Since Gillian and Katie are encouraging us to up our indoor photoshoot game this month, I figured what better project to shoot than pajamas!  These are the Carolyn Pajama Shorts from Closet Case Files, paired with my Grainline Studio Lark tee for a seriously comfortable getup.  I have never been pleased with my past attempts at indoor photos but with Katie’s tips I was able to make some progress.

     

To take these pics, I had to push my dining room table/sewing table out of the way.  We have a serious lack of clear walls in our small apartment so it was tricky to find the right spot. I also moved my rubber tree into the shot to add some more visual interest.  I turned off most of my lights, but the sunlight wasn’t quite enough so I ended up having to leave one light on.  It created quite a harsh shadow in the lower right corner of the picture so in future I will wait until there is more sunlight in my apartment if I can.

After the shoot,  I lightened up my pictures in Photoshop and cloned out the outlet.  I also used an unsharp mask on the whole image because the pictures were not as crisp as I wanted them. See my before and after shots below.  You can check out Katie’s tutorial for her tips on editing in Photoshop.

     

Now, about those shorts!  I made these a week before Christmas, and they do have a bit of a Holiday feel to them, but they don’t actually have any Christmas-specific imagery on them which is nice.  I made a size 16 and they have a good, relaxed fit.  There is nothing worse than too-tight loungewear, amiright?

This pattern is a joy to sew and includes lots of opportunity for adding details, like the piping along the bottom bands.  I also added piping to the pockets and finished the insides with a combination of french seams and bias binding.  I didn’t pay too much mind to pattern matching, and there are some areas where the placement is a bit crowded, but overall it turned out fine.  I wear these shorts all the time and I can’t wait to make the pattern in full soon 🙂

     

Do you have any tips for a newbie to indoor photoshoots?  Thanks!

 

Final Stats

Pattern: Closet Case Files Carolyn Pajamas

Fabric: Approximately 1.25 meters of flannel

Alterations: None, made a size 16.  Measurements: W:33″ H:45″