If you are a beginner and you'd like to learn more about taking great photos for Etsy, your own website, or your portfolio, this video will outline the bases for you. This photo tutorial for beginners will focus on forged art as part of our Business of Blacksmithing series, but is applicable to artisans of any craft. Amazon affiliate links... Photo Editing: I used PIcassa 3 (http://picasa.google.com/), which I downloaded a couple of years ago. Upon writing this description, I found out that google discontinued PIcasa, but they are recommending everyone to Google Photos (http://photos.google.com/). If you search for PIcassa 3, you may find a third party download site that offers the last version of it. Sorry about this guys and gals! **EBay and/or Amazon Affiliate Links Below** My First Point and Shoot Setup Consisted of: Kodak Easy Share C743 Camera https://ebay.us/5Hj7wW MX 600 Tripod https://ebay.us/nyIIsP PNY 2 GB SD Card https://ebay.us/Wp5H2R Recommended Point and Shoot Nikon CoolPix S5200 (I've done some photography with this camera, and really like it!): https://ebay.us/lAiyMN My current Camera Setup: Nikon D7000 https://ebay.us/zrZLUP Nikon AF-S 50mm f/1.8G Prime Lens: https://ebay.us/2pYvfC Two 32 GB SD Cards https://ebay.us/y5k7uZ Spare Battery Nikon EN-EL15 https://ebay.us/CuZDI2 I hope you enjoyed these photo tips for beginners. Hopefully they help you in taking great photos for Etsy or for your preferred platform! In our "Three at Three" series on business tips for beginners, we touch on many types of business tips and tricks for the newbie to the experienced entrepreneur. We share our experience from the standpoint of running our own artist blacksmith shop. If you like this video, make sure to check out the business of blacksmithing series at:    • The Business of Blacksmithing   . Three at Three Series:    • 3 Minutes at 3 Playlist (Business Tip...   Want to SUPPORT what we do here at Christ Centered Ironworks Blacksmith Channel? Visit my channel: null Stop by my website: http://www.blacksmithpdfs.com/ Get some merch: null Shop my Amazon Influencer page for shop tools: https://www.amazon.com/shop/christcenteredironworks Social: https://www.instagram.com/christcenteredironworks