Help Me Choose Photos After HubPro Editing

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   Kylyssaposted 8 years ago

   Which of these two intro images is more appealing and why?
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   I just had my hub edited by HubPro. I think it's just nerves making me think the new photos are not as attractive as the ones pinned tens of thousands of times on Pinterest, but I'd like to ask others if they find the new ones just as "Pinterest-worthy" as the old ones.
   
   I'm not going to identify which is which.

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      Nadeem Koudsiposted 8 years agoin reply to this

      In my opinion the first one is better.

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         Kylyssaposted 8 years agoin reply to this

         Thank you. This is just the reassurance I needed.

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      moonlakeposted 8 years agoin reply to this

      I liked the first one right away, not so junky looking and scarier.

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      NateB11posted 8 years agoin reply to this

      First one's better.

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         Jean Bakulaposted 8 years agoin reply to this

         The one with the off white background is better.

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         NateB11posted 8 years agoin reply to this

         Sorry, I didn't give you the "why". The first one is clearer and cleaner, looks like a pretty high quality camera was used; or better photo shopping; the color is brighter and there's a symmetry to the layout of image and text. Also, the font looks better. I also agree that the bordering on the second image is distracting.

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   Jodahposted 8 years ago

   I prefer the first. I think the second is just a bit too much..but that's probably just my preference.

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      Kylyssaposted 8 years agoin reply to this

      Thank you. This is the sort of input that helps me figure out how to do better in the future.

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   Solarasposted 8 years ago

   I like the first one better.  It's cleaner; I find the text in the second one where it bleeds over the border distracting.

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      Kylyssaposted 8 years agoin reply to this

      I'm working on replacing a lot of images for articles online and that is something very good to know. I used a lot of weird techniques to lengthen photos top to bottom and the strong, bright border looks like a loser. Thanks!

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   Esperantaposted 8 years ago

   From a graphical viewpoint, I find the first one aesthetically more pleasing (if a bloody handprint can be aesthetically pleasing, LOL!), because it is far less cluttered. I also consider the wording on the first image to be more informative.

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      Kylyssaposted 8 years agoin reply to this

      Thank you. Your input makes me feel better about the changes and gives me fuel for producing better intro images in the future.

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   UnnamedHaraldposted 8 years ago

   I like the first one because it's clearer to me it's a Halloween-themed decoration. I hope.

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   Rochelle Frankposted 8 years ago

   The first reads better both in text and image. The border and background elements in the second one are distracting and do not help.

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   Apkdevilposted 8 years ago

   First one is best

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      janderson99posted 8 years agoin reply to this

      Neither - both images could be improved. But stick with the first one if pinned

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         Kylyssaposted 8 years agoin reply to this

         The second one was pinned, the first is the HubPro replacement. I guess I'll stick with the HubPro version, though, until I can make the craft again and get better photos.

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            Millionaire Tipsposted 8 years agoin reply to this

            That is really interesting.  My traffic from my highest trafficked hub is also more from Pinterest than from Google. I often wondered what would happen if they were HubPro'd especially with the the pinned image.
            
            Did they suggest that you keep the original image somewhere in the hub or take it out entirely?  Personally, I would keep it somehow near the conclusion, so that if people did come to the hub through that pin, they would at least know they were on the right page and didn't get gypped. And that way, if it is the image that is pulling people in, they can still keep on pinning that image.
            
            Please do let us know how the traffic does on it.

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               Kylyssaposted 8 years agoin reply to this

               The original photos of the craft and all its steps were all removed as sub-standard. Multiple photos from it had been pinned, but mostly the photo of it on the mirror.
               
               I need to remake the craft  and re-take photos pretty quickly because it no longer shows an example of what the craft looks like if made exactly according to the instructions. The HubPro version is missing the center of the palm clearance that the original and commercial versions of similar decorations have.
               
               I know this seems like knit-picking, but it has gotten hundreds of thousands of views as it originally was because people liked the craft project and the craft project results look different now if one looks at the photos.

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   wildernessposted 8 years ago

   If the hub is about Halloween decorations, the first.  If it is about making window clings, the second (although I'm not enamored with the verbiage).

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   makingamarkposted 8 years ago

   Simple and clear is always better.
   
   But what you really need is a good clean of your windows!

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    lisavollrathposted 8 years ago

    I think they both have readability issues, but the design of the first one is better.

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    Millionaire Tipsposted 8 years ago

    I like the first one better too.  The second one looks like it is in a box or something and makes it confusing. There is also a shadow which is also confusing.  The first one is simple and clear, and the dripping paint looks like dripping blood.  It is also clearer and easy to see what it is about.

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    sockiiposted 8 years ago

    First one: cleaner design that's more eye-catching and easy to read. The second looks rather dated in design, too many effects that obscure the message and looks, honestly, a bit cheesy by today's standards.

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    SheilaPornanposted 8 years ago

    I like the first photo. Not too much going on but cleaner & more appealing.

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    Kylyssaposted 8 years ago

    Thanks for all the replies. I'll keep the HubPro version until I have a chance to make the craft again and get a better photo to use.
    
    What I've gotten from this thread:
    
    It's better to get a new photo than to try to make an older, lower-resolution, square photo work as a rectangular Pinterest image, despite success of an image on Pinterest.
    
    Photos of this craft in actual use on windows or mirrors probably do not make the best photos, a non-reflective, non-translucent background is best in this case.
    
    Readability is an issue for both photos. I need to take a clearer photo and ad text that's more visible and not so close to the bloody bits.
    
    The appearance of the finished craft doesn't really matter, only the arrangement of the elements in the photo do.
    
    Things that get popular on Pinterest aren't necessarily good.

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