how to you get good pictures of your quilts?
#22
If it is a nice day for taking pics (no wind, cloudy rather than sunny - sun washes out the colour), I'll hang the quilt on the clothesline. Otherwise, DH will hold it up for me. That's why some of my quilts have feet in the pics. ;)
#23
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Originally Posted by ptquilts
I still have an old-fashioned clothesline, so I use that.
BUT!!!! when I look out the window and see that there is no wind, hence good for taking a pic of the quilt, by the time I get outside with quilt and camera, the wind has picked up!! Never fails!!
BUT!!!! when I look out the window and see that there is no wind, hence good for taking a pic of the quilt, by the time I get outside with quilt and camera, the wind has picked up!! Never fails!!
as for the WIND...OY..this is OK....there is never a day without wind....so for indoor shots I had DH make a quilt holder that is in my kitchen it's only purpose is for photography...of course now that I own 2 photographers stands I suppose that rack could leave, but I like it there!
it is painted white, but it is there!
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see, here it is holding a quilt for a pix
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#26
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Give the quilt to your husband who loves photography. He created a quilt holder with 2 long extension stands using our granddaughter's old pole vaulting pole- drilled holes to fit the stands used shop clips to hold the top and goes to work. Then he edits them on Elements 9 and gives them to me to share.
#28
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I put them on the bed, but lots of times I put them on the floor, for you to be able to get a better shot, turn on the light and if possible stand on a footstool or ladder and look down on the quilt as you snapped the picture. This works for me as I am not that tall.
#29
This is the best website I've found geared towards photography for quilters, not photographers. http://www.hollyknott.com/stq/index.htm
#30
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A place to display the quilt without obstacles, a digital camera with zoom, and a good flash. I see a lot of posts where people say the colors are really brighter than shown. Using a flash and getting too close to the quilt will make everything too light. Back away, zoom in, and take the picture. A quilt laying on the floor is OK when we know that; we understand that distortion. I don't like "photoshopped" pictures, except maybe to crop the picture. My camera is not professional grade, but it is a few steps above a cell phone.
But by all means, use what you have. We love pictures - ALL pictures!
But by all means, use what you have. We love pictures - ALL pictures!
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