How to take better photos of your knitting

re: How to take better photos of your knitting

wunx~ — Sat, 24 Mar 2012 20:55:32 GMT

When I'm in a situation where I have to use my on-camera flash, I take a sheet of facial tissue, pull the two plies apart, then drape one ply over the flash. The single ply allows enough light through to illuminate the subject while diffusing the flash enough to avoid stark shadows. Works well for people portraits and fill flash as well as project portraits. Just make sure to not use tissue that's been impregnated with lotion, use the plain old cheap-o kind.

re: How to take better photos of your knitting

Barbara A. Fox — Sat, 24 Mar 2012 14:48:43 GMT

Try to avoid photographing black or other dark Colors. Details cannot be seen.

re: How to take better photos of your knitting

stitchingmama — Fri, 23 Mar 2012 14:10:35 GMT

I too like to photograph my progress when knitting with the light behind me. I have an almond table top in the showroom at the office, and a near identical colored cutting table in my Craft Studio at home. They are wonderfully positioned in the natural light that is West Texas although a southern exposure. I used to sell items on an online auction site and for a while I had a very large satellite geographical survey of the Davis Mountains and would use it as a background for my photos. The photo was black and white with wonderful resolution and I thought my dear husband was off his nut when he suggested it. But it really did make my photos "POP!" I keep asking him to get me another from his friend the cartographer but so far no go, so I will continue with the almond table tops!

re: How to take better photos of your knitting

mmarino53 — Fri, 23 Mar 2012 13:08:13 GMT

I love to make baby and children's items and I always ask that the person receiving the gift take a picture of the child with it or in it. I have an "album" which I call my gallery. I love looking at the pictures and realizing now that some of the children are in college.

re: How to take better photos of your knitting

emjane — Fri, 23 Mar 2012 12:28:14 GMT

There was a magazine that featured a model whose hair was draped over her shoulders. Could not see the whole sweater!! Keep the hair up off the shoulders.

re: How to take better photos of your knitting

T1new — Fri, 23 Mar 2012 11:32:07 GMT

A detail photo or two are also a good habit to get into. It could be a close up of the stitch pattern, the look of a different cast on/ off, etc. it helps to tell the story... Martine

re: How to take better photos of your knitting

Fireball-Dave — Fri, 23 Mar 2012 07:30:24 GMT

Super advice, I'm a professional photographer and couldn't put it better!

Dave