for owners + scouts · photography direction
shoot these 6, in this order
phone camera is fine. landscape for the outside shot, portrait for the rest. we’d rather have six honest photos than one polished one.
the shot list
| # | shot | how | crop |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | the room from the door | eye level, lights on, no flash. people are fine, but no faces close up. | 4:5 + 16:9 |
| 2 | the bar + the list | chalkboard or printed list readable, straight on. | 4:5 |
| 3 | a glass on the bar | side light, the wine’s colour clear, label out of frame. | 1:1 |
| 4 | the bottle wall | labels readable at phone size. | 4:5 |
| 5 | outside + the sign | daytime, sign readable, a bit of the street around it. | 16:9 |
| 6 | the person behind the bar | only with their permission. they choose the shot. | 4:5 |
crop rules
- pins + cards
- 4:5, cropped from the centre. keep what matters in the middle.
- venue hero
- 16:9, with the bar on the left third. the right side carries the name.
- badges
- leave the top 15% clear. proof badges sit there on every card.
- minimum size
- 1600 px on the short side. below that we show the venue’s brand-colour tile instead, never a blurry photo.
badges · 15%
the bar
badges · 15%
never
no filters, no stock photos, no screenshots of instagram, no customers’ faces without their consent.
consent
- every photo is stored with a yes or no for consent. no yes, no publish.
- anyone recognisable in the frame said yes. staff choose their own shot (shot 6).
- you can ask us to take a photo down at any time; we do it the same day.
who took it
- owner
- you or your team. you keep the rights; you let us show it on isitfunky.
- scout
- a funk scout on a visit, shot by this guide and credited.
- partner
- a photographer or partner, credited by name, used under their licence.
send them
upload in your venue dashboard, or reply to the scout email with the photos attached. we crop; you don’t have to.