Product Photos That Sell: A Simple Photo Guide for Isokorigari Sellers

On Isokorigari.com your photo is your shop window: real, clean, sharp photos win more clicks, more trust and more orders.

When a buyer in Kigali scrolls through products on Isokorigari, the online marketplace in Rwanda, the first thing they see is the picture. Before they read your title, price or description, they decide in one second whether your product looks real and trustworthy. The good news: you do not need an expensive camera. A modern phone, good light and a few simple rules are enough.

The 6 photo rules on Isokorigari

1. Real photos only. Photograph the real product you sell. Buyers want to see exactly what they will receive.
2. White or very light background. A clean white background makes the product stand out and keeps the marketplace looking professional.
3. Square, 1500 x 1500 pixels. Upload square images of about 1500px on each side so buyers can zoom in on details. If your photo is not square, place it on a white square canvas instead of stretching it.
4. Several angles. Front, back, side, the label, the details, and the product in use. For packs, show what is inside.
5. No fake text cards. Do not upload images that are only coloured backgrounds with the product name written on them, clip-art icons or drawings. They look fake, and buyers skip them.
6. No other website's photos. Do not copy photos from other shops or websites, and do not add other shops' logos or watermarks.

Phone photography tips

• Use daylight. Stand near a big window or shoot outside in the shade. Avoid strong direct sun, which makes hard shadows.
• Make a simple white studio. A white sheet of paper, a white wall or a white cloth behind and under the product works very well. For small items, bend a large white paper like a "U" so there is no visible corner.
• Clean the lens. Wipe your phone camera with a soft cloth. A dirty lens makes every photo blurry.
• Hold steady. Lean on a table, use both hands, or use a small phone stand. Tap the screen on the product to focus.
• Do not zoom. Move closer instead of using digital zoom, which reduces quality.
• Turn off the flash for shiny products like phones, tiles and bottles; it creates bright spots.
• Fill the frame. The product should cover most of the picture, with a little white space around it.
• Edit lightly. Crop to square, adjust brightness, and keep true colours. Do not change the colour of the product.

Tips by product type

• Electronics and phones: show the screen, the ports, the box and accessories. Remove protective film reflections.
• Food and groceries: show the full pack with the label and weight readable. For fresh fruits and vegetables, show them fresh and clean.
• Tiles and building materials: one close-up of the surface and one photo of the tile laid in a room, so buyers can imagine the result.
• Clothes and shoes: flat on white, or worn; show the fabric and the size label.
• Furniture and appliances: full view, then details like drawers, controls and materials.

Use options, not ten copies

If your product comes in several colours or sizes, use the product options (colour, size, storage, volume, pack size...) and add a photo for each option where possible. Do not create a new product for every colour.

Remember the master catalogue

Isokorigari keeps one master catalogue. If the product already exists, you add it to your store with your own price, stock and selling details instead of creating it again. If your real photos are better than the current ones, contact us and we will look at them. Only new products, reviewed by the admin team, need a full set of new photos from you.

Why it matters

Good photos make buyers trust your shop, reduce questions and returns, and make your products stand out next to other offers. Combined with a clear title, product ribbons such as New or Hot Deal, and good reviews, they are one of the fastest ways to sell more online in Rwanda.

Your 5-photo plan for every product

1. Main photo: the full product, front view, on white, filling most of the square.
2. Back or side: shows shape, thickness and ports or handles.
3. Label close-up: brand, model, size, weight or volume clearly readable.
4. Detail: texture, fabric, finish, buttons, or what is inside the pack.
5. In use: the product in a kitchen, office, room or hand, so the buyer sees the real size.

Common photo mistakes

• Dark photos taken at night under yellow light.
• Busy backgrounds: beds, market stalls, other products, people.
• Blurry photos from shaking hands or a dirty lens.
• Stretched or squashed images that change the product's shape.
• Prices, phone numbers or big text written on the image.
• Very small images that look pixelated when buyers zoom in.

Fix these, and your shop will look more professional than most in a few hours of work.

Mu Kinyarwanda

Kuri Isokorigari.com ifoto ni yo idirishya ry'iduka ryawe: amafoto nyayo, asukuye kandi agaragara neza atuma ugurisha byinshi.

