One of the things I spend so much time over is photographs for the website.  I find it very hard and at times extremely frustrating.  I tend not to adjust colours at all, but I sometimes adjust the white balance to make the background a little less intrusive.  And despite the care I take, you can never account for the computer monitors that folk are using and how they perceive colours.  But sometimes the camera just refuses to co-operate and I fail in capturing the true colour of the yarns.

Here's an example of what I mean.  I have come up with a lovely new colour and I've been putting it on to a number of yarn bases.  I was looking forward to launch it as I think it is stunning (I know I'm biased!).  It is rich, vibrant and has hints of pinks and purples.  It is dyed using a glazing method, and every hank will be quite different.   So when I set up the light box to photograph the silk, this is what I got:



This is nothing like the true colour.  It appears far more blue than the true colour which is really interesting, as the yarn is glazed in a turquoise dye, but the final result displays very little turquoise in the natural light.  We tried 3 different cameras, all with similar results.

After much doctoring and adjusting of colour on digikam, this is closer to the mark:



However I'm not prepared to use such a doctored picture on the shop site.  So I've reached the conclusion that some colours that I produce will have to be seen in real life at shows and events, and simply are not destined to go into the shop.

But if you have a penchant for pink/purple, and think you'll like a yarn called "A dangerous shade" then get in touch.