Hi… I’m just curious how do you take your photos in dull weather? I’ve noticed our photos aren’t very good of late due to bad light.. I’m the photographer (Deborah) 
I have tried all sorts of different methods..
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I know exactly what you mean. Sometimes you just have to ‘tickle’ them a bit with the editing tools.
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What sort of camera are you using? If you can, then increasing the exposure time helps brighten photos but you do need to be able to hold the camera steady of you start getting blurring from hand shake. Making yourself a reflector to bounce light back on to the item can also help (this can be as straightforward as a piece of white card but I went slightly higher tech and covered the card in crinkled aluminium foil).
Hi Sasha @SashaGarrett i have an iPhone 15 I’ve tried everything, not tried the white card though
Thx
Hi Moria @bornagainbears ive used the editing tools on my iPad they are slightly better as I was using the flash also, still not great but better than
Thx
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You could try having a piece of pure white card and a piece of jet black card, only need to be about 1 x 1 inch, in the corner of the shot, so if you edit your photos in Photoshop or similar, you can use level to adjust the white and black and hopefully your image should look right. You can now edit out the white and black cards.
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A dull overcast day is actually the best day for photos. Set up your table next to a window preferably north or south facing and place a white screen on the opposite side so it bounces the daylight back towards the window. Take your photos facing either east or west and then adjust the brightness using PhotoScape.
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Can I please start by saying this is not a sales pitch . . .
I’m on here as a photographer selling my prints but also do some product photography for local business. For smaller items like yours a relatively cheap light box could be an idea. The link here is just one I found on e-bay, though as ever you’ll see the same item listed by multiple sellers.
I would say that if you have the space then buy one that is bigger than you think you’ll ever need (ask me how I found that out) 
I would also strongly recommend a small tripod for the phone. It really will make life easier. The iPhone camera is very good, but like all others it needs the right lighting conditions to work with. There is a saying amongst photographers that the more expensive your camera the more ‘right’ light conditions there are.
Hope this helps.
Steev
Thank you for responding Steven @azimuthimages i tried a photo light box but didn’t like the results, I’ve managed to find some editing buttons on my iPad and I’m pleased with the results so far..
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I’m the opposite, my bears photograph well on a dull day, during the summer I find it really difficult. I take my pics with an I phone and use a tripod, the only place I can take them is in the conservatory so during the summer the light is too bright, the blinds are closed but the light comes in from the roof, I find dull days work well and have started to photograph them later in the day when the sun isn’t streaming in. I edit the photos on my tablet as the screen is bigger.
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