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P H O T O G U I D E
A R T I ST
A R T I S T A S S E T S G U I D E - R I S E A R T 2
THIS GUIDE TAKES YOU THROUGH ALL THE
IMAGES THAT WE USE AND GIVE YOU TIPS
ON HOW TO CREATE HIGH-QUALITY IMAGES
2A R T I S T A S S E T S G U I D E - R I S E A R T
TABLE OF CONTENT
KEY SHOTS 3
SETTING UP 4 Styl ing 4 Approach 4 Lighting 5
EQUIPMENT & SETTINGS 6 Camera 6 Lenses | Focal Length 6 Tripod 8 Resolution 8 Fi le Format 8 White Balance | Colour Temperature 9
TOP TIPS 10 General Tips 10 Artwork Tips 11
CAMERA MODE 13 Aperture Prior ity Mode 14 Shutter Prior ity Mode 16 ISO 18
EXAMPLE IMAGES 19
A R T I S T A S S E T S G U I D E - R I S E A R T 3
KEY SHOTS
1. PORTRAIT**
Mid-shot of yourself
surrounded by artworks or
the studio environment
2. IN SITU**
Wide shot of yourself
surrounded by artworks or
the studio environment
3. ACTION SHOT**
Mid-shot of yourself working
and close-up of hands
4. STUDIO DETAILS
Close-up of brushes,
scattered sketches, colour
palettes , interest ing
decorat ions, etc
5. WIDE ANGLE SHOT OF
STUDIO
6. WIDE CROP OF ARTWORKS
A number of artworks
displayed on the wall , or
stacked together on the side
(showing quantity)
7. ARTWORK
A straight frontal shot of
the ar twork
8. ARTWORK DETAILS
Interesting detai ls from
various angles
9. ARTWORK INSTALLATION
Shot of the Artwork hanged
in an interior or a gal lery
(Can also be a well done
photo-montage).
10. OTHER
Here you can have fun,
experiment, why not. . .
** P lease take these in Landscape and Portrait Orientation (we use
them for di f ferent purposes) .
You can f ind examples on page 19.
A R T I S T A S S E T S G U I D E - R I S E A R T 4
SETTING UP
A P P R O A C H
S T Y L I N G YOU MIGHT NEED TO STYLE THE SPACE BEFORE TAKING THE
PHOTOS.
• Take an int imate and
informal approach, gett ing
close to the subject whi le
lett ing i t speak for i tself .
• Take pictures in a mixture
of por trait and landscape
or ientat ion. I f i t ’s a shot you
real ly l ike , take i t in both
orientat ions.
• Keep things that are
essent ia l to your pract ice ,
c lear away empty bott les/
clutter/trash bags, etc.
• Think about the narrat ive—
what ’s the re lat ionship
between the foreground and
the background?
• Feel f ree to re-arrange any
equipment or props for the
narrat ive whi le keeping a
sense of authent ic i ty.
• Stay true to your sty le
and transmit that in your
photos.
A R T I S T A S S E T S G U I D E - R I S E A R T 5
2700K Warm white
3000K Soft white
4000K Neutral white
5000K Cool White
L I G H T I N G
• Aim for br ight and sharp
images.
• Natural l ight f rom a window,
balcony or rooftop is the
best when you don’t have
professional photography
l ights , so take advantage of
good weather.
• I f you need to re ly on indoor
l ight ing, avoid coloured l ight
bulbs, i f possible , st ick with
neutral or cool white.
• When composing the shot ,
move your l ights or your
subject so the key l ight is
h i t t ing the subject from a
45° angle , and from a height
s l ight ly above the subject ’s
head. Think Rembrandt !
• Some l ight ing issues can
be sor ted by adjust ing the
Aper ture (p.13) , Shutter
Speed (p.15) or the ISO
(p.17 ) .
A R T I S T A S S E T S G U I D E - R I S E A R T 6
EQUIPMENT & SETTINGS
C A M E R A DSLR cameras are preferred, but you can also use a POINT-AND-
SHOT camera or i f you don’t have one, use your SMART PHONE .
L E N S E S | F O C A L L E N G T H
YOUR LENSES CHOICE HAVE A BIG IMPACT ON THE IMAGE THAT
YOU WOULD LIKE TO ACHIEVE.
A WIDE-ANGLE LENS has a
shor ter focal length (e .g. , 20
mm), which you can include
more scenery in your image.
But i t a lso expands the space
v isual ly, so everything looks
far ther apar t . This is why
people use wide angle lenses
for proper ty photos.
A LONG LENS , or te lephoto,
has a longer focal length (e .g. ,
200 mm), which lets you get
a c lose-up shot whi le being
far away from your subject .
I t compresses the space,
making background objects
look bigger and closer to the
foreground objects than they
physical ly are. I t a lso produces
a shal lower depth of f ie ld
despite your aper ture sett ing,
which is good i f you want to
put more emphasis on your
foreground subject and blur
out a bor ing background. Or to
frame out undesired objects in
the background.
A R T I S T A S S E T S G U I D E - R I S E A R T 7
A NORMAL LENS (e .g. , 35
mm or 50 mm, depending on
your camera sensor) has the
perspect ive most s imi lar to
human vis ion. This is why i t
is commonly used for por trait
shots , prof i le p ictures or
interviews.
When choosing the focal
length, i t is important to
decide based on your v is ion
(composit ion) and also the
environment ’s l imits. For
example , with a long lens, i t
might be dif f icult to move
your camera so far back in a
t ight studio space. And though
a super wide-angle lens can
include more of the studio , i t
may miniatur ise your pr imary
subject and diminish i ts
s ignif icance in the image.
Wide-angle lens
Normal lens Long lens
A R T I S T A S S E T S G U I D E - R I S E A R T 8
• Ideal minimum width is
2880 pixels (s ize of our
banners) , the higher the
better.
• I f you have previous images
in smal ler s ize , do send
them over as we can use
them for our blog.
• Where possible , take your
photos in RAW . This type
of f i le contains more colour
data , so you can edit them
better.
• JPG are also welcome,
note that these f i les are
compressed, so there are
less colour data contained
in the f i le for touch-ups.
• Make sure you select the
format you are comfor table
to work with so you can edit
your photos with ease.
R E S O L U T I O N
F I L E F O R M A T
• Use a tr ipod to compose
your shot , and to avoid
gett ing blurry images under
a low l ight condit ion.
• I f you don’t have one, set
up your camera upr ight on
a f lat surface using tape or
support i t with objects on
your desk.
• I f you need to hand-hold
your camera, keep this in
mind: I f you are using a
100mm lens on a ful l f rame
camera, the s lowest shutter
speed we recommend is
1/100. I f you are using a
400mm lens, the minimum
shutter speed recommended
is 1/400.
T R I P O D
A R T I S T A S S E T S G U I D E - R I S E A R T 9
LIGHTS HAVE COLOURS WHICH AFFECT THE COLOUR OF
OBJECTS IN YOUR PHOTO. WHITE BALANCE IS A WAY FOR YOUR
CAMERA TO ADJUST ITSELF AND COMPENSATE FOR THAT
COLOUR DIFFERENCE.
Use Custom White Balance for perfect colours:
W H I T E B A L A N C E | C O L O U R T E M P E R A T U R E
Hold up a piece of white
paper r ight in front of your
main subject/object , say
the ar t ist ’s face or a bucket
of paint brushes, so al l the
l ights that were hitt ing your
subject/object , are now
hitt ing the white paper.
Move your camera closer
and take a photo of the
white paper, and make sure
the white paper covers the
ent i re image.
Act ivate your camera’s
custom white balance
feature.
Select this image, and your
camera should update
one of your custom white
balance colour prof i les.
Don’t forget to select the
updated white balance
colour prof i le before
you star t shoot ing. This
par t icular white balance
colour prof i le is only
suitable under this specif ic
and consistent l ight ing
condit ion. I f you change
locat