Hi lovelies! Well, I *had* planned to have my review post up this morning… but yesterday, unbeknownst to me, the shower man came to fit the new shower. Hence, I couldn’t have a shower until after 6pm last night – no video recording yesterday! (Don’t you hate having your hair washing delayed?)
I’ll be back this afternoon with this week’s review (it’s a book that I think a LOT of you will be able to relate to).
In the meantime, I thought I’d share a new photography style I’m trying out in Vintette.
Photographs are so incredibly key to selling online, and it’s pretty common to take what you think are the *best photos ever* – only to look back at them a few months later and think “hmm, really?”
While I am generally happy with the photos in the Vintette shop, I wanted to add a little more cohesion – and I saw an opportunity to add branding into the mix, too.
So, I’ve started re-photographing my necklaces like this…
So, what do you think of this style? I like the cohesion of angle, colour and background. I like the fact that my brand name is *right there* every time you look at the product. I like that the product is front and center, with little to distract from it.
I don’t like that occasionally the focal point being on the jewellery means the name is slightly blurry (like in the last photo) so that’s a tricky thing to get right. It’s also quite hard to get the background to be exactly the same shade in each photo when you edit them individually.
These shots were taken in natural light from a window – and then I always edit them in Picassa to make sure the brightness, white balance, and contrast are as true-to-life as possible.
If you don’t edit your photos, that’s a BIG suggestion I’d make to improve them! Editing isn’t creating something that’s not there – it’s bringing out the brightest and truest in your product.
Do you have any burning product photography questions? Leave a comment, I’d love to help!
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I think they look great, I personally did a reshoot, I usually do that once or twice a year especially when sales are slow. I think yours look cool and i love the background choice very simple and modern to go with your shop style.
Thanks so much, Leila! I’d love to check yours out – if you come back over, make sure to leave a link 🙂
I love your photographs. The challenge for me is spending more time taking and editing pictures and less time for jewelry creating. It can be quite daunting but definitely worth the while. Keep up the good work.
Anna – absolutely! It is really time-consuming. But the extra effort definitely pays off in the long run!
Winning photography. This consumer likes them. Simple, uncluttered, elegant, easy to look at. I also like the way you are generous with your knowledge, Jess, and the way you help others along the way. 🙂
Thank you Sal! xx
oooh, they look good Jess, & I love your card
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Hi there! Did you mean that the images wouldn’t load? Thanks for letting me know, and your lovely feedback 🙂
I love the subtle background colors as they make your jewelry stand out, and the scallops don’t distract at all. Gorgeous pics!
I love your new style and the photography! It’s beautiful. I have a question for you. How do you take great pics for a painting or photograph?
Hi Brandi! Hmm, if it was a digital photograph, I would certainly just upload the digital photograph file as one of my pictures in my shop – same if it was a painting or print that you had digitally scanned. That is what most artists do.
However, if you wanted to take a picture of the painting or photo to show it ‘in situ’ – i.e. hung on a wall – I would say just make sure you have an uncluttered and neutral background, and use either natural light or a proper white photography light (not a camera flash). Hope this helps!