Art Photography: How to Photograph Your Art & IIlustrations

Name: Art Photography: How to Photograph Your Art & IIlustrations
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Capture beautiful photos of your artwork for social media, your website, or online store

Created bySean Dalton Dalton

Last updated 5/2020

English

What you'll learn

How to capture beautiful photos of your art with a smartphone or DSLR
How to capture beautiful flat-lays
How to create a mini photo studio at home
How to get the perfect lighting in your images
How to style your image in a way that enhances your art
How to present your work in a way that sells
How to edit your images to make them pop
How to create mock-ups of your art in Photoshop

Course content

4 sections • 12 lectures • 1h 26m total length

Introduction2:54
Class Project1:09
This is an interactive course and it has a class project! The project for this course is to capture one of the compositions we discuss in this course. You can choose between the flat-lay, the "straight-up" shot, and the detail shot.
Create your own mini studio or head outside and capture one of these shots, then come back to the course and post it here in the student project! Remember that there is no right or wrong here, and feel free to really let your creativity shine. I'm super pumped to see your work!
If you need some inspiration, check out this Pinterest board I created for this class: https://pin.it/fewvbpyvczjyc2
Equipment5:39
Some of the equipment you might want to use for this course. Hint: a smartphone is totally fine!

Camera and Phone Settings6:05
Camera settings made simple. In this video we will discuss the best camera settings for each photo, as well as some apps you can use to capture images of your art using your iPhone or Android smartphone.
Anatomy of a Good Photo of Art10:36
In this video we breakdown the factors that constitute a good photo of artwork.

Those three things are:
Lighting
Styling
Composition
Example Images: A Breakdown8:18
Time to breakdown some example photos! In this section we will take a look at some beautiful images and breakdown why they are good.
Inspiration3:37
Inspiration is a massive component of ensuring you are capturing your artwork in the best way possible. In this section we will discuss the best places to find inspiration.

Requirements

Students should have access to either a smartphone or DSLR/mirrorless camera.

Description

By the end of the course, you will know everything you need to capture beautiful photos of your artwork for social media, your website, or general online presence. You'll learn all the basics of capturing beautiful shots of your artwork, as well as plenty of tips and tricks for how to present your art for the camera in the best way possible.

Whether you want to sell more prints online, or just share stunning photos of your work on social media, this course will give you the understanding you need to up your art photography game!.

Here's some of what you will learn:

How to create a mini photo studio at home
How to style your image in a way that enhances your art
How to capture beautiful flat-lays
How to present your work in a way that sells
How to edit your images to make them pop
How to create mock-ups of your art in Photoshop
Plus plenty more tips and tricks

Whether you're a complete photography beginner with nothing more than a Smartphone, or a veteran photographer looking to learn a few more stylistic tips, this course has all the info you need to capture beautiful photos of artwork.

Hope to see you in the course!

Who this course is for:

Artists who want to take better images of their artwork or illustrations
Artists who want to better present their work online

Art Photography: How to Photograph Your Art & IIlustrations

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Course content

Introduction3 lectures • 10min

Camera and Phone Settings4 lectures • 29min

Shooting!2 lectures • 21min

Editing3 lectures • 27min

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