User photos for 2011 ESEE catalog

R.A.T.

R.A.T.

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We are going to be soliciting user photos for the new 2011 ESEE/DPx catalog soon. DO NOT START POSTING PHOTOS TO THIS THREAD OR EMAIL ANY PHOTOS YET!

Once we get this going there will be a link on our web site with instructions. Any photo we use we will give the photographer free gear for its use.

The ONLY reason I am posting this now is so all of you can start shooting photos to submit. Just remember to save your high-res files since we will need each photo to be at least 6 inches at the widest point and 300 DPI. Also remember this has to be YOUR photo due to copyright/advertisement legalities.

We will be looking for the following categories: bushcraft, survival, military, law enforcement, recreation, etc. No particular knives are requested as long as they are an ESEE knife. So, use whatever you have for your photos.
 
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Just as an exmaple here's a photo of a 6 cutting off a Caiman's head. So, we're not looking for static "beauty" shots. Using shots is what we are after. Knives on people using and carrying them.

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Shoot the back side of the knife since it doesn't have the traingle logo
 
R.A.T. said:
Shoot the back side of the knife since it doesn't have the traingle logo
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Cool! I was just sitting outside on the porch looking at the 3MIL and thinking that a lot of my "in-use" shots show the back side of the blade and wondering if that was still the same.
 
I'm in.I'd be happy to contribute.I already have almost 100 shots of my ESEE/RC knives.
 
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OK, this sounds great. Now I just need to figure out how to take pictures of myself while using my knife. Hmmmmm
 
Hodaka said:
OK, this sounds great. Now I just need to figure out how to take pictures of myself while using my knife. Hmmmmm
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It's called a tripod and self-timer function on your camera ;)
 
Great. One more thing to carry.




Just kidding. It's more of an "I don't want to take my D90 tramping through the bush and getting my stinky, fish-gut hands all over it" kind of issue. I just need to grab a different camera for this stuff.
 
Hodaka said:
It's more of an "I don't want to take my D90 tramping through the bush and getting my stinky, fish-gut hands all over it" kind of issue. I just need to grab a different camera for this stuff.
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I have two 5Ds that I treat like shit in the wilds. It doesn't matter if it's raining, snowing or muddy as hell those cameras bodies have seen it all. The way I look at it is if I don't have the camera when all the action is happening then I'm missing a shot. Nikon and Canon upper grade SLRs are designed to do this type of stuff. Come on, real photographers don't have to say "wait, let me grab my camera". They're ready to shoot any time, any place ;)
 
R.A.T. said:
Come on, real photographers don't have to say "wait, let me grab my camera". They're ready to shoot any time, any place ;)
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I've never claimed to be a real photographer. I just act that way when the weather's nice. :D

There's a slight possibility I will be sending an Izula with my wife on a bicycle trip, and get some pics from that. She's used to carrying a larger, hollow-ground blade, but I may be able to talk her into something lighter. She loves how cheese and cold meat don't stick to the hollow grind, but I think the Izula coating will be good, too. Hope I'm not leading this thread off . . .
 
R.A.T. said:
I have two 5Ds that I treat like shit in the wilds. It doesn't matter if it's raining, snowing or muddy as hell those cameras bodies have seen it all. The way I look at it is if I don't have the camera when all the action is happening then I'm missing a shot. Nikon and Canon upper grade SLRs are designed to do this type of stuff. Come on, real photographers don't have to say "wait, let me grab my camera". They're ready to shoot any time, any place ;)
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+1. I tromped my 7d under niagara falls last week. It doesn't get much wetter. No point in having the stuff if it's sittng in a bag. Now, hiking in a bigass tripod and three pound lens... Well... There's alot to be said for shooting angles and making it look like deep woods.
 
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