Every Maker needs better photos,
faster.
But photography can be complicated. The first step to making photographing your work easier and faster (no matter if you use a cell phone or regular camera) is the right foundation. Add your email below and have my free 3-Step Cheat Sheet delivered straight to your inbox. After 14 years of working full-time as a photographer, these tips are still how I photograph my own work. In fact, the 3-steps outlined in the Cheat Sheet are exactly what I used to take the photo you see here!
Submitting your email also puts you on our Free Monthly Photo Tips email list! If you are looking for a faster way to troubleshoot your own photography, consider joining The Community where I host a monthly Photo Q&A session.
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The Classes
Let’s be honest: Photographing your work is probably the last thing you actually want to do.
The reason photography has been so hard up until now is because most resources out there speak in general terms and then you are left to figure out what the heck something called aperture has to do with getting rid of the glare on your glossy pot. Huh?
I understand. In fact, I was in your shoes (just 14 years ago). That’s why all of my teaching - from free monthly tips (you filled out that form above right? ☝) to online masterclasses and 6-week courses are built specifically around the needs of makers and artists. All of the below resources are rooted in taking photos of artwork, primarily ceramics, and with as little photo-jargon as possible. You don’t need to know what f2.8 means to take a great photo of your pottery.
And I’m here to show you exactly how to do it, even with your cell phone.
01. The Maker’s Photography Styling System
Hosted twice a year, MPSS is our seminal
6-week photography course specifically for makers and ceramicists to learn how to take better photos, faster. This course is perfect for makers focused on growing a virtual audience and selling their work online.
MPSS is focused on learning the basic principles of composition, color theory, and prop styling in order to create dynamic images that perform well for social media and online shop listings. The skills taught in this course can be applied whether you are using a cell phone or a regular camera. Any additional equipment needed can be found at your local hardware store for about $20.
Because this is a hands-on class with direct one-on-one feedback from Rebecca it is only offered in “cohorts” with limited seats available. Doors open again in May 2024
02. The Maker’s
DSLR Masterclass
Great photos can absolutely be taken with your cell phone. But for many of our MPSS students, once they create a simple, repeatable system for photographing their work, they begin to see the limitations of their cell phones.
Enter The Maker’s DSLR Masterclass, a step-by-step-by-step guide on how to use your regular camera in fully manual mode.
In beta right now! Coming June 2024!!
03. The Maker’s Complete Lighting System
This is a huge one. And it’s coming soon, but probably not until 2025 if we’re being realistic. In the meantime, we’re chatting all things lighting whenever members have questions during our Monthly Photo Q&A sessions happening inside of The Community!
In the meantime…
Can’t wait for a class?
Each month, inside of The Community I host a Photo Q&A session. Members can ask literally any photo question that’s on their mind. If you can’t wait come join other makers from all over the world, supporting each other in figuring out how to make a living from the things we make.