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There's a reason e-commerce photography is synonymous with white background photography. It is important to get a long roll of white paper, because you need to create a seamless white 'sweep' (a curved seamless background behind the product), in order to reduce the amount of post-production work your images will require after shooting. You can buy rolls of white paper at most office supply and camera stores. To create a seamless white photo backdrop, I recommend that you buy a large roll of white paper to place behind your product. Without going into detail, speed is more relevant with video or burst photography. For DIY product photography, you don't need to worry about speed class. Memory is cheap these days and a modest capacity SD card (+16GB) shouldn't run more than $10 bucks. Remember that you can also get a great deal on used cameras on eBay or Craigslist to bring the price down even further!ĭon't forget your SD memory card! This is what your camera will use to store your images on during a photo shoot.

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This camera retails at $230, has manual settings, takes clean and crisp images at 22 Megapixels, and has built-in wifi capabilities. What to buy? Well there are tons of great cameras on the market, and for the budget conscience E-tailer, I suggest something along the lines of a Canon PowerShot SX620 HS, which is more than enough camera to get the job done. If you are set on buying new equipment, I suggest that you purchase a camera that at a minimum has manual settings for exposure and aperture. I suggest that you first try to use what you have at home before you go on a shopping spree (here's a guide to smartphone product photography). Your home photography studio setup, lighting, product styling, and using the best product image editing service all play an important role in the creation of quality product images.

Keep in mind that your camera is just 1 of 5 factors that will affect the final outcome of your product images. That being said, if you have room in the budget for a quality machine, go for it. I am here to say that you don't need the best of the best for great product images.

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Everyone has a camera these days, whether it's built into your phone, an old point-and-shoot or something more on the professional side.

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