Ready to photograph your zine? Here are a few tips, tricks and idea.
You can’t go wrong with a plain background.
Made a zine about a specific topic? Consider incorporating that into the background.
Always a great way to make your zines stand out.
Have you illustrated your zine? Why not illustrate parts of your photos.
If you’ve made a tiny zine, put something next to it so you can show how small it is.
This is a great way to show the front and back in one photo.
Same with the small zines, consider how you can show its size.
You can’t go wrong with using nature as a backdrop.
This is a great example of matching the background to the cover of the zine.
Consider adding extra items in the background. When carefully chosen these will really elevate your photos.
Don’t forget to consider different angles, especially if you’ve made a one‑off.
This is a really great example, you could also take photos of each step too.
If you have different variations, show them all!
If your zine has little extras with it, like stickers etc this is a great way of showing it all.
If your zine won’t sit flat, use your hands or a weight to keep it flat.
