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Something I recently learned: I can set my camera to take pictures in a 1:1 ratio, making them square, and more “ebay friendly”. So if your ebay pictures display with a colored border at the top & bottom or sides, setting the aspect ratio to 1:1 will fix that.
Something I need to learn: How to take better pictures of linens like tablecloths, curtains, etc. The lighting in my house is terrible, and we are in the process of remodeling parts of it. This means a picture of a tablecloth on my table isn’t necessarily the most attractive. :/
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Skycam, most rooms in my house only have one window, plus an overhead light. I have some lamps I can bring in for “spot” lighting, but then I’m dealing with odd shadows being cast.
We REALLY need to paint our master bedroom, because the current color casts a really ugly hue onto everything. The carpet is brown and the walls are this really hideous blue-green. We just haven’t gotten around to painting it yet. :/ The rest of the house has white tile for flooring, which doesn’t look great for pictures if you are trying to take a picture of a white tablecloth or lace curtains. 🙂
I usually take pictures outside, and since I am in south Texas, I can do that year round and not freeze my butt off!
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If I were you I would invest the time in finishing the room so that you can use it for pictures. I would stick with a basic color that could be used with any tablecloth. Maybe an off white. Definitely not something dark or your white tablecloths will be overexposed. Have on hand a few plants and some art and switch them around for different listings.
For lights you could get a pretty good cheap set up at a photography store or you could get some of those metal shop lights with the clamps. They are about $9 a piece at lowes. They are great and can be moved around easily. They also sell dimmer switches which I highly recommend as well. Turn off the overhead light and play around with moving the shop lights around and adjusting the dimmers. Amazing things happen- especially with cloth with ripples like in a curtain. The shadows show the depth and give an elegant look.
I would also put a curtain over the window so that you are not mixing sunlight with tungsten light. They are two different types of light which don’t play well with each other. You can get strange colors by mixing the two. If you buy bulbs labeled “Daylight” then it won’t be a problem. Sometimes they say 5600K or 6500K.
As for the floor? Rugs?
Hope this is helpful.
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No problem.
Also if you want to show texture on your material you can hit it from the side. Kind of like if you set a flashlight down on a table and the beam shoots down the table. Anything lacey would really show up well. You would in effect be highlighting the material and leaving the holes in shadow. I do that when I shoot those 3D topographical maps. Shoot the light from the side so that the valleys are dark. Kind of like when the sun first peaks over the horizon.
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