Are these photo studio kits any good?
I am a small business owner that wants to start selling some products on ebay and on my website. They are mostly small items but I do have some items that are approx. 4′x2′. I have no experience with photoshop or editing and I want the easiest way to do this.
Are these kits any good? Do you think I can use them with no prior experience?
http://www.amazon.com/CowboyStudio-Continous-Lighting-Backdrops-Backdrop/dp/B001NAGKFU/ref=sr_1_2?ie=UTF8&s=photo&qid=1260212115&sr=1-2
http://www.amazon.com/MyStudio%C2%AE-Professional-Tabletop-Continuous-Photography/dp/B0015450T6/ref=sr_1_3?ie=UTF8&s=electronics&qid=1260213237&sr=8-3
Are there better ones?
If you’re selling stuff on ebay, you really don’t want to do much, if any editing of your stuff. If there are flaws, buyers are going to want to know that.
I am not a fan of continuous lighting on a big scale. For the tabletop studio, good. For bigger stuff, I really recommend strobes or something a lot brighter than fluorescent bulbs. It might work for products where you can use longer exposures and a tripod. But I wouldn’t recommend it just due to the very singular purpose of it.
I think the tabletop studio will be fine. It shouldn’t be too hard to figure it all out with a little trial and error. Good Luck.
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