Making a MIDORI Photo Part 1: The Creative Potential of MIDORI Ribbon

Yearly catalogs and supplements, monthly Newsletters, websites, and trade shows all require MIDORI product photos. Over the course of a year we take photos of MIDORI Ribbon in just about every use and shape imaginable. It is our job to show just how inspirational working with MIDORI Ribbon can be, and we tend to get pretty imaginative. It isn't hard to dream up uses for our Ribbon and it is one of the most exciting parts of what we do!

Midori's goal, when she started MIDORI Ribbon 20 years ago, was to find a simple way to make everyday an occasion; to make the ordinary extraordinary! MIDORI's wide range of fabric Ribbon is as versatile and useful as your imagination can make it.

Above is the current homepage photo for midoriribbon.com that was also used in our February 2009 Newsletter. This photo is one of our favorites because of its simple, sophisticated use of Ribbon to enhance the scene.

Initially, we wanted to find a way to properly feature our newly introduced 1 1/2" width of Double-Faced Satin. For those of you familiar with photographing objects of different shapes and sizes, you know that what we see when setting up a shot and what the camera sees are two very different things. After some thinking, we found that using various widths of darker Ribbon in a stack made both the color and width stand out nicely in the photo.

Because we are always looking for ways to show, rather than simply tell, people unique and eye-catching ways MIDORI Ribbon can be used, we wanted to add subtle-but-exquisite detail. We used the 1 1/2" Double-Faced Satin again to make two luxurious roses, which we placed slightly beneath the middle point of the photo and to the left for an exciting burst of color. The Ribbon roses appear beautifully in the photo due to the deep, gorgeous color of the Ribbon and purposefully placed contrasting elements. We used darker colors most everywhere else in the photo to allow the incredible color of the Double-Faced Satin to show itself off.

By adding simple, provoking uses of Ribbon we gave our photo a heightened sense of drama. The bright flowing strand of Ribbon and the Ribbon roses captures the eye and excites the mind of the viewer.

We have never had to push MIDORI Ribbon when it comes to making a scene for a photo. In fact, the Ribbon has pushed us. The endless creative potential of fine fabric Ribbon has been our muse for 20 years running. We have made dresses, cakes, clocks, picture frames, flowers, necklaces, hats, home decorations, stationery, clothes, and much more with our Ribbon. Our creative customers and MIDORI Ribbon users around the world have done even more!

Visit Midori Ribbon's fan page on facebook.com for more of our past photographs and creations, as well as projects photos from fans (feel free to add your own).

midoriribbon.com also has Ribbon Ideas, a Customer Gallery, and a list of retailers who sell MIDORI Ribbon near you. Finally, keep up to date on MIDORI news by following us on twitter (twitter.com/MidoriRibbon).

We hope you have found something educational, inspiring, or just plain fun in the above post. If you have let us know! If you have not, let us know! We would love to hear from you and look forward to your feedback!

Next up:

Making a MIDORI Photo Part 2: Using MIDORI Ribbon in your Art and Creations