A part of my collection and Stephen F.

Marcel54

Marcel54

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A few weeks ago Stephen and I met at his home for a pleasant afternoon with his and my family. I brought along a few of my knives, so along with his blades we had ourselves a Mini Blade show. Stephen offered me to take pictures of the knives I brought along, so up we went to his rather hot attick for the photoshoot. In the last weeks he mailed me the results and I really want to share them with you, so you can see that, besides that Stephen is "a collector in the know", he also is a talented photographer.

At the moment I will not bother you'll with the specs, if someone wants to know I will provide them of course.

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Stephen, thanks again.
 
Great knives and photography too!
 
Well, Marcel, you have elegant taste in art knives and have drawn upon some of the best examples in the industry. I am glad for the both of you to spend an afternoon sharing knives and knowledge.

Stephan is among the best 'amateur' photographers out there. The lovely shadowing and depth on the Bergh piece makes me want to cry and throw out my own equipment for his $75.00 setup. :o Plus he has a good sense of utilizing insets. It's not quite as easy as cut and paste to make them look plausible and appealing.

Hat's off to the BOTH of you!!! :thumbup:

Coop
 
I have to agree with Jim, great knives and Stephen's photography is amazing. :thumbup:
 
Wow, that was a treat! Thanks to you and Stephen for a good look at some great knives!

Roger
 
great knives. love them all but the Bergh's are especially nice. Stephen does great images and I still have been unable to get the shadows of the insets like he and Coop do. Glad you posted these fine knives and images.
 
Thanks guys for the compliments. I don't know how he does it ( I have a digital camera and I'm glad I can find the pushbutton to make a pic:D ) ) but he makes amazing photographs. He is too modest to respond here;) so I will tell him you like his work.

Marcel
 
Murray White said:
I still have been unable to get the shadows of the insets like he and Coop do.
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The shadows on the object are the result of his lighting setup. The shadows on the background are also natural. Stephen, like me, didn't utilize cutouts and dropped shadows. So what you see are the real shadows. Subtle distinctions, but you can tell the difference. It's easier than you think, but they pose their own challenges.

Stephen has paid close attention to his craft....

Coop
 
The photography part is simple when you have the right inspiration, and these knives are certainly inspiring. Marcel was lucky that one or two made it back from the attic!

I will admit that my knife photography has improved since the first images I posted here - the real driver for that improvement has been watching and learning from Coop and the likes of Murray and Buddy T. I still have a way to go before I am completely happy with it.

I assure you, if I can do it, most people can. But thanks for the comments, and thanks to Marcel for letting me sweat all over them.:D

Stephen
 
Peter - I am in France on Thursday to Monday otherwise it would have been fantastic to meet up!

Next time though if we can arrange it!

Stephen
 
Marcel was lucky that one or two made it back from the attic!
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That I left with the same amount of knives as I came with is only due to the fact that Stephen is a very large guy. Otherwise The Knight (his incredible beautiful Newton Bowie) would have found a new home that day:D . Boy oh boy what a knife is that:thumbup:

Marcel
 
I'm very impressed. First by the excellent choice of the knives and second the photography.

Bravo!
 
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