Uploaded November 2023 | Updated September 2026, 3 hours ago
Most photographers don't even know this stuff. In less than 3 minutes, Double Grand Master photographer (and my idol) Jerry Ghionis explains the formula it's taken him a lifetime of practice to refine - the female pose. It takes only 30 seconds to execute once you learn it.
Any time you take a photo of your finished knitwear, on yourself or on another person, for business or for pleasure, employ these 7 micro-movements to transform any photo from blah to INCREDIBLE.
Makeup, clothing, location... it's all secondary to these essential lighting and posing secrets.
To prove it to you, I used Jerry's tips to photograph myself in a hat I just finished knitting yesterday. No makeup, haircut overdue by months, I was in my bedroom with my bathrobe on. All I did was employ the essential secrets that he teaches above in terms of where the light source is, where the camera is, and where to turn the body and face relative to the light.
And wow, the photo speaks for itself. Any knitwear photo, hobbyist or professional, will be enhanced immeasurably by these techniques.
I break down his technique and show my sample photos in the blog post here: new.knitfreedom.com/blog/posing-guide
Please leave me a comment and let me know how interesting this was for you, on a scale of 1-10. What was the most interesting thing about this for you? Thank you!
Thank you so much for your feedback and see you next Wednesday with another eye-opening video clip.
Love,
Liat
Most photographers don't even know this stuff. In less than 3 minutes, Double Grand Master photographer (and my idol) Jerry Ghionis explains the formula it's taken him a lifetime of practice to refine - the female pose. It takes only 30 seconds to execute once you learn it.
Any time you take a photo of your finished knitwear, on yourself or on another person, for business or for pleasure, employ these 7 micro-movements to transform any photo from blah to INCREDIBLE.
Makeup, clothing, location... it's all secondary to these essential lighting and posing secrets.
To prove it to you, I used Jerry's tips to photograph myself in a hat I just finished knitting yesterday. No makeup, haircut overdue by months, I was in my bedroom with my bathrobe on. All I did was employ the essential secrets that he teaches above in terms of where the light source is, where the camera is, and where to turn the body and face relative to the light.
And wow, the photo speaks for itself. Any knitwear photo, hobbyist or professional, will be enhanced immeasurably by these techniques.
I break down his technique and show my sample photos in the blog post here: new.knitfreedom.com/blog/posing-guide
Please leave me a comment and let me know how interesting this was for you, on a scale of 1-10. What was the most interesting thing about this for you? Thank you!
Thank you so much for your feedback and see you next Wednesday with another eye-opening video clip.
Love,
Liat
![[KnitFreedom] Judi J.s Transformation As a Knitter](https://i.ytimg.com/vi/kz6VbR_0hMk/mqdefault.jpg "[KnitFreedom] Judi J.s Transformation As a Knitter
https://www.knitfreedom.com/premium
It is just SUCH A BENEFIT.
In this short video you will discover where KnitFreedom Premium student Judi J. was in her knitting before she found KnitFreedom, and where she is now.
Im a very... sporadic knitter, explains Judi, a retired knitter from a tech family who loves going on cruises. I learned to knit and purl in the third grade, and I made one scarf and put knitting away until I was married.
When I got married a made one sweater, I have no idea how, since I had no [knitting knowledge]. I then put knitting away until now [that Im retired].
I realized that I want to do a lot more things, but I have no idea how. I went to take a [private one-on-one] knitting lesson at my local yarn store - that cost $30 an hour. So my first lesson ended up being $75! I went one other time, and then though, I cant afford this!
So I started looking online and I found your site, KnitFreedom. I didnt know what that was so I checked it out and found the Premium program. I started doing the math and realized, Wow, this is cheap! I wanted the whole program and I thought, This works out to less than $15 a month!
So I did it and I can tell you I have not regretted it one bit. I can look so many things up, and on my own time, too, which is, more often than not, at two oclock in the morning. Im not a regular 9-5 person.
Ive now done two pairs of socks, and I never thought I could knit socks! Ive also done two sweaters. When I had a problem on one of my sweaters, I contacted KnitFreedom and they walked me through the whole thing.
