Well no one has inquired but I am going to put the instructions up here anyway, just to show how simple it really is.
First off, you find a cardboard box that is going to accept whatever item it is you're going to be taking pictures of but a few times bigger. I have one that is maybe only a foot by 14 inches for my jewelry and small items. I wouldn't want to go any smaller than that. Bigger items of course would need a bigger box. I have one of those, too.
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Then, you cut out the sides and top of the box, leaving 1-2 inches around the edges. You can leave more on a bigger box.
Get yourself some white tissue paper. I improvised here and used white garbage bags. Seems to be fine. Cut the paper or bags into squares bigger than the holes, and tape them on.
Put in a white piece of paperboard on the bottom and up the back for your background. I can get 2 of them for 1.00 at the Dollar Tree Store.
Now the link I found said you needed a couple lamps....but they didn't say where to put them. I would assume on either side of the box, but I didn't have a couple extra lamps, so I set the box up on something and aim it at the window during the day. If it's sunny though don't let the sun shine IN the box and create shadows or light spots.
Basically what you've done is create a spot of much more even light that will give you sharper clearer pictures with better color. I'm dealing with an inexpensive camera so I needed the cheapest way to do pictures the best I could. I still have to tweak the light or dark, and maybe the color a bit sometimes, but I start out with something a lot closer to what I want than I did before. And if I am photographing something white, I'll put a little something in there behind it that's a pastel. White on white doesn't work lol.
This will also give your photos a nice background that is the same on all your items. And that gives you a cohesive shop. In my opinion the main photo is where this really counts. I think using other backgrounds that compliment your items in other photos works good, too. It's up to you, and what you are selling. But that first photo is what is going to get people to click on the item, so hopefully this will help to make it the best you can!
Good luck!
