Hello creatives
I think it's high time I try my hands on the trending challenge in the #needleworkmonday community as I have mostly been more focused on sewing but never on arrangement and photography, so far, I have learned how you could make a very beautiful dress but not focusing on bringing out my job the best way possible in picture format might not bring the audience I desire to have. So here I am trying my hands the first time trying to pay attention to my picture details, though it might not come out as perfect as I wish for it to as I don't have many props to use at home but still I won't relent.
For my background, I chose the flowery fabric instead of placing the fabric directly on the floor, at least there is much difference, the background design seemed like it's raining flowers, I didn't have much of a choice, it's better to start from somewhere than not start at all. To enhance the dress further, I placed a white beaded hair band at the top right corner, which gives the impression that this dress can be rocked with the headband, I think putting accessory details gives more life to the dress, it could be pieces of jewelry or a pair of matching shoes.
Before taking the pictures, I made sure to open the windows and door to allow natural light enter the room, I also made sure they were taken when the day was bright and clear, as we've mostly been having rainy days here.
I don't have the best of camera, so I settled for my phone camera, it might not give the professional look, so I made sure to adjust the display and editing settings and try and be more focused which gave me the first picture on this post, as this is the most trying challenge I faced taking these pictures, I almost gave up at some point, but thought, if I don't try and get criticized, how will I get better?
Furthermore, I didn't just place the dress flat on the background surface, I made it have a bit of contour at the waist area making it look more appealing to the eyes.
Due to the limited amount of fabric I had available, I decided to sew the puffy sleeves for this dress at the last minute. I'm delighted they did the dress justice and turned out as perfectly as I had hoped.
I used to feel bad when the dresses I make doesn't fit my mannequin so I can take a proper picture of the dress, but today that worry is gone, thanks to the #focusyourneedlework challenge I can think of other ways to display the dresses I make, even better than when placed on a mannequin. This is just the first trial, I hope I get better in the subsequent time to come.
Please note, all images used in this post are mine