Product photography may not seem like the most glamorous of tasks, but it’s a great way of learning how to introduce light sources into a still-life shoot. Plus, you’re bound to have a few unwanted bits and pieces lying around at home that are too good to throw away - and may have some residual value that’s worth trying to cash in on.
But if you’d feel dubious about buying an item online that was accompanied by a poor-quality photograph, you should be wary of posting one yourself to attract a prospective purchaser.
One of the challenges of shooting products is that you need to be close to the item so make it fill the frame, so that the image has plenty of detail a viewer can zoom in on and inspect.