Makers

Photography shaped around the work you care about.

Thoughtful visual storytelling for makers, artists and independent businesses across Cornwall.

The approach

The story behind the work.

The strongest brands are built around more than what they sell. They’re shaped by the person behind the work, the place it’s created and the care that goes into making it.

We create thoughtful collections of photographs that bring those elements together: natural portraits, your process, working environment, materials, details and finished work.

Before taking a photograph, we’ll understand your business, what you want people to know and where the images need to work. The result is a useful, lasting collection for your website, social media, editorial features and the wider story of your brand.

Photography with purpose, shaped around your story.

Portrait of Cornish artist Chloe photographed by Folkship
A maker’s story

Chloe

One artist. Two places. A complete visual story.

Chloe’s collection was created across her studio and the Cornish coast. Together, the two settings allowed us to show both the process behind her work and the person and landscape that shape it.

The result is more than a set of portraits. It’s a varied library of photographs that can be used across her website, social media, editorial features and future communications.

Cornish artist Chloe working in her studio

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The studio

Portraits, materials, finished work and the small details of the making process—all photographed within the place where the work comes together.

Chloe’s artwork and creative process photographed by Folkship

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The coast

A second setting created space for more expressive portraits and a stronger sense of place, connecting Chloe’s work with the Cornish landscape around her.

Chloe

Artist · Cornwall

Bex

Founder · Cornwall

Working together

Built around what your business needs.

Every project begins with a conversation. We’ll talk about your business, the story you want to communicate, where the photographs will be used and what your existing image library is missing.

From there, we’ll shape the locations, timings and photography around the brief. A collection might include portraits, process, working spaces, materials, finished work and a wider sense of place.

Projects can include:

A planning conversation and tailored photographic brief


Thoughtful location and shoot planning


Portraits, process, details and wider storytelling images


A carefully edited collection of high-resolution photographs


Commercial usage across your website, social media and business communications


Gallery delivery within two weeks, unless another deadline is agreed

Every project is different, so Makers photography is quoted individually once we understand what you need.

Annie, photographer and co-founder of Folkship
Who we work with

Work with a story worth telling.

We’re drawn to artists, craftspeople, growers, food producers and independent businesses shaped by the people, places and ideas behind them.

The industry matters less than the fit. We do our best work with people who care deeply about what they make and want thoughtful photography that reflects that care.

People. Process. Place. Purpose.

Kind words

“Annie took the time to research my work and understand its ‘feel,’ so the images she created genuinely resonated with it. She also thought carefully about composition and context, with a real understanding of how I’d be using the photos. I love what she’s given me—soft, calm and full of story.”

Chloe — Artist, Cornwall

Your story

Let’s show people what makes your work matter.

Tell us a little about what you make, where you work and what you need the photographs to achieve.

We’ll listen, ask the right questions and shape a collection around your story, your audience and the places the images need to work.