Sorry Nick, but you're uber-critical .

For a web shop the lighting looks pretty fine to me, with the styling only a professional dresser could do any better..

One thing I'd do different is the picture size. At least when clicking an item I'd prefer to see the new image larger (for better evaluation, as a buyer)..

Besides that, you might have posted this better in the 'lighting forum' for opinions on the lighting etc..

Cheers, Peter.

Germany..

Peter Berressem wrote:.

Sorry Nick, but you're uber-critical For a web shop the lighting looks pretty fine to me, with the stylingonly a professional dresser could do any better.One thing I'd do different is the picture size. At least whenclicking an item I'd prefer to see the new image larger (for betterevaluation, as a buyer).Besides that, you might have posted this better in the 'lightingforum' for opinions on the lighting etc..

Cheers, Peter.

Germany.

I appreciate the comments. We are developing a more robust web store that features the products much better (zoom, rotation etc). We also use these images (albeit higher-resolution with the clipping paths) in catalogs and advertisements. So for a web-shop that's fine, but for professional catalogs these need to be take upa notch..

That's where you really hit the nail on the head with what I'm trying to acheive here. I don't mind hiring a professional dresser, as long as down the road I can begin to take more and more of those techniques in-house..

Are there reputable agencies or people that perform this operation? Are there books or classes/seminars that could lead me in the right direction?.

Thanks and I really appreciate the response!.

~Nick..

ScentLok Technology wrote:.

Are there reputable agencies or people that perform this operation?Are there books or classes/seminars that could lead me in the rightdirection?.

I know that there are listings resp. professional stylists / cloth dressers organisations in the US. I don't have any links (only for Europe, sorry ..

You should move (or re-post) this quest to the 'Pro' forum. I bet that some collegues over there will have those infos..

Cheers, Peter.

Germany..

I just checked out your website, and as one who shoots garments on models, as flat shots, on mannequins, and as stuffed forms, I would say your styling and photography are not as big an issue as the web site design!.

You have a venue that has dark rich tones, and then you have garments floating on white backgrounds. Your photos show all they need to show as product images, but they're suffering from the stark presentation. Try a medium toned texture, slightly cool and soft, somewhat like the cloudy forms behind the image at this link;.

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It's very successful, so just work with that as a guide and lose that harsh field of white!!! A drop shadow that keys off the lighting for your garment would also help, once you've placed it on a background that doesn't irritate me so badly... You might also want to warm up the color temperature of your garment shots slightly, again compare them to the great action shot above...PhotoBoyKaneJust some guy with a camera...http://mysite.verizon.net/resqmxkh/a_few_images/index.html..

Great point and I have relayed that on to our web designers. As the main graphic designer for our company I will note that for catalogs as well..

Thanks for all your thoughts!!!.

~Nick..