What is your favorite type of background for knife pictures?

[knife hunter]

Style, type etc. What is the most appealing to you. WHat moves ya?!?:thumbup:

Love to hear and see your thoughts. If you want to post examples thats even better. I'll start it off .

Im looking for country boy doo able suggestions too.

I know the best response would be do a Lunde/ROb Stanely, but I dont have their skills. Lord knows I wish I had em:thumbup:

WHite

outdoor

camo/only

camo/guns

wood table/deck etc

ETA:

fur/hide

black

 

[VoxHog]

That wood background with the CGFBM is nice. Good texture without being too distracting. :thumbup:

 

[knife hunter]

THanks Bill here is another and Im looking for a black one too

fur/hide

black

 

[mymindisamob]

Love the deck one. I am trying to work with the burlap and the odd wooden pieces I have around here. I am very short on lighting though.

 

[CR33]

I like the pics w/ your old/antique guns/revolvers with your knives.

 

[Andrew Carlson]

My favorite by far is the wood deck! It's beast, but not too distracting

 

[knife hunter]

I like the pics w/ your old/antique guns/revolvers with your knives.

I dont have any real antique guns with knives I remember, but I did do a bunch like this one time. IS this similar

THis is one of my favorites cause Im proud of the bands and the 45 was my first.

and what about frames etc-real time consuming

 

[gunfixrjoe]

Blood

 

[EDawg]

I like stone/granite and natural light....

 

[Jaxx]

Deck rail.

 

[knife hunter]

Blood

LOL yes that has its place, but I just want to move ya

but not away

I like stone/granite and natural light....

Great pic:thumbup:

I have always prefered natural light as its better and easier, but it can be constraining due to time frame and season.

 

[Bigfattyt]

Fancy cheeses and fruits?

 

[knife hunter]

Deck rail.

and I meant to include you with Ken, and Rob. Your colors are always so vivid. colors are vivid on knives but do you shop around it to make some of nature seem psychedelic? I love em. Not the ones above but others. especially ones with hog shirts on deck I remember

 

[knife hunter]

Fancy cheeses and fruits?

dont forget the bacon!

 

[gunfixrjoe]

Jaxx got stuff figured out

 

[RobStanley]

I like natural backgrounds...

Wood textures and colours make lovely backgrounds too...

The floor...

 

[gunfixrjoe]

How about "Anything Rob Stanley" background?

 

[Jaxx]

and I meant to include you with Ken, and Rob. Your colors are always so vivid. colors are vivid on knives but do you shop around it to make some of nature seem psychedelic? I love em. Not the ones above but others. especially ones with hog shirts on deck I remember

Not really. Afternoon sun makes the ferns in the background pop. I do add or remove luminescence, contrast & color from them to help draw the eyes to the knives more. The FSH above was the first attempt to remove color from everything but the knife. Lightroom helps with the post photo processing. I gotta get a more recent copy of LR as mine is quickly becoming outdated...and maybe it's time to finally spring for a copy of Photoshop too.

 

[knife hunter]

LMAO! a couple of those just aint fair Rob

I have always loved decks with fall leaves too. Spectacular.

The last I am still laughing over

 

[Father & Son Traditional Sharpening]

I think it's pretty hard to beat a scenic landscape for a background.....

Leaf piles and rocks are another favorite of mine.....:thumbup:

Rugs can add a nice texture without being too busy or distracting......

I've found that using a drawer/cabinet liner works well when doing comparison photos, it's easy to get everything lined up.....