Comments on: TameBay competition news http://tamebay.com/2007/12/tamebay-competition-news.html eBay & ecommerce made easy Sat, 20 Mar 2010 18:38:17 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: Josordoni http://tamebay.com/2007/12/tamebay-competition-news.html#comment-22379 Josordoni Thu, 13 Dec 2007 10:59:02 +0000 http://www.tamebay.com/2007/12/tamebay-competition-news.html#comment-22379 Yes, it looks very nice and welcoming. I do prefer the blue background for eBay for this particular item though - the contrast shows up the product more clearly, and with vintage china and glass I want the customer to be able to see all the faults clearly. The orange blends into the edges a bit too much for my liking on this particular cottage, but on other colours it would be excellent. I want to check the time scales on handling my images in Bling it! and in my normal editor and see how they pan out. Will report back later... Yes, it looks very nice and welcoming. I do prefer the blue background for eBay for this particular item though – the contrast shows up the product more clearly, and with vintage china and glass I want the customer to be able to see all the faults clearly. The orange blends into the edges a bit too much for my liking on this particular cottage, but on other colours it would be excellent.

I want to check the time scales on handling my images in Bling it! and in my normal editor and see how they pan out.

Will report back later…

]]> By: Sue Bailey http://tamebay.com/2007/12/tamebay-competition-news.html#comment-22377 Sue Bailey Thu, 13 Dec 2007 09:34:20 +0000 http://www.tamebay.com/2007/12/tamebay-competition-news.html#comment-22377 That orangey background Jade used is a really good one - lots of things look warmer and more friendly with it. That orangey background Jade used is a really good one – lots of things look warmer and more friendly with it.

]]> By: Josordoni http://tamebay.com/2007/12/tamebay-competition-news.html#comment-22368 Josordoni Wed, 12 Dec 2007 23:40:57 +0000 http://www.tamebay.com/2007/12/tamebay-competition-news.html#comment-22368 Well Blinged Jade! Well Blinged Jade!

]]> By: Chris Dawson http://tamebay.com/2007/12/tamebay-competition-news.html#comment-22367 Chris Dawson Wed, 12 Dec 2007 23:27:59 +0000 http://www.tamebay.com/2007/12/tamebay-competition-news.html#comment-22367 Here you go Jade, your Bling! of Lynne's image.... Before Bling! <img src="http://www.tamebay.com/wp-content/uploads/2007/12/blingitcompentries/cottage.jpg"> and after Bling! <img src="http://www.tamebay.com/wp-content/uploads/2007/12/blingitcompentries/cottagebling.jpg"> Here you go Jade, your Bling! of Lynne’s image….

Before Bling!

and after Bling!

]]> By: Jade http://tamebay.com/2007/12/tamebay-competition-news.html#comment-22365 Jade Wed, 12 Dec 2007 22:15:10 +0000 http://www.tamebay.com/2007/12/tamebay-competition-news.html#comment-22365 Just noticed that the email I sent you didn't get to you because I failed to put .co.uk on the end of your email addy... schoolboy error or what! I just re-sent it though. Just noticed that the email I sent you didn’t get to you because I failed to put .co.uk on the end of your email addy… schoolboy error or what! I just re-sent it though.

]]> By: Chris Dawson http://tamebay.com/2007/12/tamebay-competition-news.html#comment-22361 Chris Dawson Wed, 12 Dec 2007 21:20:46 +0000 http://www.tamebay.com/2007/12/tamebay-competition-news.html#comment-22361 Not daft... something for Bling! It maybe to make more clear :-D Not daft… something for Bling! It maybe to make more clear :-D

]]> By: Josordoni http://tamebay.com/2007/12/tamebay-competition-news.html#comment-22355 Josordoni Wed, 12 Dec 2007 18:33:16 +0000 http://www.tamebay.com/2007/12/tamebay-competition-news.html#comment-22355 ahahaha! Got it... how daft, I didn't realise that could pull it in or out with the square thingy... ahahaha! Got it… how daft, I didn’t realise that could pull it in or out with the square thingy…

]]> By: Josordoni http://tamebay.com/2007/12/tamebay-competition-news.html#comment-22354 Josordoni Wed, 12 Dec 2007 18:25:07 +0000 http://www.tamebay.com/2007/12/tamebay-competition-news.html#comment-22354 I tried that tab, but it just seemed to alter the entire size in proportion... I'll go and have a look through the help files and see what I did wrong. It seemed strange to me not to be able to make such a basic adjustment. I am sure I must just have missed something. I tried that tab, but it just seemed to alter the entire size in proportion… I’ll go and have a look through the help files and see what I did wrong.

