Ben Breda JS: Ironwood Fighter (NEW Zoom Image)

Caleb Royer

Caleb Royer

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NEW & Improved way to view my Ultra Hi-Res images is here! Just click the image below to check it out & let me know what you think!

maker: Ben Breda JS
Instagram: @bredaknives
website: bredaknives.com
Blade: W2
Blade length: 9 3/8"
Overall: 14 3/4"
Handle: Desert Ironwood
Guard: Stainless Steel
Collar: Damascus
Sheath by maker


click Image for Ultra Hi-Res

 
Young Benjamin is Killin it! Great photo, Caleb:thumbup:
 
Caleb, that's an awesome knife, and your image is really incredible! How do you do that (or is it a trade secret)? (Not that it really matters, since I don't even own a DSLR)
 
Thanks for the kind words, guys!

Chris Meyer said:
Caleb, that's an awesome knife, and your image is really incredible! How do you do that (or is it a trade secret)? (Not that it really matters, since I don't even own a DSLR)
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Chris, thanks very much! You definitely don't need a fancy camera. The image below I did with my iPhone 5s.

Basically what I do is light one part of the knife, take a photo, then light another part of the knife and take a photo. Once I've shot every part in good light I put them together in photoshop. Luxury car photographers and product photographers use this technique a lot.

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Caleb Royer said:
Basically what I do is light one part of the knife, take a photo, then light another part of the knife and take a photo. Once I've shot every part in good light I put them together in photoshop. Luxury car photographers and product photographers use this technique a lot.
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Caleb, thanks for the info. I'm guessing that's what the "HDR Toning" setting is for in my version of Photoshop. I'll have to give it a try.
 
Jeez dude, the level of detail in that pic is NUTS. I can see the grain of the steel. How big is that file?
 
Chris Meyer said:
Caleb, thanks for the info. I'm guessing that's what the "HDR Toning" setting is for in my version of Photoshop. I'll have to give it a try.
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My pleasure, Chris! HDR Toning in Photoshop is definitely not something I use in any way for knife photography. When I take a photo for the blade for example and then take another photo with different lighting for the guard I will take both photos into photoshop. I'll cut the blade out of the one image and place it with the guard in the other image. That's it. Of course there are a billion little steps and more than just the blade and guard to deal with but you get the point. So it's all real life lighting and not just fake photoshop stuff.

Salem Straub said:
Jeez dude, the level of detail in that pic is NUTS. I can see the grain of the steel. How big is that file?
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Thanks, Salem! I'm glad you checked it out! That particular image you saw when you zoomed in has pixel dimensions of 6182x7728 which is 48 megapixels. I like them to have as much detail as possible especially with all of the retina displays (ultra clear screens) people have these days.
 
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