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!
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ANNOUNCING
ANNOUNCING
The Maker’s Photography Challenge Days
Have you ever wished you could have a professional next to you while you photograph your work, to help guide you? Well, now you can!
We’re taking what normally only happens at in-person workshops and bringing it directly to you, complete with plenty of time for one-on-one feedback. The Maker’s Photo Challenge Days are only available for 15 people, per day. There’s no course curriculum. Simply sign up for your chosen time, and then log on live with Rebecca, a professional photographer for the past 14 years who also happens to be a side-hustling ceramicist.
Together, in real-time, we’ll problem-solve for your unique needs!
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 (at most) 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 growing a virtual audience and selling their work online.
MPSS focuses 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 close June 20th, 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 late 2024!! Click here to join the waitlist.
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! Click here to learn more about the additional perks of becoming a Community member.
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.