Good pictures sell your products on Etsy
Yes, that is easy to say, but let's face it, we have limited resources while taking pictures.
The camera (oh, why are they so expensive) the lighting (if I use the artificial light, colors won't be good) the location (oh such a small apartment)... and so on!
Silk scarf Hortensia the edited photo and the unedited version.
On the right you can see a part of my bookshelf and how dark my apartment really is :O
What can we do to make the photos better?
Here's some good tips I've collected from Etsy Teams and various forums:Use delicate, light background.
Period. Your white wall is probably the safest option.
Do not use your floor, it scares the customers off to see the item on the floor or in other unhygienic place!
Do not use red or yellow or other strong colors as a background, they will change the perception of the item's colors.
Use natural light
So maybe a terrace or the balcony? Sometimes the window light is sufficient. If the camera is good, you can probably get more colors and make the picture brighter during computer editing... but beware, if the photo is dark, there could be some quality loss.
The Freesia silk scarf picture was too dark.
There is no way for me to make it more light without loosing quality and orange - coral colors. Meh, it was a dark, cloudy day :(
Take as many photos as you can
102 photos just to get 5 good for this Hortensia scarf on ETSY
It's easier to find a good photo in 200 than in 20 ;)
I must confess there are times when I just don't feel like taking pictures and I am doing it without thinking. That's not so good neither. There can be 200 bad pictures, so put your work into it! Take a good aim! Take close-ups and shots for the entire item. Try something new!
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The basic for Etsy photography are quite straightforward, I think. Well, the picture editing part is something REALLY interesting :) please stay tunned for my next blog post! 
