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| Artist - Quality of Images RETAIL |
| Artist... You may send us your images by email or by mail. The faster you send your images and items information, your gallery will be created. Please, allow us 5-7 days to have your gallery ready. Once your gallery is ready, you will be notified by email. |
- 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 sizes allows us to make a thumbnail,
enlargement, better size your images for posting; however, the size does not have to
be exact).
- We recommend that no image exceeds 1000 pixels. All images in the gallery and other
artist sections will be the exact same size for all artists.
- The "sole page" ONLY of each product (item), will have a larger image for detail
purposes.
- All images should be saved "flush", full image. If you do not enlarge the image enough,
and leave white space around the image, this will reduce the size of the item and the
customer will not be able to view the item properly.
- You may send your pictures (images) of your items by email or mail. We prefer to
receive images via email, is faster, and by using this method, we can work together
without entering into the "mailing" inconveniences. But, if you need to send the
pictures via mail, you may send them. Please, send images in a formatted disk or CD,
or just send your regular pictures. Slides and paper images will be processed at a
nominal fee.
- Every image (item) must be saved and include: your artist number, item number, and
the item name for identification. Your artist number will be available to you during
enrollment.
1. Image quality is one of the most important details in selling an art/craft item.
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 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. If you are consistent with
your images presentation, backgrounds, 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!
Here are some examples of Bad and Better 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 customers will be able to view a larger image
of each item. But it's also beneficial, to present from the start a good and professional
business image.
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 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. If you are consistent with
your images presentation, backgrounds, 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!
Here are some examples of Bad and Better 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 customers will be able to view a larger image
of each item. But it's also beneficial, to present from the start a good and professional
business image.
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