There are probably many ways to do this... this is the way I've figured out how to do this using www.paint.net, which is
#1. FREE
#2. Very similar to photoshop
If you frequent Etsy you know you there are two ways to view shop pages, in Gallery Mode & in List Mode. In List Mode the product photos are square, in Gallery Mode they are 155 x 125 pixels. This was the most noticable in my husbands shop, LampLightPottery, where his pictures of the ceramic vases were chopped off at the top and bottom. This is my solution to that problem:
Click "File" then "Open..." to find your photo...
Find your file location and click "Open"...
Select your "Rectangle Tool"...
Above your photo click "Normal" and select "Fixed Ratio" from the drop down menu...
Make the width "155" and your height "125"...
Right click in the top left corner of your photo and drag your selection to the bottom of the photo...
Select the "Move Selection" tool and adjust your highlighted area...
Click on the "Image" and choose "Resize" from the drop down menu...
With the "Maintain aspect ratio" box checked make the width of your photo "1000" pixels...
Click "File" and "Save As..." from the drop down menu...
Choose the location on your computer to save your photo & type in your photo name, click "Save"...
Click "OK" or hit enter to save your "Save Configuration"...
And your done! You can use this as a basic tutorial for adjusting your photos and change your resizing size, or anything else that you'd like to change to suit your needs. There are many more options that you can use to adjust your photos, this is the basics to show how to make the most out of your shop in Gallery Mode! Good luck!!!
Loved this post... Definitely better than investing the money in Photoshop.
ReplyDeleteReally useful post, I haven't opened my Etsy shop yet and there seems to be a never ending list of things I haven't thought about. Thanks for highighting this one.
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