3 Marina's
Friday, July 24, 2009 at 11:04PM With the Photos Project, one of things I've been trying to do is to collect photos of the same Hat on different people - with the aim being to show just how good (or possibly bad!) that Hat or style of Hat looks on different people.
The first photos I'm going to share are for my Marina pattern. When I first published it, I used the photos we took of Stef in Amsterdam. We took some of me modelling it at the same time, and we took a few of my step-sister Dasha the other week.
This Hat may not be the best one to use for this purpose, because I think it's pretty clear it needs big hair to show off the design & stitch pattern to it's full potential! What's useful with these photos is how the same Hat fits each person - the only one it fits properly is me (duh. dreads) so it goes some way to help determine which size should be knitted (this sample was knitted in the largest size, and without checking the pattern details, I can tell you it is for a big head!) It doesn't look too bad on Stef, but I think it does look *huge* on Dasha! The sideways garter brim fitted her ok, but that body is just too slouchy. The pattern does have a less slouchy version, and I'd like to get that knitted up sometime to show how that may be better for most people.
What do you think? If I get together more photos of a Hat worn by different people, would it be useful? I will add them all to the gallery pages and group them, and once I've got myself organised, I'll add thumbnails to the pattern page that can be enlarged so you can see right there the variety of people wearing said pattern.
And a final question - this is one of the last patterns that needs reformatting - which of the photos above do you think I should use? Ok, I've said it looks better on big hair, but do the other photos (i.e. not me) show the stitch & shape better? In other words, can I avoid using a photo of me? (These patterns are going to print. The other 2 are far more photogenic than me; that can't be denied. Would I want to ruin this patterns' chances by sticking my muggin on there?)
Reader Comments (11)
I bought the Marina pattern and I knit the smaller (slouchie vs/ rasta) version. I have almost waist length hair and its tucked up inside the hat.. which is, I think the best way to wear this. I really think that the first photo (the one you currently use for the pattern) shows off the pattern the best. This is one of my favorite hats and the one I get the most compliments on!
I like the first photo, yes you can avoid using you!
I think it's because although you get a good look at the hat in all three, in the first photo you cansee her face too!
I love the first one, there's something right about the way the light hits the hat and the composition.
You're all making me very happy! The first photo is the one that's on the pattern at the moment.
Agree, the first photo shows off the hat the best by far, and the overall composition is the best too :-)
I vote for the first one, too. I like the coloring in that photo best. I also like the second picture - we don't get to see many pictures of you, Ruth. I like how your dreads fill up the hat but the cowl seems to compete with the hat too much. The last picture seems to have too much flat hat hanging in the back.
Totally the first one - it works with blond hair it seems. Plus, the angle shows it off the best! Love it though - I have just plain big hair and would LOVE something like that!
I like the idea of showing the same item on different models, Ravelry is great for that as you get to see things on all shapes and sizes. I like the first photo, the colours and stitches show up a bit better and brigther on that one
The first picture, for sure......
Mebbes because this is when it was first made.
As it's your fave hat, its been worn and worn and worn, and the last picture the pattern isn't as 3 dimensional as it is in the first.
Its not broken......stop trying to fix it!!!!
Hugs
S xXx
I like the first picture best. There isn't just the person's features that affect the look of the hat, there's also the way they like to wear their hat. Steph is wearing the hat very low on her forehead (which, by the way is how I like to wear mine too, but not all hats look good that way, and yours mostly do, so it's one reason why I like your designs so much...) and the hat looks a bit big on her but not too big. Dasha is wearing the hat brim high on top of her head, and that makes the hat look more huge as more fabric is hanging at the back of her head, not being filled by hair like it is on you.
Btw, I like the fist picture better than the second because we can see Steph's eyes (you're hiding). Even if she's not looking at the camera, which would look weird in this picture, it makes the picture more appealing... (stop hiding from the camera !)