Hobbies once considered only a recreational activity has now
emerged as a great way to earn money. Selling
crafts online has become a lucrative business opportunity. If you have crafts to make and sell, online
presence is an easier way to market your products and get yourself noticed as
an artist. Internet is a visual medium where buyers decide on a product based
on the images you upload of your craft. To sellhandmade item or your paintings or sell
handmade jewelry, it is of utmost importance to present the best and most
compelling images to lure potential buyers.
Basic Camera
Features You Absolutely Need
To sell fine art online,
your images has to be mighty fine else you can forget about getting them noticed
let alone sell them. These basic camera features provide the foundation for a
great picture click.
·
Zoom – To get a best
quality picture out of your camera, zoom in only a little. Zooming all the way
in or out creates an out of focus image.
· Auto White Balance – Preset
to daylight to match the lighting environment if it is tinting orange or blue.
· Self-timer – Use the
self-timer on your camera to keep it perfectly still. The self timer creates a
delay between the time when you press the shutter and the image is taken.
· Aperture – Set your
aperture to f/8 especially if you are
using a tripod to click the picture. This setting is instrumental in bringing
your image to focus.
·
ISO – Setting your camera to 100 or 200
ISO sensitivity is perfect for clicking a picture in an indoor setting with
appropriate natural lighting.
Accessories that
Assist Amateur Photography
How many of you wishing to sell
your designs online are pro at clicking pictures? Not many. Here are a few
pointers to take great photographs to boost your online sales.
·
Location & Lighting:
Select a location with bright soft lighting to click pictures. Harsh direct
lighting can cast shadows and reflections and spoil your image. Open large
windows form a great light source during daytime and you don’t need a flash or
a light in your room to click indoors.
· Inexpensive Lighting Technique:
Perfect lighting is essential to click good photographs. It is one of the most
complex features to get just right but most satisfying as well once you do. It
is inexpensive and easy to create effective lighting for your image with the
help of simple clamp fixtures or floor lamps, wax paper, and compact
fluorescent bulbs. This is an effective method for photographing large items.
· Simple Light Boxes: To
create professional looking images that spotlight your product, you can make a
light box using poster board, cardboard or a bucket. Place the product in the
light box and click a picture.
Compelling images make for a compelling buy. Take these tips into
account even if you sell books online
as a self-published author. No
matter the product you sell, make it visually appealing by clicking a great
picture of it.
