How To Take Better Sports Card Photos For Under $5
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 17 พ.ย. 2024
- We have all had the challenge of getting good photography with our sports cards. Sometimes the lighting is off, other times it is hard to show how beautiful a card is, and sometimes we get terrible glares on your cards. It is important to take good photos of your sports cards for eBay and other sights as it gets more views from potential buyers. It is also nice to get good photos of your sports cards for places such as Instagram and Facebook. In this video I show how I get my photos and how you can start taking better photos of your cards!
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I am constantly catching myself skipping over listings with poorly taken photos. This is gold.
Thanks Lance! Glad it was helpful!
On the flip side, if the photo of a slabbed card is very poor and people are just ignoring it there may be a chance you could get a better deal on it due to the fact of less viewing traffic. But on the flip side of that, it may be that the slab could have slight damage. Also if a seller doesn't care about what they are selling or if they sell anything, their poor imaged card is probably not priced to sell. I like how people hold the card in their hand or the image is very dark after taking a picture. They don't have a flat surface or a lightbulb in their house?
@@jfreeman1689 I cant stand when the top loaders is scratched to shit
@@brianhammer8968 I have found that recently sellers are being more careful on the condition of the slabs.
With the tricks and tools of his trade, the guy is awesome
Thanks for this vid. The tip about using the black card is brilliant and simple. I am using it with immediate better results.
Good tips - I use the app Office Lens as opposed to the regular camera app because it helps cut down on unwanted empty space around the cards. Also that Soto 🤑 very nice!
This is the best tip so far for sports cards and I've been trying to find ways on TH-cam for the past two years.
Great job explaining...I was just doing photos last week and I was going crazy with the reflection of my phone...off to Walmart to buy the black foam boards
thank you ,this is huge! been trying to find a better solution for my setup and the foam core board is gold! killer tip!
Awesome. Thanks for sharing, Scottie! I've been watching your videos for a few weeks and I am always learning something from you. I really like the hole in the black foam board. I will give it a try.
Cheers,
Julien (from Northern California)
Hey Julien, Thanks for watching and your feedback! I am glad that the channel is informative. Definitely give me your feedback on the black foam core when you give it a try!
Sports cards and a vortex hoodie. I like your style, pal. Thanks for the tips!
For PSA i download the 3 pics through the app. Simple and saves a ton of time.
SUBSCRIBED. Have been collecting for years and continue to but your tips are helping ALL collectors new and old. Sincere thanks 👍🏾🍻💯
Thanks for the subscription dude! I am really glad the videos are helpful. Appreciate the support!
@@scottiebcards2354 it's a 2-way street, my friend! So please keep bringing the attention and focus to our great hobby 💪🍺
Going to try this for my Pokémon cards! Thanks so much!
Thanks a lot I’ve had a really difficult time taking a picture of a 2000 bowman chrome Tom Brady card and also just a silver NFL debut Justin Herbert. I tried everything ,and your solution is great and would’ve saved me hours of trial and error. Thank you.
Thanks - this is exactly what I needed to know.
Video idea: Parallels and short prints. Ranking them in popularity and which are the better investment.
Hey Robert, Great idea! I have thought of something similar for awhile now. Stay tuned!
Scotty B is the man, Ultra knowledge of all about the sport, and now with tools
Thank you!!!! Great video! New sub! 🙏 😊
Excellent advice. Thank you!
A 29.00 photo box with led lights on Amazon works great
For chrome cards like prizm and select with the mirror background, ive found that white looks better than black. I use a white poster board or just a sheet of paper. It looks really good. Only on raw cards tho
Thank you for this, very helpful!!
Can I ask what type of lamp stand you are using? They look adjustable and just what I need! Thanks
Really good video and advice. Thank you.
Not sure how I missed this one. But great vid. I learned a lot and that is just genius! Even the pencile!!
Great Tips! Thank you so much.
The dilemma: either take better pictures of raw cards without penny sleeves and top loaders (risking the perception that you don’t take care of your cards), or take worse pictures of raw cards inside penny sleeves and top loaders.
I used use both methods. I take a picture of the card in a penny sleeve and top loader, card saver, or mag case. Then I take more detailed photos of the card with nothing.
@@jnycards5478 I do the same!
What yields higher sell rates (holding every other factor constant) is the reeaallllllll question
It works, thank you for this valuable information.
This is nice. Thanks man!
Anytime! Thanks for watching!
