This post focuses on getting the most use from test photographs, by turning practice pictures into social media assets. Whether the pictures are from your phone or a camera – or picture downloaded from a stock site.
I often take a photo of a group of props, sometimes for reference, or cataloging, sometimes it is to see how things can work together, but I have discovered that these pictures can be put to good use by creative thinking and a little planning.
From this one original photo – which was taken to check the ambient lighting – I got over 17 images sized for social media and several combinations for Pinterest. With creative cropping, rotating and adding overlays, I produced a series of images that could be used over and over. And that’s getting the most from your stock images!a test photo