What's the best way to take a photo indoors?

Question

My friend is going to start selling clothes on eBay and wants to know how to make his photos look professional with the least amount of hassle i.e. quick & slick!

Any tips that I can pass on would be most helpful.

Answer 1

Use a camera!

Answer 2

Well, first of all make the clothes look nice, ironing will help. Then put them on a relevant background, eg white wall if its colourful clothes, with patterns etc, or a funcky wallpaper for simple, strict-lined clothes.

Then arrange the light. This is essential. Make sure that the garments are fully lit, using a desk light along with a room light will probable help to achieve this. I am reluctant to use flash because it bleaches the colours and creates heavy shadows.

Last step, put them on any art pc or mac application, such as photoshop, illustrator etc and manipulate the images for the contrast, colours, levels etc.

That's all good luck!

ps:make sure to include the whole garment in the picture and provide more than one picture for each one.

Answer 3

Get some light neutral toned cloth - old bed sheets - drape them around the walls behind subject- absorbs surplus flash. Cheap and cheerful til you can find a tame photgraghy hobbyist to do a Lord Lichfield.

Answer 4

Put the items onto a clear background, my husband sometimes props the items up on one of the stairs then takes the photo, but been as its clothes you are selling, lay them out on a flat surface(bed, table) if your laying it on the bed, lay a clear sheet over it first so that you don't get all the patterns from you duvet in picture.

Answer 5

For indoor photography, light is key. If you can control the light, you can control the shot. A camera's flash, used properly, can help. There are lighting set-ups in different price ranges, but your friend should learn how to set up lights first. So I would recommend getting a book on photographic lighting first.

Answer 6

Use a camera







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Answer 7

It's my experience that "professional" photographs have little to do with the sale price of an item. You need adequate photos with an accurate and honest description. It's eBay - not a catalog.

Answer 8

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Answer 9

I was gonna say, just KISS. Simple background. Flash if it's dark, available light if it's light. Pictures in focus. Good description. Closeups of any detail. Easy peasy. Dr Sam beat me to it lol. It ain't brain surgery, and very few of the potential buyers will be critiquing the artistic merits of your photography. So if it's well lit and in focus, you're set to go.

Answer 10

Make sure you have a nice contrasting background that will complement the clothes & very good lighting. Use a good digital camera.

Answer 11

Use a flash and place item on a piece of material so it is underneath it and behind the item you are selling. If item is dark use color like red. If item is light use black. I bought a few yards of material (Satin or velvet is good) in Black, Red and Blue and use it over and over again