A DIY Guide on photographing your work
On the 3rd of March, we had the pleasure of having our third Womenfolk event ‘A DIY guide on photographing your work’ facilitated by Carrie Davenport.
Carrie Davenport is a photographer based in Belfast. You can find her work on her website www.carriedavenportphotographic.com
In this workshop, Carrie covered:
Basics of photography - creating a strong focal point, using exposure and white balance to get your images right, working with natural light
Telling a visual story with your images - so not just products but your process, portraits etc too to build a brand online
Different types of set up - plain backdrop, editorial styling and flat lay. What they all work best for and how to use them
Editing your images - using software to improve your photos, the importance of sharing your best photos not posting for the sake of it
Images for print and web use - important differences
Backing up and storing your image catalogue
This project is kindly funded by Ulster Bank.
This project is brought to you by Blick Shared Studios & Creating A Space
If you are looking for the detailed presentation created by Carrie, please click the box below to download the free resource.
Video 1 - What makes a good photograph?
In this video, Carrie goes through the different things that go into making a good photograph.
Video 2 - Shooting on a Smartphone
In this video, Carrie gives some tips on how to shoot and edit on a smartphone.
Some App recommendations to edit photographs on your phone
Video 3 - Shooting on a camera
In this video, Carrie talks about the different modes to shoot with on your camera and to stay away from the Auto Mode, as it can make you lazy as a photographer.
Carrie emphasises to play around with the different modes on your camera. She also asks you to think about different lenses and what is your planning to shoot.
50mm lens is suitable for product and food shoots which are fairly affordable ranging from £80-£90 to get you started.
Video 4 - Styles of Product Photography
In this video, Carrie talks about a few variations of different types of product photography.
Editorial style - which is the style of photography telling a story. You are using your product to tell the story to your customer. You are playing around with styling and background, and helping the customer imagine what your product will look like in their home.
Isolated Product Shoot - this is showing off your product with nothing else around it on a white background
Flat Lays - laying things out flat around your product and shooting it from above. It is good to use props but not to over clutter.
Video 5 - Creative Tips & Techniques
In this video, Carrie gives us some creative tips to think about when we are photographing our products.
Create a strong focal point
Avoid Clutter
Framing
Macro & Details
Experiment
Background
Using Colour
Correct Colour
Using Light
Video 6 - The Story behind the product
In this video, Carrie talks about how important it is to tell the story. Whether it is shooting behind the scenes of how you create your work or showing the process as an artist.
Video 7 - The Technical Bits
In this video, Carrie walks us through some of the technical aspects of photography.
ISO
Shutter Speed
Aperture
File Formats
Editing your images
Video 8 - Tips on photographing products
In this video, Carrie gives us some general tips in photographing products like:
Jewellery
Flat pieces
Flat pieces behind glass
Glass Items
Ceramics and Sculpture
Food
Thank you for watching this online workshop, we hope you were able to get the value of it and feel confident in photographing your work.
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