How do you take a good picture of your projects?
#11
You not only need a large enough design wall but a big enough house so you can step back far enough.
I had to take a pic of a 86" x 92" quilt - we have a deck four feet off the ground, I "attached" the top of the quilt to the top of the railing with 4 large full spaghetti sauce cans, it hung down perfectly. Had to crop the cans out of the picture.
Actually I had to take it twice, the second time after pulling up some tall grass at the base. Yard work is not my strong suit.
I had to take a pic of a 86" x 92" quilt - we have a deck four feet off the ground, I "attached" the top of the quilt to the top of the railing with 4 large full spaghetti sauce cans, it hung down perfectly. Had to crop the cans out of the picture.
Actually I had to take it twice, the second time after pulling up some tall grass at the base. Yard work is not my strong suit.
#12
I think lighting is very important. Here's a good article on the subject.
Check top or bottom of the page where they talk about cameras, lighting, etc.
http://hollyknott.com/stq/index.htm
Check top or bottom of the page where they talk about cameras, lighting, etc.
http://hollyknott.com/stq/index.htm
#13
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I adjust my photos in Photoshop, but have found that if I take the original pictures under the right conditions, I don't need to use Photoshop for much except resizing.
I hang my quilts on pants/skirt hangers, then hang the hangers on the gutters of my house. I take pictures on bright, overcast days. If it's sunny, I get too many shadows and the quilt colors are too "hot".
I hang my quilts on pants/skirt hangers, then hang the hangers on the gutters of my house. I take pictures on bright, overcast days. If it's sunny, I get too many shadows and the quilt colors are too "hot".
#14
Originally Posted by KyKat
Do you hang them on a wall? Put them on a bed? the floor? Have someone hold them? Inside? Outside? All of my pictures make my quilts look . . . slanted or something. The lighting is not good. All of your pictures look so good, I'm doing something wrong. Tips? Thanks.
#17
Originally Posted by LeslieFrost
I have had some luck with using spring type pants hangars to grip the top edge, then hanging those on the top rim of a tall bookcase we have -- of course that's inside. I suppose I could use the tall fence at the edge of the deck as well.
#18
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Join Date: Jul 2009
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I hang a king-sized white (or black, depending on the color of the quilt) sheet on my garage door and pin the quilt to that. I take the pics on an overcast day outside...bright, natural light, and no shadows from too-bright sun.
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