Details, details...

Adding a macro lens to the collection is one of the most important things I did. A DSLR camera will reveal its true nature once you begin using the right lens for each job.

Autumn forest shawl

Dove gray shawl detail

Blue yellow crochet lace shawl

For the first weeks after receiving my camera ( NIKON D3300) i played around with the kit lens. It was fun! Still something was missing... I couldn't capture details, I had to crop the pictures to get rid of the unwanted bits.

So with the first occasion that an ad popped up on my facebook, that accessories for my camera were 20% off, I went for it. And never looked back. Enjoying the moment. :-)

More pictures of each shawl can be seen in my shop over on Etsy, here.

Or you can come back, to see what I have to share next...

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.