sharpie Posted March 29, 2007 Share Posted March 29, 2007 where is a good place to get pictures of burning candles for web graphics that are free source? anyody know? I dont have a product to photo yet, and while the actual launching of my site is a while away to say the least, I would just like to visualize how I want it. thanks in advance. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
arkangel Posted March 29, 2007 Share Posted March 29, 2007 You haven't made any candles yet and you're doing a website?? :undecided Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
awickedscent Posted March 30, 2007 Share Posted March 30, 2007 I do believe she said that she was awhile away from getting the web site up Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
arkangel Posted March 30, 2007 Share Posted March 30, 2007 I'm a graphic designer - just a beginner candle maker. Even though you're a while from getting your site up, it will be hard to design/organize without knowing what products you can make and cannot make - ie sell or will not sell. If you've not made candles before and you're just looking for a template type design - which I guess is about all you can do without having any content at all - you can place just about any graphic in there to see how it looks. As long as you're not publishing it and no one is seeing it but you, you can take a graphic from anywhere and put it on there for placement. Try gettyimages.com. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TwinMom Posted March 30, 2007 Share Posted March 30, 2007 I take all my own pictures, kind of a pita but at least they are yours! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sharpie Posted March 30, 2007 Author Share Posted March 30, 2007 I have a general idea of what I want to sell when I first get the site going. Only a few products at first though as I will need to perfect them. still new to this, and I want to make quality product. Have read tons and tons of info, but i am sure when i actually start making them, it will still be a huge learning process. I just get ancy when it comes to things, and just wanted to get my site designed, and a test page up. lol, kinda funny i know. I am very much looking forward to getting things going. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bugtussle Posted March 30, 2007 Share Posted March 30, 2007 There are SO MANY candle websites on the www now and I would not start by selling on the web. After I had already been making candles for several years, I put up a website just for the benefit of previous customers. I get very few orders from strangers. Learn to make a good candle first and build up a decent business and then determine if you need a website. IMHO Carole Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LaVida Posted March 30, 2007 Share Posted March 30, 2007 I don't have any guidance to give you. I just wanted to chime in and say that you're doing a great job by thinking about the "visual" in advance... everything will come into fruition as long as you have a plan! Please keep us posted! :highfive: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
clane Posted March 30, 2007 Share Posted March 30, 2007 I designed my own site and make my own candles and agree with the person that said build a local customer base first. I used to have a physical shop years back and assumed that when I went virtual it would be a piece of cake. Not being one strong in common sense and what folks refer to as the "obvious", it kind of bypassed me that no matter how great and visual the site, for some crazy reason people want to smell them before the buy lololol... Second, taking your own pictures and having them look professional was something I did not have the time nor patience for so I went a different route and try to portray the 'scent' via an atmospheric visual pic. Click my banner to see what I mean.Just a suggestion! As for royalty free pics, try http://www.freeimages.co.uk/http://www.freedigitalphotos.net/http://www.imageafter.com/index.phphttp://www.bigfoto.com/Read their rules. Some are wide open and some require an acknowledgment...best of blessings to you! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chauna1 Posted March 30, 2007 Share Posted March 30, 2007 Try istockphoto.com I think that is the right one. They have pictures of everything there.Chauna Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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