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Thank you Marcel and Gus. 
Here are some pieces I've finished lately.
CJ Cai - A study in details AND textures. This has patterns and 3-D captures.
Paul Jarvis always makes them fancy
Doug Campbell sent these ahead of the Blade Show...
This one had everyone oohing and ahhing when he posted his shots. Rusty Quesenberry's award-winning dagger
Look at how nicely this is made:
Back to highly-embellished folders, Scott Sawby and his wife Marian, delighted their client with this tortoise themed piece.
And lastly, one of the hardest pieces I've had to capture, I submit this ceremonial sword from Jot Singh Khalsa. We were pleased with the layout and it covers a LOT of information.
Thanks for viewing.
Coop
Here are some pieces I've finished lately.
CJ Cai - A study in details AND textures. This has patterns and 3-D captures.
Paul Jarvis always makes them fancy
Doug Campbell sent these ahead of the Blade Show...
This one had everyone oohing and ahhing when he posted his shots. Rusty Quesenberry's award-winning dagger
Look at how nicely this is made:
Back to highly-embellished folders, Scott Sawby and his wife Marian, delighted their client with this tortoise themed piece.
And lastly, one of the hardest pieces I've had to capture, I submit this ceremonial sword from Jot Singh Khalsa. We were pleased with the layout and it covers a LOT of information.
Thanks for viewing.
Coop
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Very nice pics of beautiful knives.
Now THAT is an extremely beautiful knife!
Kind regards,
Jos
Now THAT is an extremely beautiful knife!
Kind regards,
Jos
timcsaw
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One of the greatest things I like about your pictures Coop, is that I can scroll down VERY slowly as each picture appears on my screen... slowly "one line" at a time I "sneak up" on the picture which allows me to really study each knife in great detail (as well as your photography layout and composure). Eventually, after a minute or so of close, slow scrutiny, I see the complete picture/knife... but only after having looked at it inch by inch as it comes up the screen. Gives me a much greater appreciation of the detailed work in each blade and your skill as a photographer.
The Ceremonial sword for example was "wowing" me as it slowly rose up my screen, the lions head... the other engraving... the gold... the guard... the Damascus pattern, all examined bit by bit as the full blade came into view. Just beautiful. Personally, I'm not a fan of the radius of the up-turned point of the blade, but the whole thing is just stunning.
For others who look forward to these pictures as much as I do, try the VERY, VERY slow, incremental scroll up method and really examine each "bit" as the knife comes in to view... It's quite a challenge to scroll up slowly... REALLY slowly... when your brain is screaming "Look at the whole thing all at once NOW!"... but I find the slow-scroll experience really rewarding!
The Ceremonial sword for example was "wowing" me as it slowly rose up my screen, the lions head... the other engraving... the gold... the guard... the Damascus pattern, all examined bit by bit as the full blade came into view. Just beautiful. Personally, I'm not a fan of the radius of the up-turned point of the blade, but the whole thing is just stunning.
For others who look forward to these pictures as much as I do, try the VERY, VERY slow, incremental scroll up method and really examine each "bit" as the knife comes in to view... It's quite a challenge to scroll up slowly... REALLY slowly... when your brain is screaming "Look at the whole thing all at once NOW!"... but I find the slow-scroll experience really rewarding!
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Thanks, Tim. Nice approach. It's kind of like eating a peanut M&M and NOT crunching it, but allowing it to dissolve till there is only chocolate. VERY hard, but gratifying if you do.
Or watching a stripper.
I'd like to point out that ALL my landscape mode images are sized on the web at 900 pixels wide. Unfortunately, the Bladeforum's new vBulletin software now resizes them down to 800 pixels wide.
I hate when that happens.
Coop
Or watching a stripper.
I'd like to point out that ALL my landscape mode images are sized on the web at 900 pixels wide. Unfortunately, the Bladeforum's new vBulletin software now resizes them down to 800 pixels wide.
I hate when that happens.
Coop
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Here's a few newer portfolio entries:
I missed adding this one in the Gallery. SO deserving of scrutiny.
