Since starting to enter my jewelry into juried art/fine craft shows, I have been thinking a lot about my photos. Having been accepted into several juried gallery exhibits with photos I take myself, I have never doubted that I am, somehow, able to take pretty good pics of my beadwork and fiber creations. Today, though, I focused on the photos in my Etsy shops - particularly
CindyCaraway where I sell my beadwork.
I noticed that some of my listings had thumbnail shots that didn't really show the piece very well. For instance, if I had a long shot of a necklace sometimes only the center of the photo would show on my shop page - here's an example:
The full photo of "After Midnight"...
Yes, it's a perfectly nice shot of this piece but when it shows up under my shop listings, it comes out looking like this...
Hardly a good view for showing what the piece really looks like.
So today I went into my shop and changed out first photos for most of my listings to shots like this...
These "collage" style shots allow for the entire necklace with a close-up to be seen as soon as one gets to my main shop page. I like it but I'm wondering what you think. Is this type of photo a good choice for my Etsy shops? Why or why not?
First to answer your question, I don't think it would work on Etsy because of size limitations. But it is a great collage.
ReplyDeleteSecond, I love this piece, it is beautiful.