It seemed strange to me not to be able to make such a basic adjustment. I am sure I must just have missed something.

]]> By: Chris Dawson http://tamebay.com/2007/12/tamebay-competition-news.html#comment-22353 Chris Dawson Wed, 12 Dec 2007 18:21:57 +0000 http://www.tamebay.com/2007/12/tamebay-competition-news.html#comment-22353 Hi Lynne, although you can't crop the final image you can adjust the size, position and rotate your image once the background is cut. In the second tab down of the Compose your picture (stage 2) you can set the final size, and then adjust your image to suit :-) Hi Lynne, although you can’t crop the final image you can adjust the size, position and rotate your image once the background is cut. In the second tab down of the Compose your picture (stage 2) you can set the final size, and then adjust your image to suit :-)

]]> By: Josordoni http://tamebay.com/2007/12/tamebay-competition-news.html#comment-22349 Josordoni Wed, 12 Dec 2007 17:53:00 +0000 http://www.tamebay.com/2007/12/tamebay-competition-news.html#comment-22349 for ebay use the one thing that the Blingit! developers could usefully do is put a crop tool on for the finished article. I've just done another simpler one, and needed to trim it down and couldn't...so I had to import it back into my picture editor and crop it there, which seems to defeat the easy peasy bit... for ebay use the one thing that the Blingit! developers could usefully do is put a crop tool on for the finished article.

I’ve just done another simpler one, and needed to trim it down and couldn’t…so I had to import it back into my picture editor and crop it there, which seems to defeat the easy peasy bit…

]]> By: Chris Dawson http://tamebay.com/2007/12/tamebay-competition-news.html#comment-22348 Chris Dawson Wed, 12 Dec 2007 17:50:40 +0000 http://www.tamebay.com/2007/12/tamebay-competition-news.html#comment-22348 Ohh Lynne that's fantastic! Well worth a <a href="http://www.tamebay.com/forum/viewtopic.php?t=538&start=11" rel="nofollow">trip to the forum to see it</a> :-) Ohh Lynne that’s fantastic! Well worth a trip to the forum to see it :-)

]]> By: Josordoni http://tamebay.com/2007/12/tamebay-competition-news.html#comment-22343 Josordoni Wed, 12 Dec 2007 17:01:41 +0000 http://www.tamebay.com/2007/12/tamebay-competition-news.html#comment-22343 Oh and it's sent to you for the Competition Chris... wish me luck! Oh and it’s sent to you for the Competition Chris… wish me luck!

]]> By: Josordoni http://tamebay.com/2007/12/tamebay-competition-news.html#comment-22342 Josordoni Wed, 12 Dec 2007 17:01:17 +0000 http://www.tamebay.com/2007/12/tamebay-competition-news.html#comment-22342 Oooh I am pleased with this one... have a look at the forum... Oooh I am pleased with this one… have a look at the forum…

]]> By: Josordoni http://tamebay.com/2007/12/tamebay-competition-news.html#comment-22336 Josordoni Wed, 12 Dec 2007 15:30:28 +0000 http://www.tamebay.com/2007/12/tamebay-competition-news.html#comment-22336 well considering my efforts so far.. don't hold your breath... LOL well considering my efforts so far.. don’t hold your breath…

LOL

]]> By: Chris Dawson http://tamebay.com/2007/12/tamebay-competition-news.html#comment-22335 Chris Dawson Wed, 12 Dec 2007 15:26:09 +0000 http://www.tamebay.com/2007/12/tamebay-competition-news.html#comment-22335 Hey Lynne, don't forget to enter the competition :-D Hey Lynne, don’t forget to enter the competition :-D

