Comments on: etsy shop help:: taking great photographs

By: bonnie

bonnie — Fri, 12 Aug 2011 23:59:39 +0000

hi nunya! sure!

direct sunlight can often be too harsh for photography, so what you want to do is soften it up a bit. try to take your photos away from the window but use the natural light created from the window. does that make sense? you can also soften direct sunlight be using paper, tissue paper or white cloth over the source. if you need to take your photos outside, try to take them in the morning or late afternoon as to avoid the harshest part of the day. hope this helps, let me know if you have any questions!

By: Nunya

Nunya — Fri, 12 Aug 2011 22:59:10 +0000

I’ve been struggling with taking photos, I took some in the sun and there was a glare, or a shadow? If I’m outside what to look for and how should I take photos of objects with no glare or shadow? Even in my window, i had glare and shadows, they really like me or I really like them, help :) Thanks for sharing

By: myoriginalsin

myoriginalsin — Wed, 16 Jun 2010 08:59:16 +0000

Oh I forgot to add. I like natural light. I set up little studios in my kitchen and use a white canvas as my background. I have a collection of vintage-feel scrapbooking paper and to mix it up, I often incorporate these to create some interest. Going to check out the light tent…

By: myoriginalsin

myoriginalsin — Wed, 16 Jun 2010 08:56:49 +0000

This is awesome. I have been searching for an article like this for a while. I think my photos are ok but needing that more “editorial” feel as you described above. Thanks so much :)

By: Jen Schroll

Jen Schroll — Fri, 21 May 2010 11:33:39 +0000

One of my favorite tips? Diffuse harsh sunlight by using any of the following:

• Wax paper
• Vellum
• White Tissue Paper

You can use any number of layers you like, but I find that one layer works really well for me!

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By: Candice Clark

Candice Clark — Mon, 10 Aug 2009 18:54:08 +0000

I’ll never turn down great tips for photos ;) Always work in progress ;)Thank you! candice

By: Jes Johnston

Jes Johnston — Fri, 07 Aug 2009 21:11:24 +0000

Thank you for the article – REALLY good photographs are one of my current hurdles…I will take any tips I can get!

Gotta go check out candied fabrics “light tent”!!

By: Candied Fabrics

Candied Fabrics — Wed, 05 Aug 2009 22:01:52 +0000

Although natural light is great, sometimes we can’t wait for it. The other option is to use a light tent. I just blogged about this, lots of pix included, here:
http://candiedfabrics.wordpress.com/2009/08/03/photographing-scarves-happy-at-last/
Take a look, I got lots of great comments on the results, so I’ve gotta be doing something right!