Lighting & Angles In Photos...

It's amazing the difference lighting makes in 

photos.  It's all about the right angles and your 

light source (natural light if you can) being in the right position.  I'm very much an amateur - but just look at these differences.  This first photo was taken with natural light coming in from the left (somewhat filtered with lace) and 2 table lamps on in the room...

 This one was pretty much void of any direct natural light - although it was a sunny day - and I 
think I needed to use a flash...

The following views of this dress have the same 

light sources as above.  I have relisted this dress on Etsy and wasn't happy with my original photos.  

I retook the photos today with better placement in 

my living room.   Wow - what an improvement.

 

Even the close-ups are different...

 

I'm convinced - for the most part - you don't need 

a fancy camera for good photos.  Keep playing with angles when shooting.  Turn your subject and your camera just a bit to the left or right and see what produces the best results.   For selling - the quality 

of your photos is your most important selling tool.   

(I'm sure a better photograper out there can tell me how to improve on 

these photos that are 'good' by my standards.  I'm willing to learn.)

I love my 'point and shoot'.
Linking to Home Sweet Home

Pretty Silver Basket...

I just had to show you this pretty basket I found 

this week.  I love it with the ceramic robin's 

eggs and white paper 'straw'...

 

 

It's a nice change from the traditional Easter basket!

Linking to White Wednesday

Your Eyes...

"The lamp of the body is the eye...When your 

eye is good, your whole body also is full of light. 

But when your eye is bad, your body also is 

full of darkness...

Take heed that the light which is in you 

is not darkness."

Luke 11:34,25

Our rooster named Goose.

I want to be careful that that things I take

in with my eyes are indeed good things...  

things pleasing to my Father God. 

Shutter Project...

Slowly, very slowly, we are getting things done 

in our office.   (We've been working on a redo 

for several months.)  Today, My Love hung one 

of the shutters we have planned for this space. 

This shutter is my new display rack for some 

of the vintage clothing that I sell.

 

 It's still missing a hook or two (I need to find at 

least one more) and a few other adornments - 

but mostly - it is finished.

 I'm liking the mismatched hooks...

 ...and a few other metal pieces just for fun. 

These wall hooks are gonna get a lot

of use!

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Just Listed - Tin Easter Candy Eggs

Linking to Show Off Your Cottage Monday

Blogger Blogging Tip...

Just a quick tip for you today 

(and I'm no techy kinda gal).  

But I discovered this and found it 

to be very helpful.

Whenever you use the link button to paste a 
link in your blog post (from the compose tab),

a window pops up that looks like this...

Make sure you check that little orange box near 

the bottom that reads "Open this link in a new window".  That way - your blog page always stays 

up and whatever you're linking to will open in a 

new window or tab.  Cool huh?  It will make getting back to your blog that much easier

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Just Listed - Miniature Perfumes

  Sold! Thank you Lili & Justin