]]> By: Josordoni http://tamebay.com/2007/12/tamebay-competition-news.html#comment-22333 Josordoni Wed, 12 Dec 2007 15:01:01 +0000 http://www.tamebay.com/2007/12/tamebay-competition-news.html#comment-22333 OKey dokey.. finished my workload for the morning ... time for lunch... then Bling! I'll be back later for your honest (ha! ) opinions on my elegant artworks... OKey dokey..

finished my workload for the morning … time for lunch… then Bling!

I’ll be back later for your honest (ha! ) opinions on my elegant artworks…

]]> By: Chris Dawson http://tamebay.com/2007/12/tamebay-competition-news.html#comment-22328 Chris Dawson Wed, 12 Dec 2007 13:50:47 +0000 http://www.tamebay.com/2007/12/tamebay-competition-news.html#comment-22328 The thing I like about Bling! It is that no matter how good the background on your pictures they're never perfect. Even by removing them and replacing with a blank single colour background and not using any other features enhances the product shot... and as Jade says if you've gotta resize anyway why not do it with Bling! It and a couple of seconds to edit at the same time? (Jade... no email from you yet - could you resend please?) The thing I like about Bling! It is that no matter how good the background on your pictures they’re never perfect. Even by removing them and replacing with a blank single colour background and not using any other features enhances the product shot… and as Jade says if you’ve gotta resize anyway why not do it with Bling! It and a couple of seconds to edit at the same time?

(Jade… no email from you yet – could you resend please?)

]]> By: Jade http://tamebay.com/2007/12/tamebay-competition-news.html#comment-22327 Jade Wed, 12 Dec 2007 13:46:46 +0000 http://www.tamebay.com/2007/12/tamebay-competition-news.html#comment-22327 Do you already have to re-size your images before you use them? It's just that if you do I think that you would find bling it only a heartbeat slower as it has re-size option in the package. Probably just as fast as say Microsoft Photo Editor as you could add a background at the same time as the re-sizing. But like I said your images are very good anyway, if you are a volume lister maybe you would reserve the blinging to higher value premium items. But anyway I'm not on commission so I'll stop going on :-) Do you already have to re-size your images before you use them? It’s just that if you do I think that you would find bling it only a heartbeat slower as it has re-size option in the package. Probably just as fast as say Microsoft Photo Editor as you could add a background at the same time as the re-sizing.

But like I said your images are very good anyway, if you are a volume lister maybe you would reserve the blinging to higher value premium items.

But anyway I’m not on commission so I’ll stop going on :-)

]]> By: Josordoni http://tamebay.com/2007/12/tamebay-competition-news.html#comment-22326 Josordoni Wed, 12 Dec 2007 13:32:03 +0000 http://www.tamebay.com/2007/12/tamebay-competition-news.html#comment-22326 Oh pretty Chris! Thank you Jade - the cottages have at least three images, and some of the more complicated pieces up to 10 images, so I don't want to get into anything time consuming if the profit isn't going to be worth the extra time... I'll have to play around and see just how much extra time it will add. I'm listing about 15 pieces every day, each one individually photo'd and adjusted.... maybe I'll just try one for the competition and not worry about ebay!!! Oh pretty Chris!

Thank you Jade – the cottages have at least three images, and some of the more complicated pieces up to 10 images, so I don’t want to get into anything time consuming if the profit isn’t going to be worth the extra time…

I’ll have to play around and see just how much extra time it will add. I’m listing about 15 pieces every day, each one individually photo’d and adjusted…. maybe I’ll just try one for the competition and not worry about ebay!!!

