Photographers: What's Your Workstation Look Like?

Photographers: What's Your Workstation Look Like?

Some people are naturally very cluttered while others try to take a very minimalist approach. Does your workspace reflect your personality?

You sit down to get some work done; maybe you're editing, answering emails, ordering products, watching tutorials, or all of the above. Let's assume that you're at home, in the zone, rather than at a coffee shop (unless that's where you always work). What's your space look like?

This week I thought it would be fun to engage in a little bit of show and tell. I thought that it would be interesting for readers to post a photo of their workspace in the comments below. The place where all the magic happens. Does your space look like a tornado just passed through or do you keep a sleek and squeaky clean modern vibe all the time? Are there notepads taped to the walls with to-do lists? When you sit down to get your work done, where do you go?

Now full disclosure, I did just move halfway across the country so my space is still fresh and new. I tend to keep my space simple and to the point. I am definitely a bit OCD when it comes to my desk. I want enough room for my keyboard and mouse plus my editing tablet all on the same desk at the same time. I'm left handed so I have my tablet on the left and I can still use the mouse with my right hand simultaneously. One drawer is enough to have my “extras” like pens and paper, USB drives, external hard drives, business cards, etc. I am definitely the type of person who makes to-do lists. I love notepads and writing things out, so those go in the drawer too.

I'm a desktop rather than a laptop type of guy; the simple at-home setup is pretty much where all of my work goes down. The desk looks nice enough, assembled by yours truly from Target. Having a space that I think looks great helps me de-stress and get things done in short order. When my space gets cluttered, I feel like I tend to start freaking out so I have found that simplicity works best for my work space. 

What does your space look like? Take a photo and leave a comment below with the image. Make sure your photo is PG (be aware of what's on your walls, desk, etc). Whether your area looks crazy cluttered or super sleek, there is no judgment here. Show us where you make it all happen. What about your space, if anything, reflects your personality? 

Evan Kane is a portrait photographer based near Seattle. He specializes in colorful location portraits with a bit of a fairy tale flair. Always looking to create something with emotion behind it, he fell backwards into photography in mid 2015 and has been pursuing this dream ever since. One if his mottos: "There is always more to learn."

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Wow, reminds me of Tron haha :)

For me, it’s important to have a comfortable atmosphere since you are spending most of your creative time on it.

I also prefer a cleaner desk and minimal setup as-well, as I use it for my main work as well.

Here is mine;; simple and to the point. When I am in the heat of battle, it can become cluttered.

My setup for now, since I move to small place, but definitely enough room for 2 27" monitors at 4K and my 17" Precision 7720

Some lovely setups folks....Ive still to wall mount my screens and go full out to hide the cables but getting there slowly.

Little late but I'm a broke college student who's fortunate enough to have a decent amount of gadgets (most gifted or handed down). This desk is where I study, code, edit, and game...I guess it's kinda where I live. This is in my 10'x10' bedroom, so there's not much floor space, but who needs floors??

Looks like I'm just a little hard of hearing! lol

See it in 3D here: https://my.matterport.com/show/?m=M16GnVAboar&brand=0