Tip 1

Position the camera so it’s facing the artwork head-on - the plane of the artwork should be parallel to the back of your camera or you’ll get a trapezoid instead of a square image. The artwork should fill the camera or phone viewer, to maximise the resolution of the final photo.

Tip 2

Light your work properly. If you are photographing your work indoors, make sure you do it in a room with plenty of windows and natural light. If you can, we recommend photographing your work outdoors when it is cloudy or overcast, as indirect sunlight provides the best lighting.

Tip 3

Edit your photograph if needed. There are plenty of free or inexpensive photo editing software programs that you can use – of course Photoshop is still the most popular. Your phone or device will also have basic functions to enable you to crop, correct colour and make other minor adjustments.