1. Image quality is one of the most important details in selling an art/craft item. The customer
and retailers want to see the details of the item(s) before purchasing. Every artist should
consider the idea of investing in a professional photographer. You can also take your own
pictures (images), but they must be in a digital format and about the same quality standards
of the market. We recommend that you browse the art/crafts magazines such as: Niche,
American Style, Crafts Business, Crafts Report, etc, for you to understand what's out there. The
art/crafts industry is a competitive world, and to be there, you have to be good, very good and
professional with everything you do for your craft business.
2. If you are taking your own images...We suggest you invest in a good quality digital camera.
Be sure that the camera that you purchase have all the accessories necessary to allow you to
transfer the images directly to your computer.
3. Be sure that the images are photographed with the proper light and the best lighting
options.Experiment with different lightning options, outdoor/indoor, and with different
backgrounds until you find the perfect style for your products.
Tip: Dark and gradients backgrounds always works best. But, if you prefer to use a solid color,
try to be consistent by using the same background color for all of your pictures.
4. Try not to take the attention away from the item with the wrong background. The products
must be always the focal point, the focal attention of the images. It is also good to maintain a
consistent background in your images. Your pages will look more professional and uniform. If
you present different backgrounds on your pages, it will have a negative impression of your
images presentation. It will represent instability.
5. Try not to have more than 2 items in a single image. You will have enough space to have all
items separated. If you have too many items together in a single image, you will limit the
customer to see the details of the items and the vision will be affected and disturbed.
6. Be consistent and try to maintain a professional quality of all your images in your pages. Try
to stamp your pages with a professional look...Make it Yours!
Please, all images should be "flush", full image. Any white space around the image, will reduce
the size of the item image and visibility.
Here are some examples of Bad and Good Images...just to give you an idea!
(All images are the standard size that you find in almost every website) Remember that, each
item will have their own sole page where all customer will be able to see a larger image of each
item. However, when they see the item the first time, this is what they will see and how the
images will appear...
and retailers want to see the details of the item(s) before purchasing. Every artist should
consider the idea of investing in a professional photographer. You can also take your own
pictures (images), but they must be in a digital format and about the same quality standards
of the market. We recommend that you browse the art/crafts magazines such as: Niche,
American Style, Crafts Business, Crafts Report, etc, for you to understand what's out there. The
art/crafts industry is a competitive world, and to be there, you have to be good, very good and
professional with everything you do for your craft business.
2. If you are taking your own images...We suggest you invest in a good quality digital camera.
Be sure that the camera that you purchase have all the accessories necessary to allow you to
transfer the images directly to your computer.
3. Be sure that the images are photographed with the proper light and the best lighting
options.Experiment with different lightning options, outdoor/indoor, and with different
backgrounds until you find the perfect style for your products.
Tip: Dark and gradients backgrounds always works best. But, if you prefer to use a solid color,
try to be consistent by using the same background color for all of your pictures.
4. Try not to take the attention away from the item with the wrong background. The products
must be always the focal point, the focal attention of the images. It is also good to maintain a
consistent background in your images. Your pages will look more professional and uniform. If
you present different backgrounds on your pages, it will have a negative impression of your
images presentation. It will represent instability.
5. Try not to have more than 2 items in a single image. You will have enough space to have all
items separated. If you have too many items together in a single image, you will limit the
customer to see the details of the items and the vision will be affected and disturbed.
6. Be consistent and try to maintain a professional quality of all your images in your pages. Try
to stamp your pages with a professional look...Make it Yours!
Please, all images should be "flush", full image. Any white space around the image, will reduce
the size of the item image and visibility.
Here are some examples of Bad and Good Images...just to give you an idea!
(All images are the standard size that you find in almost every website) Remember that, each
item will have their own sole page where all customer will be able to see a larger image of each
item. However, when they see the item the first time, this is what they will see and how the
images will appear...
| The following Image Qualifications apply to all artist categories... |
- All images must be at least with a 72 dpi of resolution, and a JPGE, or GIF digital format for us to
upload. If you are sending your pictures by mail as regular pictures, please, make sure that the
pictures are and look professional
- All images must be sized at 700 x 474 pixels for vertical an horizontal images, and 700 x 700
pixels for a square image. (This allows us to better size your images for posting; however, the
size does not have to be exact)
- You may send your pictures (images) of your items by mail or by email. They can be saved in a
formatted disk or CD, or just send us your regular pictures by mail
- Every image (item) must have an item number and an item name, for identification
- We recommend that no image exceeds 1000 pixels. All images in the artist sections will be the
exact same size for all artists
| The faster you send us your images, the faster your page(s) will be created. Please allow us 5-7 days to have your page(s) ready. Once your page(s) are finished, you will be notified by email. |
| Artist - Image Qualifications |
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