So I decided to pick a color that neither David nor I have used on the edge of any of our quilts to use for my photo wall when I needed to do a shoot. I went online and selected sheets in a size that would also fit our guest bed (kill two birds with one stone). Walmart had a great deal on these 1500 thread count sheets and I am excited to try them out the next time I need to shoot photos that I will be editing to put on the website.
I currently have a gray flannel design wall that I attach my quilts to take photos. The only problem with that color is that I have been working with fabric that is similar in value around the edges of my quilts. When using software to remove the background it would invariably remove part of my quilt. I would then have to manually try to remove around the edge of the quilt. Not fun. (I used to have white but that didn't work all that well either. Mostly because of white fabric in the quilt, threads, lint, etc attaching to the flannel, and then it was hard to edit out in the photo edit software.)
So I decided to pick a color that neither David nor I have used on the edge of any of our quilts to use for my photo wall when I needed to do a shoot. I went online and selected sheets in a size that would also fit our guest bed (kill two birds with one stone). Walmart had a great deal on these 1500 thread count sheets and I am excited to try them out the next time I need to shoot photos that I will be editing to put on the website.
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I spent yesterday and today updating both of David's and my gallery area. That means I took pictures of our most recent quilts, put them into Photoshop to crop and clean the background out and do the write-ups.
I got to measure them, do all the calculations for pricing, and put all the information into Artwork Tracker. That was the easy part. Once I had all the work done it was just cut and paste the text, link the photos, and fill out the form. Most of the options are already in drop down boxes since I tend to use similar fabrics and supplies. Remind me not to wait so long, (and this is a big one), DON'T put in lace or netting that doesn't have a quilt background behind it. It was a pain in Photoshop to remove the one in Talisman II. I was also reminded that I need a few different colored backgrounds for shooting the pictures. It will be much easier to select something that doesn't blend in with the edge of the quilt. Lesson learned. Hopefully, I will remember it the next time I start shooting the next quilts. Let me know what you think of the new pieces. You can find them on our main gallery pages. Click on the one you want to see and 'as if by magic' you will be whisked to the page. |
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