Photographing your work

To enter the 2024 Stanthorpe Art Prize we require two images of your work for 2D artworks, and three images for 3D artworks. Good images are the single most important part of your entry (aside from the work itself!).

Our judges select the works to shortlist based on these images alone, so it is of utmost importance that you submit the best images possible of your work.

Around 140 works will be selected to be a part of the 2024 Stanthorpe Art Prize exhibition. Entries close 31 May and judges receive images shortly after. Judges then review and shortlist the entries.

Judges select based on the images supplied, the category as chosen by the artist, and the artwork title only - all other aspects of the work are anonymous.

Judges will then visit the gallery in person and award the prizes upon viewing these works a few days before the official opening on the 6th September.

Photo requirements:

• 2D artwork: upload two images per artwork

  • one image of the entire artwork, showing the full artwork

  • one detail - show a smaller section of the artwork in detail so your technique is demonstrated

• 3D artwork: upload three images per artwork

  • one from the front

  • one from the side or back

  • one detail - show a smaller section of the artwork in detail so your technique is demonstrated

Tutorials and tips for photographing your work:

• How to Take Professional Photos of Your Artwork, AGI Fine Art

• 9 Common Mistakes when Photographing your Artwork with an iPhone (and how to fix them), Will Kemp Art School

• How To Photograph YOUR ART for Beginners: 2D & 3D Artwork, Art Prof: Create & Critique (YouTube)

• Photographing Your Artwork: Beginner’s Tips That Anyone Can Do, Daric Gill Studios

• How to Photograph 3-Dimensional Artwork Better, Artwork Archives

• Cleveland Institute of Art: How to Photograph 3D Artwork (YouTube)

• Photographing Artwork: Your Essential Guide for Jury-Ready Images, Callforentry.org

Photo by Adam Birkett on Unsplash