And I suppose this kind of goes along with a bigger rule: always use all five photos. You get five, you're paying twenty cents for the listing, you might as well use all the spots. If a customer was holding your item in a shop, they'd get to turn it around, look at every side, hold it up, look at the detail, hold it against their skin, feel how rigid or floppy it is. The more you can do to communicate that information, the better.
So to give them a sense of size, include other items in the photo they're familiar with. I like pens and pencils (because I make pencil cases). I used to depend on coins, but someone clued me into the fact that people in other countries might not understand as well what size US coins are, so they might not be the best thing. Here are some other good listings I found.
This table looks great in a room like the one it's meant to be in:
May 20th, 2012 - 3rd place
SAWTOOTH Custom Handmade Reclaimed Wood Coffee Table with shelf sample
by appendageandbough
I love the rice in this photo, it provides a great white background and gives us a sense of the width of these bangles.
May 20th, 2012 - 12nd place
Four Silver Bangles
by thesilversmith
Newspaper print tends to be a standard size and adds a lot of visual interest.
May 19th, 2012 - 6th place
CECILE Peacock Feather Hair Combs, Fascinator Wedding
by Lucyohlucy
When in doubt, use a model!
May 17th, 2012 - 9th place
Cotton Crochet Dress in Dark Green
by oOlives
Or your hand. Isn't this picture just lovely?
May 19th, 2012 - 31st place
silver frame coin purse- turquoise flower
by thezakka
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