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!
I would love to win this! I am always taking photos for my blog and this would be such a great read for me. I need all the help I can get. 🙂
thesoutherninstitute at gmail dot com
dna2011
I would love this!
This book looks awesome! I definitely could use a boost with my photos.
missmeganmac
This book has been on my wish list!! Thank you for this opportunity!!
dianareulet
This book looks great! Can’t wait to get my hands on a copy! Thank you so much for the chance to win one 🙂
robjenhayes
My pictures can definitely use some help! (yarndoggie)
Thanks for the giveaway! I would love to learn how to take better photos.
Looks very resourceful 😉 ChristyPuddy
Sounds great!
Spoonflower username: katieschrader
I’m not bad with general photography, but no idea how to take the best photographs of my products, so this would be very useful for me
Ooh! I could definitely use some tips : ) berrybarndesigns
This would be SUPER useful! lapaceksorchard {at} gmail {dot} com
I could definitely use some pointers.
Spoonflower name: Ali Coe (alibear167 at gmail)
What an amazing book!! This would be great for me to take better pictures of our little boy while his dad is deployed. – glendalina
Looks like a great book- I definitely need some photography tips!
Spoonflower SN: madamebri
brikh89@gmail.com
This book looks great! I would love some tips!
jenniferladd
What a fun looking book. I would love to win.
bowserbrood@comcast.net
Oh would so love to win!!! Thank you for sharing!
Spoonflower ID: douar
What fun! Thanks for the chance to win this book! ebthorn(at)gmail(dot)com
I need help with my etsy photos so I’m excited at the chance to win this book – thanks!
I would love to learn a few new tips and tricks. Thanks so much for the chance! (thought_&_found)
Yes please. Need help!! kayajoy
I want that 🙂
i can always use help. megboesenATgmailDotcom
Looks like a great book, and so useful too!
id: iamlilymunster
I would love to win, my photography is hopeless! Thanks for the giveaway 🙂
Yzobela at hotmail dot com
I’d love to win this! My spoonflower ID is lesliebedell
Thanks! =)
My photography skills need serious improvement. Thanks for the chance to win a book to help me. spoonflower id MarciaW
I’d love to win this. I was actually looking around for photography workshops, but they are all so expensive. Maybe I’m lucky.
Good luck everyone ^^
I would be reading it from cover to cover, exactly what my photography needs! (meredithjean)
Wow! What an awesome book! I could really use this!
mmjohnson555@gmail.com
would love this!
I would love this book!
gussek at hotmail dot com
Thanks for sharing this book! It’s been on my wish list for ages. My spoonflower name is Poppyprint I think!
Wonderful looking book, I would love to win!
Always looking for great photography tips! id: BetsyC
What a fabulous idea for a book. It would be very useful! zoebrench.
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.
Please choose me!
hillarylowry at gmail dot com
This would be a wonderful help! Just this morning I was discussing how bad my photog skill are! I’m craftymapmaker at Spoonflower.
what a great book :).
my spoonflower nick is: pepie
I could definitely do with such a great book. Thanks for the chance to win.
Ooo! This looks like such a great book.
ID: dream24seven
Would love this; I need all the help I can get. (pieceLove)
A photography book geared towards crafters? Count me in!
ID: CateAnevski
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!
I would definitely love to upgrade my photography skills! Looks like an inspiring book too! (needlebook)
Just what I need to take photos of the pesky knitted monkey!
Seems like a very usful book to own.
This would be great for my etsy shop for it’s in desperate need of a photo shoot makeover!
ID: vchenica
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
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
Never too old to learn more photo techniques and tips.
It’s a very interesting book for crafters and other peoples who likes to make great photos. Want to win it!
goldad19@yahoo.com
I could definitely use this book. Thanks for the chance!
What a valuable resource!
jcoordt on Spoonflower
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
Would love this book
me please. am in serious need of help in that dept!
zanashahab{AT}gmail{dot}com
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
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.
I also struggle with taking pictures for my blog. I would love to win this book!
ID: Viewfromtheskye
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