20 Book Photography Ideas
Whether you are looking to start a Bookstagram or are simply exploring the beautiful world of the book aesthetic, here are 20 photos to inspire your book photography.
1. Beautiful spines
There is no sight less pleasing to a book lover than a stack of pretty spines. My personal favourites are these Penguin Classics editions of F. Scott Fitzgerald's works (as you will be able to tell if you follow me on Instagram @stackedshelves). There are so many pretty spines out there that stacking a few books together can create a whole variety of pretty pictures for your Bookstagram.2. Beautiful covers
So many books have covers art so stunning that they deserve a photo all to themselves! The Night Circus is one of my favourites, and I'm currently re-reading it, so I decided to showcase it on my feed. Obviously, if you're a book-lover, you will have no shortage of pretty book covers to show off in your bookish photos, and there's so many ways to do this. I always picture myself holding my books like this:
3. Life is an open book
Whilst covers are beautiful, the sight of an open book is equally as pleasing to a book lover! Here I've taken it further by situating my photo in front of my shelves turned with the pages facing outwards. This is so aesthetic, but be warned - you will spend hours searching for your books. (Update: I had to abandon this shelf configuration for now - I just couldn't bear having the sight of my pretty spines turned away from me!)4. Book stacks
I personally love the sight of books stacked together with the pages facing outwards, especially when they're a little weathered and aged. And people perusing Pinterest and Instagram really dig the whole #vintagevibes and #vintageaesthetic - showing off some old books you have and their worn out edges is the perfect way to insert yourself into this category!5. Statement sweater
You may have noticed that my feed is centred around myself holding books in various positions. This also gives me the chance to showcase my outfits, and now that sweater weather has returned, I'm focusing my Instagram on pairing cosy jumpers with my book stacks. It's the perfect way to inject more of that autumn goodness into your bookish photos. (I've had lots of questions about this jumper - it's from H&M).6. Favourite books
There was no real reason or logic behind this photo other than it gave me a chance to showcase one of my favourite books, American Psycho. Take photos of books you are passionate about, and that will shine through in the caption and attract people to your post. The same goes for taking pictures that you enjoy and that you would like to see more of - creating content you would consume is an important tip to remember.7. Oversized sweater
Similar to what I was discussing above, an oversized sweater is always on trend for autumn/winter fashion, often paired with belted jeans. You don't even have to show yourself wearing it - you could lay one out on your bed with some books in shot to capture those autumn vibes.8. Warm tones
I'm really pushing this buttoned sweater, but this tip is about injecting warm tones into your photos, especially during the autumn months! This is easily done by turning up the white balance when editing your photos, and it works really well with the 'shelves turned outside in' aesthetic. VSCO also have a whole host of free filters that you can use to make the most of your edits - I've used it for months and would really recommend.
Oh my goodness, these pictures are AMAZING!! You are such a great photographer...all of these ideas are really creative and I will definitely have to try them out. ��
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