You will need white paper and natural light preferably near a window. :)
I placed paper down on my bed and stacked a couple of sheets against the wall then put the amigurumi in place. I took these photos around noon when the sun hits my window. I am using a 50mm lens at low f-stop and low ISO since it was bright. Bump up the ISO depending on your lighting condition.
If you have a continuous mode, use it!
![](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiYUy1Jsn0cua8vXp_beuYvAFfqxq2YVWC-uvSLNRTkUKyHcJItv8nMVCIFo8h8yZOcDmrnYFXTEni2SKoQvrSf4qadZgZy1kq3KqSAkUGQTALyp-r_gzbXkhYM9mxv9M7lAnxMKUeqV7-s/s1600/1original.png)
Settings: f/2, 1/80, ISO 100
Editing
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1) Crop out any distracting edges. If you have any lines you can select the brush tool & hold down CTRL to sample a color to paint over. That doesn't need to be perfect since we'll be brightening up the background next.
![](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiJS8sgfv6_D7VH4OffgH8bXDcNAooHfk4NhHf-mpgHs0DSk_bYfX14Df4SOhkpTkqMyEjIlVC_DIQIIX_9YNWHvNLE8uXBwL9bpAFJYExBXzmtNACZArlAz82NuIAxg3TPDi_4lIAhDE5R/s1600/3layermask.png)
2) Merge down. Duplicate your layer. Go to Image> Adjustments> Brightness/Contrast and bump up the Brightness 50+. There we go! If your amigurumi is too bright, select a layer mask and use a black brush to paint it back.
![](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjl8U2qJVZDj6ifkPrTVxqu_t5PD4kQsXFaGnP_1nqKMS3WcA1PLtZ1SbH26hkxspT3HIoXs7KDNfWNuru_j5xorkY_rZbCci0M6G_j3wmHKW-8afBTlzz7VTO_yPYdeCWDp9hOPDtvUlxF/s1600/3.png)
3) If you feel that your amigurumi is too dark now, you can select a white brush and adjust the brush opacity settings to around 50%. Paint over your amigurumi to brighten it up.
OPTIONAL: Sharpening your image.
![](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhmC15Prkiita7Wa0GueQyKN0vUGpRbRmTthHyQVsnJxn-i84kZCb8DP-AYs2CXSPeSMG8lumdIeusA6YTkjOjtcDpxzaCmWeD5CN_ahlRW_j2TwAnKh0G12BUtIOW3KLUyJAs_CMFYT-50/s1600/4brightenup.png)
1) Go to Filter> Sharpen> Unsharp Mask and find the settings to fit your image.
![](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjadapSxNUYkXlBHVltPa4y99egqsmbfPzx6UOpyV280rf0AL3noN6qj8bLdrROQnNxG_vAnjjIRcGpFCwrwzKrCiOZBI7CNgGNO7ORdetAxSMEc1DNWWx1ONlfyoyVBQGt-uwlXuuRq9JJ/s1600/5sharpen12.png)
Now it's complete! I save the high resolutions then afterwards resize at 700px as png's for posting on the web.
Before & After Comparison:
![](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiYUy1Jsn0cua8vXp_beuYvAFfqxq2YVWC-uvSLNRTkUKyHcJItv8nMVCIFo8h8yZOcDmrnYFXTEni2SKoQvrSf4qadZgZy1kq3KqSAkUGQTALyp-r_gzbXkhYM9mxv9M7lAnxMKUeqV7-s/s1600/1original.png)
![](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhtoRDd8KjJM6rVVDIyWURhDHPTXVs9jh3_pJF_8bqRM6SWtj684c1vcNsHKU64P8iqBfRLhcxOZEuvvNkMhwdRL5pf7tSFPmYwksG9levg3hAjEFKCJMyEFYsGnaM25zbnve0VxVJBIgxR/s1600/final.png)
How to remove those random fuzzies or hair for close-ups:
1) Duplicate your layer. Select the healing brush tool at a small size. Select a nearby area by holding down CTRL and clicking.
2) Paint over it! Usually, this works. Sometimes you'll need to use the clone stamp tool.
![](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhJKO3J6BDi3tnqlPwdZ_vBvXLjAHrixdVJp6aStxNNlrHL9lmBLRHy9-Ly6jk8JiESx42t0dgeGO7spBfeZporSMB8iINbXXNpXZgdycEVY0PVF8lqN8-fJgzuOk6hpEYxTmwaGadkdbOH/s1600/-3.png)
![](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEis-yvD-2TUfAJkg6b-fGCqxh0e0b5LvHxdFiJitKwA3bEgSZLOVIYhWYd5JX0vp5IlpEzeToKsnU-ETrTAAlIU27bUu3p13R3aVlHNmxS-tGnAt2EhI8Vh1BLx1dD42JHVZLhLl1WJu7nx/s1600/-4.png)
That's it!
You don't need a super expensive camera to do this. ♥ Just white space and good lighting.
![](http://i600.photobucket.com/albums/tt85/crissymaciel/blog/XS15mm.png)
Settings: f/5, 1/40, ISO 400
![](http://i600.photobucket.com/albums/tt85/crissymaciel/blog/xs50mm2.png)
Settings: f/1.8, 1/200, ISO 400
![](http://i600.photobucket.com/albums/tt85/crissymaciel/blog/phone.png)
![](http://i600.photobucket.com/albums/tt85/crissymaciel/blog/phone2.png)
Settings: f/2.6, 1/68, ISO 80
Happy Wednesday
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