This week is all about photographing your work…

For your website and social media, whether you have a product or service based business it's important to have professional looking photos to represent your creative business.

Check out our industry expert videos by photographer Carrie Davenport for guidance on photographing your work.

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top tips summary

  • Plan out what you want to shoot

  • Write out the purpose of the content you are creating

  • Create a mood board of images that you love and use them as a reference when planning your photoshoot

  • Take an inventory of what resources you have around you and be creative with what you have

  • Plan out the different camera angles you want to create

  • Make sure that the subject you are shooting is well lit - using natural light or a lamp 

  • Edit your photograph with what you have available. Usually, smartphones or computers have basic editing applications you can use. Keep your editing simple and only adjust the brightness, contrast and highlights. 

  • Plan what time of day you are going to shoot, so you can know what your light source will be

  • Keep practising and creating the images you want to create. It takes time to find what your style is and what you want to see.

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This exercise will help you get organised for taking photos of your work.

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week 19 book

This week’s book recommendation is The Artist’s Way a book on the subject of creativity. It is an international bestseller for good reason, millions of readers have found it to be an invaluable guide to living the artist’s life.

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week 19 podcast

This week’s podcast is the Great Discontent which features in-depth conversations with today’s artists, makers, and risk-takers.