Wednesday’s WOW! #81. I have an interesting post for you today. Well I hope it is interesting. I have some helpful tips when photographing your projects.
Maybe you just want to take a quick snap of your project for your own record but perhaps you want to have a little more quality in the photos you take of your projects. In the Stamping Around the World Tutorial Group I am on, Stefanie (one of the group members) has compiled some helpful tips. Each of us contributed in providing a tip that we use when we take our own photos to share on our blogs and other social media platforms.
This is my tip that I shared.
When I take photos of my projects I don’t have a fancy lightbox. I use 2 pieces of the large White Core Board. One on the bottom and one on the back. I do use a timber look placemat on the bottom as well. The white board on the back is good for reflecting the light. Sometimes I do have 2 small lights that project on to the boards to lighten them more.
After I take the photo I upload it to my computer and then edit them on a program although this one above was done on my phone to get it done for this particular post.
I crop, resize the photo and adjust the lighting. This is all done in a few minutes. Most times too I will edit a batch of photos in one sitting to be ready for upcoming blog posts.
This photo below was the photo of this card after editing which I posted to my blog a few weeks ago. So you can see what the final look is. I have very little of the core board showing afterwards but it does help with the light.
The watermark is different on the card above as I had to retake the card for the post this week and edit it on my phone.
There were lots of other great tips shared too. I will give you a brief summary here but then you can head to Stefanie’s blog post to get the full details rather than me relay everything.
Tips like:
- Use contact or wallpaper as a fun background. (Like I have used the timber look placemat).
- Scatter multiple pieces of the project or a number of projects around to get a different effect.
- Use props to create interest.
- Stand the card up to show more details.
- Get in close to take the photo.
Do you want to see more? Head to Stefanie’s Blog -> HERE to read her detailed tips on lighting and see more tips shared.
I hope these are helpful when taking your own photos.
Jenny
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