Last December, I finished one of my oldest UFO's-- a quilt for me to use on my bed. True to form, I didn't do a final 'finish' post with pictures of the quilt at 100% complete. I'm trying to improve and document all of my quilts when they are done. I did write a nice summary of the journey of this quilt
here. In that post, I said how I couldn't wait to snuggle under it and I am certainly happy to have this on my bed.
On Saturday, the Mad City Quilt Guild had a small workshop on photographing quilts. A professional photographer talked to us about considerations in choosing how to display a quilt for a photo and the biggest take home message was to think about the light source. Outdoor light is best and indirect, less harsh sunlight is good. Having the light source angled from the direct plane of the quilt will show texture by creating shadows.
We all enjoyed our time and experiments with photographing in different manners and we are hoping to set up a recurring time, once or twice a year when we can use the guild's quilt stands and lights to take nice photos of our quilts. A member of the community was clearing out a family member's estate and donated a stand and two floor lights to us, plus the guild had invested in a very large stand several years ago. The location that the guild meets at has a spacious community room with a nice covered porch that is that ideal setting-- indirect sunlight and protection from the wind.
Kristin
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very nice.
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