Long in the making, a sure-fire winner:
DH3 will find himself solid in the entries of BB 2011 this next year.
How DARE I miss including (2) knives from my own collection...??!
Thanks for viewing.
Coop
I missed adding this one in the Gallery. SO deserving of scrutiny.
Long in the making, a sure-fire winner:
DH3 will find himself solid in the entries of BB 2011 this next year.
How DARE I miss including (2) knives from my own collection...??!
Thanks for viewing.
Coop
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I finished up a few great knives a couple of weeks before I left for Blade. Been so busy I didn't make time to show them off.
Ron Best sends me a knife, I do the photo, he emails it around for a few days, and then I ship it to whoever he's sold it to. Works every time.
The Mathews Industrial Complex churned out this delightful integral:
1 + 1 = 10. I think you will agree:
I have SO many knives upcoming from the Blade Show, that I will start its own thread and link to it here in a followup post.
Thanks!
Coop
Ron Best sends me a knife, I do the photo, he emails it around for a few days, and then I ship it to whoever he's sold it to. Works every time.
The Mathews Industrial Complex churned out this delightful integral:
1 + 1 = 10. I think you will agree:
I have SO many knives upcoming from the Blade Show, that I will start its own thread and link to it here in a followup post.
Thanks!
Coop
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Well, since my last post above in this thread, I've been working harder than any time in the past few years. The Blade Show was a success on my end, and the resultant work through editing and processing prints was relentless and exhausting.
It's all been taken care of: Edits, prints mailed, submissions delivered.
If you want the recap, there is a standalone thread with nearly every photo posted:
Click here: Blade Show 2011
Back to this thread.... My own collection: You all know my inclination for Hill Pearce knives. I know there are (3) others in the collecting world who would buy a HP knife in a heartbeat: Dan Piergallini (maker/dealer/collector from FL who has sold me a few), Steve Hill (maker/collector from NH), and an anonymous NYC collector who I stay in contact with.
Steve Hill went to a show in CT and acquired this lovely Persian from a dealer. It has the talented work of deceased scrimshander Rick Fields. He brought it to Blade and showed it to Dan and me.
Loverly. Dan wanted it. Me? Not today. My NYC friend wanders in after they've left and I tell him about the piece. "WHAT? I have been wishing for a nude Rick Fields piece for years, and in conjunction with a HP knife? Where can I find this knife...??!
We exchanged cell phone numbers, as I had them all. Cut to the chase, this knife now lives in NYC. :thumbup: Win/Win/Win
^^ A classic and a classic.
Another addition to my collection is this piece delivered at Blade for me:
Jay Hendrickson, MS is celebrating 40 years of knifemaking. He created a masterwork piece displaying this landmark. It was at Blade and went home with him for final finishing, and then to me for photographs. I am now shipping this overseas to a prominent collector of ABS knives. What a piece!!!
Back to our regularly scheduled program...
Jim
It's all been taken care of: Edits, prints mailed, submissions delivered.
If you want the recap, there is a standalone thread with nearly every photo posted:
Click here: Blade Show 2011
Back to this thread.... My own collection: You all know my inclination for Hill Pearce knives. I know there are (3) others in the collecting world who would buy a HP knife in a heartbeat: Dan Piergallini (maker/dealer/collector from FL who has sold me a few), Steve Hill (maker/collector from NH), and an anonymous NYC collector who I stay in contact with.
Steve Hill went to a show in CT and acquired this lovely Persian from a dealer. It has the talented work of deceased scrimshander Rick Fields. He brought it to Blade and showed it to Dan and me.
Loverly. Dan wanted it. Me? Not today. My NYC friend wanders in after they've left and I tell him about the piece. "WHAT? I have been wishing for a nude Rick Fields piece for years, and in conjunction with a HP knife? Where can I find this knife...??!
We exchanged cell phone numbers, as I had them all. Cut to the chase, this knife now lives in NYC. :thumbup: Win/Win/Win
^^ A classic and a classic.
