Where to photograph my quilts? If
you're coming out of winter that can be a problem. The interior rooms
of the house are still dark and filled with an accumulation of stuff
from the last six months of being holed up inside. The outside is
still grey and brown; not a good vibe for selling happy cheerful
fabric creations. So below are my choices.
1. The front entryway. I've used
this space before, but it tends to be a tad too dark. I have to
spend a fair amount of time using Photoshop to fix what the limited
light spectrum has left out. I will also have to clean the space
significantly. Dito for just about every other room in the house.
2. The dining room table. Now here I could
crop out everything I didn't want you to see, like the pictures, the
piano, the dusty crock pot, the ice cream maker, and the broken
antique chairs that stand at the edges of the room. The light is better than the entryway.
3. The art studio. Paint. Wet paint. More wet paint. Glue. Solvents. Good light, though. More cleaning and picking up than the dining room, the entry
way, the bedroom, and my husband's office combined. Is it worth it?
Nawwwww.
4. The front porch has enough light at certain
times of day. It also has rakes, shovels, bags of ice melt, and a
layer of road dust on my white rocking chair that you could start
seeds in. It is still a contender.
5. The front fence. There you go. I just have
to prop it up with a wooden stake where it is falling over after 100
inches of snow fell on it this winter. And I would need to stand in
the middle of the road to take the pictures. I'm not sure my health
insurance will cover willful negligence.
6. The clothes line. Good light. Easy hanging.
No artful draping required. Great view. . .of the swamp behind my
house and tree branches that blew down during above mentioned winter
storms. This is a summer picture but the backyard is still a bushy mess.
7. My husband's tractor. It would give a
delightful country vibe to the picture. People will think I live in a
red state. The tractor may be just a bit greasy and dirtly. Not clear
I want to drape a quilt on it. And its not currently in the yard.
I'm not sure where that dinosaur is sleeping, but I think I'm going
to let it lie.
It looks like I may have to do a lot of
cropping and cleaning regardless of which location I use. I'm leaning
towards the front porch, and leaving the extra “ambiance” in
place. It's country isn't it?
