struggling with eBay product photos

TheBigYin said:
Nice idea if you're using a SLR with full manual exposure control - seeing as the OP is using a point-and-shoot with rudimentary exposure compensation only, it's a tough one.:shrug:
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right!! cheers, I missed that
Olympus Mju 1040
pretty important, thought it would be in the first post if anything and the xif wasn't giving anything away

to be honest then on the cheap side of things an old canon powershot A120 or something similar would give the OP manual exposure control as I recall...??
for much cheapness. you don't need a high pixel count for ebay pics.
 
Flash In The Pan said:
Self-printed grey cards are a waste of time, you're maing the assumption then that your printer is 100% accurate.

I've said this before (and it was removed :lol:) but honestly, if you're going to charge people for this service spend some money, buy the right gear.

If you feel that the photographs are an important part of your business strategy then do the job properly - in the long run it'll save you both time AND money.
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Well i wouldnt say there such an important aspect of the business that warrants spending £1000 on new camera and lighting set up.

£1000 would be better spent on a website.As time goes on i will upgrade it all but its just about making the best from what i have at the moment.

Regarding the grey card i think one that may be slightly off by a few percent is better than nothing at all
 
danjackson999 said:
Well i wouldnt say there such an important aspect of the business that warrants spending £1000 on new camera and lighting set up.

£1000 would be better spent on a website.As time goes on i will upgrade it all but its just about making the best from what i have at the moment.

Regarding the grey card i think one that may be slightly off by a few percent is better than nothing at all
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Well, you've spent hours trying to find out how you can produce professional-looking images with the gear you have, so I guess it depends on how you value your business time.

You don't need to spend £1000 - £2-300 would get you a decent new camera and that's all you really need, except perhaps a copy of the book Light, Science and Magic, which would help no-end in explaining how to create the shots you require.

If you insist on using the camera you have then you'll need to work within it's limitations, there's no magic bullet...
 
Right ive been having a little play around and iv managed to sort out the issues with close up shots on the phones. Some have greyish backgrounds but the sales are flying in so im not sure it really matters that much. The detail in the pictures is very good and i think that what matters the most.

The problem i am having now is taking pictures of the boxes for the mobile phones.

These are not macro shots and therefore not as easy to control the light.

I am maining having trouble with shotting white on white and lighter colours against white background

Here is a shot of a lighter coloured object against a black background. This came out completely fine.

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Then i took a shot of a dark coloured object against the white background and this turned out very well

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Then here is 2 shots with light coloured objects against white backgrounds.

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I have tried adjusting the exposure in other photos but when the background turns white the subject becomes completely washed out and loses all its edges.

Also i am getting creases in the fabric even though it has been ironed.Any suggestions on what pure white surface i could use inside the tent instead of the stupid fabric it comes with
 
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