My fav subject PHOTO'S!

[Rednosty]

Well they say the proof is in the pudding...Since I have started to take my time a bit more and Photograph my items (Rather then Scan them at 20 a time) My Sales (on Thiefbay) Have gone through the roof!. Not the amount of sales but the Amount of $£££££$ I am getting per item...Slowly but surely I will have to retake my Items on here and on Thiefbay.

The point is to show you that it really pays to take you time over your photos.

[Cocksparrer]

Yes Nosty some of us already knew that hehe, also it depends on what camera & angel, my damn flash keeps getting in the way & if I dont use it the pics too dark, cant win really. But well done anyhow.

[kengillam]

Make yourself a light tent Cocksparrer, the secret is in good lighting.

[slinkyri]

I spent all evening working on photos yesterday....

MUST make myself a light tent Ken - keep telling myself to but then forget

pics on webby are getting better and better tho will get round to sorting them out on here too one day I suppose, but it's back to NO EMAILS at all for me from Ebid and I can't keep track of anything like this :(

[CrowlasCrafts]

Well they say the proof is in the pudding...Since I have started to take my time a bit more and Photograph my items (Rather then Scan them at 20 a time) My Sales (on Thiefbay) Have gone through the roof!. Not the amount of sales but the Amount of $£££££$ I am getting per item...Slowly but surely I will have to retake my Items on here and on Thiefbay.

The point is to show you that it really pays to take you time over your photos.

Hey - I like the background on these http://uk.four.ebid.net/perl/auction.cgi?auction=1187690086-5518-0&mo=auction - good contrast - looks like old cardboard box!

No probs it worked as the cats show all there detail.

Interesting light box!!

[Cocksparrer]

It is a cardboard box, red if you have any wallpaper left use it but nothing too busy as youl end up taking the buyers mind away from the item & staring at the wallpaper.

[craftinstef2]

Good photos are really important. I always take time to fiddle with the settings and light/contrast etc.

Well done you! May your growth spurt in sales amounts continue. ;)

[partsandthings]

It is a cardboard box, red if you have any wallpaper left use it but nothing too busy as youl end up taking the buyers mind away from the item & staring at the wallpaper.

Poster board also works good and comes in different colors.
[quote]Yes Nosty some of us already knew that hehe, also it depends on what camera & angel, my damn flash keeps getting in the way & if I dont use it the pics too dark, cant win really. But well done anyhow.[/qoute]

Normally you don't want to use the flash mounted on the camera for shots of items for an auction, you are so close that you get hot spots. You want to defuse the light which is what a light tent will do with external lighting.

A plastic milk jug with the top cut out works for small items or a plastic bucket.

I made my light tent with some pvc pipe and a sheet.

[Rednosty]

Yes that was a cardboard box! (Guilty your honor!)
I used to scan ALL my watches and now I take my time to show them at better ANGELS!! (Ok I never said Angels!) Angles!

[hughpharted]

light tent can get fromm army and navey store.
thinnk heavie ones might have too gets from circcus

[Cocksparrer]

A plastic milk jug with the top cut out works for small items or a plastic bucket.

I made my light tent with some pvc pipe and a sheet.

Damn good idea.

I used to scan ALL my watches

For some stupid reason my scanner has decided to stop working.

[Rednosty]

Damn good idea.



For some stupid reason my scanner has decided to stop working.

Well My scanner works its the printer thats Buggered Can we combine the two?

I Will have the Scanner and Printer that work and you can have the ones that don't!

Seems a fair deal to me! :)

[Cocksparrer]

Well My scanner works its the printer thats Buggered Can we combine the two?

I Will have the Scanner and Printer that work and you can have the ones that don't!

Seems a fair deal to me! :)

LOL mines a cx3200 3 in one. The printers started to make funny noises now loud bangs, but I have so many cx3200 inks here im gonna continue to use it till it dies. As for the scanner it worked one day & stopped the next we reinstalled the disc & what have you but obviously its being temperaMENTAL.

[Pete27]

Well they say the proof is in the pudding...Since I have started to take my time a bit more and Photograph my items (Rather then Scan them at 20 a time) My Sales (on Thiefbay) Have gone through the roof!. Not the amount of sales but the Amount of $£££££$ I am getting per item...Slowly but surely I will have to retake my Items on here and on Thiefbay.

The point is to show you that it really pays to take you time over your photos.

and the penny drops.... lol:D

red of course the better the pictures are the more u will get for items its common sense:p

have any of you thought of taking photos outside in natural light rather than making light boxes? nothing better than natural light u know :cool:

[Rednosty]

LOL mines a cx3200 3 in one. The printers started to make funny noises now loud bangs, but I have so many cx3200 inks here im gonna continue to use it till it dies. As for the scanner it worked one day & stopped the next we reinstalled the disc & what have you but obviously its being temperaMENTAL.

See I was right Mines a CX3200!

[Rednosty]

and the penny drops.... lol:D

red of course the better the pictures are the more u will get for items its common sense:p

have any of you thought of taking photos outside in natural light rather than making light boxes? nothing better than natural light u know :cool:

Thank Pete, Yes I have the whole point was The time comsuming part of it.. To take 1,000 Pictures takes a long time. Thats why I use the scanner But I will be taking them over a long time..Grrrrr What it will mean is I wont be getting any new stuff out.

[Pete27]

Thank Pete, Yes I have the whole point was The time comsuming part of it.. To take 1,000 Pictures takes a long time. Thats why I use the scanner But I will be taking them over a long time..Grrrrr What it will mean is I wont be getting any new stuff out.

Pictures speak a thousand words with auction sales you can write the best description in the world but people still want to see what they are getting if something is fuzzy or half blanked out with the flash they might be put off cuz there could be scratches marks etc on that part..... everyone can afford a half decent camera these days so thats no excuse and its worth putting the time in to take the pictures too :cool:

[Cocksparrer]

See I was right Mines a CX3200!

LOL then we're gonna have to bin them & find another epson 3 in 1 to use our left over cartridges on :rolleyes: