Tuesday, 12 May 2009

Out, In or On?

I really need to update my various shops with all my ready-to-ship stock, but there is a lot to photograph and Maia only has a limited tolerance for modelling these days. So with haste in mind I photographed all of my shirred dresses last night (yes, now that the fair is over the weather is glorious) and was hoping for a bit of advice...

I've taken a full length pic and a bodice close up, which should be my main listing image?
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Bodice
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In my own humble opinion, I don't think shirred dresses photo that well in full length without being on a model. What do you think? Or *shudder* do I need to get Maia to try on 20 dresses and get decent shots of each?!

Okay, your voting options:
  • A: Full length is a better
  • B: Bodice close up is better
  • C: Mix it up
  • D: Torment your daughter
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21 comments:

  1. Maxine12 May 2009 at 10:27

    For the main pic, bodice I think..

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  2. Pickled Weasel12 May 2009 at 10:46

    D would be best, althugh obviously completely impractical :)
    I'd go for mixing it up. Very pretty, btw, I really like the print on the second one.

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  3. Anonymous12 May 2009 at 10:46

    I think the bodice pic would be best for the main pic - they're gorgeous by the way!

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  4. Louiz12 May 2009 at 10:47

    Bodice, although maybe have one pic of Maia in a dress for one of them.

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  5. Kitschy Coo12 May 2009 at 10:53

    Thanks guys, I will try to get a couple on her! I photographed twenty different ones last night and I don't think she'd forgive me for that :)

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  6. Anonymous12 May 2009 at 10:55

    Bodice for main, with a full length additional (if you can have more than one). They look really pretty by the way! If you have a picture of Maia in one of the dresses you could put that up as an example. I think it would be obvious that that isn't the one they'd be buying. :)

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  7. Stephyg12 May 2009 at 11:09

    What blackberrycrafts said!

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  8. nickynackynoo12 May 2009 at 11:10

    Yes, I completely agree with blackberrycrafts: bodice, then full, then random dress on Maia. They are beautiful.

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  9. Kat - Housewife Confidential12 May 2009 at 11:48

    I would try photographing flat on white background but if not, definitely D - sorry!

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  10. koolkatskate12 May 2009 at 12:02

    From the pics you have the bodice shows it off better but I think you need to see the length. So, ideally on Maia. How about letting Jamie ham it up? An action shot from the back with a floppy sunhat no-one would be any the wiser and he gets to be camp! The second fabric is gorgeous, what is it?

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  11. Squam Hill Design12 May 2009 at 12:12

    i third blackberrycrafts...just so you know (and no pressure of course), I've got a bunch of moms waiting for you to get your stock up on etsy...all ready to buy, buy, buy!

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  12. Kitschy Coo12 May 2009 at 12:45

    Thanks for your input everyone! It's still nice here today so I'm going to bribe the kids this afternoon to get modelled pics.

    @koolkatskate: It's Mirabelle by Alexander Henry. I loves it.

    @little birds fly: Wow, that's exciting. Better get my skates on :)

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  13. koolkatskate12 May 2009 at 13:10

    Alexander Henry's stuff is just the best. Plus your great sewing skills of course, what a combo! Anyhow, I can't seem to be able to reach you through the contact page here, I'd like to order something from your folksy but I don't know how much the postage is to Portugal, more than to the UK! Let me know. Thanks.

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  14. Sarah C12 May 2009 at 13:12

    i thin the upclose is better....i agree too that the best option is on a real person...but that just doesnt seem fair

    you can try mixing it up and seeing if one picture sells better than the other

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  15. Kitschy Coo12 May 2009 at 14:53

    @koolkatskate: You can email me at amanda@kitschycoo.co.uk *off to investigate my contact link*

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  16. Unknown12 May 2009 at 17:53

    I say bodice for the main pic and then as an extra picture have your daughter model once in a dress and use that same pic over and over for all similar items to show what it looks like on.

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  17. Anonymous12 May 2009 at 18:47

    bodice for the main pic, though having Mia in at least some of them would be great. Maybe she has some girl friends who could come over for a dress up and run around the back yard party? My girls would totally be down if we didn't live an ocean away! :) good luck!

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  18. Nic12 May 2009 at 21:02

    I agree with Blackberry. Good luck with the modelling ;)

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  19. Daisie12 May 2009 at 22:10

    I'd take a pic of Maia in a dress and use the same pic for all dresses and do a close up of the fabric for the next pic. It's what I used to do with my hats, Francesca only took one good picture out of (at least) a thousand! Just make sure it's really clear in your blurb that it's only the style of dress that is being worn and it will come in the fabric of pic #2.

    xxx

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  20. jennyflowerblue13 May 2009 at 07:36

    B for now, but I have taped Anna into a big box with some fruit flakes and she'll be with you by the end of the week.

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  21. Sinclair13 May 2009 at 21:15

    I vote for bodice also

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