Shop Makeover Series: Are Your Photos Frontpage Worthy?
After hearing the many Etsy sellers discussing what it takes to be chosen for the Etsy home page, StudioCherie decided to share some helpful tips on her blog, Studio Cherie. (A great resource for Etsy sellers!) She also shared the tip in the Shop Makeover flickr group. We love to see sellers sharing their …
How-To: Brighten Your Photos with Paperama
I love to see Etsy sellers sharing their skills! I caught a great Flickr photo tutorial by Etsy seller Paperama and I thought I would share her wisdom with you! Inspired by other Flickr members commenting on her beautiful photos, Paperama, responded with a handy photo-tutorial. Paperama uses Picnik, a …
Staying Sharp: Achieving Clarity and Crispness in Your Photos
When you sell your craft online, photos are vitally important to your success. Without a physical item to touch and look at, your customers rely on your pictures as their tactile experience. Nothing will turn away a customer faster than a blurry photo with inscrutable details. Luckily, there are many …
How-to: Photoshop Techniques for Mature Listings
People on Etsy come from many different walks of life: we're an international, multi-cultural marketplace. On a website of Etsy's scale, certain words and images need to be concealed. These policies are about keeping this community healthy — and growing. Reaching a diverse audience is essential to the …
On The Level: Make Your Photos Pop with Histograms and Levels
If your lightbox is letting you down and you can’t find a sunny window to save your life, you might find yourself in dire need of some digital post-processing to help out your photos. Fortunately, the “Levels” tool found in most photo editing programs can whip virtually any photo into shape with just a few …
Hot Tip: Resizing your photos the easy way!
Ever wondered how some sellers always seem to have their images perfectly sized and cropped to make the perfect looking thumbnail? You want the secret? Well, search no further and check out this great little video tutorial I found on YouTube all about how to resize your photos! Watch it by clicking the …
Hot Tip of the Day: Photoshop and Gimp 101
Have you been hearing a lot about Photoshop lately and all the wonderful things everyone says it can do to better your photos? Are you curious?Do you have Photoshop and feel lost with how to use it or just need a little refresher course?Well, you are in luck, because I found this great 50 minute tutorial all …
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