PHOTOGRAPHY TIPS
the best quality photograph you can achieve will bring the best outcome for your artwork
Please try to have some good, clear, high resolution photos ready. It is fine to send more than one photo as that provides choice and gives me a chance to view the subject from various angles.
For anyone who has a commission booked in, here's my top tips for photographing your pet (for the best possible portrait):
• Try to photograph them in natural daylight – ideally outside or facing a window. Avoid direct sunlight though as it casts shadows and bleaches out detail. Bright, overcast days are perfect.
• Get down to their level, so kneel or lay on the floor. If they're very small, place them on a table outside. This is really important, as looking down on them produces unflattering portraits.
• Eyes are crucially important, so make sure they're open and ideally looking at the camera. Maybe worth holding up a treat to keep their attention.
• Use a good camera or a higher-resolution phone camera for a clean crisp image. The clearer the photo, the better the portrait – it’s that simple. Blurred photos can’t be used as I can only draw what can be clearly seen.
• For double or triple portraits, you don’t have to try and photograph them together. Separate photos are fine but it helps if they’re in similar poses and equally lit.