This quick shot was taken at Smoky Mountain Knife Works on the edge of the Smoky Mountains National Park in Sevierville, Tennessee. This is a product shot setup for an upcomming new product that will appear in SMKW's monthly magazine.

My Studio Lightning class went on a field trip today to speak with John Stewart. Mr. Stewart is a professional photographer and we visited his studio that is inside the Knife Works center.

Mr. Stewart spoke with us about product shot technique and his work flow and ethics.

Here are some stats about the Smoky Mountain Knife Works.

50,000 square feet of retail space
80,000 square feet of distribution space
Over 1.2 million customers visit the retail location every year
Millions more receieve the montly magazine produced by them.

Cool stuff huh?

Here is their website. http://www.eknifeworks.com/webapp/eCommerce/main_front.jsp

My alternate for today was the class around John Stewart. http://www.pbase.com/lundy/image/40258369