Wednesday, August 29, 2007

Photo Helps 101

A simple light box with white foam board taped together.
Click here for instructions on how to make ~ http://www.ourmedia.org/node/253481



For my black background pictures, I use halogen shop light. Don't shine them directly on the items being photographed.



Tripod ~ from Walmart about 30$ (they sell a cheaper one, but it isn't very good)



My camera set on "Macro Mode with High Saturation"

Camera "White Balance" is set to indoors ~ little light bulb for the symbol.

A piece of black fabric is used for my background.



Hopefully I will be able to take more pictures with white as the background.

You can add a piece of glass underneath to create a reflection on the bottom. Have also heard of people using a white board under the object.

To create a floating look add frosted plexiglass under the item with a light below.

When using a photo imaging software, you can click on the background and delete it from the picture. See example in the socks on the card below ~ the picture was taken with a black background.

Monday, August 20, 2007

Street Team Signature Help 101

If you don't have your banner saved to your computer; you can upload it from your etsy account to Photobucket.com.

In Appearance ~ under Shop Setup in Etsy
Right click on your mouse while your pointer is on your banner.
Click Properties (with the left side)





Highlight and copy (Ctrl+C) the address URL for the image.

Paste (Ctrl+V) that address or URL into photobucket



Now that you have your banner in your photobucket account. Highlight the url/code below the banner picture labeled "IMG Code" (See Photo Below ~ Click to Enlarge).



Paste that code into your signature under Profile. **Do not add anything to the code.**

On EtsyBaby it will look like this (go to Profile, then Forum Profile Information):
Click on 'Profile' at the top

Then click on 'Forum Profile Information' on the left-hand side

Signature Box ~ Paste your text and 'Change Profile'



On EtsyKids it will look like this:



On EtsyMom it will look like this:


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Make Your Signature into a Link to Your Etsy Shop.

[URL=http://YOURSHOPNAME.etsy.com] IMAGE [/url]

Copy the code above and paste it into word or notepad (any program you can type in).

Copy your "IMG Code" from Photobucket and Paste it over the word IMAGE and change YOURSHOPNAME.

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My HTML Signature Example:



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Upload Your Avator the Same Way
In your Etsy Store, position the mouse over your avator. Right Click



Select the URL and copy it (Ctrl + C)
Paste that into the Photobucket web url upload.