Why I Only Order Things Online Now

I am going to start off this article by saying that I am an incredibly lazy person. To put things bluntly, I don’t do anything unless I absolutely have to. That includes things at work (my coworkers and bosses hate me) and also things around the house. Various tasks like mowing the lawn, doing the dishes, taking out the trash, and other miscellaneous things rarely get done around my house because I am simply too lazy to care. I know that a lot of people will judge me for this sort of behaviour, but I would like to say that you should not judge someone unless you know more about them.

A lot of people who look at me on the surface may think that I am just a lazy person who doesn’t care about anything, and they would probably be right. I am not totally sure where I was going with that point, but now you have a basic understanding of who I am as a person for the context of this article. What I really want to talk about today is online shopping and how easy it has become. 10 years ago, ordering things online was a completely different form of purchasing goods and services. Not only were things more expensive, but the wait time was absolutely excruciating. Sometimes I would have to sit on my couch for a week or two straight before anything that I ordered came in.

Nowadays, however, I can order things online and have them at my house in literally just 1 or 2 days. That means that for lazy people like me, I don’t have to waste my time going to the supermarket or the grocery store. Ever since COVID hit and I was locked alone in my house for weeks on end, I got extremely used to just ordering everything I needed online. Now that some of the restrictions have been lifted and people are going back to some semblance of a normal life, I still refuse to go back to stores. After all, why would I want to go through all the trouble of locating my car keys, walking outside, getting in my car, pulling out of my driveway, driving to the grocery store and having to sit in traffic, only to run into a crowd of people at the grocery store and just ruin my day. It is much easier to order everything online. The world has made it very easy to order just about anything you want online, if you don’t mind waiting just a little bit. And for me, I don’t mind waiting at all. In fact, waiting just gives me more time to sit in my house and do nothing.

There is no better feeling than seeing that UPS truck roll up to my house and knowing that my new package is here. To be honest, I order so many products on a regular basis that I usually have no idea what is going to be coming in the mail that day. My friends and family are worried I have an online shopping addiction, but I don’t. The only downside is that I have so much excess shipping supplies in my garage from the packing supplies. So if you need any free shipping supplies, let me know!

How to take the Best Product Photos without Investing Everything Into It!

 Good photos of your product is so important, since these high-quality, clear, and crisp images will help bring your brand to life. Consumers want something that looks good, and they’re not as forgiving as they were in the past. One bad image will ruin your brand. 

There are a ton of new ways to get the perfect product photos though, even if you don’t want to spend an arm and a leg on it, and we’ll help you make sure that you’ve got the best images for your product, even on a shoestring budget. 

Get Inspired 

The best way to get the best product photos is to have a good springboard to work off of. For example, if you know a brand that’s got some killer photos, you can look at what they do, and then loosely inspire your product photos off that. You can do your competitor too. 

While you shouldn’t copy, this is a good way for you to get some feeling for what you need to do, and it helps you get the high-quality photos really quick. 

Get a lightbox 

A lightbox is something that you can buy or make. Buying is usually the best if you’re short on time, but you can make them. 

Basically, you just get a box, put it on the side so that it’s double the size of the item, tape the bottom parts up, cut off the flaps near the top, and then put a square on each side of this, and then give an inch or so around this square though so the box doesn’t topple itself. Then, put the white paper around there outer part of this to cover up your openings. 

You can then use some lamps or some flood lights, and then, you just place it in there put the lighting on, and then take pictures. You can also make smaller platforms with other boxes, and then add the top to it to make it look professional. 

Get a Good Camera 

With a lot of photos, sometimes the secret is the camera. 

You could be spending a couple thousand, or just a few hundred to ensure that you’re getting the best results possible. 

How much you decide to throw into this is something that’s ultimately up to you. You can still get good photos if you decide to use a cheaper camera. 

You should ideally go for a DSLR that’s mid-range, but if you’re struggling, a good cell phone camera is always something that you’ll be able to get some good results with. 

You also may want to try different angles and details and see if there are any major angles that work well for this., 

Edit them! 

You should make sure that you also edit the images, such as for brightness, white balance, and the contrast, so that the product stand out on its own.  There are a lot of people who don’t know how to use photoshop, but if you’re able to, and you have an account, use it. 

If you don’t want to or don’t’ have the money for photoshop, there is GIMP, which is basically a clone of photoshop that’s open source, and if you struggle with getting some edits, then definitely try this. 

Finally, for those taking packaging pictures, there are a few things that you can do so that you’re not wasting time with bad photos. 

First, make sure that the art is sent inside vector files, including the fonts that should be printed, and it’s of the highest quality possible.