Im so happy with the program. One thing I love is theres no pressure! When you listen to Liat start the class, she just speaks so calmly, and Im like, Okay, wheres the pressure? But theres no pressure.
Sometimes, and I think she may do this on purpose, she makes a little mistake and then just says, Thats ok, Im going to walk you through how to fix that! I love that.
And those are some of the reasons why I am so happy with and wholeheartedly recommend the Premium program. Its just such a benefit.")
![[KnitFreedom] Tension Trick - 3 Arms Lengths of Yarn](https://i.ytimg.com/vi/m9WvXjD3Nnc/mqdefault.jpg "[KnitFreedom] Tension Trick - 3 Arms Lengths of Yarn
https://www.knitfreedom.com/knitting-video/tension-trick-3-arms-lengths-of-yarn/
Have you experienced this in your knitting, where you can feel the yarn ball tugging at the yarn on your hand and you kind of just ignore it?
Ive developed a good tension habit that I wanted to share with you that has helped me knit a lot more comfortably (and faster).
Every time you feel tension in your yarn coming from the yarn ball, slide your hand down the working yarn out to arms length, THREE TIMES. Thats right, pull three arms lengths worth of yarn out of your ball before starting to knit.
You can do this at the beginning of every round or row or anytime you feel your yarn getting tight again.
Are you going to try this habit next time you knit? Let me know in the comments!
For more tension and knit faster tricks, explore https://www.knitfreedom.com/knitting-topic/knit-faster")
![[KnitFreedom] Fixing a Dropped Purl Stitch](https://i.ytimg.com/vi/n2FFXM2dbnc/mqdefault.jpg "[KnitFreedom] Fixing a Dropped Purl Stitch
https://www.knitfreedom.com/knitting-video/fixing-a-dropped-purl-stitch-free-video/
Visit https://www.knitfreedom.com/shop/fix-knitting-mistakes/ to watch the entire video course and get more great tips to help you learn how to troubleshoot and fix mistakes in your work.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=n2FFXM2dbnc")
![[KnitFreedom] How To Hide Purl Wraps: A Short-Row Trick for Invisible Purl-Side Wraps](https://i.ytimg.com/vi/okzHQMKYrlo/mqdefault.jpg "[KnitFreedom] How To Hide Purl Wraps: A Short-Row Trick for Invisible Purl-Side Wraps
https://www.knitfreedom.com/knitting-video/pick-up-and-hide-purl-wraps-wrap-and-turn-on-the-purl-side/
The problem with the intuitive way of picking up purl wraps is that it places the wrap in front of the stitch.
The challenge is to find an easy way to get that wrap in the back, which is exactly what our trick does.
Ready To Learn How To Pick Up Short-Row Purl Wraps The Invisible Way?
Before we start if you need to brush up, please review Short Rows: Learn To Wrap-and-Turn (https://www.knitfreedom.com/knitting-video/wrap-and-turn-short-rows/). It will refresh your ability to follow the pattern below.
Make a swatch and follow along:
CO 20 sts.
Row 1: K 18, W&T (wrap and turn).
Row 2: P 16, W&T.
Row 3: K to 2 sts before next wrapped st, W&T.
Row 4: P to 2 sts before next wrapped st, W&T.
Repeat rows 3 and 4 until you have 4 wrapped stitches along each needle. K2, W&T.
Here is the part of the pattern that comes next, where you will use our new trick:
Next row: P across, pick up and purl wraps as you come to them.
By the way, this technique comes from the pattern instructions of the Cedar-Leaf Shawlette (who knew? Its actually a good idea to read pattern instructions).
To sum up:
1) Knit to the wrapped purl stitch.
2) Using the right-hand needle, pick up the wrap from the right side of the work.
3) Place the wrap on the left-hand needle over and behind the stitch it was wrapping.
4) Purl those two stitches together.
Remember, the key is to pick up the purl wrap from the opposite side of the work.
You can use this technique on any pattern that calls for short rows.
See photos and read the blog post here:
http://knitfreedom.com/techniques/hide-purl-wraps-short-rows
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