The world of art and craft is no "slight of hand" magic show, but your photos can be magical.

[Harriete E Berman]

 The world of art and craft is no "slight of hand" magic show.

Yet, there is a growing trend for including hands in photographs displaying jewelry, accessories and clothing. This increases the need to pay attention to the hands used as props.  

A poorly chosen hand prop can detract from the work in the photo and ruin any chance of being accepted in a book, magazine, show or exhibition. Martha Le Van from Lark Books shared these surprising bad examples at the recent Professional Development Seminar at the Seattle SNAG Conference.

    

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

   Even a brief look online delivers an overabundance of BAD photos that include regrettable choices of hand models or awkward hand positions. I have resisted the impulse to show more bad photos -- they are too easy to find.  I think you get the idea.

The harsh reality is that a bad photo is summarily dismissed as bad work. Conversely, a good photo is assumed to include good work until proven otherwise.

Great skin, unblemished hands and a perfect manicure with light to neutral nail polish is the first requirement for a hand model.

ASK Harriete provides a few more suggestions for better photos usin...

Take a look, and see what you think.  Please feel welcome to leave a comment on ASK Harriete or here on Crafthaus.