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  Knitty's Spring 2007 Monica, all glammed up 
  Originally uploaded by goingdomestic

So, I'm three weeks into an adult education photography class.  I registered in the hopes of better understanding how to take good candid photos of my kiddo with my new camera, not so that I could take a photo of yarn under studio lighting ... but that's what I did on Thursday night! Has anyone ever seen a better-looking work-in-progress from me?

I'm enjoying this project. It's my first knitting since finishing up a slew of hats back in May, before we moved to BKK, and my first project on my set of Options needles, which I really like. The flexibility of the cable is amazing (I must try magic loop with the Options needles, no?)! I started the Monica tank because I had about nine balls of Shine Worsted in my stash. They were meant for a shrug, but that idea turned out to be a bad idea, but something like this tanks seemed to a good match for the drape of the yarn.

Back to the photography, this shot was taken in a light box that my instructor and I fashioned. We used holes in a curtain to get the highlights on the stitch markers (a birthday present from my sister, from zero markers) and the yarn, and pieces of coconut husk to create the shadows. Really crazy!

Comments

[Sarah]

Well, it sounds like a lot of work, but the result is very professional!

[jesser]

Woa ... never knew all of that went into professional shots. Looks good though.