Comments on: Craft Venture: Photo makeover, part I

By: paper n stitch – Top Ten Tips for Better Product Photography - A daily dose of handmade, design, and style inspiration

Mon, 21 Jun 2010 14:27:11 +0000

[...] Develop your own style. This tip is an oldie but goodie from past pns contributor Brenda. Making your product shots uniquely yours is important, but it [...]

By: paper n stitch – Craft Venture: Photo makeover, part II - A daily dose of handmade, design, and style inspiration

Mon, 01 Feb 2010 17:02:04 +0000

[...] I’m Brenda from Phydelle and Phydeaux Designs, with another Craft Venture post about product photography! We started our series last week, talking about how to create your own branded photography style. [...]

By: Brenda

Brenda — Tue, 26 Jan 2010 06:02:11 +0000

That’s good to hear, as a complete photography novice! I really do think that the key to great product photos is finding, defining and then expressing your voice. And taking a lot, lot, lot of photos – such great advice!!! Thanks for your great insights!!

By: Simple Tricks For Young Photographers | Photography Top

Simple Tricks For Young Photographers | Photography Top — Mon, 25 Jan 2010 21:17:58 +0000

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By: vadjutka

vadjutka — Mon, 25 Jan 2010 20:12:11 +0000

I studied photo journalism, so photographing my own jewelry may not seem that big challenge. I know, I have a big adventage of knowing how to use an SLR camera, and I have a lot of experiance, but when it comes to styling my photos of my jewelry…I spent days and days trying to figure out what would work.

Basically, I like the plain white background I use usually, but after a while it can be boring. So I wanted to use something on my pictures, and started to look around what others do concerning photo styling. Of course I tried what they did, but it just did not work with my jewelry. After many trial and errors, step by step I found solutions that I call mine. But it was along way.

So my advice is, that be patient, excerise a lot and keep in mind that it finding your own photography style is a process with many experiments.

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5 Tips to help Master Digital Photography | Photography Top — Mon, 25 Jan 2010 18:38:03 +0000

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By: Brenda

Brenda — Mon, 25 Jan 2010 17:49:12 +0000

I agree with you 100%, Brittni!!

By: papernstitch

papernstitch — Mon, 25 Jan 2010 17:19:48 +0000

Great tips Brenda. This is a subject that I feel very strongly about, so I thought I would add my two cents. Making your product shots uniquely yours DOES NOT mean you should simply copy exactly what you see somewhere else in a successful shop. In my mind, this can be just as bad as ripping off someone else’s product designs, which happens all too often. Being inspired by the way someone else does things is wonderful, but do try to do something original, and as Brenda said, uniquely your own. Pull one thing you like from an inspiration photo, not the whole kit and kaboodle.

Natural light makes for the most beautiful photographs in my eyes. And while some people think of photos as an “after thought” to the products they create, I can speak from experience in saying, the photos you take can be MORE important than your products to people that might talk about them (i.e. bloggers, sites, magazines, etc). It may be hard to believe but, in many instances, it is absolutely true.

-Brittni