I’ve been putting together a studio for a lack of a better word. A place that I can work on my spinning, knitting and sewing. I got everything setup over the summer, and now it’s also become my photography studio too. I didn’t realize how much I was going to want to take pictures of the yarns I create or the objects that I knit, but the photo bug kind of bit me pretty hard after reading Ashley Martineau post from Neauveau Fiber Arts on Build[ing] your own Photography Lightbox for $37. It’s such a simple thing really and it made such a difference in my photos. Now I just need to get a better camera. Right now my cell phone camera is better than my real camera if you can believe that. Here is what my studio and light box look like:
And here is an example of the types of photos I can take using my new lightbox and my cell phone camera: