Build your portfolio with more captivating images that showcase your craftsmanship and inspire new customers 

Tips from renowned marine photographer Marc Montocchio & Sunbrella® 

• Show your project in context on the boat, positioned on a clean, simple background 
  • Focus on the project by minimizing clutter—don’t forget to remove ladders, tool bags, buckets, etc.  
  • Consider environments that enhance the project and give a sense of place without distracting from the product

• Consider lighting—go for full sun or full shade for consistency
  • Aim to have light shining across the project to show texture
  • Try to avoid harsh shadows (including your own) and glare  
  • Use a tripod for stability especially in low light settings

• Capture a variety of angles and perspectives to showcase different features of the project in application
  • Change scale, focus and angles to highlight craftsmanship, innovation, and unique design details
  • Highlight details, such as texture, quilting, stitching, contrast piping, embroidery and color combinations
  • Try capturing images with a standard, wide and zoom lenses, but beware of distortion
  • Use a drone to capture “bird’s eye view” (a technique used by many MFA award winners!)  
  • Use rules of composition to draw attention to fabric and other details

• Fine tune your images with editing—but don’t go overboard
  • Maintain a natural look to best represent the project—when it comes to editing, less is more 
  • Edit with your phone—using the “auto enhance” option is the easy way to boost the quality of the image (helps with high contrast, overexposure, colors, highlights, etc.) 
  • Experiment with entry-level editing apps or software to lightly tweak and enhance color, contrast and sharpness  

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Tag @Sunbrella so we can see your craftsmanship come to life! 

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