Monday, September 22, 2014

Tools Apparel Photographers Should Bring To Work

By Lessie Kaufman


Professionals have tools that they need to use when they are working. The tools are necessary for them to either make their work more efficient or to provide quality outputs. No professionals is exempted from this fact. Even apparel photographers need tools for their work. Here are some of the tools that they will most likely use.

There is the steamer. It should already be obvious but the said tool is needed so that you can quickly refresh the morning wardrobe. This should help work in more volume to fabrics. It works best with heavier fabrics too. You need at least a 1200 watts steamer that provides a consistent flow of steam when turned on.

You should get a clothing rack. The more clothing rack you have, the better. When it comes to the clothing rack, you have to make sure that it is durable and can handle any fabric you hang in it. When you are choosing the clothing rack, pick the one with the rollers so that it will be easier for you to move it from place to place.

Lint brush. It is only natural for the professional who is working with clothes to get a lint brush. After all, the lint brush is very effective in removing unidentifiable things that have clung to the clothes. With the lint brush, it should be easy to keep the clothes debris and dust-free. You can also remove stray hairs and loose threads with this.

Shears or scissors. Whenever you need to cut off loose threads and even the price tag of the clothes that you are trying to get a photo of, the best tool that you should use for that is either the shears or the scissors. Both of these items have the purpose of cutting. It helps you easily get rid of loose threads and tags.

Pins. This is another essential to have when you are working in this field. You simply have to keep the pins in the drawer or in a box. When the time comes for you to need them, then you can easily take them out. The pins that will usually come in handy for this work are the safety pins, sewing pins, thumbtacks, and bobby pins.

There is a need for you to get some fill too. This is meant to fill and plump up some clothes, especially those that were used on mannequins. The mannequins might be too plain and there might be no life in them so you better use the right filling to liven things up. You can use gift wraps, foams, and even clear plastic bags for this.

You need a clear tubing as well. It should be easy to find the clear tubing at the hardware store, specifically at the plumbing section. You can say that this is one of the great tools to have to add structure to the dress you are taking a picture of. You can use this when filling the sleeves and even giving them shape.

There is a need for you to obtain a cork board. You can say that this is also an essential for a photographer's work. When you have a cork board, it should be easy for you to put up a backdrop behind the article of clothing that you are taking a picture of.




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