Dude, I've been spinning
Big shocker, I know. I have been amazingly busy here, spinning a bunch of new yarns both for my shop and myself. I'll have more pics this weekend, but here are a couple of new collages. Stop me if you've heard this before...
I realized that I tend to make these for just about every yarn I've spun so far. I should see about getting them printed up and putting them into a book as a kind of journal, yanno? This is why I keep all the original photo files in their full size/unretouched/etc. :) It would also double as a kickass yarn portfolio!
Come to think of it, when I look back on my yarn photos, I realize that not only has my spinning improved with practice, but so has my photography! I've always been conscientious about taking photos of my textile works, making sure whenever possible that the background is free of too much clutter and the item or yarn is fully visible. However, when I had a simple point & shoot digicam, there wasn't much I could do in the realm of artistic value. The quality (or lack thereof) just wasn't worth the effort.
However, when my dad loaned me his Kodak DSC5000, things started to change. I think you can see where they start to evolve. Getting rid of the flash made a huge difference, as did choosing my backgrounds for clarity, minimal distraction, and beauty. I stopped taking pics at night, too, which made me take advantage of natural sunlight to truly communicate the beauty of the fibers. Recently, I set up an area on my desk that allows me to create a soft white backdrop. While it's not as pretty to me as the yellow embroidered fabric is, the uninterrupted white isolates the skein and gives the viewer a purer view of the color and structure.
How cool is it that the practice of one skill enables the improvement of a separate skill? :D
I realized that I tend to make these for just about every yarn I've spun so far. I should see about getting them printed up and putting them into a book as a kind of journal, yanno? This is why I keep all the original photo files in their full size/unretouched/etc. :) It would also double as a kickass yarn portfolio!
Come to think of it, when I look back on my yarn photos, I realize that not only has my spinning improved with practice, but so has my photography! I've always been conscientious about taking photos of my textile works, making sure whenever possible that the background is free of too much clutter and the item or yarn is fully visible. However, when I had a simple point & shoot digicam, there wasn't much I could do in the realm of artistic value. The quality (or lack thereof) just wasn't worth the effort.
However, when my dad loaned me his Kodak DSC5000, things started to change. I think you can see where they start to evolve. Getting rid of the flash made a huge difference, as did choosing my backgrounds for clarity, minimal distraction, and beauty. I stopped taking pics at night, too, which made me take advantage of natural sunlight to truly communicate the beauty of the fibers. Recently, I set up an area on my desk that allows me to create a soft white backdrop. While it's not as pretty to me as the yellow embroidered fabric is, the uninterrupted white isolates the skein and gives the viewer a purer view of the color and structure.
How cool is it that the practice of one skill enables the improvement of a separate skill? :D