How To Use Color To Create Listings That Sell

Cash Colors
Understanding How To Use ColorTo Create Web Pages (and eBay listings) That Sell!!!
I just read a fantastic eBook on colors and how the affect eBay sales by top Internet marketer Brian McGregor. This little eBook is filled with information about how to use color to create web pages (and eBay listings) that sell.
The best part is: it's only $7.00. If you are interested, please check it out here:

Jewelry Photography

I just received these wonderful photos from Charlene, who wrote:

"Thought you might like to see some photos I recently did after reading your hints"

Thanks for sending them Charlene!














The photos are outstanding and the design is spectacular. I'm sure Charlene will fetch top dollar for them. If you'd like to see these pieces and others like them visit Charlene's store:

eBay: andersonshea
Store: http://shop.vendio.com/andersonshea
Web Site: http://www.andersonshea.com/

If you have photos you're taken using the Easy Auction Photography method please send them to me. I'd love to show them off. Cindy

PHOTOGRAPHING SMALL GLASS ITEMS

Getting a good photo of a glass item can be tricky, especially small items.

Here are a couple of techniques that can help turn your ordinary photos into money shots.

If your camera allows you to adjust your aperture opening choose a small setting. Somewhere between F/11 and F/22. This will give you maximum depth of field (the amount of area in front of and behind the main subject). Don't forget the tripod, because stopping down the lens is going to mean a slow exposure time, as much as several seconds.

If your camera is an automatic and you can not adjust the aperture, all is not lost. Remember this is the digital era. With a 5 to 7 mega pixel camera, shooting a picture for a listing - you will have a lot of extra pixels you can loose. In that case, to get the maximum depth of field move your camera back a couple of feet. That should give you more area in focus. Later, in your photo editing software you can crop to your subject.

Because the glass item is very reflective there will be lots of glare spots. These spots can be a distraction to a potential buyer. To eliminate them diffuse the light. A simple way to do that is to use an eTent. They come in several sizes and are very easy to use. Simply open one up, place the item inside, lights outside and you have diffused light!

The next step is to light the item. Most glass items will display best if photographed from above and slightly behind. This allows the light to travel through the glass and create depth and outline, especially clear glass pieces.

If you are trying for the all white ~ floating on air look, you'll want to light the piece from below as well.

To create the frog photo here is the set-up:



With a simple set-up like the one above you should be able to conquer the most difficult glass subject.
If you get a photo of glass you are proud of, send me the photo and I'll post it here along with a link back to your auction. cindy at ezauctionphotography.com

Also see: Easy Auction Photography A Guide For Everyone Who Sells On The Internet

Watch for my soon to be released book: Photographing Glass

Removing The Wrinkles In The Photo Studio Background

Wrinkles in the background can distract a buyer and prevent you from achieving that High Key, all white - floating on air look.

One way to get rid of the wrinkles is to iron the fabric. On a large piece of material, this can be time consuming!

Here are a few quick tips to help you with problems caused by wrinkles and their shadows on the background.

Move the item as far away from the background as possible.

If you can adjust the cameras aperture (or F/Stop) choose a wide open setting like F/2.8. This will give you a shallow depth of field. In other words, things in front of or in back of the subject will be out of focus.

If you need maximum depth of focus, try slowing down your shutter speed to 1/30 of a second or more. Then, set your camera on a tripod with a delayed shutter release. While the camera is exposing you can gently move the background back and forth. At a slow shutter speed the background we be soft, or out of focus.