📷 When You Have to Redo All the Photos

There is a particular kind of frustration that only small business owners understand. It’s when you spend an entire afternoon taking photos…Editing them…Uploading them…

Then you realize you need to redo every single one. Because the light wasn’t right; Or the background looked off. Or the shadows were harsher than you noticed at first. Or the weather decided not to cooperate.

I have had a few of those days recently. I had to re-take the backs of thirty postcards, and several pieces of jewelry.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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→  The Weather Doesn’t Always Care About Your Schedule

When you sell vintage, lighting matters.

✔   The texture of linens.
✔   The tone of old paper.
✔   The warmth of aged wood.

Cloudy days flatten everything. Harsh sun creates shadows. Wind shifts backdrops. And sometimes you look at your photos later and think… “Nope. That’s not it.”

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→  The Behind-the-Scenes Nobody Talks About

People see:
✔  The finished listing
✔  The polished images
✔  The final product

They don’t see:

• Moving furniture for better light
• Chasing sunshine through the house
• Editing colors to match real life
• Retaking the same angle three times

Vintage deserves to look like itself — not filtered into something it isn’t.

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→  It’s Part of Doing It Well

There’s a temptation to say:

• “It’s good enough.”
• And sometimes it is.
• But sometimes it isn’t.

If I’m asking someone to trust me with a piece of history, the photos need to feel honest. That might mean retaking them. Even if it’s frustrating.

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→  Slower, But Worth It

Vintage isn’t rushed. Neither is photographing it well. So if you’re waiting on a listing — it might just be because the light hasn’t cooperated yet. And that’s okay.

Tell me I’m not alone — what’s your biggest photo-taking frustration? What finally fixed it?

Have a great day!  Until next time!

Nancie, Ziggy, Pumpkin & Peanut

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If you’d like to browse more of my vintage finds, you can visit my Etsy shops here: Funky Vintiques and Lafayette Antiques. I’m adding new treasures every week, so feel free to check back often!

 

📍 Find us at:

📌 Sugar Mill Antiques & Vintage Depot

📍 13788 Pacific Circle, Mead, CO

🛍 Booth #58 – Center Aisle, 2nd on the Left

You can also browse our finds in our Etsy store!