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BEFORE |
The struggle with product photography continues, but I stumbled across a great photo editing tip that I love. (
Unfortunately, I can't find the original article I read about it to give them credit.)
The best way to tell you about it is to show you. First, take a look at the picture of a
necklace from my shop. Amazingly enough, it sold quickly (yippee!), but I've listed
another one in the shop using photos edited my new favorite way. Color pictures are absolutely the best way to go when listing your products. You want to give the customer an idea of the vibrancy and color of your products. Depending on your background, your item could get lost in the photo. It's kind of like those ads you see on TV where you can't figure out what they're selling. You think they're selling clothes, but it turns out to be perfume...
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AFTER |
The trick I learned was to turn the background of the photo to black and white so only the product is in color. The background remains interesting, but your product really pops! Even if you're shooting against objects that are black or white, it makes a significant difference. In the back of each of these photos is a white sheet. The color photo gives a warm color to the white sheet.