The images of yourself and your works reflect who you are and what you create. It is important that the images we upload to the youandigallery.com website are as close to the “real thing” as possible.
In this guide we will give you tips on what we are looking for when it comes to taking pictures of yourself, your studio and your art.
Featured Image and Profile Picture
Your Featured Image and Profile Picture will be the same image, in 2 different formats. Please only upload a Featured Image, which we will then use for your Profile Picture.
Featured Image
Your featured image will be the first picture visible on your artist page. Be creative, after all this is the first picture our customers will see of you and will head your profile and portfolio.
- Aspect ratio: 16:9
- Maximum file size: 10 MB
- High resolution image. If it is not high quality enough we will not be able to use it as your heading
- A picture of you, preferably smiling, in the centre of the image.
Profile Picture
- Your Profile Picture will be the visible as a thumbnail on other pages (1×1 aspect ratio).
Images of your Art Studio
We require 3 photos of you in your studio. Make sure they show you doing different tasks,
- Aspect ratio: 16:9
- Maximum file size: 10 MB
- High resolution image. If it is not high quality enough we will not be able to use it as your heading
Here are some examples that might inspire you. Be creative and make sure there is enough light in your studio when you take the picture. Best is to take the pictures on a bright day and have the lights on.
Images of your Art
For each artwork you upload we require the following images in Maximum file size: 10 MB
- 1 image of the Artwork in it’s entirety
- 2 close-up images showing some detail of the artwork
You can upload a maximum of 8 images for each artwork submission. Depending on the quality of the images we will choose to upload them all or only some of them.
Taking pictures of paintings
- Hang your work on the wall.
- Find a neutral coloured background and hang your work so that the middle of your piece will be parallel to where your camera or phone is pointing – either on a tripod or sitting on a hard surface, such as a shelf or table.
- If shooting indoors, make sure you shoot in a room with plenty of windows and natural light.
- Avoid direct sunlight on your artwork as this may affect the colours of your photograph.
Taking pictures of 3D work such as sculptures
- Place your artwork in front of a neutral background. You can achieve this by placing your artwork on a table pushed up against a wall or creating your own backdrop with a large piece of white paper/cardboard.
- The aim is create a background with minimal distractions. This can be done on the floor if your artwork is too large to photograph on a table.
- If shooting indoors, make sure you shoot in a room with plenty of windows and natural light.
- Avoid direct sunlight on your artwork as this may affect the colours of your photograph.