Wow, that was hard. I wasn't able to get many quality pictures of our jewelry. Most of the pictures turned out washed out. :-/ Good thing I have some time to figure out how to take better photographs!
If anyone knows how to take better pictures, please let me know. Lighting tips? Time of day to do it in natural light? Anything?
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- Sweet Peas
- Baltimore, Maryland, United States
- My mom (Fran) and I (Lisa) have been selling our Bohemian Bags, Beaded Jewelry and Crazy Quilts for four years at craft fairs in our area. We decided to take our hobby to the internet. We hope you will enjoy our crafts as much as we enjoy creating them!
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5 Things to remember when photographing...
1 - use natural light, 10am and 2pm will give you just enough shadows. If you would like lighting that makes your items "glow" shoot during the gloden hours (sunrise and sunset)
2 - use a white sheet/board to reflect the light for more even lighting
3 - either use a white backdrop or a complementory color for a backdrop
4 - If you need to have a background, make sure that it doesn't draw attention from your item, use a close up focus to blur the background
5 - use different angles, capture your customer's attention with unusual angles.
As you can see from my etsy page (www.craftiefaerie.etsy.com). I also had issues. The best that I came up with was to set my jewelry up directly underneath a lamp and took the pic from far away, then zoomed in. I have a sorta crappy camera, and the only way it will focus very clearly on something so small is from a distance. Not sure why. *lol* Hope it helps!
Thank you both so much for the tips! I will keep working on it.
Keep the tips coming please!! :-)
Do you have any photo editing software? Paintshop pro or photoshop. I've found, around dinner time seems to be the best light for me. And, as Tpdesign said, take photos from different angles. I like to get about a foot away with the "close up" (little flower on the camera) feature. Then I use photoshop and crop out the background.
I take all of my pictures with a light box that I made from strobist.com. Super easy super cheap and really fast. All you need is a cardboard box and tissue paper or parchment paper. (I don't have access to natural light on a regular basis since I work a regular job). I do use a tensor light that mimics natural light to shine thru the paper but you don't have to have one for it to work. After I take the pics I edit them heavily. I use software that came with my camera but I have heard that picasa is a good online free program.
Sonja
I made my own lightbox - same as sonja. Cut large openings out of the top and sides of a cardboard box and cover them with tissue paper. I taped white paper to the inside back of the box and I use different scrapbook papers on the bottom for the background. I put the box either on a windowsill or right under it at about 1:00 on a sunny day, but not directly in the sun.
Use the macro setting on your computer.
Adjust the white balance - my photos actually come out better when I set the camera for florescent light.
Important-Write down what you did so if you like it you know how to repeat it.
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