How to photograph a bag with your phone: one useful detail

Beat AI Photography Notebook · four-minute exercise

One bag. One clue about where it goes.

Pick a bag you really use. Try one wide photograph and one that gives a useful detail more room. A worn strap, a bit of folded canvas or the shape of a zipper can tell part of its story.

Already have a bag photo you took? Check the brief, then sign in to enter it. Entries are public.

Choose an open theme

Which frame tells you more about the bag?

A · Whole bag. The chair gives context.
B · Closer view. Wear on the strap is easier to see.
What changes when you move closer?

The wider frame makes the setting clear. The closer frame makes the worn strap easier to notice. Choose the version that says what you want the viewer to notice first. Both frames above are illustrations for the exercise.

Try it with a bag you use

  1. Take a wide frame. Leave your bag where you normally put it, such as by a chair, on a hook or by the door.
  2. Find a detail. Pick one fold, worn patch or clasp. Move closer until it stands out while the bag is still recognisable. Tap your subject on your phone screen and back up a little if it looks soft.
  3. Pick one original. Look at both photographs as thumbnails. Check the whole frame for names, address labels, tags, work passes and people before sharing.

Prefer one you already took? Use a matching original from your camera roll. If you are choosing between two photos, compare them privately in your browser.

Enter one original photograph

Read the brief for an open theme before entering.

Choose an open theme

Free beta. Sign in to enter an original JPEG or PNG you took, up to 25 MB. Entered photos, nicknames and scores are public. See how to tell your upload saved.

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