Tuesday, 16 June 2009

Badges Smadges

Inspired by my love of all things shiny, I've just finished some terrier-ific badges. Trouble is, they're very difficult to photograph as I keep getting light reflecting off the surface. Any tips from budding photographers out there?



The glare on these isn't too bad, but I've another couple which are on darker backgrounds which I'm almost tearing my hair out over.

I'm also deliberating over what to label them in my various webstores; here in the UK we call them badges, but it seems in the US they're known as buttons. How strange!

You can buy them from my Etsy and Folksy shops...hope to get them onto my website later this week

8 comments:

Sally said...

Love the badges - sadly cannot help about the photography - I just point and shoot with mine. Hope all is well - licks
Sally, Paddy and D

Unknown said...

You could call them button badges! If badges are buttons what on earth are buttons in the US? When I photograph shiny things I use my bedroom window as light box, put down a large sheet of white paper to throw the light around works a treat! My press is finally restored can't wait to get started! Happy letterpressing! - Jax

Eric said...

You'll never believe what machine I bout about 6 weeks ago and have been working on ????!!!!!

Letterpressed with a Smile said...

Cool little badges.
Do you have a badge maker? I really want one but they are quite a lot of money. i will get one one day.

Forever Foxed said...

Don't have a badge maker cos they're too expensive! I get them made for me from my designs. J x

Letterpressed with a Smile said...

Ah right. Cool.
What company do you use?

Forever Foxed said...

Awesomebadges. They're great!

Dewey Dewster said...

Love the buttons...as we call them hee in the states...you are creative. I haven't visited your site for some time now...I missed a lot and will ahve to visit more often.

Dewey Dewster's Gram......