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Hi friends,
I've decided to start filtering in the images as I edit them and when I can. This will be like a long delicious dinner, with plenty of savoring time. :thumbup:
A bit of history: Susan and I arrived for setup on thursday aft. By 530pm I was able to start shooting. That said, I had a folder in progress for over an hour. The makers were pouring in, and each one deserved some greetings and discussion time.
Before we left at 8:30pm for the tail end of the CKCA Banquet, we walked over to say Hi to Eric and Beth at Point Seven, and to wish them well. We felt a little clumsy, yet we were met with honest greetings in return. I'm sure they did well, too.
I headed back to the studio by 6am the next morning, and worked till 630pm that night. I was now being overcome with a congestion and fever that would have me shaking when I woke up the next moring. Crazily, as poor as I felt, once we returned and I started in with my work and talking to clients, the body recovered. I was able to spend the entire saturday working hard. (That and popping Ibuprofin did the trick!)
In the evening, Susan and I joined Don Guild for a quiet dinner at Medici's in the Waverly. We really enjoyed his company and wealth of stories.
Sunday we were there by nine and stayed busy till 2pm shooting the very last project. (I have a number of website-only clients that gave me some work, too. No better time than now to get this low-cost work done and finished.)
I had to be mindful of the time it took to get clients knives done quickly for them. Time in my room is time away from a potential sale. We managed this well, and the makers themselves were often employed to drop the knives back in with an 'appointment' rather than leave them.
This year Buddy Thomason created a portrait studio in a corner of our room, and worked this angle to the benefit of a number of savvy makers. It was a pleasure having Buddy around, as his advice and assistance is always A+. We hope to do it again.
OK--let's move on the the superstars of the show.
In random order as I edit. Please comment accordingly.
Our poster for the show, with thanks to Charles Vestal for such a stunning example.
You've already seen this, but it deserves a second look. I could not believe how small this knife was! Incredible.
I love working with Keith Ouye. A solid guy with a solid knife.
Military server Sergio Franco designed this dress subhilt for dual grip.
David Steier wows them with pearl and damascus:
I've decided to start filtering in the images as I edit them and when I can. This will be like a long delicious dinner, with plenty of savoring time. :thumbup:
A bit of history: Susan and I arrived for setup on thursday aft. By 530pm I was able to start shooting. That said, I had a folder in progress for over an hour. The makers were pouring in, and each one deserved some greetings and discussion time.
Before we left at 8:30pm for the tail end of the CKCA Banquet, we walked over to say Hi to Eric and Beth at Point Seven, and to wish them well. We felt a little clumsy, yet we were met with honest greetings in return. I'm sure they did well, too.I headed back to the studio by 6am the next morning, and worked till 630pm that night. I was now being overcome with a congestion and fever that would have me shaking when I woke up the next moring. Crazily, as poor as I felt, once we returned and I started in with my work and talking to clients, the body recovered. I was able to spend the entire saturday working hard. (That and popping Ibuprofin did the trick!)
In the evening, Susan and I joined Don Guild for a quiet dinner at Medici's in the Waverly. We really enjoyed his company and wealth of stories.
Sunday we were there by nine and stayed busy till 2pm shooting the very last project. (I have a number of website-only clients that gave me some work, too. No better time than now to get this low-cost work done and finished.)
I had to be mindful of the time it took to get clients knives done quickly for them. Time in my room is time away from a potential sale. We managed this well, and the makers themselves were often employed to drop the knives back in with an 'appointment' rather than leave them.
This year Buddy Thomason created a portrait studio in a corner of our room, and worked this angle to the benefit of a number of savvy makers. It was a pleasure having Buddy around, as his advice and assistance is always A+. We hope to do it again.
OK--let's move on the the superstars of the show.
In random order as I edit. Please comment accordingly.
Our poster for the show, with thanks to Charles Vestal for such a stunning example.
You've already seen this, but it deserves a second look. I could not believe how small this knife was! Incredible.
I love working with Keith Ouye. A solid guy with a solid knife.
Military server Sergio Franco designed this dress subhilt for dual grip.
David Steier wows them with pearl and damascus:
That little Cowles number is a gem.
. Besides that nothing left to say but this:
