Jul 09 2008
Sell More Items With Good Photo Lighting
This is a big deal. Dark photographs don’t move merchandise! Customers need to be able to see your items clearly, and bad lighting makes that nearly impossible.
Take photos in a well lit place. Sunlight is wonderful, showing the colors in their ‘truest’ form. On cloudy days or for night owls, use strong manmade light instead. If you have the money for it, there’s a company called Ott-Lite that makes a sunlight simulating lamp, which is not only useful for photos but for crafting itself.
No matter what your light source, try to keep shadows to a minimum. They can look like part of the finished item if they’re dark enough or in the wrong place. Items lit from above and from the sides will have less shadow issues.
For an even cooler way to get a well lit photo of smaller items, do a google search for “build photographic light box” minus the quotes. Just what you needed; another craft project lol!
