I want to take QUALITY indoor pictures for Gunbroker items
I almost put this in the Gallery subforum, but changed my mind. Mods can move it there if better, but I figure no pics in here thus it's more likely GD material.
I've always had good success advertising and selling on CL with good clear outdoor pics and good descriptions. I've sold some of my firearm collection here, but I still have the remainder to sell plus an item or two that wasn't advertised here. I'm going to do GB and was looking at some of the postings....obviously an item that has 42 high-resolution, well-lit but glare-absent pictures is selling way better than the same item in likely the same condition with 4 poorly-lit pictures.
One of the pieces I need to sell will probably go for five figures, with the others bringing in maybe an additional $5k altogether...so it's worth investing in a quality camera and whatever I might need to produce proper lighting without glare, which is something I've always fought in the past.
I know not to make the backgrounds busy or trashy looking, and I'm considering a satin white backdrop for the pictures although I'll experiment with other options as well....what I'm mainly hoping for from y'all is advice on the type of digital camera I should use and anything you might have to say about lighting. My most valuable piece is a pistol, and the other stuff is going to be a mix of long- and handguns, many of which have wood stocks that I'd like to get good, clear pictures of with proper lighting and again, no glare.
I'll probably peruse our pawn shops in town once some camera specs are forthcoming, and the same with lighting which I can also make up myself, maybe? Your thoughts welcome on the equipment and subject in general. :)
ETA I've used a Lumix camera in the past with good success, and I do have a tripod. Maybe I just can't get the lighting right, or maybe the camera's 20 years old and has seen better days, but it just doesn't do well inside. Also, idk if anyone will suggest using a cell phone, but I'm really more interested in using an actual camera...