How to

photograph
your work for
Art Classes
 First, take a photo of your sketch,
assignment or art!
Using a camera: Using your phone:
• Take a photo of your work • Take a photo of your artwork
using the Camera app
using the camera
• You can edit your image,
crop out unwanted
• Upload your photo using a background, or rotate the
memory card reader or USB picture here
cable • Select “Upload” a file to add
a photo this way
 What if Idon’t have a camera or
phone?
Using your laptop:
• Search ‘c amera’ in your • Set a five second timer at the top
search bar of the screen
• Click the shutter release button
• Taking a photo of your work with a
• Then hold your artwork up, facing
laptop can be tricky. Ihave found
the window, parallel to your
that the easiest way is to set your
laptop screen. Try your best to not
laptop with it’s back towards a get your fingertips in the photo.
window.
 Using your laptop continued…
To edit photos using your
laptop:
• Search ‘photos’ in your search
bar
• Click on the photo you wish to
turn in
• Use the edit feature to crop any
extra space around your work
• You can also adjust brightness, color
saturation and contrast. Try to avoid
putting any filters over your art. The goal is
to have your final image best represent
how your artwork looks in real life.
• Click the save a copy button
Requirements of a
“Good Photo”
• Little to no background showing
• Photo is straight-on, not at a
weird angle
• No cast shadows on top of
artwork
• Looks like artwork; you
could frame the picture and
hang it on the wall
What to Look Out for in Your Photo
• Lots of background showing, especially
gross, dirty tables
• Photo is at a weird angle, not a square or
rectangle
• Cast shadows on top of artwork

• Photos like this show poor

craftsmanship; they don’t show the
best qualities of your art and will
affect your craftsmanship grade
 Questions?

As always, you c an email me at:

linda.duncan@sccpss.com