Another Show and New Products.
On Saturday this past weekend I had a booth set up at the Hartford Hodgepodge in the middle of downtown Hartford. It was absolutely gorgeous out this weekend, with sunny skies and temperatures hovering near 80- totally rare for late September Connecticut. Traffic was decent, although I suspect a lot of people passing through there were going to anyway, since it's in between bus routes. Nevertheless, I met some great people and made a few new contacts and had a lot of people take cards.
My setup was largely the same as the previous show, with the addition of trying out hanging some of the scarves (I'm not sure I like it) and adding a set of new ornaments. After a busy day Saturday I finally sat down on Sunday and photographed my newest item- ladies' and girls' headbands. It's really hard right now to take all the items I've been making for shows and get them online. There are so many color options that just photographing can take forever. Anyway, I'm trying out a different photo setup- instead of trying to achieve the perfect white background, I shot them in my workroom in natural light with a darker background, and I think the colors pop:
My setup was largely the same as the previous show, with the addition of trying out hanging some of the scarves (I'm not sure I like it) and adding a set of new ornaments. After a busy day Saturday I finally sat down on Sunday and photographed my newest item- ladies' and girls' headbands. It's really hard right now to take all the items I've been making for shows and get them online. There are so many color options that just photographing can take forever. Anyway, I'm trying out a different photo setup- instead of trying to achieve the perfect white background, I shot them in my workroom in natural light with a darker background, and I think the colors pop:
22 new headbands can now be found in the shop!
I have new bookmarks and baskets, too, and shot them the same way, so I'm working my way through the photos.
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I like both, but the white background is more of a headache to get the right colors and I think the natural light on dark wood really makes the fabric colors stand out more true. So it's a work in progress for now. Which do you like better?