]]> By: Jade http://tamebay.com/2007/12/tamebay-competition-news.html#comment-22325 Jade Wed, 12 Dec 2007 13:25:24 +0000 http://www.tamebay.com/2007/12/tamebay-competition-news.html#comment-22325 Your items are already very nice and as they are close up detailed images I feel the simpler the background the better, but I had a go too, I've sent them to Chris and if he has the time I'm sure he'll upload them somewhere, I think that the simple bling backgrounds can still look as good if not better than plain card or paper. Your items are already very nice and as they are close up detailed images I feel the simpler the background the better, but I had a go too, I’ve sent them to Chris and if he has the time I’m sure he’ll upload them somewhere, I think that the simple bling backgrounds can still look as good if not better than plain card or paper.

]]> By: Chris Dawson http://tamebay.com/2007/12/tamebay-competition-news.html#comment-22323 Chris Dawson Wed, 12 Dec 2007 12:49:29 +0000 http://www.tamebay.com/2007/12/tamebay-competition-news.html#comment-22323 Lynne the trouble is yours are too good to start with :P However I'll have a go, but no promises you'll like the result.... From this <img src="http://www.tamebay.com/wp-content/uploads/2007/12/blingitcompentries/xl_mudlen_5_042.jpg"> to this <img src="http://www.tamebay.com/wp-content/uploads/2007/12/blingitcompentries/xl_mudlen_5_042Webshot.jpg"> took about 30 seconds, it's not perfect, but it's an idea of the sort of thing you could do if you wanted. Lynne the trouble is yours are too good to start with :P However I’ll have a go, but no promises you’ll like the result….

From this

to this

took about 30 seconds, it’s not perfect, but it’s an idea of the sort of thing you could do if you wanted.

]]> By: Josordoni http://tamebay.com/2007/12/tamebay-competition-news.html#comment-22317 Josordoni Wed, 12 Dec 2007 12:11:37 +0000 http://www.tamebay.com/2007/12/tamebay-competition-news.html#comment-22317 I can't see what I can do to improve my pictures that would be a positive time v benefit improvement by using Bling it though.. (that doesn't include improving my initial camera and camera skills of course! ) Anyone got any ideas? I can’t see what I can do to improve my pictures that would be a positive time v benefit improvement by using Bling it though.. (that doesn’t include improving my initial camera and camera skills of course! )

Anyone got any ideas?

]]> By: Jade http://tamebay.com/2007/12/tamebay-competition-news.html#comment-22314 Jade Wed, 12 Dec 2007 10:49:01 +0000 http://www.tamebay.com/2007/12/tamebay-competition-news.html#comment-22314 Thanks Rosie, I created that image in a few minutes, I had literally 2 practices and on the 3rd and subsequent attempts I was getting the kind of results you can see with the ski trousers. I'm going to gradually replace all my images (apart from those that look better "staged") with bling it! I have to admit that I really like the flying sneaker picture, it was my favorite bling along with the Pendant one by Sue on the forum http://www.tamebay.com/forum/viewtopic.php?t=538 I think that either one of those are actually better than my image and I am surprised I won bling it of the month ahead of them, but I'm certainly not complaining that I won, in fact it was big cheesy grins all round! Everyone should have a go with the software, and enter a bling it for the competition, it's a really great tool. Thanks Rosie, I created that image in a few minutes, I had literally 2 practices and on the 3rd and subsequent attempts I was getting the kind of results you can see with the ski trousers. I’m going to gradually replace all my images (apart from those that look better “staged”) with bling it!

I have to admit that I really like the flying sneaker picture, it was my favorite bling along with the Pendant one by Sue on the forum http://www.tamebay.com/forum/viewtopic.php?t=538 I think that either one of those are actually better than my image and I am surprised I won bling it of the month ahead of them, but I’m certainly not complaining that I won, in fact it was big cheesy grins all round!

Everyone should have a go with the software, and enter a bling it for the competition, it’s a really great tool.

]]> By: Rosie Mcintosh http://tamebay.com/2007/12/tamebay-competition-news.html#comment-22162 Rosie Mcintosh Mon, 10 Dec 2007 14:49:36 +0000 http://www.tamebay.com/2007/12/tamebay-competition-news.html#comment-22162 Brilliant video from Dave and Jade's snow trousers look stunning. Brilliant video from Dave and Jade’s snow trousers look stunning.

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