on 30-01-2022 02:01 PM
Hi,
I received a message from an ebay user this morning regarding an item I have for sale:
The message from the ebay user read: You need to tone down the photo shoots you are screwing people
The inference is that I am misrepresenting the bowl. Photo was taken with bowl in a black cube shelf. It does display beautifully in a black cube. Photo was taken on an ipad with no photoshopping. I put another photo of the bowl in a different setting.
I would be interested to hear other feedback.
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on 30-01-2022 03:58 PM
Perhaps have the picture of the white background as your initial pic. Instead of so many black pics, maybe add just a third one of the bowl in a natural setting ie: on a table with some fruit, for example.
You could add into the description that when displayed against various backgrounds, the item will reflect its colours slightly differently.
Oh, and I would block this potential buyer - you will have issues if they decide to purchase, I can guarantee it.
30-01-2022 03:59 PM - edited 30-01-2022 04:00 PM
I think your photo's are very good. Nothing wrong with using contrasting background colours to make an item " pop ". I have a range of different colour fabric sheets I use as backdrops to photograph items, changing them to contrast the individual item.
If you havnt used photo shop or trick lighting, you havnt done anything wrong. I might even use a black plastic cube myself in future. It seems to work well. ( always learning new stuff on the forums )
on 30-01-2022 02:19 PM
What is with the few on white background - where there is no irridescence - only green. ??
on 30-01-2022 03:08 PM
Did you use a black light for the very colourful pics?
It certainly doesn't look like the same bowl when photographed on white.
on 30-01-2022 03:12 PM
It looks like two different bowls to me, when comparing the black background to the white background photos
on 30-01-2022 03:16 PM
I can understand the members question.
on 30-01-2022 03:20 PM
Yes, they look quite different.
Was the photo with the white background also taken with the iPad? Does your iPad have a flash that might have caused some effects on the black background?
on 30-01-2022 03:26 PM
I would still like an answer to the lighting question.
Is it photographed with a black light or fibre optic lighting?
It has a sort of glow to it like uranium glass does.
But the style suggests it's not that old to be depression glass.
The foot is all wrong.
on 30-01-2022 03:29 PM
It looks a bit like iridescence?
on 30-01-2022 03:42 PM
No, the swirls are green and white
on 30-01-2022 03:45 PM
It was photographed inside with normal lighting on ipad without any black light or optic lighting. Actually the photographing of both is just the same but one in a black cube shelf and one in another standard room. The colour pronouncement in the one with the black background is a result of it being taken in a cube of black shelving