How to take merchandise pics?

July 12th, 2011
A friend is opening an etsy shop and asked me to take pictures of the hair bows she will be selling.

Can anyone offer some advice, or point me to an online tutorial that might help?
July 12th, 2011
One comes to my mind immediately; keep the background simple so the focus is on the product. But nothing else as far as tutorials. Start practicing with your own personal hair ties etc if you own any or if not things similar in size to get a feel for the kinds of challenges you might run into. best of luck.
July 12th, 2011
You can get a lightbox starting kit for about $30 or so at Walmart or if it's hair bows I would suggest finding a little girl to model for the shots so people could see how they look on!
July 12th, 2011
@frontporchview @positronicmommy Thank you for the ideas!
July 12th, 2011
if you dont want to splash out on a light box you can always make your own
http://www.wikihow.com/Create-an-Inexpensive-Photography-Lightbox
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