Photography Issues.....Is Using Stock Photos OK?

[i-love-my-sheep]

I'm trying to photograph some things to list this afternoon and I'm having big issues. I'm really having issues with purple things, they keep showing up as royal blue. I only have the camera on my newish Samsung Galaxy S4 Active, which normally is spot on with colours, to the point I rarely need to do any touch ups before listing. Even before I take the photo, they are showing up as blue on the screen. I have tried flash, no flash, artificial lighting (LED torch) with flash and no flash. The light coming in from outside is virtually non existant as it's pouring rain and probably about to snow, so quite dark for 2.20pm.

Does anyone have any suggestions on how to get my phone to recognise purple as purple? If not, I'm wondering if it's OK to use a stock photo, making sure I mention that the main photo is a stock photo, then add a couple of the carppy photos so people can see the actual item they would be buying, even though the colour is wrong?

Thank you wonderful people!

[davewil1964]

Good.

Then you will buy used books from those of us who use pictures of the actual book.

However, ebay in their moneygrubbing wisdom allow booksellers to use catalogue pics for books. Which are invariably pics of new books and are invariably used by OS sellers trying to undercut locals. And are not prepared to spend any time listing.

[davewil1964]

Pj doesn't.

[i-love-my-sheep]

Funny, my phone camera had no problems getting the colour right in this photo about 10mins ago! 😄

[davewil1964]

The Galaxy camera is, I believe, around 13Mpx resolution, so not exactly a cheap and nasty.

I scan my books, but I understand that not everything is conducive to scanning.

I'd try what d*g said, as she is rarely wrong.

[j*oono]

For a start I would never use a stock photo for a used item.  You take the best photo that you can.

Why would you want to have a case brought against you that the item was not as described?

The best photo to use is one that you have taken yourself.  Describe in the listing that you couldn't quite get the photo to show the true colour and suggest that it's a bit like the purple on a Cadbury's chocolate wrapper.

hmmmm.... chocolate... be back soon

[i-love-my-sheep]

My items are new, not used or second hand.

[thecatspjs]

Mmmm... how would other posters know this, as you currently have more than 20 listings that have used selected as the condition ?  You also note earlier that your list "mostly" as new.

[digital*ghost]

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@davewil1964 wrote:

I'd try what d*g said, as she is rarely wrong.

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Yeah, listen to dave. 

Spoiler

I believe the going rate is tree-fitty - I'll throw in an extra one if the poor grammar grates. 

[i-love-my-sheep]

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@thecatspjs wrote:

Mmmm... how would other posters know this, as you currently have more than 20 listings that have used selected as the condition ?  You also note earlier that your list "mostly" as new.

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OMG, really? Not sure how that happened! Possibly they might be ones that I first listed ages ago and wasn't sure what to put and I have relisted without revising everything. I'd best go and check that out! Thanks!

[i-love-my-sheep]

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@ilovemychooks wrote:

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@thecatspjs wrote:

Mmmm... how would other posters know this, as you currently have more than 20 listings that have used selected as the condition ?  You also note earlier that your list "mostly" as new.

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OMG, really? Not sure how that happened! Possibly they might be ones that I first listed ages ago and wasn't sure what to put and I have relisted without revising everything. I'd best go and check that out! Thanks!

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Yep, I was right, they were some of my earlier listings as a new seller. Call it seller paranoia! I've fixed the ones that I can, but the rest have less than 12 hours to go so will have to wait until they relist before revising. Much embarrassment!! *blush*