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Post by Mel on Feb 9, 2024 0:26:15 GMT -5
I'm going to be listing the slabs I posted about back in November, but before I get crazy taking photos, what sort of photos do you prefer when buying slabs? I've never bought anything I couldn't see in person so thought I'd get input from the more experienced shoppers. I want to make the process as easy for both parties as I can but my photography skills are horrible. In identification threads I know wet & dry photos are the way to go, but does the same thing apply to buying cut slabs? I have a whole gallery of really good photos here but the slabs are all dry and only showing one side. Should I really bother taking more?
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Post by MsAli on Feb 9, 2024 7:13:49 GMT -5
Those look good too me. Better than my sales photos đŸ˜… Measurements are the biggest thing, and shown "wet"
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Post by hummingbirdstones on Feb 9, 2024 8:47:01 GMT -5
For slabs I like wet and dry photos, front and back. Measurements of the slab at the widest points and slab thickness. Also disclose any flaws in the slab such as cracks.
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Post by rockjunquie on Feb 9, 2024 20:00:10 GMT -5
I'm confused about your photos. Are you selling them by lots or singly?
I do all my shopping online. Can't buy rocks in town around here. I look for good pictures of front and back, both wet and dry. Natural light is best, but light tents are good, too. Don't monkey with the image. Ppl will know. Make it high resolution so it can be enlarged.
I want measurements of the slab in inches and the thickness in mm. A lot of ppl show a picture of the slab on a scale and expect me to know the dimensions by that. Bogus. List the dimensions. Don't bother with a side view picture as it is pretty much meaningless unless you are showing a wedge cut. Yes, include any obvious flaws. You can circle them in pencil- like a carpenter's pencil. Don't use markers.
Don't oversell it. Don't use tortured adjectives or flowery language. DO list what you know about the material. KISS applies. I just want to buy a rock.
Good luck!
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Post by khara on Feb 9, 2024 21:33:20 GMT -5
I do most all my shopping online. Pretty much what others already said. Photos of front/back both wet and dry. Wet shows its potential, dry shows its flaws and areas that will have to be avoided. Note to yourself where you know obvious cracks are and make sure they are also obvious in the dry photos or draw them on with pencil or other non damaging method. Also a photo with a ruler and thickness given. IF the slab has any area that is not the same thickness, mention it!!! I have bought too many slabs online, from reputable sellers even, who were selling a slab that was not a wedge, so wedge didn't need to be mentioned, but the material had the natural edge of the rock tapering to the surface of the slab, thus making a large area of what looked like a good slab completely unusable due to its thickness, and this was not obvious in the photos. Not sure if I explained that well, just be sure anything that could possibly surprise a buyer is very obviously noted or called out. You can even use sticky notes with a message and an arrow right there in your photos. It can be a lot of time and work photographing and creating listings so find a way that's easy for you to reproduce over and over and covers all the bases for getting full info to your customer. Good luck!
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Post by jasoninsd on Feb 10, 2024 7:48:51 GMT -5
I like to see good action shots of the slabs. You know, running through a field of daisies. Maybe one or two of them playing tennis. Something to let me know they have a good zeal for life!
LOL
Others have already stated it...but wet pics to show "potential"...and dry pics to show the reality. It's kind of like taking pictures of some women right after they wake up... LOL
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Post by Mel on Feb 25, 2024 1:19:06 GMT -5
to show the reality. It's kind of like taking pictures of some women right after they wake up... LOL If you took a picture of me right after I woke up, your reality would be cut very very short.... I can't let you subject innocent people to such torture.
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Post by hummingbirdstones on Feb 25, 2024 7:41:18 GMT -5
to show the reality. It's kind of like taking pictures of some women right after they wake up... LOL If you took a picture of me right after I woke up, your reality would be cut very very short.... I can't let you subject innocent people to such torture. Mel you slay me!
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Post by Mel on Feb 25, 2024 16:53:37 GMT -5
If you took a picture of me right after I woke up, your reality would be cut very very short.... I can't let you subject innocent people to such torture. Mel you slay me! I do what I can to make up for the things I can't hummingbirdstones, you just made my day with this.
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Post by rocknewb101 on Mar 8, 2024 16:42:58 GMT -5
I know I'm a day late to the convo, but I agree also about seeing them wet - I think it'll help draw more folks in as they can really see what they'll look like. Looks like some nice pieces you have there. Equal to that is the thickness of the slab. I prefer a thicker slab as there's more room for error for me.
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Post by ThomasT on Mar 9, 2024 8:37:15 GMT -5
Having a ruler in a pic like you have done helps too.
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Post by vegasjames on Mar 9, 2024 9:50:14 GMT -5
Having a ruler in a pic like you have done helps too. I use a carpenter's square with my pics so you can see length and width at the same time.
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