Which charm photos should I use?

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Which charm photos should I use?

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I'm really stuck, so I hope you guys can help me out XD

I've been listing my charms at Etsy and I'm having a lot of trouble figuring out how to present them. First I had them all on a bright green background, and today I've been fiddling around with a black background (my keyboard). I feel like I should be mixing up the variety of background colors so that it's not a sea of black or bright green, but it's time-consuming enough to get these photos XD;

So basically, I'm trying to decide between a main photo with a green background, like this:

http://www.etsy.com/view_listing.php?li ... d=32435239

vs a main photo with a black background:

http://www.etsy.com/view_listing.php?li ... d=32435367

And here's how they appear in the main page of the shop and in searches:

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All listings will have the last two photos (size comparison with a quarter and charm actually being worn).

Or maybe I should be trying to get the photos on a white background.. argh! Any comments much appreciated :D
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Re: Which charm photos should I use?

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I say the black background. ^__^
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Re: Which charm photos should I use?

Post by silvermoondragon »

hmm, I kind of like the Black of the keyboard because you have the buttons visible for a size reference, but if you have all of those other pictures as references too, then there's almost too much black in that list of other images. Maybe try other fabrics as backgrounds, maybe rotate the charms through a bunch of other colours like blue, yellow, orange, red, white.
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I think the green since its a little more eye catching than the black, however it does distract from the charm a bit. Maybe try and darker shade if you have it.
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Thanks for your feedback! I'm thinking of trying different background colors, since I do have a bunch of different colors of felt, so there'd be more variety and the colors could complement the charms. I'll give that a try tomorrow :D
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Yeah, I'd vote try different colours. : > The black is nice, but the green is good because it's simple and doesn't draw away from the charm with any details.

Gawd, you have no idea how tempted you have me with these charms, even though I'd hardly ever wear it. (It'd sit pretty on my desk, probably.) Need cash! D:
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Different colors would probably be best - I like the size comparison of the black keys, but it really looks a little harsh for the color of the charm to me, heh. I like the warmth of the green against the shibu color. :D
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I say the black keyboard background cause it lets you get an idea how small it is. its just as big as a key for a keyboard ^^ I like :3

The green is cool but the black helps to bring out the charms colors. :D
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I think the black makes it stand out more. <3 They're both amazing! *will need one of Cielo at one point in her life*
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i like the black background
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