The crafter's guide to taking great photos : the best techniques for showcasing your handmade creations

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Author:

Adnum, Heidi.

ISBN:

9781596686267

Personal Author:

Adnum, Heidi.

Publication Information:

Loveland, CO : Interweave Press, [2011]

Physical Description:

192 pages : illustrations (chiefly color) ; 23 cm

General Note:

Includes index.

Abstract:

"With The Crafter's Guide to Taking Great Photos, you'll learn that you don't need expensive equipment and a professional photo studio to get quality results. Get simple, practical advice presented with the crafter in mind. Inside you'll find the most important fundamentals, including equipment advice, camera settings, composition and styling, evaluation of common problems, answers to frequently asked questions, and practitioner spotlighting. After your work is captured, Heidi Adnum then provides her professional advice on postproduction."--P. [4] of cover.

Subject Term:

Photography of handicraft.

Advertising photography.

Photography -- Digital techniques.

Document ID:

SD_ILS:2064363

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Sell more of your handmade items with better photographs!

Amidst the sea of handmade jewelry, apparel, housewares, art, and other crafts that populate blogs, websites, and online marketplaces, how do you make your items stand out? The key is great photography.

Beautiful handmade items can be undermined by poor or uninspired images that fail to represent the detail and craftsmanship. With The Crafter's Guide to Taking Great Photos you'll learn that you don't need expensive, professional equipment to get quality results. Get simple, practical advice presented with the crafter in mind. Learn to make a lightbox, how to use natural lighting, and how to capture the detail in your work. Broken down into specific craft areas, you'll find tips on how to best generate eye-catching images that will help sell your items.

Boost your online crafting business with The Crafter's Guide to Taking Great Photos .

Author Notes

Heidi Adnum is a photographer, picture researcher, and crafter of Good Will Bunting. She is also the author of a popular photography tips series on Etsy. Heidi lives with her husband in sunny Newcastle, Australia. Connect with Heidi at heidiadnum.com and on Twitter @HeidiAdnum.

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Aimed at craftspeople with minimal photography experience or equipment, this guide offers simple advice on arranging, composing, lighting, snapping, selecting, and organizing outstanding digital images of all kinds of handmade objects. Adnum briefly covers photography basics and then goes on to address photographic issues specific to various craft disciplines, such as jewelry and fabrics. Many step-by-step photo sequences and examples of successful shots walk the reader through the process. With the ongoing popularity of sites like Etsy (on which Adnum authored a series on photography), this book is sure to be sought after by anyone who wants to sell his or her goods online. (c) Copyright 2012. Library Journals LLC, a wholly owned subsidiary of Media Source, Inc. No redistribution permitted.

Introduction

i Getting started

1 Camera basics

2 How to tell your story

3 DIY accessories

ii Photo fundamentals

Equipment advice, Camera settings, Composition & styling, Common problems & FAQs, Practitioner spotlight

4 Fashion & fabrics

5 Bags, purses & accessories

6 Knitting & needlecraft

7 Jewelry

8 Dolls & toys

9 Ceramics & pottery

10 Art

11 Books, magazines & stationery

12 Home accessories

III Finishing up & getting it out there

13 Postproduction

14 Image storage & backup

15 Business advice

Contributor index

Glossary

Index

Acknowledgments

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