In order to sell your craft products online either on Etsy or from your own website, you really need to give your customers the best idea of what products look like. After all they can't hold your crafts in their hands so your photographs need to be a top priority. The best craft stores on Etsy all have one thing in common and that's photographs that really sell their crafts. Photographs not only need to give your customer an idea of the size, colour and shape of your product but also get an idea of what your brand is about, what kind of person you are and what style you are portraying. It doesn't matter if you don't have a whizz bang camera or don't know your aperture from your auto focus. The best shots can be made with a little planning and preparation no matter what kind of digital camera you use.
Perhaps part of the attraction lies in the primal connection to earlier humans who first decorated themselves with beads. Maybe it is the fact that even a child can manage to create something fun and colorful with cheap pony beads or plastic variants. For many, it is the fact that even if you give two people the exact same supplies, they are very likely to come up with two completely different results.
Props- It's great to have a shot of your craft item on it's own, but to really create a story and a sense of style the use of props is important. It's like setting the stage. Check out style magazines for ideas. Simple props can be found around your home or in charity shops. Props can be anything from a piece of driftwood to a an antique mirror. Keep a theme running through your photos for continuity and to give your craft store a continuous story.
Add an element of creativity, dimension and eye-appeal by helping the children to cut stars of incremental sizes and glue one on top of the other using a combination of patriotic colors to mark the holiday. Providing assistance in its use if the children are unable to safely do so for themselves, use a hot glue gun to glue the star(s) to a section of wood dowel. Embellish by adding strips of red, white or blue ribbon to the back side of the star. The ribbon can be free-falling from the base of the star or wrapped overlaid around the dowel.
Light- Using natural light always creates the best effect without having to mess around with light later on the laptop. Still there are a few things to remember. Try to avoid shadows and don't shoot directly into the sun creating an overexposed shot. Try different times of day to see what you prefer. Don't ever use the flash, it will make your items look unappealing and 'flat', if your flash comes on you probably need more light.
A Global Connection No matter where in the world you live, beads are an integral part of the culture. This is as true in Africa as it is in Asia or the Americas. Because beads are shipped all over the world, when you make something that incorporates a variety of beads you are essentially connecting to the whole planet and all of humanity.
There aren't many hobbies that can offer that kind of bond, and that is why this craft, beads, has such universal appeal.
Perhaps part of the attraction lies in the primal connection to earlier humans who first decorated themselves with beads. Maybe it is the fact that even a child can manage to create something fun and colorful with cheap pony beads or plastic variants. For many, it is the fact that even if you give two people the exact same supplies, they are very likely to come up with two completely different results.
Props- It's great to have a shot of your craft item on it's own, but to really create a story and a sense of style the use of props is important. It's like setting the stage. Check out style magazines for ideas. Simple props can be found around your home or in charity shops. Props can be anything from a piece of driftwood to a an antique mirror. Keep a theme running through your photos for continuity and to give your craft store a continuous story.
Add an element of creativity, dimension and eye-appeal by helping the children to cut stars of incremental sizes and glue one on top of the other using a combination of patriotic colors to mark the holiday. Providing assistance in its use if the children are unable to safely do so for themselves, use a hot glue gun to glue the star(s) to a section of wood dowel. Embellish by adding strips of red, white or blue ribbon to the back side of the star. The ribbon can be free-falling from the base of the star or wrapped overlaid around the dowel.
Light- Using natural light always creates the best effect without having to mess around with light later on the laptop. Still there are a few things to remember. Try to avoid shadows and don't shoot directly into the sun creating an overexposed shot. Try different times of day to see what you prefer. Don't ever use the flash, it will make your items look unappealing and 'flat', if your flash comes on you probably need more light.
A Global Connection No matter where in the world you live, beads are an integral part of the culture. This is as true in Africa as it is in Asia or the Americas. Because beads are shipped all over the world, when you make something that incorporates a variety of beads you are essentially connecting to the whole planet and all of humanity.
There aren't many hobbies that can offer that kind of bond, and that is why this craft, beads, has such universal appeal.
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