Photography has never been my strong suit so I'm often stopped in my tracks whenever I'm cruising around Etsy. How did all these people who are clearly so talented at making stuff–purses, knitted shrugs, pendant necklaces, paintings, or what have you–also get blessed with crazy photography skills? And will my life suddenly look all perfectly lit, immaculately composed, and clean if I buy that purse/knitted shrug/pendant necklace/painting/what-have-you? A beautiful photo suggests to me that yes, it just might.
If you need to upgrade your product photography skills, enter this week's giveaway of a copy of The Crafter's Guide to Taking Great Photos. Just leave a comment on this post or on the corresponding Facebook post and do include your Spoonflower screen name or other means of tracking you down easily if you're our winner. Entries close next Tuesday, 6/5 and we'll announce a winner on Wednesday, 6/6. Good luck, would-be shutterbugs! This giveaway is now closed and a winner has been announced.
Last week's winner of a set of Lyra drawing pencils and some good drawing paper was Jeannie Rowan in the UK–congratulations, Jeannie!
Terese Grove
Thank you so much Spoonflower. Yay…just what I needed for one of the next phases of the designed to a T journey. Lots to come over the next 12 months…BIG plans! Thanks again from a cold and wintery Sydney day…T
Skye Griffin
I also struggle with taking pictures for my blog. I would love to win this book!
ID: Viewfromtheskye
Idle Hands DC
I would love this! I struggle to take creative photos of knitting projects and the garden, and a guide like this would be a huge help.
Andrew Love
I too always find myself wondering how they took such a great photo. I quilt and see wonderful, perfectly square, well lit photos of peoples creations and get frustrated because mine don’t look like that! Maybe this book would help. id: j-andrew
Ruzana Shahab
me please. am in serious need of help in that dept!
zanashahab{AT}gmail{dot}com
Connie Fink
Would love this book
Liesl Van der Hoven
I would love to learn more from this book! Thank you very much for the opportunity to win a great book! My Spoonflower ID is: liesl_van_der_hoven
Justinenielsen
What a valuable resource!
jcoordt on Spoonflower
Craftystaci
I could definitely use this book. Thanks for the chance!
Golda D
It’s a very interesting book for crafters and other peoples who likes to make great photos. Want to win it!
goldad19@yahoo.com
Oceanpeg
Never too old to learn more photo techniques and tips.
A Facebook User
I’ve been trying to figure out for years how to get fine clear close-up detail in the photos I’d like to post of my sewing and craft work. I do a lot of hand beaded and feathered detail in my costumes and my pictures are never crisp, vibrant and appealing. They have a flat mottled look. Haven’t figured it out yet. Hope this book will help. Don’t know if it’s the camera lens or the settings. Looking forward to using this book to help settle the issue.
Rencraft Designs Atelier
rencraft@snet.net
Cestlhistoiredunescargot.wordpress.com
Spending time in Japan and wish I had better photography skills to record some of the amazing craftwork I see here. Would love to win this book to learn how to do that
Ren
Veronica Chen
This would be great for my etsy shop for it’s in desperate need of a photo shoot makeover!
ID: vchenica
Keren Or
Seems like a very usful book to own.
www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100003857220647
Just what I need to take photos of the pesky knitted monkey!
Claire Louise Milne
I would definitely love to upgrade my photography skills! Looks like an inspiring book too! (needlebook)
elizabeth goh
Ooh! I’d love to have this book. I was recently gifted a wonderful DSLR and am trying to learn how to use it. I’d appreciate a book that will help me get the photos of my work to come out looking really good!
Cate Anevski
A photography book geared towards crafters? Count me in!
ID: CateAnevski
Terry French
Would love this; I need all the help I can get. (pieceLove)
Jamila Clarke
Ooo! This looks like such a great book.
ID: dream24seven
Celine Combet
I could definitely do with such a great book. Thanks for the chance to win.
Pepiesfirlefanz.blogspot.com
what a great book :).
my spoonflower nick is: pepie
Jennifer Greco
This would be a wonderful help! Just this morning I was discussing how bad my photog skill are! I’m craftymapmaker at Spoonflower.
Hillarybeth
Please choose me!
hillarylowry at gmail dot com
Donna Benjamin
Perfect timing for this book as I am getting ready to launch a new website and this would come in handy for photographs. Thank you for this opportunity.
Zoe Dieteren-Brench
What a fabulous idea for a book. It would be very useful! zoebrench.
Betsy Cordes
Always looking for great photography tips! id: BetsyC
Julia Bruhn
Wonderful looking book, I would love to win!
Krista Hennebury
Thanks for sharing this book! It’s been on my wish list for ages. My spoonflower name is Poppyprint I think!
Gussek
I would love this book!
gussek at hotmail dot com
Sandi Hayes
would love this!
Mechele JOhnson
Wow! What an awesome book! I could really use this!
mmjohnson555@gmail.com
Meredith O'Grady
I would be reading it from cover to cover, exactly what my photography needs! (meredithjean)