{"id":1498473,"date":"2023-04-07T12:55:17","date_gmt":"2023-04-07T19:55:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.quiltfolk.com\/?p=1498473"},"modified":"2023-08-16T08:17:04","modified_gmt":"2023-08-16T15:17:04","slug":"do-you-swirl-a-clever-hack-for-photographing-quilts","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.quiltfolk.com\/journal\/do-you-swirl-a-clever-hack-for-photographing-quilts\/","title":{"rendered":"Do You Swirl? A Clever Hack for Photographing Quilts"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t
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People who have never tried to photograph a quilt probably think it\u2019s easy. Unlike toddlers and pets, quilts don\u2019t move when you\u2019re trying to take a picture. But they are tricky buggers nonetheless.<\/span><\/p>

In order to capture the entirety of a quilt properly, one needs to shoot directly into the center of the thing. Otherwise, it won\u2019t look square. This is why the International Quilt Museum in Lincoln, Nebraska, has a special photography room with a cut-out in the ceiling up to the next floor: A telescoping mechanism inside allows them to raise and lower a camera overhead to capture any size quilt laid out on the table below it. I\u2019ve done some serious gymnastics trying to duplicate the results, sometimes by lying flat on my dining room table and scooching over the edge with my camera to photograph a quilt on the floor. But that only works with small quilts; I can\u2019t hover 20 feet above a quilt like the museum\u2019s cameras.<\/span><\/p>

As someone who both makes and writes about quilts, I\u2019ve been obsessed with how to photograph them for years. I even developed a lecture called Better Quilt Photos NOW. And as a staff writer for <\/span>Quiltfolk<\/span><\/i> magazine since <\/span>Issue 8<\/span><\/i> (that was 18 issues ago),\u00a0<\/span>I\u2019ve personally witnessed our team photographing quilts on everything from cars to hay bales (Michigan), horses (Kentucky), and rock formations (Utah)\u2014among other diverse objects.\u00a0Our photographers always pack a clothesline so that they can shoot a quilt among the trees. And a bedsheet so that they can drape quilts over whatever landscapes and edifices present themselves, without dirtying the fabric. They keep finding clever new ways to drape quilts, whether over furniture or the arms of the makers.<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t

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A vintage Crazy quilt, made by Karen Lieberman\u2019s grandmother and her cousin, complements a 1966 Mustang. Photo by Melanie Zacek.<\/figcaption>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t
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A vintage Pinwheel quilt, photographed as the sun sets over a Michigan hay field. Photo by Melanie Zacek.<\/figcaption>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t
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Sue Marshal's Star quilt with American Saddlebred M.J. Photo by Melanie Zacek.<\/figcaption>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t
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Introducing the Swirl (or Twist)! <\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t
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All that to say, I never stop looking for fresh ways to photograph my own quilts, and I recently found a nifty hack on social media that has come in very handy. Some people call it a \u201cswirl\u201d and others call it a \u201ctwist,\u201d but the idea is to smooth a quilt out flat on the floor or ground, then grab the center and rotate it vigorously clockwise. Doing this allows you to stand near the center and shoot straight down because the quilt takes up less space.<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t

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And I love playing with the aesthetic. It gives the quilt a graphic look and a flowy feel. Like soft ice cream piled on a cone, it comes to a pleasing peak surrounded by dreamy folds. It makes a quilt look more active, less passive.<\/span><\/p>

Although I\u2019ve mostly seen people twirl modern quilts, I\u2019ve found the technique a lifesaver on occasions when I needed to photograph vintage quilts. Most recently, I was moderating a panel for a Textile Talk on Zoom, talking to curators and historians about how to label a vintage quilt whose maker is unknown. I wanted to ask the experts how to label two quilts I own: one that I purchased and another passed down through my family. Both are full-size quilts made by \u201cAnonymous.\u201d I didn\u2019t have time to properly load them onto a quilt stand, set up lights, take a photo, and then crop out the background. I was looking for the \u201cquick and dirty\u201d fix that would give them, and the viewing audience, a good enough look to make some conclusions.<\/span><\/p>

So, I twirled both those babies, and I came up with pleasing photos that met my needs. I purposely shot my photos so that the edges of the quilts didn\u2019t show. That was especially helpful in the case of my family quilt, which has some yellowing in the borders. (My advice to you: Don\u2019t buy a quilt, especially an antique, without seeing photos that show every inch.)<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t

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A Trending Technique<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t
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It is a fool\u2019s errand trying to pinpoint the origins of social media photo trends, but quilt designer Suzy Williams of SuzyQuilts.com<\/a> thinks this took off when Instagram got popular with quilters. \u201cI think this started on Instagram with people posting multiple images of the same quilt,\u201d she told me. \u201cYou want viewers to have the urge to almost reach through the phone and touch that quilt. You have to show the texture and drape. The flat lay of a quilt doesn\u2019t capture that.\u201d<\/span><\/p>

As a busy designer and mom, Suzy said she also thinks this clever trick is born out of the need for speed. \u201cYou don\u2019t always have time to drive to the beach or hike into the woods to grab a gorgeous image of your latest quilt,\u201d she said. \u201cYou need a way to \u2018bang, bang,\u2019 get a dynamic image that shows it off,\u201d and this is one of her go-to ways to \u201cpose\u201d a quilt.<\/span><\/p>

In January, Suzy posted a video on Instagram where she demonstrated her three favorite ways to style quilts for photos, and her twist was one of them. She said she demonstrated it with her Maypole quilt in part because that quilt was inspired by an actual maypole, \u201cand I wanted to show the quilt in motion.\u201d Click <\/span>here<\/span><\/a> to see the Instagram reel showing the twist and her other two favorite quilt poses.<\/span><\/p>

Another proponent of this maneuver is quilt designer Emily Dennis over at the Quilty Love blog<\/a>. Emily was a professional photographer before she took up quilting, and in 2017, she posted a terrific tutorial on her blog called \u201cHow to Take Photos of Quilts: 10 Photos You Should Take.\u201d After the first 10, she couldn\u2019t help herself and added a couple bonus concepts, including the twirl I\u2019ve described, which she calls \u201cswirling it up.\u201d Here is a <\/span>link<\/span><\/a> to that excellent photo tutorial.<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t

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Obviously, there are times when this approach won\u2019t work, like when you need to take one of those all-over formal portraits required to enter your quilt in a contest. And it works much better on a quilt that has a repeat design so that you aren\u2019t obscuring some of its glory when you twist it.<\/p>

But I\u2019m excited to add this to my quilt photo toolbox, and I wanted to share it with others. Will you give it a whirl?<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

People who have never tried to photograph a quilt probably think it\u2019s easy. Unlike toddlers and pets, quilts don\u2019t move when you\u2019re trying to take a picture. But they are tricky buggers nonetheless. In order to capture the entirety of a quilt properly, one needs to shoot directly into the center of the thing. Otherwise, […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":21178,"featured_media":1502794,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[247,230],"tags":[],"post_folder":[],"class_list":["post-1498473","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-community","category-quilts"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"\nDo You Swirl? 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