Etsy Photography Trade

So I'm not the best Etsy-ier. I have to admit it, I got really excited at around Christmas and decided I would put up a bunch of prints to sell and make some earrings, I loved taking the photos of the earrings but after only one sale I kind of gave up, I didn't keep posting new things and my shop slowly dwindled away. I was at a party last week and I was talking to someone about photography and Etsy, and suggested that I contact some Etsy sellers to see if they were interested in doing a trade.

I honestly couldn't believe I hadn't thought of it sooner! Image is everything on Etsy! And were always told that to have professional images of your Etsy products will boost your sales, that products will sell better when they are shown being used and photographed by a professional.

So Etsy sellers, or any other designers for that matter, what I would like to do is offer photography services of a range of your products in exchange to add a couple of your products to my prop collection. Its a win win situation for both parties. I will photograph at least 5 images of each item.

This can be for anything, think outside the box, everything from newborn hats to Jewelry for adults, clothing for children, cool home goods I can use as props or for stylized shoots, etc. If you are interested, all you need to do is send me the link to your shop (or if you are not open yet, tell me about it and what you are selling) in an email to erinwoodgatesphotography@hotmail.com

Sweet Cakes

I'm sitting here writing this in my summer cupcake pajamas pants and the tshirt that I got from Magnolias cupcakes in New York drinking tea from my oversized pink cupcake mug which I have winter pajamas, a dressing gown and slippers to match. From the title of this blog you know that I hold both photography and cupcakes in high regard. What happens when I combine the two? A little bit a magic... Check out the product shots I did for Sweet Cakes cupcakes store here in London Ontario. Some of the best cupcakes I've had! Check out more of their cupcakes on my facebook.

The best of the best?

I just had some good news! I will be exhibiting at the car free festival this Saturday in London (Ontario) and I'm going to show only analogue photos.. What to show though? I need your help! My contact with the festival said he liked my Chicago Holga pics, So i'm thinking those for sure. I was also thinking of showing my Fall/Winter/Spring impossible works, but I would have to find a suitable frame and then I'm not sure how much sun would be around (sun fades the impossible film) or if I go through all of my Lomography photos and find the ones that I think would be the most pleasing to other people- the ones I treasure are usually something personal that usually other people wouldn't get. I've highlighted some of my faves in my Lomography Facebook album so if you're in the mood for looking through eclectic photographs from London to London through a plastic lens (I think I just accidently found my exhibition title) then please, go to the album and tell me which ones to include! Here are some of the possible ones I will be printing.

Downtown Halifax Model shoot

During my 2 week stay in Halifax my trigger finger was getting itchy so I was very happy when model/mum/pilot Ashleigh contacted me to do a shoot for her portfolio. It was one of the only sunny days we got while we were out east and I was very happy to spend it with this naturally talented model and she even put up with the freezing wind on top of citadel hill :)

Winter Wanderings

I can now safely say that winter is over. I haven't put my winter coat on since before we left for Halifax and my winter hat has only come out of its hidy hole once, for a crazy hat party. It was one hell of a long winter, everyone who hears my accent comments that it was the worst winter to have been living in London that they can remember and with that 'snowapocalypse' that we had in December and the following snow storms I can definitely see what they meant. When II say that I'll be returning home for this winter therefore our summer people ask if i will miss the cold during the next year and a half of me chasing the summer around the globe? Nope. Will I miss how pretty the snow makes everything when it's freshly fallen? Yes.

A few months ago I showed you a series I had taken during fall with some Impossible project film. I've now started a spring series and will do a summer series before leaving London at the end of August.