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Beyond the Pale: 6 Alternatives to White Backgrounds

August 25, 2013 by M. Johnson

White backgrounds are definitely in – just visit Etsy on any random day and take a look at the featured items!  A white background is the current favorite, but experimenting with alternative backgrounds for your photos can be hugely rewarding. Play up your product’s personality, make it pop – experiment and have fun. Stand out in…

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Filed Under: Composition & Techniques Tagged With: backgrounds, bokeh

The 7 C’s of Craft Photography

August 20, 2013 by M. Johnson

7 c's of craft photography checklist

Woohoo, your latest craft is complete! Before you submit your photos to your blog or Etsy shop, run through our 7 C’s of Craft Photography checklist to ensure your crafts shine online!   Character Is your product’s personality on display? If your product is useful or solves a problem, are you showing it in use? If your…

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Filed Under: Checklists Tagged With: checklist, good photos

Product Photography Lighting Tips for Absolute Beginners

August 14, 2013 by M. Johnson

Let’s take better photos! It’s all in the lighting. Follow these four product photography lighting tips and get ready for amazing photos that encourage clicks and beg for Pinterest repins! Tip 1: Take photos without flash This is Rule #1 when it comes to taking nice-looking product photos. You’ve probably faced this problem: leaving flash…

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Filed Under: Composition & Techniques, Lighting Tagged With: camera, flash, lighting, photography, white backgrounds

How to Take Great Looking White Background Photos

August 11, 2013 by M. Johnson

White backgrounds are super popular, and for good reason!  White backgrounds look crisp and fresh, and Etsy especially seems to love ’em!  Just check out Etsy’s front page on any random day to see a bunch of white background photos: Capturing this look is easy, even for beginners – you don’t need a fancy in-home…

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Filed Under: Composition & Techniques Tagged With: budget, white background

5 Best Web Apps for Free Photo Editing Online 2013

August 7, 2013 by M. Johnson

Move over, Photoshop!  Gone are the days of needing expensive software suites to adjust, crop, and add text to your photos.  In fact, 2013’s best in-browser apps for free photo editing online are feature rich and easy to learn.  Our Criteria We spent hours playing with free online photo editors processing images the way we normally…

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Filed Under: Photoshop Alternatives, Post Processing Tagged With: free, online, photo editing, photoshop, PicMonkey, Pixlr

Photoshop Tutorial: Remove the Orange Tint from Photos

August 4, 2013 by M. Johnson

remove orange tint in photoshop tutorial

In this tutorial, we’ll show you how to use simple Photoshop features to remove the orange tint from photos. Difficulty Level: Complete Beginner This tutorial was created using Photoshop CS5, but most image editing software packages have similar features!     Many beginner photographers are surprised at how orange their images turn out!  What looked…

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Filed Under: Photoshop Tutorials, Post Processing Tagged With: color correction, photoshop, tutorial

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