Adding graphics or photos to your Shopster store is a great way to communicate your store brand and the products that you sell. Using Adobe Photoshop and the linked tutorials below, you can add visual interest and a unique presence to your store.
Here are some basic tips to help you get started adding your own images to your site.
How to Create a Drop Shadow for Text and Images
A drop shadow can add depth and dimension to an image, because it creates the appearance that it (the image) is overlaid on the page.
Tutorial - Drop Shadow
How to Re-size and Crop Images
Cropping and resizing images are required when you would like to focus on one part of a photo, discard the rest, and change its size to make it suitable for its intended area.
Tutorial - Photoshop How-To for Online Photos
How to Compress a GIF or a JPEG Graphic in Photoshop
Images for the web need to be saved in the correct file format so they can be viewed properly, and should be compressed to reduce file size and download times.
Tutorial - How do I... Compress a GIF or a JPEG graphic in Photoshop CS3?
Once you’ve added photos/graphics to a page, you can see how imagery affects the overall look and feel of your site, and how it can help create a positive perception of your store.
Happy Selling!
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