Originally Posted by Peckish
The ones that bug me are when the quilt is "staged" - creatively draped over a bench or with a plate sitting on top or something. Makes it hard to see the whole quilt.
I prefer to take pictures of my quilts outside on a bright, overcast day. You get the best color representation and no shadows.
I do this with mine to give the viewer a sense of dimension. I also do my best to get a full shot of the quilt. Sometimes that means stepladder while standing over the futon, sometimes it means hanging it from the moulding around my studio door. Larger quilts will require hanging from our bedroom balcony, but since it's 100*+ at 9 am around here, that's not a fun prospect.