If you want to learn to take better photos, HP is offering several free online courses to help you out. One class in particular would be extremely helpful in improving your product photos:
Camera composition: Change Your Perspective
From HP - You don’t have to be a professional photographer to understand and apply good photo composition techniques. [...]

Just because you can’t afford to pay a professional to take your product photos doesn’t mean they have to look horrible. Constructing your own lightbox is inexpensive and easy to do and will dramatically improve the quality of your photos.
I’ve used several lightboxes, with costs ranging from the homemade to the expensive and have had [...]

Many of us are challenged when it comes to taking product photos and may not have the funds to hire a professional. Photojojo is the first blog I ever subscribed to in hopes of improving my own camera skills. I really like the way PhotoJoJo makes you look at your photo projects in a new, [...]