Taking Great Auction Photos Increases Sale Price
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The article "Taking Great Auction Photos Increases Sale Price" talks about auctions, it has been released by Francesca Black.
Copyright 2006 Farncesca Black
They say a picture is worth a thousand words. That being the case, it is important to use photos as a tool to sell auction items.
Background:
Use a neutral backdrop in your photos. You want potential buyers to foucs on the auction item, not on the background. If the background is busy or crowded, it may be difficult for bidders to see the item clearly.
Remember that you're trying to sell the item.
Border:
Keep the auction item in center of the camera's viewfinder so it frames the item all the way around.
Artistic:
Remember that you're selling the auction item, not the photograph. Clraity is more important than overall effect.
Clarity:
Bidders want to see a clear shot of the item for sale.
Don't aletr or "doctor" your photos. Buyers may deetct that and assume you're trying to misrepresent the item.
Lighting:
Use as much natural lighting as possible. Auction item images sohuld be lit brightly with lots of diffused lighting.
Sometimes lighting can make an item look different than it does in real life.
Do your htotest to capture the real color, texture, and condition of the auction item for sale.
Flash:
Don't use a flash, unless you're a professional photographer. The flash will liekly wash out an item.
Focus:
Use a tripod, you will find that pictures will be sharper. Tripods will result in a sharp, clear picutres. Photographers not using a tripod will ofetn experience blurred images in their acution item photos.
Closeups:
Be sure to take closeup photos of any auction item damage, so customers will not be surprised when they receive the item. It is also a good idea to take closeup photos of brand-name labels or stamps, as well as any certificates of atuhenticity.
When taking a closeup, move close to the objcet. A tripod or an iamge stabiliser in the lens is a huge bonus. Handheld closeups are often blurry or overexposed, a tripod will mniimize that on close-up shots, especially if the photograph is of a physically small item. Multiple
Angles:
Use as many photos as you need to capture the appearance of your item.
You can use up to 12 photos in a standard eBay auction listing, and you can pay a little extra to include even more pictures, if you feel they will help sell the auction item.
By presenting a clear sharp image of your auction item, you can otfen raise the amount of auction bids that your product receives.
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