The Confident Artist’s Guide To Photographing Your Art is a comprehensive, easy to follow guide to photographing your art indoors or outdoors, with a smartphone or with a DSLR camera. 

From setting up the photo shoot to editing to the file types and sizes to use for various purposes, you will be clearly guided through each step. You will be photographing and submitting your work with confidence in no time! 

Save time and money while retaining complete control over your images. I take you step by step through each process, with cheat sheets to have with you during photo shoots to recommendations for equipment to buy. There are options for very inexpensive setups outdoors in natural light to more comprehensive setups indoors with studio lights. Both can make for great photos- the choice is yours. 

The aim of photographing your art is to get an accurate representation of your art from the time you press the shutter. Once you get the lighting correct, there are only a few variables when taking a photo. Minimal editing should be required. 

What about expensive editing software like Photoshop? 

The more you edit, the farther you stray from the real thing, and the more knowledge and expensive software you need to do it well. When you follow the steps in the Guide, only cropping and very minor overall adjustments should be required.

For the price of a couple of professional photos, you will be taking your own professional quality photos on your first photo shoot. 

Imagine having pro quality photos of ALL of your work, not just a few that are destined for prints, or a really big show.

Show all of your work at its best on your website, on socials and in catalogues.

Give yourself the freedom to use anything you create for prints and merchandise, or to sell it with great images on your website, socials and submissions.

Nothing sells art like a great photo.

You’re ready to take the next step in your Art Business.

The Confident Artist’s Guide to Photographing Your Art

is a comprehensive, step by step guide to taking and editing photographs of your art for any application, from submissions to prints.

It covers options for photographing in natural light with your smartphone to a professional indoor lighting setup with a DSLR camera. Each method will produce a professional result.

The guide is focused on taking accurate photos so fiddly editing with expensive software is unnecessary.

What You Get:

A comprehensive, straightforward step by step guide to getting you started NOW, plus:

• what to look for in a good art photo

• Pros and cons of Smartphones v DSLR cameras

• Lists of equipment needed for photos with:

  • Natural light with a smartphone

  • Natural light with a DSLR

  • Indoor photos with a smartphone

  • Indoor photos with a DSLR

• Printable quick reference cards for each shooting scenario to keep with you when shooting artwork

• How to set white and grey balance for accurate colour

• How to choose indoor lights

• How to set the colour balance of your indoor lighting

• Step by step photo editing with the software you already have, or budget friendly alternatives

• How to organize your inventory of files so that you are ready for submissions or prints at the drop of a hat

• Keys to successful submissions: file sizes and formats, artist statements

• How to fill out a submission for a show or juried competition

• How to ensure accurate colour with grey cards, colorchecker cards and software, plus computer screen calibration

• The ins and outs of file formats and when to use them

Oh, and Confidence. The Confidence to know you’re doing it RIGHT!