A few days back, I showed you my new yarn for my new knitting project. It’s filled with greens and blues and grays and very very pretty. But in the photo, it looks really drab.
I used my light box to take this photo. And I did open this in Photoshop and lightened it and did a few other tweaks but not much. At the time, I thought it was OK but now I think it’s drab.
Drab. That’s the word of the day. It’s drabby outside right now too. Boo drab, boo.
But I’ve decided: no more light box photos after dark. Why? Because I took the photo below of the same yarn with help from light sneaking through the blinds.
Yowza. You can see the greens and blues and grays much much better. Now, I did a little boosting in Photoshop so the colors do pop a bit more but the background is actually white. As oppose to ecru. No more light box after dark. Either that or I need to bring more lamps into the dining room.
mallorymurray - Nice photo indeed. I used this yarn to crochet a huge afghan which I love, except that it sheds all over whoever cuddles up under it. :) I’m sure your project will be beautiful!
lisahudson - Light! Our best friend, and our worst enemy. I love the second shot. Natural light made all the difference. Very pretty.
Lisa
Wendi - The difference is just WOW.
chefyourself - I love it! and I’m soooo glad I found that post and instructions for the box, my close ups have improved considerably.
shutterboo - I wish I had the SOOC shots…but sadly I’ve already eliminated them. Proof that I am no strobist – give me natural light, baby.
katie o. - I feel the same way. Kind of like how all of my food shots look. Because I take them at night. The color in the 2nd one really does pop.