Addicts (not so) Anonymous Link Party
Hello all! It’s time once again for you to show off what you’ve been working on! I love being inspired by your projects.
Before we get to that, I thought I might offer a few suggestions regarding pictures. It’s so fun, and such an honor, for us bloggers to have our projects featured on other blogs, isn’t it? But I have a feeling that some of you aren’t getting featured as much as you could be, so I wanted to give you a few pointers for getting your projects noticed, and being featured by other blogs.
1. Use large pictures: I can’t tell you the number of times I’ve wanted to feature a blogger’s project, but when I click over to the blog post, all I see are tiny little pictures. I always try to click on the pictures to see if the actual uploaded picture is bigger, but usually they’re not. People can’t see your project if you’re using tiny pictures. And if people can’t see your project, then more than likely it wont be featured anywhere. Make those pictures BIG.
2. Post at least one clear, full view picture of your project: By “clear”, I mean at least one good, full view shot of the project that doesn’t have any fancy lettering, arrows, borders, shading around the edges, selective focus, etc. Just one clear, full view shot of your project (in a large picture) will generally increase the likelihood of your project being featured on other blogs.
3. Make sure your pictures are well lit: If you’re taking pictures in a dark room, then the details of your project will be hidden. I have horrible lighting an very little natural light, so I’m always taking pictures outside to get good lighting. If you need to, raise the blinds, pull back the curtains, and turn on all the lights. If that doesn’t work, take the project outside to get a good picture. As a general rule, you also want to turn your camera’s flash OFF. The flash will wash out the color and detail in your project.
Anyway, I hope you find those helpful! I (and other bloggers) really do love featuring your projects, but naturally, we want to feature nice, big, clear, well lit pictures. And trust me, you don’t have to be a fantastic photographer. I’m certainly not. But making just a few changes can do wonders for your photos and your blog.
Alright, now on to the fun stuff!
Just a special reminder…Please (see how nicely I’m asking?), please link back to A2D if you’re going to link your project to this link party. I don’t care if it’s a button or text. I’m really not picky. Just pretty please.
A few reminders:
- Link only things that you have done yourself…DIY projects, room makeovers, recipes, etc.;
- Please link projects that are new to A2D (repeats will be deleted);
- Link to a specific post (permalink), not to your general blog URL;
- Be aware that by linking your project to this party, you grant me permission to feature your project on other areas of the A2D site, including but not limited to the Inspiration Files gallery. I may also use your photo on the A2D Facebook Page;
- Grab a button and add it to your post (or your sidebar, or wherever…or just add a text link to A2D);
- Be sure to visit others and leave comments!!
Psstt…Unsure how to link up? Click here to see step-by-step instructions.
Addicted 2 Decorating is where I share my DIY and decorating journey as I remodel and decorate the 1948 fixer upper that my husband, Matt, and I bought in 2013. Matt has M.S. and is unable to do physical work, so I do the majority of the work on the house by myself. You can learn more about me here.
so glad to be joining your party. I have been following you for some time now but have never linked up. I am bringing the birds! 🙂
Thanks for hosting! I’m a new follower! Happy to have stumbled upon your blog 🙂
Barbara @ Chase the Star
Kristi,
Thanks for the great photo tips! And so sorry I didn’t check in on Monday … didn’t have anything to report. And it’s starting to stress me out! Perhaps in the fall I can be more productive. It’s tough in the summer … especially with this oppressive heat!
Hope you have a wonderful weekend …
🙂
Linda
Thanks for the great tips, Kristi! And thanks for hosting again too 🙂
Also, just wanted to let you know that I was talking with a neighbor over the 4th of July. She was telling me about how her 14 year old daughter created a project she found on Pinterest… a plastic spoon mirror! Just thought I’d let you know 😉 I felt so cool “knowing” you!!
Thanks for the tips Kristi…always appreciated. Have a great weekend.
Kristi,
It’s so true – a pic is really worth a thousand words! Great tips.
Kelly
Thanks so much for hosting Kristi –
Have a wonderful wknd!
Hugs,
Suzan
thanks for hosting have a wonderful weekend
Kristi,
You’re so right and I’m sooo wrong. I live in a basement level condo with small windows but it wouldn’t matter if they were big windows because of all the shady trees! Plus I have an iphone camera. Poo. I was lucky enough to get featured once but I know the picture thing is DEFINITELY holding me back! 🙁
Thank you so much for hosting, and the great tips. I sure need them!! Have a great weekend. 🙂
Thanks for sharing great tips Kristi! And thanks for hosting each week 🙂
Big pictures are so helpful to those of us over the age of 50 with bad eyesight! Thanks for passing on the info.
Hi Kristi, thank you for hosting! Have a nice weekend! Nan
Thanks so much for hosting and for some great blog tips!
Kristi,
Thanks for the photo tips. What would you consider a large enough photo in pixel size? Does 400 w x 600 h qualify or should thy be large and just shown smaller?
Thanks again for hosting. Off to look at the projects now.
Marji, I personally make all of my horizontal pictures 600 pixels wide, and all of my vertical pictures 600 pixels high. I think it all depends on how wide the actually blog post area is on the blog. But a horizontal picture definitely needs to fill up at least 95% of the width of the blog post width (in my opinion).
Thank you so much for hosting! And fabulous photo tips – thank you!
xoxo,
Meredith & Gwyneth