A picture is worth a thousand words. As a designer, you must have a nice gallery of your work to display on your website, social media accounts, and to email prospective customers. Fortunately, thanks to today’s technology, you can capture very high quality photos using your phone or digital camera. The key to good room photos is lighting – the brighter the better! Light increases the detail in a photograph and generally makes scenes more flattering. If you closely study a well lit room scene from a top level magazine or blog, you’ll notice that many times they have additional light sources just out of frame to add more light and reduce shadow. You don’t need to go to these lengths, but for extra light consider turning on your flash even when it seems plenty bright already. With enough light, you’ll get a fast shutter speed and you won’t need to worry too much about blurry photos. Nevertheless, to get the best results, attach your phone or camera to a tripod or perfectly stable surface and use a timer delay (this will give the device time to stop moving after you’ve pressed the button).

Consider getting a professional headshot or casual shot of yourself (and your team, if you have one).