Want to be in our Gifts for Teachers guide?

From your star pupil:

Or something for the more traditional:

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I’m just adding my teacher items to my store. This is my best selling item at fairs!

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This is a Teacher Retirement gift: https://folksy.com/items/6673042-Owl-Personalised-Print-Teacher-Gift-Teacher-Retirement-Gift-Graduation-Gift-

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Hi camilla @folksycontent
I have tried again with the photos
Are these better

https://folksy.com/items/6672995-Teacher-thanks-bookmark-

Sorry to keep bugging you. Just want to get things as best I can.
Thanks for helping.

Taking product shots on a sheet or fabric creates lots of problems @hobbitgirlie1880 because it normally always leads to creases and shadows.

It’s much better to shoot on a nice wooden table or if you want a more simple look use a piece of artboard which you can pick up in art shop - a pale grey artboard normally works better than white. Again, I would think about introducing some props to your photos to give your work context and give buyers a sense of scale.

Have you thought about asking other sellers on the forum for their thoughts and tips? We have a product photography section, where you could start a new thread, or use this one Product photography crits - put your product shots up for review!

I hope that helps. I know product photography can be one of the hardest things to get right, but it’s also probably the most important when you sell online, so it’s brilliant to hear that you want to achieve the best images you can.

Teachers’ Gift CollectionTeachers’Gift Collection

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for the teacher who knits😆

Teachers’ Gifts Collection

Bookmarks…

I wish I knew where I was going wrong because despite adding specific items to several of these request threads for the gift guides my cards never seem to make it into the guides, I’ve read the tips on photography retaken photographs, added tags and everything else I can think of so am fast coming to the conclusion my cards just don’t fit in the ‘Folksy ideal’ and I might as well save my listing fees and shut up shop :disappointed:

I have a wide range of printed items that make nice teacher gifts. Mugs, Mouse Mats, Notebooks, Coasters and Cards.

The mugs and coasters come in matching Gift Boxes. The Sheep design is cute as it has three little sheep following an adult like three pupils behind a teacher https://folksy.com/items/5651841-Sheep-Mug

Hi Diane. I’m really sorry to hear you feel like that - I’ve obviously upset you. I did look at the two cards you submitted for this guide but sadly one was photographed on a fabric sheet that had creases and the other one was slightly out of focus, and both had watermarks.

Please don’t give up!

It really is so important to have the best photos you can when selling online - and as well as craftsmanship, originality and design, it’s one of the key things we look for when we feature products. It’s great that you’ve been using the tags and following and contributing to these call outs - that’s one of the best ways to get noticed!

If you want some practical feedback on your pictures, you could ask other sellers for their tips in this thread? Product photography crits - put your product shots up for review!

A notebook:

I’ve just sent out this week’s newsletter with a selection of gifts for teachers.

You’re in it @millyandpip @maxollieandme @frillyindustries @toasted @Lillibets @RubyBijou. Here’s the link if you want to share > http://eepurl.com/bqWDHj

There’s a great competition in there too to celebrate 7 years of Folksy!! Seven whole years. Is there anyone here who has been there from the start?

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Thank you so much Camilla - you’re amazing! I’ll be sharing it all over :smile:
Monique
xx

Crochet apples!

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Thanks so much! So excited to be featured.
xxx

https://folksy.com/items/6676968-A-pair-of-lavender-hearts-made-from-vintage-Laura-Ashley-fabric-denim

No Camilla sorry if I seemed ‘snappy’ you’ve not upset me, probably just caught me on a bad day (tired and in a bit of pain from a dentist visit) it just gets frustrating that I seem to spend more time listing/editing/promoting than I do making and it’s just not translating into sales (on here or my other online sites) I’ve edited the floral card photos so hopefully that one looks better and I’m slowly going through the rest of my photos sharpening the images and removing the watermarking (which is there to try and point people in my direction if my photos get shared online without a link) the photos for the ‘Summer is Here’ card are older photos so will need retaking when I get some decent light (very gloomy here at York today which isn’t helping my mood either.