Jennifer's Etsy Store
Look what Ruth has given me to play with! Cool, huh? Don't you want one?
Oh what is it?
This is a light box that is going to make my life easier. With some coaxing it will pretend to lie flat only to spring back in my face menacingly. Other than that it is a nice pet. I can drape an antique linen sheet inside and take "studio" style photos of my hats and accessories. As you can see, now that it's summer I have moved my operation outdoors to a temporary work space under the arbor. In the winter I'll set this up in the dining room and shine opposing light sources into the box. It will look like a dog box with aluminum earmuffs.
I'm having a big laugh about my abilities as a photographer. You would too if you could see some of the goofy get-ups, props and make-shift lighting I've been forced to in the name of learning to take photos for my Etsy shop. Etsy is an on-line artist's marketplace and every item listed in the shop requires FIVE, not one, photos. This can be a challenge for the photographically impaired.
In an odd way I feel somewhat successful in this pursuit. So far, I can use my dinky, pocket-sized digital Konica Minolta (formerly used for hiking trips) on the automatic setting. If there is one technique, it's that I crawl all over the subject and shoot it from as many angles as possible: here and there, near and far, this way and that.
With the help of my geriatric Mac and woefully outdated iPhoto software I can operate 2 magical buttons to great advantage: CROP and ENHANCE.
When a decent photo accidentally appears I am crazy with happiness.
It seems to me that we all have so many gifts within us. Often just a good play day can give a strong glimpse into what we are capable of doing on our own. For me, it has happened around photography. I surprise myself at times and that is a beautiful thing.
At the end of the day, we always know so much more than we think we do.
It's June 21, and the first day of summer. Have you surprised yourself lately?
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