Thanks for this, I will have a play around and see what I can do
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Hi everyone, just wondering if someone could have a look at this listing and give me some feedback? Iām pretty confident with the other listings but I keep going back to this one and Iām not sure of it.
I love the second photo, but the first one I may swap the cup with something else
Hello, welcome to Folksy!
I did spot your shop when i checked the New Shops list the other day, and I have to say, I couldnāt tell what you were selling from the photo. I thought it was a heart-shaped soap, or ornament, or a glass pendant. I was also confused, because āface maskā right now to most people I think means a āface coveringā ā¦ so you probably need to have an image that shows exectly what you sell. How about somone actually wearing the product?
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Iām up for feedback on my product photos please. I look at other peopleās and they look so sharp and beautiful and I feel mine donāt, any tips would be welcome, thank you
https://folksy.com/shops/GoWireSculpture
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Hi everyone! Please can I get some feedback on these product shots? Are they too close up, should I take photos with other accessories in the background?
Okay, im not even sure if I am posting correctly, please could somebody review and suggest improvements to my photos please x
Hi Ann @GlassEgret
I use both Paint Shop Pro, and Adobe PhotoShop, and have used Paint Shop by using the Brightness and Contrast Filter to brighten your photo. I have also cropped it as well, to show up moreā¦ Hope that helps
SallyAnn
@GlassEgret Your photo works as a starting point (and is similar to how some of my photos start) but ideally you want to do some more work on it with photo editing software to get the best out of it.
Like @thegreetingscardshop Iāve done an example of what Iād do with your photo. Iām using (a very old version of) Paint Shop Pro, but there are many different photo editors you can use, some which will cost and some which you can find free online. Theyāll all be a little different in what they can do, and name their tools slightly differently, but hopefully most will do the important jobs. Because of that it can be good to just have a little play around on 2 or 3 that you can find online to see which you find easiest to use.
What Iāve done with the photo is:
*Use a cloning tool to get rid of all those bits at the edges that arenāt white (you can fix that at the photo taking stage by using a larger sheet of white as a background).
*Brighten the photo a little - I used the ālightsā setting in PSP, but I donāt think thatās common in other photo editors, so brightness/contrast, gamma correction, levels or curves are all other ways you can brighten photos.
*Use the freehand selection tool or magic wand to select the background but not the items - this means you can carry on brightening the background to a clean white without altering the colour of the item (if you brighten that too much the colours can start looking unrealistic).
*Brighten brighten until the background is properly white.
*Once your background is white, you can make the image square by changing the canvas size without an obvious change in background colour. Having a square image means your item wonāt get cropped in the thumbnails (or when youāre taking the photos you can just make sure you have enough background showing that youāll be able to crop down to a square).
*Final step, because I resized the photo smaller as 3872 pixels is much bigger than needed, I also used the sharpen tool just to bring back some clarity.
I know that all probably sounds very complicated if youāre not used to using photo editors, but itās hard to give a proper step by step guide without knowing exactly which editor youāll be using. Hopefully itāll at least give some ideas on what to try playing around with.
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Wow Kim!!! @konyskiw - you are amazing. I just absolutely love how you have worked on the photoā¦ (I am going to experiment in a moment)
SallyAnn
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Aww thanks 
The magic wand is my best friend when it comes to item photos, but unfortunately it only works when thereās a good colour difference between the item and the background. If thereās white on my paintings/cards I have to carefully select it all instead.
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I am experimenting again, with mine, and when I tilt my laptop flat I really can see what Iāve missed!!!
SallyAnn
Slightly better Kim @konyskiw. Found the bit inbetween quite difficul. But I only used the Cloning Tool. Will have to experiment with the āMagic Wandā.
Your photo seemed sharper. Can I ask you how you achieved that? Itās good to know, because I am always willing to learn.
SallyAnn
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Yeah it gets a bit fiddly when there are tiny gaps or jagged edges (then you might decide to photograph with a little bit of distance between).
Hmm, Iām not sure why mine should look sharper though, I only used the sharpen tool once after resizing, and I donāt think any of the other adjustments should have affected it.
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Thatās some great info there! Thank you for sharing. I use Snapseed on my android phone which is a free app, but donāt really know what Iām doing and my photos need work. So really appreciate those tips Kim.
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Thank you so much , its amazing how much my photo improves with just a few small changes I will certainly start to learn how to edit xxxx I feel more confident in showing my work now 
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Thank you for replying so quickly!, im very new to all this and your help really is appreciated, never thought to edit them, the colours really pop!, I will have to learn, thank you xxxx
Does anyone mind taking a look at mine? I worry my photos are too busy but at the same time people say it makes them stand out. Which is best?