Twitter Tree Wednesday 9/28/2011

Bluebird - Twitter Tree©  

 Here's our Team info

http://www.etsy.com/teams/7199/bluebird-twitter-tree

We are currently working to achieve a greater participation in our Twitter Tree each business day. 

ChristieCottage started this idea last year It was so effective, it immediately got copied. Even though the idea has been copied, we have decided to continue the  Twitter Tree© because HERE you can promote items from ANY of your online venues.  Plus by posting links on the blogs, this method provides effective offsite back links to boost the SEO of our stores! What a great advantage that is!

The Twitter Tree© will be hosted by a different shop each business day.

Monday: http://christiecottage.blogspot.com/

Tuesday: http://linorstorecom.blogspot.com/

Wednesday: http://elunajewelry-nc.blogspot.com/
Thursday: http://aneedleinthehaystack-debbie.blogspot.com/  

Friday: http://sweetybird09.blogspot.com/2010/  

Be sure and stop by and be a part of the twitter tree each day.

Instructions:

You tweet the item(s) for me and all the posts above yours, add your twitter account so we can follow you, and list 1-3 items (clickable links) from any of your online shops that you would like for all those posting here to tweet for you. ( No "mature" items, please). Be sure the item is twitter ready. (See below) Check back throughout the day and tweet all the new items posted from other online shops. Etsy, ArtFire, Zibbet, Bonanzle, ebay, your own website, etc.. 


Please add this tag to your tweets. " #BlueBird" . This way we can Retweet later in the day, simply by searching the tag.  Thanks!
Here are my items for today - I'm @elunajewelry

Tiny Twisted Copper Hoop Earrings by @ElunaJewelry http://etsy.me/neceBX via #Etsy #bluebird #jewelry

Hammered Copper and BrassDangle Earrings by @ElunaJewelry http://etsy.me/qisrbu via #Etsy #bluebird #tweet #handmadebot

Tiny Twisted Sterling Silver Hoop Earrings by ElunaJewelry http://etsy.me/oWE6DN via #Etsy #bluebird

By reaching out thru blogger and blog follower's twitter accounts, we will reach a new audience of viewers and hopefully land some sales. After all, we all have our online shops to make sales.

Twitter Tree Wednesday 9/21/2011

Bluebird - Twitter Tree©  

 Here's our Team info

http://www.etsy.com/teams/7199/bluebird-twitter-tree

We are currently working to achieve a greater participation in our Twitter Tree each business day. 

ChristieCottage started this idea last year It was so effective, it immediately got copied. Even though the idea has been copied, we have decided to continue the  Twitter Tree© because HERE you can promote items from ANY of your online venues.  Plus by posting links on the blogs, this method provides effective offsite back links to boost the SEO of our stores! What a great advantage that is!

The Twitter Tree© will be hosted by a different shop each business day.

Monday: http://christiecottage.blogspot.com/

Tuesday: http://linorstorecom.blogspot.com/

Wednesday: http://elunajewelry-nc.blogspot.com/
Thursday: http://aneedleinthehaystack-debbie.blogspot.com/  

Friday: http://sweetybird09.blogspot.com/2010/  

Be sure and stop by and be a part of the twitter tree each day.

Instructions:

You tweet the item(s) for me and all the posts above yours, add your twitter account so we can follow you, and list 1-3 items (clickable links) from any of your online shops that you would like for all those posting here to tweet for you. ( No "mature" items, please). Be sure the item is twitter ready. (See below) Check back throughout the day and tweet all the new items posted from other online shops. Etsy, ArtFire, Zibbet, Bonanzle, ebay, your own website, etc.. 


Please add this tag to your tweets. " #BlueBird" . This way we can Retweet later in the day, simply by searching the tag.  Thanks!
Here are my items for today - I'm @elunajewelry

Long Spiral Sterling Silver Earrings by ElunaJewelry http://etsy.me/r9e3fb via #bluebird #Etsy

Recycled Glass Jewelry  Earrings in Marigold by ElunaJewelry http://etsy.me/qkWvrd via @Etsy #bluebird

Recycled Jewelry Earrings in Salmon Orange by ElunaJewelry http://etsy.me/qlNxiI via #Bluebird #Etsy

By reaching out thru blogger and blog follower's twitter accounts, we will reach a new audience of viewers and hopefully land some sales. After all, we all have our online shops to make sales.

