Founder photo — 10 layout directions
Same slot as the current about-page photo: right column, static (grid position, not floating), non-sticky. Only the image treatment changes between sections.
Variation 1 — Clean portrait swap
The exact box you have now (4:5, rounded 12px, hairline border) with Michael's face in it instead of the sharpener.
Michael Kempf, Founder
I've put a proper edge on more than 20,000 blades since 2022, and I sharpen every single day. That daily repetition, plus years of learning how my customers cut and cook, is how I dial in each knife to the person holding it.
Your knife isn't a unit on a line. It comes back the way someone who actually cares about knives would hand it to you.
Variation 2 — Portrait + caption plate
Photo sits in a bordered panel; a dark plate below carries his name/location as a printed label rather than overlaid text.
Michael Kempf, Founder
I've put a proper edge on more than 20,000 blades since 2022, and I sharpen every single day. That daily repetition, plus years of learning how my customers cut and cook, is how I dial in each knife to the person holding it.
Your knife isn't a unit on a line. It comes back the way someone who actually cares about knives would hand it to you.
Variation 3 — Stacked pair
Main portrait on top, a smaller action shot underneath in the same column — both static, no overlap.
Michael Kempf, Founder
I've put a proper edge on more than 20,000 blades since 2022, and I sharpen every single day. That daily repetition, plus years of learning how my customers cut and cook, is how I dial in each knife to the person holding it.
Your knife isn't a unit on a line. It comes back the way someone who actually cares about knives would hand it to you.
Variation 4 — Inset frame, gold corner mark
Photo sits inside a slightly larger panel with breathing room and a single gold corner accent — a quiet signature detail, not a decoration overload.
Michael Kempf, Founder
I've put a proper edge on more than 20,000 blades since 2022, and I sharpen every single day. That daily repetition, plus years of learning how my customers cut and cook, is how I dial in each knife to the person holding it.
Your knife isn't a unit on a line. It comes back the way someone who actually cares about knives would hand it to you.
Variation 5 — Portrait + signature strip
A thin strip under the photo carries his name as a wordmark and a single load-bearing stat, styled like a signed print rather than a UI card.
Michael Kempf, Founder
I've put a proper edge on more than 20,000 blades since 2022, and I sharpen every single day. That daily repetition, plus years of learning how my customers cut and cook, is how I dial in each knife to the person holding it.
Your knife isn't a unit on a line. It comes back the way someone who actually cares about knives would hand it to you.
Michael Kempf
20,000+ blades sharpened
Variation 6 — Medallion + stat column
A smaller circular portrait sits above three compact, load-bearing stat rows — everything in one static column, nothing floats free.
Michael Kempf, Founder
I've put a proper edge on more than 20,000 blades since 2022, and I sharpen every single day. That daily repetition, plus years of learning how my customers cut and cook, is how I dial in each knife to the person holding it.
Your knife isn't a unit on a line. It comes back the way someone who actually cares about knives would hand it to you.
20,000+
blades sharpened since 2022
4.8★
153 verified Google reviews
Austin, TX
mobile porch pickup + drop-box
Variation 7 — Full-bleed editorial
No radius, no border — the photo bleeds to the section edge like a magazine spread. Starkest, most confident option.
Michael Kempf, Founder
I've put a proper edge on more than 20,000 blades since 2022, and I sharpen every single day. That daily repetition, plus years of learning how my customers cut and cook, is how I dial in each knife to the person holding it.
Your knife isn't a unit on a line. It comes back the way someone who actually cares about knives would hand it to you.
Variation 8 — Quote overlay on scrim
A short first-person line sits directly on the photo over a bottom gradient scrim — the image and his voice occupy the same frame.
Michael Kempf, Founder
I've put a proper edge on more than 20,000 blades since 2022, and I sharpen every single day. That daily repetition, plus years of learning how my customers cut and cook, is how I dial in each knife to the person holding it.
Your knife isn't a unit on a line. It comes back the way someone who actually cares about knives would hand it to you.
Variation 9 — Diptych
The right column splits into two narrow frames — face and hands-at-work side by side — same total footprint as a single photo.
Michael Kempf, Founder
I've put a proper edge on more than 20,000 blades since 2022, and I sharpen every single day. That daily repetition, plus years of learning how my customers cut and cook, is how I dial in each knife to the person holding it.
Your knife isn't a unit on a line. It comes back the way someone who actually cares about knives would hand it to you.
Variation 10 — Portrait + credential row
Portrait on top; a static row of three compact badges sits directly beneath it in normal flow — no floating chips, no absolute positioning.
Michael Kempf, Founder
I've put a proper edge on more than 20,000 blades since 2022, and I sharpen every single day. That daily repetition, plus years of learning how my customers cut and cook, is how I dial in each knife to the person holding it.
Your knife isn't a unit on a line. It comes back the way someone who actually cares about knives would hand it to you.
20,000+
blades
4.8★
153 reviews
Since
2022
Reference: michael-with-dog.jpg (Bella) is available too, for any variation that wants to work the dog line in visually rather than just in copy.