I keep hearing that you need to have good pictures and a unique product. Well, I feel as if I have that, but I've noticed that a lot of the shops on there have a lot of sales as well (at least compared to me) so do I need to have high sales in order to be considered worthy?
I know there is some frustration going on about so-called front page favoritism, but I just want to get on there once. ONCE! Is that so much to ask?!
I know I'm not alone in this...I just needed to vent it all out. Thanks for listening/reading whoever you are.
while i'm no expert, i've been on the front page once or twice & some of the treasuries i've made have made it too. (SOOOO exciting, i must admit) so here's some photo advice - again, only my personal opinion, so take it with a grain of salt:
ReplyDelete- i think your photos are great overall - clear & bright but the cropping of the main photo is sometimes off - if you can't see the pendant up close & center, then you need to crop.
- the background of your photos competes with your pieces - both are fairly busy, with lots of textures visible... it would be much better to focus in on your work by using a plain background (white or light coloured cardstock works best). make sure the main focus is your piece & not the surroundings.
- of course, it's great to see the pieces in various settings, so use all 5 photo slots. watch the front page & see what sort of photos make it there.
personally, i think your work deserves a close-up (try the macro setting on your camera) crop so that you can see the lovely beadwork.
ha! noticed how long - and late! - my comment is! just stumbled across your blog though & was reading through... sorry for the novel!
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