Cell phones today, take halfway descent pictures.
More than eneogh to cover the 3 basic area's of the Cue.
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More than eneogh to cover the 3 basic area's of the Cue.
He still plays a pretty sporty game of pool too...
The above is perfect for the Gallery section.
If I were selling a Cue, I would add more because the buyers would want to see more detail.
Bare with me,
Maybe there's a lesson in here.
IDK
What I've learned about pictures, I've learned here on AZ.
If I were selling a Cue, I would add more because the buyers would want to see more detail.
Bare with me,
Maybe there's a lesson in here.
IDK
What I've learned about pictures, I've learned here on AZ.
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As someone that has been listing online since 95 our photos evolved. We started by scanning cues directly on a flatbed scanner. I would then have to make a "hi-res" and a "low-res" image for page loading and then close up viewing. This was better than any camera at the time, and limited by upload speeds and software. Then as digital cameras and web software became better we always did the minimum of 3 photos, 2003 ish. Overall, forearm and butt sleeve, if needed to show details then we would do detail shots of what is important. I think this is pretty standard practice these days.
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Yes i was thinking the same thing the other day, And there is a lot of functions with cell phone photo taking that you can do, most of which i havent taken the time to learn how to use.
A quote from one of the Greatest Cue makers EVER!
Mr. Thomas Wayne
If you want good pictures, do them outside,!
If direct sun lite is to much, a shaded area works great.
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I forget who, i could go look and find it. but someone that posts in the for sale section does a lot of cue pictures (which also look to be high quality) Surrounded by flowers in his yard. I like those postings.
Would enjoy a separate thread on table top photography. Macro shooting… lighting ....avoiding shadows.
Ivicafranic maybe?
Sounds good.
Ever since Mr. Wayne mentioned it.
I just go outside in natural lighting.
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Yep i think you nailed it. Cue is clearly focused, and flowers in the background. i like it
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There are a lot of shit cues too. They just need to be sold and sellers don’t care about nice pics. Most likely not worth going great lengths for nice photos. The photos may be nicer than actual cue. 
I still prefer the effort of nice pictures. I’m more willing to give someone close to their offer for the effort.
The reason why I ask for pics afar or stand back a few feet because ii want to see the color of the points. I need to know how the colors on the points are presented. Are they a solid sharp point or a gradient effect meaning it has a dramatic flame look.
I ordered a cue to be built and the colors I chose will be very dramatic. It will look like flames than points and that is due to color combo.
I still prefer the effort of nice pictures. I’m more willing to give someone close to their offer for the effort.
The reason why I ask for pics afar or stand back a few feet because ii want to see the color of the points. I need to know how the colors on the points are presented. Are they a solid sharp point or a gradient effect meaning it has a dramatic flame look.
I ordered a cue to be built and the colors I chose will be very dramatic. It will look like flames than points and that is due to color combo.
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Maybe the Mods will read this thread and come up with a Help. Suggestion sticky in the Gallery and For sale sections for people to get ideas on posting pictures.There are a lot of shit cues too. They just need to be sold and sellers don’t care about nice pics. Most likely not worth going great lengths for nice photos. The photos may be nicer than actual cue.
I still prefer the effort of nice pictures. I’m more willing to give someone close to their offer for the effort.
The reason why I ask for pics afar or stand back a few feet because ii want to see the color of the points. I need to know how the colors on the points are presented. Are they a solid sharp point or a gradient effect meaning it has a dramatic flame look.
I ordered a cue to be built and the colors I chose will be very dramatic. It will look like flames than points and that is due to color combo.
There was a sticky for a while on how to take photos of cues. The gentleman's name was Thomas Whittaker and he was from the New England area. He passed away relatively young, but an insightful guy when it came to pics. In fact it is in the gallery, his name was Monstermash, it is a sticky in the forum.
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Tom took great pictures and if he was here, I would ask him to come up with something more simple because most people are using thier cell phones but still don't understand what parts of the Cue to capture.
Most cell phones have a free app thru the play store for photo editing.
And HERE'S the big one and it's a FREE App.
Photo resizer.
How many people here could use that.
And HERE'S the big one and it's a FREE App.
Photo resizer.
How many people here could use that.
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Oh, one thing i can point out for people that post a lot with pictures. and i am not sure if it matters if it is black or white or grey. I guess it would depend on what you are taking pictures of or wanting to highlight.
Those 4 sided cardboard set ups. like half of a box. i assume it is used to block out items you do not want in the photo and to reduce glare from other light sources.
Some assumptions there of course.
Those 4 sided cardboard set ups. like half of a box. i assume it is used to block out items you do not want in the photo and to reduce glare from other light sources.
Some assumptions there of course.