Scanning Pictures of Knives!

[waynorth]

Many folks have asked about how I scan the knife pictures that I post. Is has its limitations, but it works pretty good!

My Scanner is obsolete - they went out of business years ago, but my advice is to get the best scanner you can, with the most depth of field!! Mine will scan a pile of knives 3 knives deep!!
The programs with scanners usually allow you to crop and enlarge.
I stretch a yellow cloth, taped to sticks over the subjects, as a background. I have removed the scanner's lid, as it's too awkward!!
The scanner sends the pics straight to "my documents", and I can post them here with my paid membership!!

 

[waverave]

Very interesting thanks Charlie. I never realized you were scanning everything. I use my phone camera to take photos.

 

[B.F.U]

Very interesting! I remember having to use a scanner when I was in high school and hating it TBH, I thought it was awkward. We probably just had a bad scanner.

Now I just use an app on my phone.

 

[mrknife]

I have always wondered what was giving that back drop to your pictures

 

[Rockon75]

How do you deal with the data/memory limitations of BF. If I set my phone to the lowest ratio, it is still too large for BF. So I have to back way out and then crop down until the file size is below that allowed to upload.

 

[waynorth]

You can set the size for the scan, so it's automatically correct for posting on BF!! I never think about it anymore, except when I take phone pics!!

 

[B.F.U]

How do you deal with the data/memory limitations of BF. If I set my phone to the lowest ratio, it is still too large for BF. So I have to back way out and then crop down until the file size is below that allowed to upload.

Do you use an image hosting site?

 

[Rockon75]

Do you use an image hosting site?

No direct upload. When they upgraded the site, gold members were allowed to directly upload. And photobucket became a major pita.

 

[B.F.U]

No direct upload. When they upgraded the site, gold members were allowed to directly upload. And photobucket became a major pita.

Try imgur. I have direct uploaded a couple, but third party hosting is easier imho.

 

[tongueriver]

Here are some ideas...
https://cse.google.com/cse?cx=partn...ISO-8859-1&q=resize+images+software&sa=Search

 

[Rockon75]

 

[BearBug]

Very cool. I wondered if you used a leather chamois as your backdrop.

 

[Prester John]

Sounds complicated. But you always have great pics, Charlie!

 

[MRpink]

I would have never guessed they were scanned. Thanks for sharing!

 

[waynorth]

Do you use an image hosting site?

Indeed, direct upload!!! It's so easy compared to any image hosting sites!!! (from my archive, 2010)

 

[waynorth]

It's actually dead easy, Vince!!
The cloth background is microfiber cloth - no texture to detract from the subject, Brandon!

 

[dantzk8]

Charlie,

You are a geek! Thanks for the tip. I've something which looks like a scanner, but is it a scanner? Where is the user manual?

Dan.

 

[B.F.U]

Indeed, direct upload!!! It's so easy compared to any image hosting sites!!! (from my archive, 2010)View attachment 1267314

What a display!

I was, I think, already a user of imgur before starting to post here. Although I might be wrong on that. Either way, I've been using it for years.

Direct upload is something I'll have to give another shot.