play of light

Posted by on Saturday, January 12th, 2008

So I’ve been having a good time making bags, like I do, but also being very frustrated by the difficulty of finding natural light to take pictures in.  So I broke down and bought a pop-up light tent.  Now I have to figure out how best to use it.  I started playing with it this afternoon.  In theory, you put the article inside on some background, and then light the whole white tent from the outside, and thus illuminate the item in diffuse light and avoid the problems associated with flash wash-out.  I’m not terribly likely to buy photo-specific lamps, so today I was trying to play with ambient light by positioning the tent around the place.

Ok, bored now. 

See, I made a bag in an oak-leaf print with a gold linen lining, and a red abstract petal design with a kooky olive and tan and maroon lining.

And I finally made a bag for myself: a green batik paired with the oak leaf print.

Sewing is more fun than lighting sewn things–that’s what I learned today.  Also, I learned that I hate removing really thick, old wallpaper paste from walls, and that no amount of vacuuming ever catches up with our pets. 

Now I have to think of something to photograph that starts with "A."

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8 Responses to “play of light”

  1. Rachelon 12 Jan 2008 at 6:55 pm 1

    Will you be mad at me if I buy all of your bags?

  2. kon 12 Jan 2008 at 7:50 pm 2

    Anvils? Ashes? Archetypes?

  3. Susanon 12 Jan 2008 at 8:19 pm 3

    An Accident, perhaps? There’s always some about somewhere….

  4. Rhoon 13 Jan 2008 at 12:48 am 4

    you know you don’t want my A word don’t you 😉

    pretty pretty bags — I use mine daily and I love love love it. And it means you are getting good thoughts sent your way on a daily basis too

  5. megon 13 Jan 2008 at 9:17 pm 5

    I can’t get your email to work, and the Fool wants to know if you’re coming to Chicago April 11-13 for the Nightingale dance weekend with George Marshall. Write us?

  6. Junoon 14 Jan 2008 at 1:28 pm 6

    Wallpaper paste? Do tell.

  7. Jinannon 15 Jan 2008 at 11:33 pm 7

    Lovely bags! I’ll bet they’re selling like hotcakes!

  8. Jinannon 15 Jan 2008 at 11:33 pm 8

    Lovely bags! I’ll bet they’re selling like hotcakes!

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