tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2501874405097071831.post9050380690505504354..comments2024-01-21T10:32:57.269-05:00Comments on TT 820: We’ve got yarnJanellehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02428803651280506435noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2501874405097071831.post-2924454807419007662011-06-28T14:26:20.459-04:002011-06-28T14:26:20.459-04:00All - Anne wrote a really detailed post about this...All - Anne wrote a really detailed post about this white balance issue a while back - check it out on her blog: http://thebookwormsknitting.blogspot.com/2010/06/photographing-your-fiber-with-franklin.html.<br /><br />I loved that post. When it appeared, I printed it out, found my point-and-shoot camera manual, and tried to figure it out. Unfortunately, I failed. (And I know that Steven and I have the same little Canon camera, so the fact that he couldn't figure his out, either, makes me feel a little bit better!)<br /><br />I agree about the diffuse light. I usually try to take my outdoor photos early or late in the day, in a spot where direct light isn't hitting the work. That was the case with these, too... but still, such trouble. Maybe I need a new camera?!?? Or maybe green and grey is just incredibly difficult.<br /><br />I so wanted to take Franklin Habit's Photographing Your Fiber class at Sock Summit, but I couldn't get into it. I'm jealous that Anne got to take his class!<br /><br />I'll keep working on this!Janellehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02428803651280506435noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2501874405097071831.post-57942709831917428802011-06-28T13:52:35.363-04:002011-06-28T13:52:35.363-04:00It's all a mystery to me, too. I can't eve...It's all a mystery to me, too. I can't ever get the white balance on my point-n-shoot to work worth a dang. I'm amazed at how different that looks in all the various backgrounds. And it does remind me of Tofutsies. But know it's going to knit up well.Stevenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06004053259254580988noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2501874405097071831.post-87345181063892866672011-06-28T12:18:49.218-04:002011-06-28T12:18:49.218-04:00Pat Bullen, the owner of Bullens Woolens, is a mem...Pat Bullen, the owner of Bullens Woolens, is a member of my weaving guild. We just had a dye day at her dye studio on Sunday. You should see her collection of looms!<br /><br />I have a very limited grasp of photography knowledge but here it goes. I think the main problem with the different colors is the light. <br /><br />When I took the class with Franklin Habit last year, he said that pictures taken in sunlight can change hues because of time of day. Also, surrounding colors could change the color of the object in the picture. So an object in an orange room will have an orange tinge. In your pictures, the surrounds might be bringing out that color which we don't see but the camera does. Our eyes lie to us (fills in details, ignores some shadows, etc) but the camera can't. <br /><br />Diffused light is the most flattering (both to people and to objects). The light hits your object after going through something which makes it a softer light. Franklin said that taking pictures of shiny things like beads or silk yarn is best done with diffused light. That way you are blinded by the shiny! <br /><br />One good way to overcome the different light hues is to use the white balance setting on your camera. Most cameras have a "one push" setting where you take a picture of a white piece of paper in the light. That way you will get a truer light. <br /><br />Of course, all that being said, I really don't know what I am doing!Annehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02794808630181662539noreply@blogger.com