Sunday, September 21, 2014

Essential Tool Must-Haves For Apparel Photographers

By Lessie Kaufman


When a professional wants to do a good job at his or her work, then he or she will need some tools for it. There are certainly a number of tools that professionals will find useful in their work. This is especially true when it comes to apparel photographers. They have tools they need for their profession. Here are a few examples of those tools.

Steamer. It is indeed imperative for a photographer to have the steamer at his or her disposal. The steamer will help the clothes get back their refreshed look, especially during the morning. It is also the best tool to use when you want to put in more volume to the clothes, especially when those clothes have heavy fabrics.

You need a clothing rack. In fact, you need more than one clothing rack. The clothing rack should be durable enough to handle any fabric that you put on it, whether that fabric is heavy or not. The clothing rack you choose to use for your work should also have rollers so that you can easily roll them around where you need them.

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.

There is a need to have shears and scissors too. Whenever you see a loose thread on the clothes, it is your job to remove it. The same when you see the tag on the clothes. If you are asked to remove these loose thread or tag, the best tool to use for that is the shears and scissors. They cut these things without causing damage to the clothes.

Pins are essential for your work. That is why it is imperative for you to keep all sorts of pins at your disposal. They may be sewing pins, safety pins, bobby pins, and thumbtacks. It will never hurt to have too much of these things at your disposal. You can use these pins whenever you need to alter the clothing without extensive sewing.

Fills. The fills are vital to the said pictorial because they are used for filling up mannequins that are used as models for the said event. With the fills, you can make the model look more plump. It should be easy to put the clothes and make it look gorgeous on the picture if you add the right fill.

Clear tubing. You also have to make sure to get the clear tubing at your disposal. Normally, the clear tubing can be found in the hardware store. It should be at the plumbing section. When you have the clear tubing, you can easily form the shape at the sleeves. It should make the sleeves look shapely.

A cork board is also essential for the photographer's work. The cork board is useful when you are trying to attach a backdrop. When you are attaching a backdrop, you will be making use of the thumbtacks and pins here too.




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