Photo tips for entrants: Maker of the Year 2021

Wood Review’s Maker of the Year, presented by Carbatec, is open for entry with over $20,000 in cash and prizes to be won. Taking part in competitions can raise your profile, let others enjoy your work, and give you the opportunity and motivation to develop new designs and techniques!

Entry is simple, upload 5 images to www.woodreview.com.au/moty/moty2021

To show your work to best effect you need good photos. Here are a few tips:

1. Check your settings

If your photos are too lo-res we can’t share or print them.

2. Show us around

Upload full views and close-ups of details.

3. Look behind

Watch out for distracting backgrounds and objects. Coloured walls and surrounds can sometimes reflect in polished surfaces.

4. Light and focus

Use a tripod if you can, avoid backlighting, and remember we want to see the wood grain too.

5. Tell us your story

Don’t forget to tell us about your design inspiration, and the materials and techniques used.

Click on the category icons to enter and to check out entries to date, and don't forget we also share selected entries on our Instagram and Facebook pages.

See awards and prizes on offer here. Our Overall Maker of the Year will be chosen from Australian and New Zealand entries, however this year we’ve opened the competition up to entrants around the world with a dedicated World category.

Any questions? Email moty@woodreview.com.au

Image above, clockwise from top left: 2021 Maker of the Year entries by Anthony Drabsch, Jake Sawyer, Scott Clafton, Amy Short, Martin Burgoyne and Daniel Spielman.

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