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Photographing electronics
Film it booting. One video is worth every still you were going to take.
Photographing bags and accessories
Four corners, the zip working, and the lining turned out. Those three decide it.
Photographing collectibles
Name the material, then light it the way that material needs. The rest is the same everywhere.
Photographing manga and figures
Spines facing the camera with the numbers readable. That is the shot that sells a run.
Photographing minerals and crystals
Scale in every frame and daylight for colour. Specimens photograph twice their size.
Photographing handmade work
Show the hand. Tool marks and slight asymmetry are the argument, not the flaw.
Photographing artwork
Square on, daylight, no glare — and one raking shot so the surface exists.
Photographing antiques
Raking light across the top, and a photograph of the underside. The front was made to be looked at.
Photographing film posters
Flat, square on, in daylight — and then the back, which is where the history is.
Photographing cricket memorabilia
Bats are long and shiny, shirts are large and creased, and ink fades in warm light.
Photographing sports memorabilia
The signature close and in even light, and the whole item so it can be placed on it.
Photographing sports cards
Square on for centring, tilted for surface. Two frames, both essential.
Photographing toys and collectibles
Every face of the box, and the contents laid out. The packaging is half the listing.
Photographing video games
The spine for region, the surface for scratches, and thirty seconds of it running.
Photographing records
Tilt the vinyl into the light. Flat, it shows nothing — which is exactly the problem.
Photographing books and films
One page decides the sale. Hold the copyright page still and in focus.
Photographing sarees and ethnic wear
Daylight for colour, close for the weave, and the reverse because that is where the truth is.
Photographing comics
Cover square on, spine along the edge, and the indicia held still enough to read.
Photographing coins and notes
Straight down, diffuse light, and never a flash. A coin lit badly looks cleaned.
Photographing trading cards
Tilt it under side light. A card shot flat has not been shown.
Photographing jewellery and watches
Small, shiny and reflective — which means diffuse light and a steady hand, not a flash.
Photographing sneakers for a listing
The sole, the size tag and the toe box. Everything else is decoration.
Common mistakes selling food and drink
Promising delivery before asking the courier, and leaving the allergens off the listing.
Common mistakes selling beauty products
Decanting into another container, and writing what a product does to a person.
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