In the middle of things

Recently I purchased my first DSLR.
The passion for photography has creeped in slowly over the last two years, resulting in this much needed investment.

White leaves shawl

I wanted to take stunning pictures of the beauties I make. Yes, I knit. And crochet...

Now the most important thing about these is presentation. If you can't show your items "live", you have to have pictures that "speak" to people. Here comes professional photography. Or let's say "passionate" photography.

That is ME in the picture and I'm not the one holding the camera. :-(

This was just about enough text, now I'll show a couple of pictures with right and wrong settings that just happened in real life.

The pose could be ok, but the focus is waay behind me, resulting in blurred subject with a clear background. NO

Autumn stripes angora shawl

This is much better, focus is almost in the right spot. The blurred background makes the subject (me, again) stand out.

If anyone is wondering, I knit these beauties by hand and they are for sale in my shop over on Etsy, here.

I'll be back with more pictures soon.