Ignoring the Shoulds.

I have a show coming up at the end of the month that I really should be getting ready for. Instead, I have been spending a lot of time with my son.

I have not had the motivation to work on jewelry like I should. I know that I have a big list of "need to" and "should". But I am enjoying the precious time I have with my son. In a few years he will be going to school and our fun afternoons will be laced with homework and friends.  So I am getting to the point that I plan on enjoying our fun times, and I will worry about non-obligatory should haves another day.

And who knows what may develop out of our care-free time.

Photographing Silver / White Balance

I have been struggling for months to take great photos of shiny silver on a white background. It has been a nightmare for me.

My biggest problem has been the inability to get a true white on my background. There has always been some color tinting. When I have edited my photos to remove the tinting, my silver look dull and washed out. Or the silver is so dark, it looks dirty.  Like I said, nightmare.

I was told that my white balance needed to be corrected. So I went into my camera settings are chose the appropriate white balance setting. If I was shooting outside on a cloudy day, I would choose the white balance setting for cloudy. If I was shooting inside under incandescent lights, I would choose the inside setting that made white paper look white in the view screen. No matter which setting I was choosing, I would end up with a tinted photo.

Why was it so hard for my camera to see a white piece of paper and know it was white? Seems like it should be child's play for a camera now a days.

Last night I was looking through my new camera's manual. I wanted to see what it's white balance options were. I realized there was a custom white balance settings. Hmm is this what I have been struggling to find?

Below you will see a shot of my silver earrings, each taken under a different white balance setting.

This first set of photos are "as is". I have not altered them in any way.

 

I took the pictures above and edited them in Photoshop. To ensure that I did not over edit any of the pictures, I used the batch editing tool. This changed the brightness and contrast of each photo by the same number. I wanted you guys to also see what the photos looked like cleaned up a bit. 

 Hopefully, now that I know how to set my white balance, I will have more luck (and fewer headaches) taking pictures of silver on a white background.

To set a custom white balance on your camera, you will need to check your manual. In my case, I simply had to focus on a white surface while highlighting the custom white balance icon in my camera menu.

Twitter Tree Wednesday 9/7/2011

Bluebird - Twitter Tree©  

 Here's our Team info

http://www.etsy.com/teams/7199/bluebird-twitter-tree

We are currently working to achieve a greater participation in our Twitter Tree each business day. 

ChristieCottage started this idea last year It was so effective, it immediately got copied. Even though the idea has been copied, we have decided to continue the  Twitter Tree© because HERE you can promote items from ANY of your online venues.  Plus by posting links on the blogs, this method provides effective offsite back links to boost the SEO of our stores! What a great advantage that is!

The Twitter Tree© will be hosted by a different shop each business day.

Monday: http://christiecottage.blogspot.com/

Tuesday: http://linorstorecom.blogspot.com/

Wednesday: http://elunajewelry-nc.blogspot.com/
Thursday: http://aneedleinthehaystack-debbie.blogspot.com/  

Friday: http://sweetybird09.blogspot.com/2010/  

Be sure and stop by and be a part of the twitter tree each day.

Instructions:

You tweet the item(s) for me and all the posts above yours, add your twitter account so we can follow you, and list 1-3 items (clickable links) from any of your online shops that you would like for all those posting here to tweet for you. ( No "mature" items, please). Be sure the item is twitter ready. (See below) Check back throughout the day and tweet all the new items posted from other online shops. Etsy, ArtFire, Zibbet, Bonanzle, ebay, your own website, etc.. 


Please add this tag to your tweets. " #BlueBird" . This way we can Retweet later in the day, simply by searching the tag.  Thanks!
Here are my items for today - I'm @elunajewelry

Tiny Twisted Copper Hoop Earrings by @ElunaJewelry http://etsy.me/neceBX via #Etsy #bluebird #jewelry

#Recycled Glass #Jewelry Earrings in Amethyst Purple by @ElunaJewelry http://etsy.me/nWUjWV via #Etsy #bluebird #handmadebot

Mint #Sea Glass Pendant Wire Wrapped in Sterling by @ElunaJewelry http://etsy.me/nr3Ory via #Etsy #bluebird #handmadebot

By reaching out thru blogger and blog follower's twitter accounts, we will reach a new audience of viewers and hopefully land some sales. After all, we all have our online shops to make sales.