Photos with a sharp focus and in high quality are the easiest for us to work with.

Images that are blurry make it difficult for us to see finer details.

Photos in which your subjects are fully within the frame and at a reasonable distance work best.

If subjects are covered by other people or objects, cropped out of the photo, or are positioned at quite a distance away where zooming in is necessary, the photo may not be ideal for a fully detailed illustration.

Bright lighting where the subjects features are clear work best.

Darker images with harsh shadows are much more difficult to work with.

To ensure best results, just remember, the brighter the better.

Good photo examples

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Bad photo examples

- All family members are in the frame
- The lighting is bright and the subjects are in focus

- Lighting is extremely dark
(this makes it quite difficult to see details such as hair colours, clothing patterns or their facial features)

Good photo examples

Bad photo examples

- Couples are fully in the frame
- Facing eachother of the camera and their facial details are clear 

- Couples not facing the camera
- Lighting is dark and subjects are blurred
- Phone selfies mean the phone is a feature of the illustration (not ideal for an art work)

Good photo examples

Bad photo examples

- Friends are all facing the front
- All friends are at the same distance from the camera

- Distance between friends and the camera varies and some are covered by others
- Table covers the friends bodies

Good photo examples

Bad photo examples

- Pets are fully in the frame and facing the camera
- The camera angle is not above them, but in front of them

- The grass is covering parts of the first dog
- Photos taken from above the dogs eye level are not ideal as their whole body cannot be seen

Good photo examples

Bad photo examples

- Couples are facing eachother or the camera with facial details clear
- Dress / veil / flowers are in frame and photo is of high quality so smaller details can be drawn in

- Couple 1 is far away from the camera requiring zooming in to see details (which become blurry once zoomed in)
- Couple 2 in motion and therefore blurred (no details in the dress can be seen)

Good photo examples

Bad photo examples

- Babies are facing the camera and are fully in frame
- If laying down, there are no blankets/toys covering the babies body

- The first baby is being held and it’s body is not centred or fully in the frame
- The second baby is covered by the blankets, and not much of it’s body is visible to draw

Please ensure the lighting and quality of all photos match well

If one photo is well lit and of high quality, while another photo is dark and blurry, they may not work well together.

Please ensure the positioning of subjects in all photos match well

If one photo contains a group of people with their full body in view, while another photo is a close up shot, they may not work well together.

Please ensure the camera angle of subjects in all photos match well

This is especially important when merging photos of people and pets

If the camera angle is above the pet, but straight on for the subjects, they may not work well together.