Come Take a Flatlay Workshop with Me!
When I first started photographing my knits, the flatlay wasn’t even really a thing. We didn’t have Instagram or Twitter yet. Ravelry was only a few …
Knitting photography
Why Do You Take Knitting Photos?
Over the last year, I’ve thought and written a lot about knitting photos. I’ve talked about techniques and tools until I felt like I was …
My Favorite Cheap Photography Tool
One of my constant refrains around here when it comes to knitting photography is that you don’t have to spend a ton of money on …
How to Make a Budget Yarn Look Like a Million Bucks
Take a close look at the two pairs of socks in the photo below. One of them was knit with a luxury yarn. The other …
On Learning How To Be More Creative in Easy Ways
When I first started designing knitting patterns about four years ago, I thought that creativity was something innate. I thought you were born with it, …
How to Edit Your Knitting Photos for Clarity and Crispness
We are finally here at the last stop on our better knitting photography adventure! For today’s post, we’re going to talk about photo editing, which …
Framing Your Photograph for Better Knitting Pictures
In our second-to-last installment in the better knitting photography series, we’re talking about how framing your photograph affects the story your photo tells. Oftentimes, a …
Five Easy Tips for Photographing Your Knits in a Vertical Space
In my last post in the better knitting photography series, we talked about ways to create interesting photos that are laid out on a flat …
Five Simple Steps for Better Flatlay Photographs of Knitting Projects
Today’s blog post is going to focus on composing photos on a flat surface. I’ll spend some time in a subsequent post talking about how …
Three Quick Tips for Photographing Knitwear in Tricky Light
One of the oft-repeated maxims of photography is that you need natural light. While that’s generally true, and I’ve written some about it here, it’s …