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| So I finally invested in a Photo Studio Kit. It came with a HUGE light-tent & lights. I've been thinking about it for a while, but was hesitant about spending the money. BOY, am I glad I did it!! Still learning how to use it to it's full capabilities, but I'll figure it out. I'm already happy with how my first photos have turned out. |
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| We also invested in a new fancy DSLR camera!! It's actually more for my husband & his photography, but takes AMAZING picts of my sculptures. I never thought that camera quality made that much of a difference, but it does. This is a Pentax K-r, an entry level camera, but still a huge upgrade to my previous point & shoot. *I took this photo with my iPhone in my Studio! Looks like a stock photo, but it's totally our camera! |
FISH!!!
So this was my first attempt at taking photos with my new set-up. I think they came out WAY better than before, but still am learning how to use the camera & lighting. I love the colors & detail the camera picks up. That is one thing I've always been frustrated with, how do you show the real texture of a needle felted piece? Most of the time it just looks fuzzy.
This Felt Koi I made a while ago, but he always seemed unfinished. One the project before this one, I experimented with some Clear Casting Resin. That inspired this "pond" base. I colored the resin & left some texture with the aluminum foil I poured it into for the "water" texture. I then made a few Felt Cherry Blossoms (the ones from my previous post!)
Usually I like to finish sculptures right away, but I'm learning that if something seems unfinished, don't push it. Let it sit & stew for a while (a year with this one). Then maybe you'll come up with the perfect solution!
***This weird picture layout is kinda a "happy mistake". The layout for my blog has changed & I'm still figuring out how to use it, but I kinda like how the photos created a nice collage look. Don't know how or why it happened, but I'm okay with it....
