AI Kitchenware Photography for Ebay

Killing Reflections on Steel, Glass and Enamel

Polished stainless, glossy enamel, and copper act as curved mirrors, so a bare bulb or a window becomes a hard white streak across the exact area a buyer wants to inspect. Trade the point source for a large diffused one: a white sheet or shoot-through diffuser close to the item spreads the highlight into a soft gradient that actually reads as metal instead of glare. Shoot from slightly above with the camera on a tripod and a self timer so your arms and phone stay out of the bowl of the pan. A high white surround (foam board on three sides) removes the dark room and stops the black band that shows up on the inside curve of stock pots.

Glass is the opposite problem. Clear Pyrex and measuring cups vanish on pure white, so backlight the sweep to make the edges glow, or place a thin gray card behind the piece so the rim outline survives eBay's thumbnail crop.

Using All 24 Photo Slots to Prove Condition

eBay gives you up to 24 images on most kitchenware listings, and cookware is the category where you should use nearly all of them. Sellers who upload four pretty angles and skip the flaws are the ones who eat return shipping on a Dutch oven.

• Frame 1: the whole item or full set on plain white, filling the square crop, since the search gallery thumbnail is small and roughly 1:1.
• Interior straight down, so scratches, utensil marks, and discoloration are visible.
• The base, sharp enough to read the maker's mark, size stamp, or Pyrex-style date code.
• A tape measure or ruler across the rim to prove the diameter, plus a shot showing capacity markings.
• Each lid seated on its matching piece, so a "6-piece set" is countable.
• Close-ups of every chip, crack, crazing line, rust spot, or warped base.

Match those photos to your Item Specifics for material, diameter, capacity, and condition. Contradictions between the specifics and the photos are what trigger disputes.