Your art is too important to get distracted by a poor photograph. Here are our top tips… and YES, you can use your phone!
NATURAL LIGHT
Photograph your art near a window. Turn off any lamps you might have on.
Artificial light from lamps makes your artwork look more yellow and dingy. Boo.
Natural light from the sun gives you crisp whites and vibrant colors! Yay!
See the difference?
Taken in artificial light – NO 🙁 
Taken in natural light – YES 🙂
CAMERA ANGLE
Center your camera/phone directly above your artwork.
- Make sure all edges of your artwork are showing
- Check to get the boarders around the edges as straight as possible.
- Crop the background out after you take the photo.
If your camera/phone is not centered on your artwork, the image will be skewed and portions will be blurry.
Take your photograph straight on, then crop!
Check these out:
Taken at an angle – NO 🙁 
Taken straight on – YES 🙂
FOCUS
Don’t rush this one!
- Hold your elbows in close to your body to help you steady your camera/phone.
- Take your time, hold steady, and let your camera/phone focus before you take the photo.
- Most phones allow you to touch the screen where you want to focus. Once you do, hold steady, watch for it to focus, then snap your pic!
WATCH OUT FOR SHADOWS!
Scary shadows will gobble up your art if you’re not looking for them…
- Check to make sure the shadow from your head or your camera/phone isn’t on your artwork before you take the photo.
- Rearrange yourself and your art as needed to avoid nasty dark shadows on your art.