I use a digital SLR (Nikon D40X) of which I am fairly ignorant. I recently thought it was broken and returned it to factory settings. Which kind of sucks because I can't remember exactly how I had it set before. I am overjoyed that the camera isn't broken though!
Until recently I always photographed my quilts in the yard, in the early afternoon out of the direct sun but with lots of natural light. Then I took this photo:
The above photo of my Hues of the Pacific aka rainbow road quilt made me appreciate that sometimes direct sunlight can really bring out the best in a quilt. So now I play around and photograph quilts and flimsys in the shade:
In the direct sun:
And even with the sun behind which creates that gorgeous stained glass effect:
The stained glass effect can be terribly difficult when there is a breeze and clothes on the line LOL Can you make out the washing and clothes line in the top corners of this photo?
After taking about fifty bazillion photos I then select the best. Which are sometimes appalling LOL I'd love to hear how you photograph your quilts or any tips you have!
Happy sewing! It's Thursday here which is almost Friday - yippee!
The rain has been almost non stop all day but I did rush out to photograph my lap quilt today in a break. You can check it out tomorrow for TGIFF. Yes I prefer the outdoor and natural light for photographing them. The setting can just MAKE a quilt. Love yours on the fence and the colour wheel stained glass. My only regret is not living somewhere that gets snowfall to photograph in the winter.
ReplyDeleteNatural sunlight is always best for photographing, I try (when it is not grey) to use the afternoon light for pictures. It works best for indoors I find (at least in my house), it is also better if you take people pictures. I always question how much of the background I want to include, and how 'fussy' it should be. I seem to come to the conclusion that I should take loads of pictures and then see what works.
ReplyDeleteI'm total looser when it comes to photos. I don't have pretty garden and the fence needs to be replaced. It's old and ugly. I love pictures on pier but we don't even have a sea near by, lol. Your looks lovely!
ReplyDeleteOh I so struggle with the photos! I love seeing yours Gem - so artistic!
ReplyDeleteI love your photos. It is interesting to see how the lighting from different angles changes the look. I live in the tundra right now (not really, but it sure feels like it), but I hung a string up across a soccer goal and made my own line to photograph from. I find the snow right makes for some pretty pictures (as long as it stays nice and white).
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