Comments on: Etsy Handbag Photography – Take Outstanding Photos http://handmademarketing.org/etsy-handbag-tips/ You can sell handmade, here's how. Sun, 08 Jan 2012 20:24:57 -0600 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.3 hourly 1 By: CreationsbyNoraMarie http://handmademarketing.org/etsy-handbag-tips/comment-page-1/#comment-1192 CreationsbyNoraMarie Mon, 29 Jun 2009 17:26:47 +0000 http://etsymarketing.org/?p=649#comment-1192 Thanks for the great tips. Taking pictures has always be difficult for me. I'm going to try the light box on smaller items. Thanks for the great tips. Taking pictures has always be difficult for me. I’m going to try the light box on smaller items.

]]> By: hellome_bags http://handmademarketing.org/etsy-handbag-tips/comment-page-1/#comment-1036 hellome_bags Sat, 13 Jun 2009 11:17:03 +0000 http://etsymarketing.org/?p=649#comment-1036 Great tips, thanks! I will say on #3 that for a long time I felt pressure to include photos of the insides of my bags from reading similar advice and tips from buyers. And as you say they can be very hard to take and actually may not always flatter the bag. Over time I've noticed that many of the larger bag sellers at Etsy don't include them, and I've found through experimentation that including them for me doesn't affect my sales much either way. So for sellers I would say include them if you feel comfortable doing it and can do it well, but including them might not necessarily be a requirement to sell your bags. Maybe more for something like a plain lined tote with lots of features inside than say a fashion bag. Great tips, thanks! I will say on #3 that for a long time I felt pressure to include photos of the insides of my bags from reading similar advice and tips from buyers. And as you say they can be very hard to take and actually may not always flatter the bag. Over time I’ve noticed that many of the larger bag sellers at Etsy don’t include them, and I’ve found through experimentation that including them for me doesn’t affect my sales much either way. So for sellers I would say include them if you feel comfortable doing it and can do it well, but including them might not necessarily be a requirement to sell your bags. Maybe more for something like a plain lined tote with lots of features inside than say a fashion bag.

]]> By: SolSisters http://handmademarketing.org/etsy-handbag-tips/comment-page-1/#comment-108 SolSisters Sun, 15 Mar 2009 22:20:06 +0000 http://etsymarketing.org/?p=649#comment-108 being a handbag seller myself, I have to add in my three cents. (What can I say? I was always a non-conformist.) Cent 1: FOCUS!!!!! If your pictures are not in focus, you lose sales. If your camera has a MACRO focus option (often looks like a flower icon), learn to use it. If your bag has some interesting or intricate detail, take good closeups. Cent 2: If you don't want to get a light box, get some sunlight. Natural sunlight, either outdoors or streaming in a window makes the colors on your bags POP. It also means you do not have to use a flash and have to do a lot less work to correct the pictures. Cent 3: IN addition to writing out the measurements for your bag, try to get a size reference in the picture. Photography can be tricky and without a size reference people can assume the bag is bigger or smaller than it is. Hang it on a person or dummy or put an object in the photos that is a recognizable size. being a handbag seller myself, I have to add in my three cents. (What can I say? I was always a non-conformist.)

Cent 1: FOCUS!!!!! If your pictures are not in focus, you lose sales. If your camera has a MACRO focus option (often looks like a flower icon), learn to use it. If your bag has some interesting or intricate detail, take good closeups.

Cent 2: If you don’t want to get a light box, get some sunlight. Natural sunlight, either outdoors or streaming in a window makes the colors on your bags POP. It also means you do not have to use a flash and have to do a lot less work to correct the pictures.

Cent 3: IN addition to writing out the measurements for your bag, try to get a size reference in the picture. Photography can be tricky and without a size reference people can assume the bag is bigger or smaller than it is. Hang it on a person or dummy or put an object in the photos that is a recognizable size.

]]> By: Sarah http://handmademarketing.org/etsy-handbag-tips/comment-page-1/#comment-92 Sarah Sun, 15 Mar 2009 02:32:21 +0000 http://etsymarketing.org/?p=649#comment-92 Sellers need to know to DITCH the FLASH photography! there is nothing that cheapens a wonderful product more than a camera flash reflection, which is especially true with jewelry. Sellers need to know to DITCH the FLASH photography! there is nothing that cheapens a wonderful product more than a camera flash reflection, which is especially true with jewelry.

]]> By: sugarcreekstuff http://handmademarketing.org/etsy-handbag-tips/comment-page-1/#comment-74 sugarcreekstuff Thu, 12 Mar 2009 16:01:23 +0000 http://etsymarketing.org/?p=649#comment-74 Thank you so much for the handbag tips. Taking pics is one of my least fav things to do but I realize how important it is. Thank you so much for the handbag tips. Taking pics is one of my least fav things to do but I realize how important it is.

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