Photography help needed! This one is a challenge to photograph!
08-02-2013, 05:58 AM
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Photography help needed! This one is a challenge to photograph!
I need to photograph my animal shaped quilt so that it looks like an animal shaped quilt and not an animal shape appliqued to a rectangle.
I've laid them flat and shot from above. You get all the detail, but it looks, well, flat. I'm thinking about draping it over a porch railing or chair. Then you get the dimension and edge, but you lose the detail.
The photos will be for a website, so I probably should just give it up and hire a professional. But I want to take one last stab at it myself. Any help out the? I've seen some amazing photographs here. How would you shoot these little quilts?
I've laid them flat and shot from above. You get all the detail, but it looks, well, flat. I'm thinking about draping it over a porch railing or chair. Then you get the dimension and edge, but you lose the detail.
The photos will be for a website, so I probably should just give it up and hire a professional. But I want to take one last stab at it myself. Any help out the? I've seen some amazing photographs here. How would you shoot these little quilts?
08-02-2013, 06:20 AM
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Shoot it vertically, in natural light, on an overcast day, with no flash, aiming the lens at the center of the piece.
The best quilt photography advice I've ever found is from Holly Knott, a photographer who just happens to be a quilter.
http://www.hollyknott.com/stq/
There are also lots of product photography articles on Etsy and Handmadeology.
http://www.handmadeology.com/categor...tography-tips/
http://www.etsy.com/blog/en/2013/the...e/#photography
The best quilt photography advice I've ever found is from Holly Knott, a photographer who just happens to be a quilter.
http://www.hollyknott.com/stq/
There are also lots of product photography articles on Etsy and Handmadeology.
http://www.handmadeology.com/categor...tography-tips/
http://www.etsy.com/blog/en/2013/the...e/#photography
08-02-2013, 07:27 AM
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I agree with placing something in the picture to indicate scale. The other thing that might help would be to place the quilt on a wood floor or carpet with thick pile or a table - something that it couldn't be attached to, to make it clear that it's not appliqued.
08-02-2013, 07:42 AM
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Why not a photo of a happy child cuddled into it?
If you feel the detail is not shown enough, then show a 2nd picture, like what you have posted here. However, there is a bonus in not showing it flat out, as it makes it harder for someone to copy your work! Think about the number of patterns that do this!
If you feel the detail is not shown enough, then show a 2nd picture, like what you have posted here. However, there is a bonus in not showing it flat out, as it makes it harder for someone to copy your work! Think about the number of patterns that do this!
08-02-2013, 07:54 AM
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Why not a photo of a happy child cuddled into it?
If you feel the detail is not shown enough, then show a 2nd picture, like what you have posted here. However, there is a bonus in not showing it flat out, as it makes it harder for someone to copy your work! Think about the number of patterns that do this!
If you feel the detail is not shown enough, then show a 2nd picture, like what you have posted here. However, there is a bonus in not showing it flat out, as it makes it harder for someone to copy your work! Think about the number of patterns that do this!
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