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BP2017 How To Photograph Your Work

This document provides guidelines for photographing artwork, emphasizing the importance of a neutral background, natural lighting, and stable camera positioning. It details techniques for taking high-quality images, including using a tripod, ensuring proper lens alignment, and avoiding reflections. Additionally, it outlines steps for editing and preparing the images for submission, including file format and size requirements.

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BP2017 How To Photograph Your Work

This document provides guidelines for photographing artwork, emphasizing the importance of a neutral background, natural lighting, and stable camera positioning. It details techniques for taking high-quality images, including using a tripod, ensuring proper lens alignment, and avoiding reflections. Additionally, it outlines steps for editing and preparing the images for submission, including file format and size requirements.

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HOW TO PHOTOGRAPH YOUR WORK

Set up
 Place your work against a neutral background. For larger works this should ideally be on an
easel or propped against a flat wall. For smaller works it may be possible to lay it on the floor
and take your photograph from overhead.
 Harsh lighting can cause glare or shadows so make sure you photograph your work using
natural window light or, if photographing outside, in bright overcast conditions. Be sure to
switch off your camera’s flash and any electric lights in the room.
 If the work is positioned on a table, put some black fabric under the base to avoid colour and
light reflections.
 You can include the frame in your photograph. However, if the work is glazed, we
recommend removing the frame to avoid reflection. If this is not possible, try using a
polarising filter.

Taking your photo


 Make sure the camera does not move: place it on a tripod or a flat surface (e.g. a table).
 Use a self-timer or cable release to take your photo, to ensure that the camera is still for the
exposure.
 If your camera is on a tripod, make sure you turn off the image stabilisation or vibration
reduction setting to ensure maximum sharpness to the image. Please note that you don’t
need to have a tripod to take the photograph, you could rest it on a table or simply hold it
with the stabilisation setting switched on.
 The lens should be parallel to your work – tilt the camera to match the angle of the work if
necessary. The centre of the lens should be pointing directly at the centre of the work.
 To maximise the image resolution, leave only the smallest of margins around the work (you may
want to crop this out later). The edges of the work must remain parallel to the camera frame.
 In most cases Auto Focus should be sufficient to take your photograph. Avoid zooming if
using a smartphone or tablet, as this will reduce the quality of the photograph.
 Take several shots and keep checking your images so that you can make adjustments. Check
that the image is sharp and faithful to the artwork.

Preparing your entry


 Download your images to a computer. Use photo-editing software to crop away the
background from your image. We recommend using Photoshop, Picasa (Windows) or iPhoto
(Mac) – or search ‘photo-editing software’ online.
 Zoom in to inspect your image and check carefully for any flaws. Adjust the contrast if necessary,
but be careful not to over-edit the image: it should be a true representation of the finished work.
 The image must be saved as a JPG/JPEG and be smaller than 3 MB. The image must also be
at least 1,080 pixels on its longest side (depending on whether it is portrait or landscape
format). To ensure that the image is of the best quality given the file size we recommend
saving the file as 72 DPI.

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