Shooting Black on Black

August 24th, 2010 by Kris

Now, we all know how tricky it is to shoot black on black and I get a lot of questions about how I manage to shoot black on black and white on white. My answer is simple, hire a great retoucher. ONLY KIDDING, but seriously a great retoucher will make your life easier. We all know though that I am a huge fan of shoot it right the first time and will make post easier, your retoucher will thank you. Even if your retoucher is you… but I digress, here’s the shot that I’m going to talk about.

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Master Grinding’s Emilio Ambrosi

May 6th, 2010 by Kris

So, the beauty of repeat clients is the trust factor, right?

Here’s Emilio Ambrosi from Master Grinding demonstrating a knife handling skill that was passed down to him from his cost conscious father. After all boxes cost money, right?

By the way, they make great stuff and have a great service for breathing life into a dead knife. Check ‘em out. Enjoy your afternoon.

KD