Better eBay Sales with Better Photos-Add Titles to Photos
by admin on Oct.29, 2009, under Title Photos, ebay photos
Why don’t eBay sellers title photos?
As you know if you have been following my postings on Better eBay Sales with Better Photos I am new to selling items on eBay. After posting a few of birds from my Stangl Bird Collection on eBay it occurred to me that it might be helpful to add the name and catalog number to the photos. This might be particularly helpful for items that are identified both by name and number as is the case with Stangl Birds. I suspect I am not the first one to think about adding a title to an eBay photo, but when I checked the listing of Stangl birds on eBay there were no photos with titles. Maybe it is because most people don’t know how to add a title to a photo or they think it is too difficult or time consuming.
Add a title to eBay listing photo
How to Title Photos
It really is easy and fast to add titles to photos if you have the right tool. If you know how to use Photoshop Elements it is relatively easy to add text to a photo using the text tool. And, you will have a lot of flexibility in font selection, size, spacing, and special effects. But, it can be a bit time consuming and if you don’t have a good working knowledge of Elements it will be frustrating. Here is a link to a tutorial on adding titles to photos using Elements. http://www.alibony.com/pse/20090519text.htm
ImageTitler is an easy way to title photos
I prefer a much simpler way to title photos and use a little known application called ImageTitler. This program was developed by a friend of mine, Dick Hilden, and is a very simple and straight forward way to add text to a photo. It is sold by PictoColor and you can find out more about ImageTitler at www.imagetitler.com.
ImageTitler by PictoColor is an easy and fast way to add titles to photos
PictoColor is about to release a new version of ImageTitler next week and you will be able download a free trial version. I will post an announcement about the new version next week when it becomes available and explain how easy it is to add titles to photos. ImageTitler is a Windows only application so you Mac users will have to use Photoshop.
Wayne www.correctphoto.com
