Notes from the table
What I have learned shooting small products on white for sellers: the rules, the light, and the fixes.
Phone Photography Using a White Screen
A tablet as backdrop, a laptop as fill, and the phone settings that stop auto-exposure turning white into grey.
RAW vs JPEG When Shooting on White
Highlight headroom, white balance latitude and file handling: what each format gives you on a high-key set.
Removing Shadows From White Backgrounds
Fix it in the light first, then in levels: the order I work in to lose grey backgrounds and keep a natural contact shadow.
Soft vs Hard Light Basics
Size and distance decide everything. How to read shadows, and when each quality of light flatters a product.
eBay and Etsy Image Rules Compared
Sizes, ratios, backgrounds and photo counts for both platforms side by side, and one export set that satisfies both.
Jewellery Photography on White
Tents, black cards and focus stacking: how I keep metal shaped and stones alive on a pure white ground.
Calibrating a Camera LCD
Why the rear screen lies, how to set its brightness, and how to lean on the histogram and blinkies instead.
Clipping Path vs a Real White Background
When to cut out in post and when to light the white in camera, with honest time and quality costs for each.
A DIY Lightbox Under $20
The cardboard, tracing paper and foam board box I still use for small products, with cut sizes and lamp positions.
Food Photography White Balance
Getting whites white without killing appetite: custom white balance, grey cards, mixed light and where warmth belongs.
Shooting Flat-Lays Against a Screen
How I use a monitor or tablet as a glowing white base for flat-lays: height, exposure, moire and keeping edges clean.
Amazon Product Photo Requirements 2026
The main-image rules I shoot to: pure white at RGB 255, frame fill, pixel sizes and the mistakes that get listings suppressed.