Emerging Personal and Professional Practice: photographing objects and artwork (intermediate)

About this course

The course focuses on photographing creative work for practical presentation and promotion. Participants will set up images of two-dimensional and three-dimensional artwork, considering lighting, angles, backgrounds, focus, exposure, colour balance and distortion. They will plan image sets for particular purposes, such as portfolios, websites or sales listings, then use basic post-production techniques to refine clarity, colour accuracy and presentation. The course also covers selecting and formatting a consistent final set for use in applications, exhibition promotion or online sharing. Where appropriate, personal tasks may involve photographing work in Idea Store Learning exhibitions or showcases.

What you'll learn

• Set up lighting, angles and backgrounds for photographing artwork
• Produce technically accurate images of two-dimensional and three-dimensional work
• Control focus, exposure, colour balance and distortion when photographing artwork
• Plan and select image sets suited to portfolios, websites or sales listings
• Apply basic post-production techniques to improve clarity, colour accuracy and presentation

Is this course right for you?

The course is intended for makers, artists, designers and others developing a creative practice who need purposeful images of their own or others’ work. The intermediate label suggests it is aimed at learners developing beyond fundamental photography skills, although the source does not state a specific entry requirement.

• Relevant to learners preparing work for portfolios, applications, exhibitions or online promotion
• Suitable for photographing both two-dimensional and three-dimensional creative work
• Personal tasks may involve work displayed in Idea Store Learning exhibitions or showcases