| It's a fact. Clear, high-quality photos will | | | | understand your camera's "white balance" |
| greatly enhance your chances of selling your | | | | symbols ( i.e. a light bulb for indoor shots |
| products on eBay. Here are 12 simple tips | | | | with incandescent lights, a sun symbol for |
| that will help you make the most of your eBay | | | | outdoor photos, etc.) You'll use the white |
| product photos.1. You don't need an | | | | balance control to get accurate colors. You |
| expensive, high-resolution digital camera for | | | | can preset the white balance to match the |
| your eBay photos. You just need a digital | | | | type of light you're using (daylight, shade, |
| camera that will produce a 640x480 pixel | | | | tungsten, fluorescent).7. Use the "Exposure |
| image (which includes just about all digital | | | | Control" (EV) to correct light and dark |
| cameras on the market.)2. Before you buy a | | | | photos. A plus number lightens the image, a |
| camera, handle it to feel how comfortable it | | | | minus number darkens it.8. Use a tripod when |
| is in your hands. Make sure the camera | | | | taking pictures of your product. The tripod |
| controls are logical, and that it's easy to | | | | stabilizes your camera and eliminates blurry |
| transfer photos from the camera to your | | | | photos.9. Photograph your products at an |
| computer. The camera should be able to focus | | | | angle.10.Take more than one photo of each |
| within four inches or less.3. When taking a | | | | item. For example, if you are selling |
| photo for your eBay product, generally select | | | | clothing, take one full-length photo; one |
| the camera's smallest photo size. If you are | | | | photo of the tag showing size, fabric, |
| going to crop the image or upload it to | | | | content, brand; and one or more close-up |
| eBay's picture services, however, select at | | | | photos showing the texture of fabric and any |
| least a 1024 x 768 image size.4. Disable your | | | | details or flaws.11.Use photo-editing |
| camera's built-in flash when taking a photo. | | | | software to make final adjustments.12.Host |
| The built-in flash produces a glare on the | | | | your pictures on your own website. You will |
| photo and makes your products look | | | | save money and be able to use as many |
| two-dimensional.5. Use your camera's "Macro | | | | pictures as you need to adequately show eBay |
| Focus" feature to take close-ups of your | | | | bidders your products. It's simple, and yet |
| product. ("Macro Focus" is usually indicated | | | | 70 percent of eBay sellers don't do it.Adding |
| by a tulip flower symbol.)6. The key to | | | | high-quality product photos that enhance your |
| effective product photography is lighting, | | | | eBay listings will greatly increase your |
| and the key to effective lighting is control. | | | | sales. Try it today!Joan Yankowitz publishes |
| You can control the strength, size, position, | | | | the popular consumer and business |
| color and number of lights you use. And each | | | | |
| of these controls changes how the subject | | | | Kwik eGuides. |
| looks. Review your camera's manual to | | | | |