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Professional Product Photography for Our Stockings

Posted by JR Johnson on

Last season we took on a task we haven't done since we started making stockings five years ago. Typically after we design and sew a stocking set, we then clean out our dining/living area and set up a Christmas mantle in our house. Usually in September, so it feels weird . The photos we have taken ourselves have worked wonderfully for us over the years, and we will continue to incorporate them on our site. But we had a difficult time keeping up with the photography. Additionally, some marketplaces prefer to have clean product shots without staging. So we decided to call...

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Can I have your phone number?

Posted by JR Johnson on

Of course I can't. I don't know you and you don't know me. Calling you on the phone would be a little intrusive, because to you, I'm just a business. So I get it, I won't call you... But what about email? Today, people communicate more through text mediums than they do voice. Whether it be texting, email or social networking, little fingers are tapping away furiously. A case could be made that emails are more valuable and more personal than phone numbers, and who wants to give that away to a stranger. Especially if that stranger wants to call...

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