Shop Advice from a SASsy Seller: Let’s Get Real About Photos!

by Handmade Spark on 9/15/11 | View Comments Comment(s)

Many of your potential customers will find your shop through an Etsy search query. This means that when someone is looking for an item, it is key that your photo on that search page pops right out so buyers are tempted to click on your item first. Photos are your …

Top Ten Reasons Why Handmade Spark Is Good For Your Etsy Business

by Handmade Spark on 4/13/11 | View Comments Comment(s)

You’ve heard the buzz about Handmade Spark. Here are the top 10 reasons why Etsy sellers love our marketing service!

Combining a Handmade Spark membership with your Etsy shop increases exposure more than marketing yourself through multiple marketplaces.
Our SEO marketing service gets results month after month that are expensive and difficult …

Studio Quality Product Photography With a $12 Set Up: Guest Post from Via U Photography Blog

by Handmade Spark on 3/01/11 | View Comments Comment(s)

I took this picture of a bottle of Anderson Liquid Soap bottle in my kitchen. It looks like the photograph was taken in a photography studio, using complicated lighting equipment. I was not. Here is a step by step guide showing how you can to do it too.
Here’s what you’ll …

Photo Styling: “Reality” or Getting Real: an Authentic Opinion Guest Post by Ask Harriete

by Handmade Spark on 2/23/11 | View Comments Comment(s)

Your photos are like Superheros traveling at the speed of light, working 24 hours a day, shrinking and expanding at the touch of a button. The folks at Search Engine People sum up this discussion about images perfectly:
“The old adage is that you can’t judge a book by its cover. But you do …

Photography Tips for Crafters: By Handmade Spark Member Elizabeth Carls

by Handmade Spark on 1/22/11 | View Comments Comment(s)

Appliqued Notebook | Elizabeth Carls
I’m not a professional photographer, nor do I play one on TV. But I do have some tips to share about taking excellent photos of your crafts. Your photos can speak for you and communicate to the world who you are and what you’re …

Tech Links: Photography Tips for Selling Online

by Lauren Soponis on 1/14/11 | View Comments Comment(s)

We all know that taking great pictures is essential to selling your product online.  And when we asked our readers what topics they wanted to know more about, digital photography tops the list.  Photography is an art form and can take years (if not a lifetime) to master: have patience …

Photography Tips for Beginners: Get Close! by Handmade Spark Member Jade Pond Crafts

by Handmade Spark on 1/01/11 | View Comments Comment(s)

Sunflower ACEO Print | $3 | Jade Pond Crafts
I have a really hot zoom lens for my camera. Actually I have several, and for several different cameras. Are they necessary to take a nice close shot? Not really!
Any camera will require you be at least a certain distance back for …

How To Make a Photo Light Box: Guest Post From Kalicat Jewelry

by Handmade Spark on 12/24/10 | View Comments Comment(s)

Boro Lampwork & Sterling Earrings | $35 | Glass River Jewelry
This should help you take good photos of jewelry and other small objects on a budget by making your own light box from a recycled card box. Easy to construct and use!
ITEMS YOU NEED
12x12x12 box 
14 x 10 piece of …