Taken from our compartment while traveling from San Jose to New Orleans, this shot reminds me of the amazing vistas that open up while riding the train across the U.S. There are no roads – only the river and the rails.
Category: Photography
Knitting photos extravaganza: My second photo shoot with Irish Girlie and I Like Cake
Irish Girlie’s creativity continues to bloom and has resulted in some absolutely stunning designs that I can’t wait to get my knitting needles on.
She asked me to help her with the photos that accompany the patterns and I jumped at the chance.
Since it was a French theme, we were hoping for an out door cafe look. (Sadly a trip to Paris was not in the budget.)
Mother nature was not on our side and the Sunday morning we planned for the photos was cold with the first real rain of the season up here in Northern California. But I discovered a sweet corner in the cafe next to a huge window with amazing light.
So we bought some macarons and coffee and hot chocolate and went to town. I had so much fun standing on chairs and moving this way and that. Thayer is such a fabulous model with great style. All of her poses were so gorgeous.
I loved the neutral cafe au lait background in the booth and the marble table helped reflect some light.
After a good amount of time inside, the rain had stopped and we quickly moved outside for a few shots at the tables in front. It was also easier to get good images of Thayer standing and thus showing off the long circle scarf.
Thayer brought a few sweaters to show off the various colors of the yarn. Isn’t that sweater with the stars perfect with the long scarf?
Thanks ladies! You’re both so fabulous!
Details / Links:
Irish Girlie’s Blog and the specs on these new designs.
Kollage Yarns – the yummy yarns used and pattern distributor.
Thayer is a knitter and designer too. Plus She spins her own yarn and blogs about it.
Erica aka kzooerica is the master mind and fabulous supporter of all of our knitting activities.
Crazy exciting moments in photography and knit design
See the beautiful shawlette in the picture? It is called Bellingrath and it was designed by the fabulous Carrie Sullivan aka Irish Girlie.
See the beautiful model in the picture? Her name is Thayer and she’s a knitter, spinner and designer too.
See the picture? I took it! And Kollage is using it for the pattern!
It was so much fun to do a photo shoot with these ladies. Thayer just glows and knew exactly how to show off the shawlette. We took the photos near a small patch of rose bushes on the Stanford Campus (so many options for various backdrops there).
Seriously – isn’t she gorgeous? I did NOTHING to retouch these (SOOTC as they say).
The three of us climbed on benches and twisted this way and that hoping to capture the shawlette. I used my “nifty fifty” favorite lens. And I only used one prop. A plastic umbrella that I bought for $2 at Daiso – it was perfect for diffusing the harsh sun. Irish Girlie was fantastic at holding it just right while I snapped the pictures.
Carrie (aka Irish Girlie) and Thayer will both be in Chicago for Stitches Midwest this weekend. Carrie will be signing her patterns at the Kollage Yarns booth on Saturday. I’m so excited for her – I know it will be a bit hit. It is a pattern set with matching socks and it is available from patternfish.