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Karate Moleskine

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Karate Moleskine by MikeOliveri.
I found out I needed a notebook for karate class, so I bought a new Moleskine and then stenciled the kanji for "karate" on the cover (kara=empty, te=hand) with a silver Sharpie.

I thought it would be cool to get a picture of it for the Moleskine group and to show it off to some of my Moleskine-loving friends, and decided to go for a whole karate collage. I set it up in a slash of sunlight streaming through the living room window and snapped it.

I may try this again with a wider beam of sunlight and/or the new camera when I get it, but I was generally happy with this one. I thought about playing with the shadows some in post, but I'm generally not very good with that stuff yet. 
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Kristie1966  Pro User  says:

this is a great shot, I would say just the right amount of light, gives loads of shadows.

The only thing I would change is to move your badge into the light stream so we could see it more easily.
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MikeOliveri  Pro User  says:

Thanks, Kristie! Glad you dig the shot.
Posted 21 months ago. ( permalink )

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espressoDOM  Pro User  says:

neat idea... it came out really nice

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K Y R O N says:

Hi, I'm an admin for a group called قروب مصورين الدمام والخبر, and we'd love to have this added to the group!
Posted 19 months ago. ( permalink )

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elgyn_francisco says:

hello....I'm elgyn from de la salle shidokan here in the philippines.

Your notebook is nice...where did you buy that notebook?
Posted 13 months ago. ( permalink )

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MikeOliveri  Pro User  says:

I didn't buy it as is, I purchased a Moleskine sketchbook and then used this image as a template. I cut out the kanji with a razor, taped it to the notebook as a stencil, and then used a silver Sharpie marker to print it onto the notebook.
Posted 13 months ago. ( permalink )

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Lin Shukla  Pro User  says:

Wonderful shot!
Very inspirational.
OSS!
Posted 11 months ago. ( permalink )

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.Rumpelstiltskin. says:

Beautiful capture.
I love the diary and the gi.
Somehow they seem to have a meaningful connection.

All 5 stars.

Ossu,
Rumpelstiltskin
Posted 11 months ago. ( permalink )

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MikeOliveri  Pro User  says:

Thanks for the comments! Glad you guys like the photo.
Posted 11 months ago. ( permalink )

daydreamer☼ [deleted] says:

Hi, I'm an admin for a group called Moleskine Covers, and we'd love to have this added to the group!
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juniper_studd says:

I love this! Wow!
Posted 7 months ago. ( permalink )

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MikeOliveri  Pro User  says:

Thanks! This one's been a consistent favorite.
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