5 Common Mistakes People Make When Photographing Their Products

We’ve all seen these mistakes on other people’s websites — and sometimes on our own:

1. Using flash pointed directly at items. Flash tends to create harsh shadows behind the object (Known as flash monsters!) and washed out colors. Flash should be bounced off the ceiling, if used at all.
2. Photographing products spread out on a dirty-looking carpet or patterned bedspread. Your images look like you didn’t put much thought into them — and your customers will see that. Make sure your backgrounds don’t distract from your products.
3. Ill-fitting clothing or baby slings don’t showcase your product in a good light. Make sure your product fits the model, or that the model fits the product.
4. Photographing products worn or held by someone who looks like she is in a bad mood. I still remember a website in which a woman modeled the T-shirts she had designed. In every photograph, she had the exact same scowl on her fact. Come on — Smile!
5. Leaving a jagged edge when cutting the background out of a product image. Cutting an unpleasant background out of an image is a great idea. But leaving that jagged edge (even if you try to cover it up with a shadow), makes the image look very unprofessional. Potential customers will be turned away by unprofessional photos that make it look like you don’t care enough about your business to get a professional editing job done on your product displays.

Learn techniques for increasing your sales with great product photography! Head over to www.PresentingYourProducts.com…

WAHM Talk Radio Interview With Kelly McCaussey Is Live!

Kelly interviewed me last week about Presenting Your Products — and it’s live right now. I’m beyond excited!

You can listen to the interview at WAHM Talk Radio right now.
Kelly and I talked about how Presenting Your Products started, the problems it solves and I gave her a couple of tips that are included in the product.

PYP will feature audio interviews with three WAHM experts in product photography, labeling and shipping, transcripts from those interviews, study guides and video tutorials.

We are also holding a free teleseminar at 8 p.m. Central Time, Thursday, January 25. Not only will you get to hear questions from WAHMs and their answers, but you’ll also receive a special offer that will only be given to those who attend the teleseminar.

If you miss the teleseminar, you won’t be eligible for the prize — but you’ll still get to listen to the great information, as we’ll include a recording of the event in Presenting Your Products.

Answers To Your Most Burning Product Photography, Labeling and Shipping Question

I am in the process of interviewing WAHM [tag]product photography[/tag], labeling and shipping experts to find out the answers to your toughest questions. Of course, I need to know what those questions are! LOL When you have a moment, please take a peek at my new site, Presenting Your Products and use the form to ask your questions.

I have talked to many of my clients during the course of setting up their shipping in Mals, and I’ve noticed that often the newer [tag]Work At Home Moms[/tag] are lost among all the choices available. Until now, I haven’t been able to help. But with this information product, I’ll have all the answers you need!

The product will include audio interviews with [tag]WAHM experts[/tag], transcripts, checklists and workbooks.

The questions you ask will help us make this product better for all the WAHMs who need it.

So, got questions? Send them over to us and we’ll let you know when we have answers:

http://www.presentingyourproducts.com/ask.html

Thank you!

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