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Photographing beauty products
The seal, the batch code and the dates. Those three frames are the listing.
Photographing baby and child items
The model number and date stamp, readable. Then every strap, buckle and fixing laid out.
Photographing an estate lot
Lay it out. A photograph of a closed box is a photograph nobody bids on.
Photographing outdoor gear
Pitch it. One photograph of a tent standing beats ten of a stuff sack.
Photographing sports equipment
Show the part that does the work, and show it doing it.
Photographing furniture and homeware
Shoot from its own height, put a measure in frame, and rake the light across the top.
Photographing womenswear
Daylight for colour, the lining turned out, and the tape where the measurements are.
Photographing menswear
Flat, square on, with the tape measure in the frame. The numbers are the listing.
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.
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