I’m trying to figure out how to perfectly place all images on my IG in the center
Thanks man , this was really helpful. Subscribed !
Good information. How do you keep anything from reflecting from the card? For example, Panini Mosaic card surfaces on the front of the card reflect everything that is near it no matter what angle I try to take the picture from.
Great video scotty. I have problems with lighting and pictures of raw cards. Alot of top loaders have little plastic dust in them and i dont have time to go over 1000s of top loaders and sort through to find a better top loader to switch it into.
Great video... thanks for the tips!
I LOVE YOU I ALMOST LOST MY MIND!!!
Excellent videos. Your channel is fire. /gen z reference
Haha thank you Tom. I appreciate that!
Hi Scottie - I finally purchased the Foam Boards from Walmart . I purchased a Black one and a White one to use for cards that may look better on a white background. Can you give me an idea on the dimension of the whole to cut on the Foam Board? Also, On the Black Foam Board , I''m not really seeing a difference on 1 side vs. the other one. Thanks again for doing this Video. I must have watched this Video about 10 times . Each time I watch it I pick up something else on how to take photo's of my cards. I just started selling on Ebay. Do you have any tips on doing Auctions or Buy it now sales? Thanks again and have a very special , Fourth of July. Barry
Great tips! Thanks
Awesome!!!
GREAT content. 👍
Could you post the link?
Great video! What are your thoughts on using a photo scanner instead? Would you say photo scanners take pictures better or manual photography?
Great for paper. Not so great for chrome.
Good stuff
Thx for the tips
why not just use a scanner and adjust in the iphone?
definitely a good option. Scanners don't always catch the refracting light you get with actual lighting and a lot of people don't have scanners. This is only 2.5 versus the price. Great point though!
hard to scan BGS slabs and thick RPAs ... this is a good technique! can also attach to a white foam light box
@@scottiebcards2354 you can still add other light by leaving the scanner open and changing lighting conditions in the room. Or redirecting light from a dedicated source. I found that scanners are much faster than manually holding the camera. Also the scanner is better for raw cards since you can square them up. I can scan about 45 images per hour. All of my post production in accomplished on my phone and loaded to ebay from my phone. 95% of my ebay work is mobile. I don't have wifi but use a hotspot when at home to go online with my laptop. You can check out my ebay store backstop_cards or search ebay for the famous "razor blade card". An Upper Deck football card with an actual razor blade embedded in the card. Pulled from a pack in 1999.
@@alexchan6896 Alex you can leave the scanner open and throw a black cloth over the object you want to scan. I have experimented with different backgrounds with different colors and textures. You can view the different images at my ebay store backstop_cards. Or search on "razor blade card". I hope this helps.
@@jfreeman1689 thx for the suggestion. I used to have a box made from tape and foam board to do thicker cards instead of using my printer/scanner cover. But it never came out sharp if it was a slab or in a one touch. I am pretty sure the moving fluorescent light is the culprit. My conclusion is that scanners are for showing condition not for showing beauty.
-What if you used white boards instead of black?
You’re like the McGiver of card photos
You selling that Trout card ?
I’m guessing that’s your wife that decorated the place with Easter bunnies. Lol mine does the same.
Haha yes! My wife's favorite holiday to decorate for is Easter and we have way too many bunnies around the house! I'm glad my wife isn't the only one haha.
@@scottiebcards2354 lol!!
Great tips TPT the lesson pony
Dude you're genius
Thank you!
Car wax I never thought of that thanks, good video!
Thanks for watching Dave!
where do you find the foam board in wal mart? lol
nice flex on those cards to homie! sweet trout and sotos
Probably in the arts and crafts selection. It’s just past the old man in the electric when chair yelling at everyone to move, to the right of the toothless 23 year old that looks more like 63. If you are close to the child sitting inside the grocery cart eating a bag of chips yet to be paid for, turn around you’ve gone too far.
just in the arts and craft section next to poster board!
2:34 for the reason why he got 2 boards
using a selfie light circle/donut = no shadow
Great idea! I will have to give it a try.
Hi is this really effective?how do you take photos? Does the ring light reflects? On the cards and through the camera?
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Thanks man. I am glad that it is helpful!
Applying car wax to remove scratches from graded card cases might be a bad idea. Many retail car waxes are cleaner waxes, meaning that they contain detergents and abrasives.
I wish a channel would show some examples of terrible photos on eBay and make fun of the person in a nice way.
Great tips thank you!