Mark S: Hey everyone, and welcome to episode 77 of the Custom Apparel Startups podcast! My name is Mark Stephenson, from ColDesi. Welcome to the Custom Apparel Startups podcast, your best source for information, news, tips and tricks to get you off the ground running, and earn success with your custom apparel decorating business. Images/videos of customer jobs during and after Editing software – Gimp/Pshop for images, Camtasia/iMovie for video Use post-production – if you don’t have experience editing photos may be a good idea to hire someone to help you clean up pics, lighting, noise, etc.ĩ. make sure room doesn’t echo a lot, make sure people aren’t talking in the background, get a directional mic if using a cameraĨ. Watch out for bad audio – sometimes you don’t realize audio is bad till you are all done. Take test shots – upload them to a computer too so you can see them BIG… not just on little camera/phone screen.ħ. The product, clean camera lens, lint brush garmentsĦ. Consider the background – generally white or light color background is preferred. also can get a mini tripod for a phone for under $20Ĥ. Use a tripod – Your hand’s aren’t as still as you think they are, use a tripod it will help. (also phone / camera has light / exposure settings)ģ.
You can purchase lighting from Amazon or used on Ebay.
If you want to invest you can get a great DSLR for video and pics for under $500, however, don’t underestimate the power of your smartphone, it can take amazing pictures.
In this episode, we will dive into how to create great looking (and sounding) content, without having to be a professional.ġ. Taking good pictures and video is essential to creating good content for your website, eCommerce store or social media.