Iyo umuguzi arebye ibicuruzwa kuri Isokorigari, ikintu cya mbere abona ni ifoto. Ntukeneye kamera ihenze: telefone igezweho, urumuri rwiza n'amategeko make birahagije.

Amategeko 6 y'amafoto

1. Amafoto nyayo gusa y'igicuruzwa ugurisha.
2. Inyuma h'umweru cyangwa h'ibara ryoroheje.
3. Ifoto ya kare, pixels 1500 x 1500, kugira ngo umuguzi abashe kureba utuntu duto. Niba ifoto atari kare, yishyire ku kare y'umweru aho kuyirambura.
4. Impande nyinshi: imbere, inyuma, uruhande, ikirango, n'igicuruzwa gikoreshwa.
5. Nta makarita y'amagambo: ntushyireho amafoto ari ibara gusa ryanditseho izina, cyangwa ibishushanyo.
6. Ntukoporore amafoto y'izindi mbuga cyangwa amaduka.

Inama zo gufotoza telefone

• Koresha urumuri rw'umunsi, hafi y'idirishya cyangwa mu gicucu hanze.
• Koresha urupapuro, urukuta cyangwa umwenda w'umweru inyuma no munsi y'igicuruzwa.
• Sukura lens ya telefone.
• Fata telefone neza utanyeganyega; kanda ku gicuruzwa kuri ecran kugira ngo ifoto ibe nziza.
• Ntukoreshe zoom: egera igicuruzwa.
• Zimya flash ku bicuruzwa birabagirana nka telefone, amakaro n'amacupa.
• Igicuruzwa kigomba kuzura hafi ifoto yose.
• Hindura gake: kata ifoto ibe kare, ongera urumuri, ariko ntuhindure ibara ry'igicuruzwa.

Inama ku bwoko bw'ibicuruzwa

• Electronics na telefone: erekana ecran, imyobo, agakarito n'ibikoresho biherekeza.
• Ibiribwa: erekana ipaki yose, ikirango n'uburemere bisomeka.
• Amakaro: ifoto y'ikaro hafi n'indi yayo yashyizwe mu nzu.
• Imyenda n'inkweto: ku mweru cyangwa byambawe, werekane ingano.

Niba igicuruzwa gifite amabara cyangwa ingano bitandukanye, koresha amahitamo (options) aho gukora ibicuruzwa byinshi. Wibuke: niba igicuruzwa gisanzwe kiri muri catalogue, ucyongera mu iduka ryawe aho kugikora bushya.

Amafoto 5 kuri buri gicuruzwa

1. Ifoto nyamukuru: igicuruzwa cyose, imbere, ku mweru.
2. Inyuma cyangwa ku ruhande: herekana ishusho n'ubunini.
3. Ikirango hafi: brand, model, ingano n'uburemere bisomeka.
4. Utuntu duto: imiterere y'igitambaro, ibara, ibiri mu ipaki.
5. Gikoreshwa: mu gikoni, mu biro, mu nzu cyangwa mu ntoki, kugira ngo umuguzi abone ingano nyayo.

Amakosa yo kwirinda

• Amafoto yijimye afashwe nijoro.
• Inyuma huzuyeho ibintu: uburiri, ibindi bicuruzwa, abantu.
• Amafoto adasobanutse kubera kunyeganyega cyangwa lens yanduye.
• Amafoto arambuye ahindura ishusho y'igicuruzwa.
• Ibiciro, nimero za telefone cyangwa amagambo manini yanditswe ku ifoto.
• Amafoto mato cyane atagaragara neza iyo umuntu ayegereje.

Amafoto meza atuma umuguzi akwizera, akagabanya ibibazo n'ibisubizwa, kandi agatuma ibicuruzwa byawe bigaragara neza kurusha ibindi.

Kuki ari ingenzi?

Umuguzi ntashobora gukora ku gicuruzwa cyawe, ni yo mpamvu ifoto ari yo imugurishiriza. Amafoto meza, umutwe usobanutse, ribbons nka New cyangwa Hot Deal, n'ibitekerezo byiza by'abakiriya ni bimwe mu buryo bwihuse bwo kugurisha byinshi kuri interineti mu Rwanda. Niba ufite ibibazo, tuvugishe kuri WhatsApp +250 788 217 950.

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