Photographing Your Makes
Learn tricks and tips for taking, editing and managing photos of your makes so they sell themselves at first glance.
This course covers the basic principals of taking, editing, storing and exporting photos for print and online publications.
Photographic skills that will tell your handmade story and showcase your beautiful makes - whether you want them to sell patterns, illustrate your blog or grow raise your instagram game.
How to use what you already have - You don't need a DSLR or other high end camera, a phone camera will be fine.
Editing workflows and technical information to help you export for web and print
On demand video tutorials
Written tutorials rich with illustrative photos
Access to our Professionals Lounge, a forum in which to ask questions, share with fellow designers and learn more
Welcome to Photographing Your Makes
The Art of Capturing Light
The Exposure Triangle: Part One - The Light Meter
The Exposure Triangle: Part Two - ISO, Aperture and Shutter Speed
Manual Controls: Putting It All Together
Different Types of Lighting
Bonus: Creating Pack or Cut Out Images in Photoshop
Posing Yourself and Others
Feeling Confident In Front of the Camera
The "Rules" of Composition
Types of Images
Planning Ahead
Backgrounds, Props and a Stylist Toolkit
The Shoot
Finding Inspiration and Developing Your Eye
Editing: From Good To Great
Lightroom: The Library Panel and Organising Your Files
Importing Your Files and a Note on File Storage
Lightroom Walkthrough and Using Lightroom Presets
Lightroom Tools
Editing Multiple Images at Once Using the Sync Tool
Exporting Your Images for Print and Web