Product Photography for Cottage Industries

Posted on: Mon May 27, 2013

© Andrew Newson

Cottage industries, mumpreneurs, people working from home and crafters. If you search the internet there are so many of these business popping up now and according to some recent reports in the press these businesses could be the answer to the economic crisis.  So if you have decided to go this route how can you make your goods stand out from all the others? If you look at websites like Folksy and Etsy there are literally thousands of listings?

So whether you’re selling your products through an eBay shop, Folksy or you have your own e-commerce website, there can be nothing more important than the photographs of your products. We live in a very visual world and good photographs will really help sell your products.

You might be thinking that this sounds really expensive, but it doesn’t have to be and given the importance of photography to sell your products, isn’t it worth investing in!?

I would recommend an entry level SLR and some basic lighting. This could cost around £400, which I know is expensive my anyone’s standards but I really believe you will make this money back and more from increased sales. Of course, if you can’t afford this kind of outlay then you could choose to use a compact camera or even your mobile phone. There are lots of tricks that will help you get much better results whether it’s with an SLR or just your iPhone.

I am currently running beginners courses in product photography on a 1-2-1 basis. There is a minimum booking of 2 hours and this can be for 1 or 2 people. Just simply book the amount of time you require and choose for 1 person or two.

If you would like to have a talk first about your requirements please feel free to give me a call or drop me an email.