How to photograph your wall well.
A good wall photo is the basis of an accurate visualization — artists see your exact space, and the piece is shown on it at true scale. Four simple steps, all from your phone.
Stand square to the wall
Hold your phone parallel to the wall, at mid-wall height. Avoid angles — shooting from below or the side distorts the proportions.
Even, natural light
Shoot in daylight with curtains open, or turn on all the lights. Avoid direct glare, hard shadows and flash.
The whole wall in frame
Make sure the entire wall fits in the shot, corners included. If you can, keep a reference object in frame — a door, an outlet or a chair.
Steady, focused, high-res
Hold with both hands and take a breath before shooting to avoid motion blur. Tap the wall on screen to lock focus, and shoot at the highest resolution. A sharp photo means an accurate preview.
Tap the wall on screen to focus before shooting, and check that lines and texture look crisp.
Hold with both hands, plant your feet, and lean on a wall or surface if you can. In low light the blur risk grows.
Use the main camera at its highest quality — not a screenshot, not a compressed WhatsApp image.
Wipe your phone lens before shooting — fingerprints and dust soften the image.
Step closer instead of using distorting digital zoom, and skip filters and aggressive HDR.
Turn on the camera grid and keep the phone level — the wall lines stay straight.