behind Fiddlebacks...and yet they still have a magical quality when they appear on Fridays.
Thanks for sharing these great photos.
Thank you, I am glad you enjoyed the photos. No worries, the secret of the magic of Fiddleback Forge lies beyond the camera's ability to capture
I love seeing the photos of the process, the makers and supplies. The knife shots are great too! That must have been a fun couple of days. Thanks for sharing them with us!
Thank you I am glad you liked the post. Yes it was an awesome two days
Brian,
Those are some really cool pics! Thank you! The shop really looks different from that perspective/angle. Love the stacks of wood, the pile of blades and everyone lined up grinding. Very cool!
Thank you Will. Yeah, that's why I had to spend a couple of days there, to get a chance to shoot it from various angles and perspectives in order to capture it as well as I could. Next will come a Monday-Tuesday or Tuesday-Wednesday photo shoot to capture parts of the processes not done on Thursday and Friday.
