Tutorial: All about lighting 💡

This post is all about lighting 💡 When it comes to showcasing your items, lighting is key! So what's the best light? Overcast (white clouds covering most of the sky) is the best lighting for picture taking. This lighting typically has no color to it so it allows you to take pictures of your items that are true to color. Second best is clear skies, however make sure your items are not in direct sunlight, this will cause excess shadows and alter the color of your items (making a Purple item look Pink, for example) I personally like a little shadows in my pictures, I think it lets the buyer know that it's truly the item they are getting. Overcast or Clear skies: when taking pictures on these days; generally early morning (8-9am) or late afternoon (3-4pm) is ideal. (May vary depending on where you live and how your home is position in relation to the sun, these times are simply a guide) Be sure to angle blinds upward, this creates an overall even lighting. A white background will reflect the light and really make your items pop (I prefer foam core, but poster board will work just as well) Rainy or stormy days will produce a blue coloring over your items. This is a problem if you have a green jacket, the blue coloring will make it look more teal than green. Night time skies, may or may not work well. It all depends on what kind of lighting you have in your home. If you have regular old light bulbs then your images could look dark and have a yellow tint to them. If you have a lot of recessed lighting with white LED bulbs, it could give your items a blue tint to them. However, soft white bulbs (any kind, but LED is probably best) could get you just the right lighting. Not sure what you have? Take a picture of a plain white paper and see what the image looks like. If it looks different in the image than it does in real life, probably best to wait for natural lighting. Lastly, color rendering (how the color looks in image vs real life) will always depend on the screen someone is viewing the image. A iPhone and a Samsung Galaxy will show the same image differently. So the best we can do is try to get the image as close to the actual item as possible and give a good description of the item. Please let me know if you have any questions, message me in the comment section below. 🎉Happy Totspotting 🎉