Feedback for Artglass Bowl

cridco
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Hi,

 

I received a message from an ebay user this morning regarding an item I have for sale: 

Vintage green white swirl art glass bowl, pedestal centre 17cm w x 8 cm H

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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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.

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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 )

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What is with the few on white background - where there is no irridescence - only green. ??

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imastawka
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Did you use a black light for the very colourful pics?

 

It certainly doesn't look like the same bowl when photographed on white.

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It looks like two different bowls to me, when comparing the black background to the white background photos 

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I can understand the members question. 

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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?

 

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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.

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It looks a bit like iridescence?

Iridescence - Wikipedia

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cridco
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No, the swirls are green and white

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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

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