How to drive traffic to your website by optimizing product images

Image optimization is about reducing the file size of your images without sacrificing quality so that the loading time of your website is as fast as possible.  In the age of e-commerce, every online store needs to focus on image optimization, either to reduce page load time or to get your product images to rank on Google and other image search engines. As a result of new technologies and updates to search engine algorithms, images are now a focal point to any effective SEO strategy and image optimization should be a top priority for any marketer, particularly marketers looking to convert visitors to buyers on their website. Images that aren’t optimized can negatively affect site performance, and therefore, if you want to improve your conversion…

Image editing tips for on-body product photography

Image editing tips for on-body product photography

The previous article explained how to photograph and then retouch product images on flat surface – or flat-lay images. However, certain products, such as clothing, look better photographed on the body or the mannequin. Photographing clothing items on the body will allow the viewer to form a more accurate image of the product, decrease the return, and will help you increase the sales of your online store. High-quality product images help the customer to make the purchase decision faster. In the previous articles, we also gave tips related to photographing product images, so now we want to touch on the subject of retouching on-model and on-mannequin photos. Even if you followed our tips on shooting product images, you would still have to do a few basic…

How vital are shadows in your product images

If you want to understand the importance of shadows, just think about it like this: if there’s no shadow, there’s no light. And if there’s no light, there’s no life. You can take it literally, or to keep it in our area of expertise, think about light and shadow as the seasoning of image editing that can give life to an image.  Shadowing is a photo retouching must-have. It adds depth, composition and ultimately, it helps your images tell a story and keep your customers engaged as they browse your website (and hopefully persuade them to spend some money). When done right, shadows boost the quality of an image, making it look sharp, professional, glossy, and irresistible, all the features you’re looking for in your…

Is it time to outsource photo editing?

Is it time to outsource photo editing?

High-quality product photos are essential if you want to sell online. While professional photography is a big part of getting them, image editing is also necessary to create attractive product images. Suppose you want to surprise the market with neat commercial photography and showcase your merchandise in a flattering light. This process, however, takes time, knowledge, and patience. Getting the perfect product image through image retouching can take somewhere between a few minutes to a few hours, depending on factors like the quality of the original image, the photoshopping experience of the person doing it, and so on. Having this in mind, how do you know if you should keep photo editing in-house or outsource? What are the best cost and time-efficient options for your…

3 product photography tips to get your product noticed on Amazon in 2024

Getting your products noticed is the first step to making a sale. When the first impression is all you have (no, customers won’t offer you a second date), you must deliver to the expectations and exceed them. In this article, we have some product photography tips to get your Amazon products in your customer’s attention and increase your chances of closing the deal. Standing out on a channel with more than 2 million sellers is not easy, but not impossible either. Follow these product photography tips and try to put extra effort into your photos. We assure you that you will notice a change in your sales in a short time. Why does product quality photography matter? Other than the usual “an image is worth…