Depop Blog How to take a good photo

Nice photos help you sell faster. Period. How do you take nice photos? All you need is natural sunlight. It's that easy! Here is the bare minimum you need to do to take a nice, bright Explore page feature-worthy photo:1. Find a space in indirect sunlight, which is basically just a fancy way of saying a space next to, or near a window. Don't shoot after sunset when the room is artificially lit by desk lamps, floor lamps, florescent lighting, overhead lights, black lights, lava lamps, chili pepper string-lights, etc. These will give your photos a yellow tint, cast distracting shadows, glares and "hot spots" of light, all of which aren't the best way to show off your item.This, for example, would be a great spot to shoot in in a living room:Likewise, with this bedroom:Don't have windows? Go outside and shoot in front of an interesting wall or background!Really in a pinch? Get creative. There are windows with light everywhere, like the bus, for example.2. Neatly place your item in indirect light near the window and shoot. Always shoot on a clean background and never shoot on dirty floors, dirty rugs, old bedspreads, etc. If all else fails, you can always throw down a clean white sheet or try shooting on one of our cheap and easy better backgrounds hacks.The same goes for shooting clothing on a wall; make sure your garments are hung up neatly on nice wooden hanger.You can also ask a friend to model your item for you or model it yourself! And just to prove how easy this really is, here we are shooting in indirect natural light on a moving bus:Here are the final photos, all of which would could easily be featured on the Explore page or any of our social media channels:Shot on living room floorShot on bedroom wallShot outsideShot on a busWe recommend editing your photos using a photo editing app like VSCOCAM or Snapseed, but try to only tweak the brightness and contrast. Playing with warmth and saturation too much will change the color of your item, which could lead to unhappy buyers.The fine print:Photos featured on the Explore page must be original photography in a square format and can't have borders, filters or watermarks. The post can't have spam tagging (tagging unrelated brands or keywords), can't require payment outside of the app (F&F), and Instant Pay must be turned on. Just try it, and promise you won't forget us when you're #depopfamous. Cheers,Team Depop