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 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

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 am fortunate to have 2 fairly tall sons so one or both of them hold the quilt up for me (no design wall for me, sob!). I have a large picture window in the living room which I open to give good lighting.

I move my design wall when necessary. It is made of two covered pink foam insulation boards 4'x8'x2". It's a bit awkward but I move them myself. Don't recommend using outside on a windy day.

I call one of my LQS's and ask to use their walls for taking photos. The light is just right in the stores. They don't mind as long as I don't interrupt a class or event.

ali

Good idea! I must try that - thankyou. I tend to put the quilt on the floor and then stand on a chair to take a photo - it can get a bit precarious as I lean just that bit further to get the angle as straight as possible! I've also tried pegging them to the washing line, but I live on top of a hill and it's almost always windy, so that doesn't work too well.

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.

I have my husband stand on a bench in our sunroom and hold the quilts up. I use a flash on my camera and "fix" the brightness when I transfer the pics to my computer.