Showing posts with label sweaters. Show all posts
Showing posts with label sweaters. Show all posts
Monday, September 6, 2010

What is it about these two photos?


Is one of these really better than the other?  A recent trip to the Lyndale Park Rose Garden in South Minneapolis gave me perhaps my new favorite photo of my little son, finally feeling well after over a week of illness and delighting in the cool wetness of a fountain.

The black and white is classic, simplified, and allows me to focus on that look of sheer delight on his face, and the way that he always holds his hands when he laughs like that.  But the color version lets me see how brown his hair is, the way his cheeks get rosy when he is busily buzzing around as only toddlers can do.  It lets me see what a little dapper fellow he is in his blue stripes. 

However much I want to get mired in the details of this, and however much my anal retentive nature is satisfied by this, what both styles of post-processing should accomplish is to disappear and to allow anyone viewing this image to get a better sense of the emotion of the moment, and to be drawn into who the person is in the photo.

That is where I get frustrated with photographers at times.  Trends come and go, what is popular now will date an image in 10 years (remember the second inset head in many of our childhood portraits from the 80s?)   I would rather have a portrait that is still technically good, after all- you can't compromise on focus, but a bit less trendy if it meant that it was a more real remembrance of a specific person and a specific place and time. Yes there needs to be allowances in the fact that portraiture is an impression of real life, but I think that the more that I go on, the more I go back to my photojournalist roots and desire to capture reality.  HS Seniors- how often do you really find yourself kneeling on a railroad track in your everyday life anyways?
Saturday, March 6, 2010

Concept Images for Irish Woolen: Minneapolis Product Photography

There are currently 90,098 pieces of children's clothing available on Esty.  And most of them do not have photographs that differentiate them from the crowd of other knitters, embroiderers, sewers and such.  For my client, Irish Woolen, I knew that her woolen sweaters and hats were gorgeous, but nevertheless needed something more to help them stand out from the crowd.

These are some samples of the concept I think we will be going with after a final okay from the client. (Please note that these images have not been edited as I normally would and the location-- a nearby bike path-- is not typically one I will be choosing for the real images.)  When I work with someone, even an Etsy client, whose photos size, number and basic color scheme are all dictated by the site, I try to keep in mind the feel and look of that shop and create images that fit that client.  I also look at typical listings of like items and think of what I can do that will showcase the unique selling points fo my clients products and how to showcase those selling points. 
Tuesday, January 26, 2010

IrishWoolen's Product Shots-- Minneapolis Product Photography

I am delighted to announce a new customer of Carrie Weston Photography-- IrishWoolen of Etsy.  She is a knitter from Dublin who creates sweaters for babies and children.  Formerly a knitter for the traditional retail market, she is now venturing out into the world of Etsy and has contracted me to handle the product photography. 

It is always a delight to work with a fellow Etsian, and I can already feel the soft wool of the baby sweaters in my hands!  Be sure to check out her shop,  IrishWoolen is just getting started, but is sure to have a bustling store soon.
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