LIGHTS

One of my biggest issues with everything online has been the ability to get decent photos

When I started writing knit patterns I had issues with battery eating cameras and funky flashes...

Since those days I have improved the camera but now use my phone more lol

Lighting has become my biggest problem.. use natural light they all say.. 

Not when you live in a desert that has very bright sunshiny days to the point of washing out the photos along with pretty regular winds.. 50 mph winds are fairly common.. more so if I dare take out a yarn item for phones.. 

I end up with washed out colors of blurriness... dozens and dozens of photos to get one or two ..

With the indoor lighting even if bright,  always full of shadows  

Wanted to try selfie lights but price and space were an issue.. didn't have an area to set up in big enough.. and didn't want to pay a high price on something I wasn't sure would work for yarn and beads items..

As more folks stopped working remotely I came across a pretty good sale, worth the risk .. got a couple

 but still didn't have the space set up

Finally my long awaited photo area is happening.. I am so thrilled .. 

Still needs work .. changes will happen as I see what works.. happy dance time 

                  

 Playing around with my cell phone trying different settings... just to see ..  using a bag I just made for my aunt..  she needs one that will hang around her neck for her cell and a few other items.. keeping her hands free to use her wheel chair so I thought I would take a few shots showing it's features....  I have been doing applique work so added a few.. 

Medium light ..  I just love pansies, I think of them as elegant flowers but also wanted cheery so added some forget-me-nots lol .. not quite enough light to see the details.. 

Switched to a more blue brighter light... you can see the butterfly on the flap really well... nice detail 

Side note.. the butterfly pattern popped up on my YouTube feed .. had to stop everything and give it a go .. quick and fun  .. just look up butterfly applique..

Happy with the stitch visibility .. colors are accurate.. I flat out LOVE that 

Two pockets were requested so I tried taking an inside the bag shot.. this is going to need a better setup.. prop of some kind... however you can see both pockets so counting this as a win 

I added a snap on one side of the strap.. for ease of putting on ones neck ..  wrapping around the handle of a wheelchair or walker.. safety issues.. the snap shows up really well in this shot.. nice 

This one is without the lights on.. a bright shop light .. bright enough to do detailed work with but not a decent photo .. this one actually took longer to set up than any of the others and would have been one of the better ones .. many of my items in my Etsy shop have the same kind of shadows ugh.. my shop so needs an update... soon .. 

So far with just taking less than a dozen shots I can see such a big difference.. with so little effort.. 

This is going to be fun