| Taking photos of items for sale in online
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| | close shot, lay the item
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| auctions is fairly simple, but it
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| | on your scanner bed, and drape a piece
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| does require some equipment. The
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| | of plain fabric over it. Scan the
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| following hardware and software items
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| | item directly for a superior image. Be
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| will
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| | careful not to scratch the glass on
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| help you do it right:1.. A digital
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| | the scanner. We used this technique with
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| camera capable of taking a clear photo in
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| | an antique watch, a small computer
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| varying light
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| | part, an agate, a doily, the extended
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| conditions.2.. A scanner.3.. Image
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| | warranty label on the bottom of a
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| editing software that can be used to
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| | laptop, and other items that need very
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| crop, scale, and adjust
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| | close detail to properly appreciate.Your
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| brightness and contrast.To take your
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| | goal is to keep the images small enough
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| photo with a digital camera, find a place
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| | to be convenient to the viewer,
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| where you can set it
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| | but large enough to show good detail and
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| up without other visual distractions. I
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| | impact. Good photos need not be
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| use my diningroom table, which has a
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| | large, and the less important the item
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| pleasing wood finish, and I make sure
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| | is, the less the quality matters. No
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| that the rest of the room is tidied up
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| | one really cares about getting a high
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| so distractions are minimal.Take about
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| | quality shot of a used DVD case, but
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| three shots, with the item or items
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| | they DO care about getting a good shot
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| included in the auction all
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| | of a used laptop with a broken screen
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| grouped together, and laid out in a way
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| | latch - they want to see that the rest
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| that looks attractive, and which
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| | of the laptop is good, that the
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| also gives clear detail of the item(s).
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| | computer works (we take the shot with
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| Take closeups of any particular
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| | the laptop running), and they want to
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| identifying features, or of any damage
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| | see the damaged latch.Once your auction
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| (it is imperative that you show
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| | is posted, be sure to check and see that
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| existing damage, if possible).Load the
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| | your image is
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| images onto your computer. Pull them up
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| | displaying as you want it to on the
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| and choose the photo that
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| | auction page. This step can save you
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| shows the product in the best way. Only
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| | some grief and get better results!Anyone
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| use more than one if there is
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| | can learn to take good photos for
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| additional detail that needs to be
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| | auction. Detail and clarity are the
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| shown.Crop the photo to remove excess
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| | key here, and if you can show that, your
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| photo area. You do not need any extra in
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| | items will sell much better, and
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| the
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| | you will look much more
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| image, it won't help sell the item
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| | professional.Written By Laura Wheeler,
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| better, and may result in confusion if
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| | Owner of Fabulous Frugal Websites -
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| other items inadvertently get into the
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| | - Laura writes instructional
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| image. A seller with a cropped photo
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| | materials, produces infosites, and
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| is perceived as more professional than
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| | builds affordable websites for her
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| one with images that take up the
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| | business startup and small business
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| whole screen just because the seller did
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| | clients. Laura works with small
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| not know how to crop or scale them.Scale
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| | businesses in a way that no other
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| the image down to snapshot size or
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| | website designer does, and always with
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| smaller - your program will have a
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| | the
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| Scale or Resize command. Do not use a
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| | business owner's best interests at
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| larger image unless there are critical
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| | heart. Laura is a busy mom of eight,
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| details to show, and even then you are
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| | homeschooler, and home business
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| better with a small close up combined
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| | owner.This article may be reprinted if it
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| with a more distant shot.If you have an
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| | is unaltered, and if the signature line
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| item that is small that needs a very
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| | is included with the article.
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