Beanie Photos

The one thing holding me back from launching my etsy store: photos.

My "Nor'easter" beanie crocheted with camel hair
and bamboo yarn.

I'm still trying to figure out the best way to showcase my beanies.

I have some pics I took out at the San Francisco Botanical Gardens, but I don't think they show all the angles and details I want to focus on.

Plus there's no size reference. So I bought some mannequin heads and I ordered a photo lighting kit, complete with two photo light tents, eight backgrounds, two high output lights and a camera tripod.

I started to build my own light tent from cardboard and tracing paper, but I kept getting weird shadows from the frame.

The black, purple, and blue beanies are mine.
(The solid purple one isn't.)

So I'm thinking, unless I want to take pictures of my beanies on the heads of my rock climbing crew (like I did here), it's going to be the beginning of October before I get my store launched. **sigh**

Actually, using my friends as models isn't a bad idea. It's just that if I want to sell my beanies it's probably best if the hats aren't first on the heads of any "dirty little freaks" -- as we so affectionately call each other.