Which one of these knife photos do you like?

[G3]

I think they are all really good. I'd go with # 2 in the first and second sets as my favorites.

 

[Walking Man]

I think they are all good, but I like #3 the best. I'd say use them all!

 

[Keith Montgomery]

Great looking knife. I prefer the photos with the boards as a background.

 

[SharpByCoop]

Dave,

What a great ruse..... He he he, asking about photo quality to get the WHOLE WORLD to study your lovely knife....

I'm going to remember this one.... Nice.

Coop

 

[Dave Kelly]

Hey!! Knock it off Coop, this was a sincere cry for help. My wife's away and she's trained me so well that I'm now incapable of making important decisions by myself

Kieth, I have your beautiful avatar knife as my computer desktop, the photo could use some work but it's not bad

The second set of photos printed out o.k. so I'll use one of them


Thanks again,
Dave

 

[ThreeWorlds]

The last set is definitely stand-out. I can see what you were trying to do with the two-tone photo, but I think because the background 'slices' right where the blade meets the handle, I think it interrupts the general flow of the knife, as if the blade is separate from the handle, which is what makes the blade look less impressive. I would have said overall the board background is the best also, but I think you need to be careful about that notch in the boards in the 1.1 and 2.1; it's distracting at the risk of making the photo look less than professional.

 

[Dave Kelly]

Thank you for pointing this out ThreeWorlds!! The photo will be used in a brochure I'm making for the Knifemakers Guild show this year. Issues permitting, it'll be my first show and hopefully become a new Guild member so I want everything to be as professional as possible. I never noticed or gave it a thought but you're absolutely right, now my eye is immediately drawn to that stupid knot hole!

2.2 it is

Dave

 

[Walking Man]

I never noticed or gave it a thought but you're absolutely right, now my eye is immediately drawn to that stupid knot hole!

Personally, I still really like the last one. I'd recommend seeing if you can fade the last picture out.

 

[Dave Kelly]

This is great! I'm glad I asked for opinions from you guys, I never would've thought about fading or other edge effects to save an otherwise decent photo :thumbup: Thanks Walking Man