And apparently it's so fluffy that the camera can't focus on it.
All the pics come out looking like this:
Which is not it at all...
Monday, February 20, 2012
Grrrr...
I absolutely cannot get a good photo of Onyx's fleece. I've been carding some up, and I really want to show it off, but every photo comes out looking like crap. It's the most beautiful black/gray fluff you'll never see - so light and airy that I'm afraid it'll float away.
And apparently it's so fluffy that the camera can't focus on it.
All the pics come out looking like this:
Which is not it at all...
And apparently it's so fluffy that the camera can't focus on it.
All the pics come out looking like this:
Which is not it at all...
Perhaps in bright daylight the camera could focus. I know my camera has a harder time when the light is not so good.
ReplyDeleteDo you have a scanner? I find that most of the time my scanner takes better pictures of yarn and the color is more accurate.
ReplyDeleteI guess you'll just have to spin some into yarn and knit it up for us to really see. ;^)
ReplyDeleteO.k. I'm playing with my darkest yarns here (and, uh, a black dog - because what good is testing photography if your subject just sits there?) I'd try bright bright side light - so early morning sun or late afternoon. You'll only have a few minutes - or you need a really good light. A light box would help - that would be a white background and white surface - it'll reflect the light up and around.
ReplyDeleteThe other thing I've learned - as much as I hate it - is that I should just use the focal length of the lens I have. I do not have a macro lens, so I should not try to pretend I do. (That's like some sort of code words for "back up a bit". It won't be the close up I desire - or match the picture in my head - but it will get the colors better.)
Also - spinning into to yarn would help with focusing, shadows, and reflecting light ;)