I sell custom-made tribal bellydance clothing & accessories, specializing in the plus-size genre, and in addition to my tribe tribes.tribe.net/belliphat , we also have an Etsy store that's been up since February: belliphat.etsy.com I am not very happy with my photos of my items, and I fear that they are actually hindering my sales. I take all of the pictures myself, as I can't afford to hire someone else to do it -- and I generally feel that they (a) aren't very eye-catching, and (b) don't really capture how beautiful these items are in person. They look rather drab in the photos compared to how lush they look in person.

Since I don't have the funds to hire a professional photographer (the catch-22 of being a start-up), does anyone have any suggestions on what I can do to make my photos more interesting, lush & appealing - while still conveying all of the information about the items that I need to?

Any help given would be truly appreciated. Thanks!