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Old 09-19-2009, 08:51 PM
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I have re-shot a picture I took of a filet knife. The first pic is the original and the second one is the new pic. I will add a border on the second when I get a chance. Any suggestions or comments on either picture. Thanks, Barbara






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Old 09-20-2009, 07:33 AM
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Barbara,
It was very nice to meet you and Mike at Blade West. I really like both pics. Looking forward to seeing you and Mike at Eugene next April.

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Old 09-20-2009, 09:51 AM
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I like the angle of second picture best, it does not give the impression the blade is longer than it is. Bothe are well done.


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Old 09-20-2009, 11:23 AM
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I also like the second picture better. Is there some way to sharpen the focus on the blade ? I always try and read the stamp or etching that is on the blade and in this one it looks fuzzy. May be my eyes too.... Very nice shots in both.
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Old 09-20-2009, 05:59 PM
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Steve, I have submitted my final version with the maker's name sharpened. Unfortunately it still may be a little difficult to read but I don't have a way to enlarge the name without extracting it and making it larger. I tried that approach but I did not like it.

Bear_Blade, thanks for the comments, I didn't realize that the first pic looked out of porportion until I re-shot the knife. It looked like the dreaded wide angle shot, which accentuated the blade portion of the knife.

Bing, it was great meeting you at the knife show and we will see you in April, thanks for the kind comments.

Here is the final version a little larger and with the maker's name sharpened. I had a difficult time photographing the glass float. I tried everything to remove softbox reflections (using added layers of diffusion) and ultimately I did have to burn over some minor reflections, but I think it turned out nicely.

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Old 09-20-2009, 06:42 PM
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Much Better, I am not sure if it simply the bigger size but I get a much better feel for the knife in the final version. The sharpening of the name for some reason makes a big difference, at least for me.
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Old 09-20-2009, 09:57 PM
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Stephen,

You were correct, it did need some sharpening to the maker name. The large size also helps. Good catch on your part, Thanks, Barbara


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Nice, Barbara. These are very solid images.

One thing that can help bring out the maker's mark (in addition to sharpening) is to selectively darken the black in the lettering. This can be done in a number of ways but the easiest is probably to grab your burn brush tool, set range to shadows and exposure at 10% or less. One or more passes may be required but if you apply the effect too much it begins to darken even the lighter areas around the lettering. Keeping the brush size small and increasing view to 200% helps limit the effect to just the important areas.


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Old 10-03-2009, 03:43 PM
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Buddy, thank you for the suggestion of "selectively darken the black in the lettering". I hadn't thought of that. At least the progression of learning Photoshop continues, slowly. Thanks for your comments on the images, Barbara


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Hey Barbara

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