Effortless Card Photography for Small Spaces

[@Shotiris]

great video

[@handmadecardsbytoni]

Thank you. Glad you liked it.

[@kocobee]

Thank you so much! Video was well done and very informative.

[@handmadecardsbytoni]

Thanks so much for the kind words. I’m glad you found it useful as well. :)

[@kocobee]

@@handmadecardsbytoni Will you be doing card videos in the future?

[@handmadecardsbytoni]

@@kocobeeMost certainly! What kind of videos would be helpful? Would love your suggestions. 😊

[@longlivedemocracy756]

Thank you for sharing this instruction for getting nicer photos of the cards we create. May I ask the measurements of your foam board? And where you found the contact paper that you used?

[@handmadecardsbytoni]

I’m so glad you found the video useful. The foam core board is 24 in. x 36 in. You can get a smaller board because you usually won’t need such a large surface. I just happened to have that size lying around. The contact paper is from Amazon.

[@longlivedemocracy756]

@@handmadecardsbytoni Thank you, again.

[@handmadecardsbytoni]

@@longlivedemocracy756you’re welcome :)

[@jeanhiebert3425]

Do you have any advice for taking photos with a cell phone?

[@handmadecardsbytoni]

Hi Jean. Photographing with a cell phone can be a little challenging since it could cast nasty shadows on the object. A way to avoid that would be to have a strong source of light - ring lights are best - and then hold your phone at a bit of an angle coming in from the opposite side of the light source. You’ll also have to hold your phone at an angle to the plane you’re photographing on. Straight down shots are usually not good so holding the phone at an angle will eliminate the shadow on the object you’re photographing. I hope that makes sense. 😊

[@jeanhiebert3425]

@@handmadecardsbytoni thank you so much!

[@handmadecardsbytoni]

@@jeanhiebert3425You’re very welcome. I think I’ll do a video for cell phones soon. :)

[@sharadkumar8365]

sorry what was that? how to put a put a vinyl/sticker on and call it contact paper? hehe. thx

[@handmadecardsbytoni]

Not sure what the definition of contact paper really is but that’s the name Amazon gave it. 😃