I think you have already got the answers that you were looking for, Mireille, but just wanted to add my thoughts.
I used to do what Karen describes her husband doing, standing high up to photograph a blanket lying flat on the ground. Advancing age has recently made me stop doing that, so now I take photos of the blanket lying on the floor, but they are not a picture from directly above, so they look distorted rather than square. Also, my camera skills are minimal, so sometimes the camera isn't quite lined up with the edges of the blanket.
Additionally, the camera on my computer seems to have strange ideas about colors, and the same blanket photographed in the sunshine of South Africa seems quite different colors. Maybe it is the lighting in the room where I take the photo, or just the fact that it isn't natural sunlight.
Karen Gordon > Mireille RéauJune 16, 2025 at 4:23am
Laying a blanket flat on the ground will always show the best shape. I feel holding them up makes the natural gravity + combined weight of the yarns appear a different shape when they are not.
It is difficult for oneself to take a photo of a blanket laid flat as you need height to get a good angle. My husband has to stand on our sturdy coffin-like coffee table to photograph mine.
I'm guessing the ones laid flat + perfect looking have been stitched up + photographed in a volunteers home when space and time allow, and not on a parcel opening day. Hope I've explained myself clearly enough xx
Thanks Karen, Patricia and Sharon for hitting the nail on the head our biggest issue is time at the moment. You may have noticed that recently we have been down to two of us per meeting.
However we are all grateful to all of you for your generosity and the superb squares and blankets you make for our children. Many, many thanks from all of us.
I've read your comment, Mireille, but I think you must be seeing the photos differently from me. Most of the blankets from the latest post are being held up by a volunteer whereas a few of the "perfect" ones have been photographed flat on the ground. Nevertheless I can still see all the blankets quite clearly. Is anybody else having this problem or does anyone have any suggestions?
Mireille Réau > Patricia UnderwoodJune 16, 2025 at 4:39am
Estelle McLeod > Patricia UnderwoodJune 23, 2025 at 5:35am
Patricia I really appreciate you posting all our blanket photos. I do apologize for the not too perfect ones and sincerely hope that you don't have to spend time editing them. I photograph the majority of the blankets on opening day - some that arrive in the post and the blankets that Liz and Audrey bring in. We don't have a suitable space to pile them on top of each other and leave them there for the pile to grow. I have to have someone to hold them up for me. Unfortunately Audrey and Liz cannot help me here. I photograph my blankets on the floor as I usually finish them over a weekend and I don't have help to hold them up. I get down on my hands and knees to lay them out not ideal with my 77year old wonky knees but I always manage to get up. To do this for all the blankets is just too time consuming. I apologize for the photos where the blankets that move in the wind are not perfect and the lights not right. This lot has obviously been taken inside as it's bitterly cold now in Johannesburg.
Mireille Réau > Estelle McLeodJune 30, 2025 at 3:09am
Estelle, je comprends tout à fait combien il est difficile de faire des photos etj'ai beaucoup de gratitude pour tout ce que vous faites souvent dans des conditions difficiles et surtout j'admire votre talent pour assembler les carrés et vous n'avez pas à vous excuser. Mes questions n'étaient que techniques étant très mal à l'aise avec l'informatique. Au moins ma question un peu sotte nous a permis de discuter et les avis des unes et des autres m'ont aidée et permis d'avancer un peu. Merci
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I think you have already got the answers that you were looking for, Mireille, but just wanted to add my thoughts.
I used to do what Karen describes her husband doing, standing high up to photograph a blanket lying flat on the ground. Advancing age has recently made me stop doing that, so now I take photos of the blanket lying on the floor, but they are not a picture from directly above, so they look distorted rather than square. Also, my camera skills are minimal, so sometimes the camera isn't quite lined up with the edges of the blanket.
Additionally, the camera on my computer seems to have strange ideas about colors, and the same blanket photographed in the sunshine of South Africa seems quite different colors. Maybe it is the lighting in the room where I take the photo, or just the fact that it isn't natural sunlight.
Merci Sharon pour ces précisions
Laying a blanket flat on the ground will always show the best shape. I feel holding them up makes the natural gravity + combined weight of the yarns appear a different shape when they are not.
It is difficult for oneself to take a photo of a blanket laid flat as you need height to get a good angle. My husband has to stand on our sturdy coffin-like coffee table to photograph mine.
I'm guessing the ones laid flat + perfect looking have been stitched up + photographed in a volunteers home when space and time allow, and not on a parcel opening day. Hope I've explained myself clearly enough xx
Thanks Karen, Patricia and Sharon for hitting the nail on the head our biggest issue is time at the moment. You may have noticed that recently we have been down to two of us per meeting.
However we are all grateful to all of you for your generosity and the superb squares and blankets you make for our children. Many, many thanks from all of us.
Merci Karen
I've read your comment, Mireille, but I think you must be seeing the photos differently from me. Most of the blankets from the latest post are being held up by a volunteer whereas a few of the "perfect" ones have been photographed flat on the ground. Nevertheless I can still see all the blankets quite clearly. Is anybody else having this problem or does anyone have any suggestions?
Merci Patricia
Photos from Estelle.
Patricia I really appreciate you posting all our blanket photos. I do apologize for the not too perfect ones and sincerely hope that you don't have to spend time editing them.
I photograph the majority of the blankets on opening day - some that arrive in the post and the blankets that Liz and Audrey bring in. We don't have a suitable space to pile them on top of each other and leave them there for the pile to grow. I have to have someone to hold them up for me. Unfortunately Audrey and Liz cannot help me here. I photograph my blankets on the floor as I usually finish them over a weekend and I don't have help to hold them up. I get down on my hands and knees to lay them out not ideal with my 77year old wonky knees but I always manage to get up. To do this for all the blankets is just too time consuming. I apologize for the photos where the blankets that move in the wind are not perfect and the lights not right. This lot has obviously been taken inside as it's bitterly cold now in Johannesburg.
Estelle, je comprends tout à fait combien il est difficile de faire des photos etj'ai beaucoup de gratitude pour tout ce que vous faites souvent dans des conditions difficiles et surtout j'admire votre talent pour assembler les carrés et vous n'avez pas à vous excuser. Mes questions n'étaient que techniques étant très mal à l'aise avec l'informatique. Au moins ma question un peu sotte nous a permis de discuter et les avis des unes et des autres m'ont aidée et permis d'avancer un peu. Merci
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