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<p>[QUOTE="pearlsnblume, post: 76068, member: 141"]I am simply in awe of you folks who have such great photographs. Wow, just wow!</p><p><br /></p><p>I have to go back and read this thread again for particulars.</p><p><br /></p><p>Someone mentioned that pics look better on Etsy than ebay. </p><p>I agree with this. For a long time, the front page of Etsy was curated with treasuries and so only the best of the best (most with white backgrounds) saw the front page.</p><p>It was an incentive to take better shots to be in more treasuries. Now that is gone, but I think it had a long lasting effect on shop owners to really up their game. Many go for that magazine look which is very effective, I think. It certainly helps to sell things.</p><p><br /></p><p>I will do some staging on an item, but not too often. I think there is a subtle balance in staging that needs to be used. I often see items for sale there with multiple items in the shot and wonder what are they selling exactly? The only way to know is by reading the title. </p><p><br /></p><p>I am a work in progress when it comes to photographs. I keep striving to get better, sometimes I am lucky and sometimes I just can't get the right look. At some point I just have to put forth my best effort or I would never list anything.</p><p><img src="styles/default/xenforo/smilies/smile.png" class="mceSmilie" alt=":)" unselectable="on" />[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="pearlsnblume, post: 76068, member: 141"]I am simply in awe of you folks who have such great photographs. Wow, just wow! I have to go back and read this thread again for particulars. Someone mentioned that pics look better on Etsy than ebay. I agree with this. For a long time, the front page of Etsy was curated with treasuries and so only the best of the best (most with white backgrounds) saw the front page. It was an incentive to take better shots to be in more treasuries. Now that is gone, but I think it had a long lasting effect on shop owners to really up their game. Many go for that magazine look which is very effective, I think. It certainly helps to sell things. I will do some staging on an item, but not too often. I think there is a subtle balance in staging that needs to be used. I often see items for sale there with multiple items in the shot and wonder what are they selling exactly? The only way to know is by reading the title. I am a work in progress when it comes to photographs. I keep striving to get better, sometimes I am lucky and sometimes I just can't get the right look. At some point I just have to put forth my best effort or I would never list anything. :-)[/QUOTE]
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