My venture into business has not got off to such a great start. I managed to choose a name which is already a hoover. Farewell SpotBot. It was fun while it lasted. So I am back to needing a shop name. And I think this is a clear sign that "Lixie Makes It" is my true home. I've also been considering my photography skills, wonderfully displayed in this very post. Would you buy this woman if she was photographed like this in an Etsy shop?
It was my attempt to capture my new outfit and clearly it didn't go so well.
Then there is my attempt to capture the samples I dyed last night for my cloud jumper. The real problem is lack of daylight.
I'm thinking I might need a daylight bulb and one of those pound shop diffuser cube things unless I want to wait to photograph things until the weekend and I pray for good weather. Sadly none of them seem right. It would be ok for a mediterranean sky but not so much for a UK one. I've ordered some more dye in two different colours so I'll see how they work out.
Then lastly I even managed to take an out of focus photo of Betsy modelling my sleeveless jumper.
The neckline ribbing is wrong. It looks OK at a distance but it's not centred properly at the front and it makes the rest of it look really amateur. I definitely have to rip it out but I'm not sure whether to redo it or go for an icord edging.
I went to see
The Artist this week.
It was amazing. If you have ever seen a silent film then you can imagine the style - it actually is a real twenty-first century silent film. The storyline is brilliant. The acting is incredible - the lead male is so believable - and for those of you who like that sort of thing there is a really astounding dog. I was completely caught up in the story and at one point - and remember this is a silent film - I jumped. I would definitely recommend it. It is something you will regret not seeing on a big screen if you only watch it at home. But you should still watch it. Oh, and it has John Goodman in. And he is really good.
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Should you feel so inclined it's possible to make a light box out of an old box, some white voile/tissue paper, and white card. There's loads of tutorials out there.
I used one for the last few months until I was bought a proper box and some posh lights for Christmas.
If you want to chat about starting up a business feel free to send me an email.
I made a lightbox a few years ago with a cardboard box and some white card for photographing stitch markers I was selling on ebay for a while. As Katie said, loads of great tutorials out there and it makes a huge difference to the photos.
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