Another addition to my collection is this piece delivered at Blade for me:
Jay Hendrickson, MS is celebrating 40 years of knifemaking. He created a masterwork piece displaying this landmark. It was at Blade and went home with him for final finishing, and then to me for photographs. I am now shipping this overseas to a prominent collector of ABS knives. What a piece!!!
Back to our regularly scheduled program...
Jim
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Well, let me start by stating how persistence pays off. Keith Ouye has sent me dozens of knives over the years. I submit them all.
Kudos to Knives Illustrated and J. Bruce Voyles for choosing one of my shots as a cover page on the latest issue!
Inside the article: This shot (with original background), Don Hanson sunfish folder, Kevin Casey's great feather damascus and mammoth ivory folder, Jody Muller's engraving, and in another article written by Les Robertson, two of my shots of Jason Knight's knives outlining handles.
Bruce has given me almost full page in each issue which is a puzzle: 'Guess the Maker' (I show a knife with no maker's mark. You identify and submit the maker's name. Winner picked gets a year's subscription!)
It's a great magazine.
One of the knives I photographed as a ABS Test set for the Blade Show was this formidable bowie by David Loukides, JS. He sent it home with me to do a single shot, once I found the time. Well worth the wait and effort!
Looking closely, you can see why we are excited at this (So were the judges!)
Lastly Richard S. Wright has made more 'art' knives than most and they are highly regarded.
He has decided to work his mechanical skillz and change gears to promote a new lineup of dress tacticals. His excellence comes from his incredible carving and his dual-ambi-bolster-release mechanisms.
Here's a pair of Model-1 and Model-2 folders.
Here are the stats as he provided:
I'll post some other exceptional knives in the next few days from my other website clients.
Thanks for viewing.
Jim
Kudos to Knives Illustrated and J. Bruce Voyles for choosing one of my shots as a cover page on the latest issue!
Inside the article: This shot (with original background), Don Hanson sunfish folder, Kevin Casey's great feather damascus and mammoth ivory folder, Jody Muller's engraving, and in another article written by Les Robertson, two of my shots of Jason Knight's knives outlining handles.
Bruce has given me almost full page in each issue which is a puzzle: 'Guess the Maker' (I show a knife with no maker's mark. You identify and submit the maker's name. Winner picked gets a year's subscription!)
It's a great magazine.
One of the knives I photographed as a ABS Test set for the Blade Show was this formidable bowie by David Loukides, JS. He sent it home with me to do a single shot, once I found the time. Well worth the wait and effort!
Looking closely, you can see why we are excited at this (So were the judges!)
Lastly Richard S. Wright has made more 'art' knives than most and they are highly regarded.
He has decided to work his mechanical skillz and change gears to promote a new lineup of dress tacticals. His excellence comes from his incredible carving and his dual-ambi-bolster-release mechanisms.
Here's a pair of Model-1 and Model-2 folders.
Here are the stats as he provided:
I'll post some other exceptional knives in the next few days from my other website clients.
Thanks for viewing.
Jim
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These are knives that I've shot in the past month. I'm busy as ever when I'm quiet...
In alphabetical order:
In alphabetical order:
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black mamba
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Thanks again, Coop. The Hale S-guard dagger really caught my attention: unique and spectacular.
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^^^ A couple of comments of the above set: Sid Birt and Jim Kelso were early members of the hallowed Art Knife Invitational. Sid Birt has deceased, and Jim Kelso continues his artistry, but not on knives.
Don Fogg and Murad Sayen worked together as an artist pair also in that era. Their collaborations were known as 'Kemal'. Just as rare.
Dr. Fred Carter is still a member of the AKI, as is Wolfe. Fred's knives are SO rare to admire, I would have thought more than a passing glance would prompt a response. Quiet admiration.
Here's some works I've completed in the last few weeks. What a variety!
Don Fogg and Murad Sayen worked together as an artist pair also in that era. Their collaborations were known as 'Kemal'. Just as rare.
Dr. Fred Carter is still a member of the AKI, as is Wolfe. Fred's knives are SO rare to admire, I would have thought more than a passing glance would prompt a response. Quiet admiration.
Here's some works I've completed in the last few weeks. What a variety!