Here in the UK the Autumn nights are drawing in and Winter is peeking around the corner. As much as I want to curl up every evening with a book and a glass of red I am making an effort to *up* my game as a maker and seller of quirky jewellery and costume items. “How so?”, you may be asking….
Well, photography is not my strong suit but I’ve been reading up and taking notes from various sources (ok, yes, that means I eventually read the same stuff over and over….) and recently I was inspired by some photos that were taken by a member of a craft forum I belong to, using just angle poise lamps and tissue paper as filters for the brightness of the bulbs along with his digital camera. The pictures were great and it has inspired me to have a go this weekend.
Alongside this I have been spending a bit of money on some items to help display the jewellery I make. I’ve got three nice picture frames and with a little shabby-chic paintwork and the addition of an inner of wadding and cream fabric I’ll have something new to place/pin items to, both for photography and for general display purposes when I’m at an event.
And I’m seriously considering buying a plain dress form too (although goodness knows where I’ll put it in the house….) so that I can get better photographs of costume items.
I’m determined to crack the photography problem!
Twinkle twinkle shiny things 