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Photography Tutorial/FAQ Part II
Part One of this tutorial explained how I set up my space ready for taking my photographs, so now I am going to move on to how I set up my camera and actually take my photographs. This post will deal mostly with camera settings, so if you are not familiar with the menu system…
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Short rows for the sock enthusiast (Part Two)
Short rows for socks, part 2: How (View Part One here) This second part of the exploration into short rows and their usefulness in socks concentrates on the how part of the short row mystery. Specifically, though, it is a look at how I make my short row heels and toes. My method is not…
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Short rows for the sock enthusiast (Part One)
Short rows for socks, part I: Why and when. I mentioned a few days ago my love for short row toes when making socks. I rarely resort to using another toe, and most deviations from my normal short row version have proven disappointing to me. As far as I am concerned, shape, smoothness of fabric and…
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Photography Tutorial/FAQ Part III
Part One of this tutorial dealt with setting up your space to take photographs with a clean white background, whilst Part Two concentrated on camera settings and how to get the best from your photographs. This third and final part concentrates on using photo manipulating software to get a similar look when photos turn out…
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Photography Tutorial/FAQ Part I
One of the questions I get asked quite often relates to the way I photograph my items and yarn. I often choose to photograph at least some shots of a project against a white background as I find it an unencumbered way to view the items without distraction of a busy backdrop. It took a…