diff --git a/pcb/.gitignore b/pcb/.gitignore
index 8cdd505..051ae0b 100644
--- a/pcb/.gitignore
+++ b/pcb/.gitignore
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 *_v*.*.sch
 *_v*.*.pcb
 *.pdf
+*.png
 *~
 \#*\#
 attribs
@@ -13,4 +14,3 @@ notes.txt
 *.pcb.bak
 *.gbr
 *.cnc
-
diff --git a/pcb/Rakefile b/pcb/Rakefile
index 2b30af7..032d31c 100644
--- a/pcb/Rakefile
+++ b/pcb/Rakefile
@@ -27,7 +27,7 @@ vpcb = "#{target}_v#{version}.#{pcb_rev.to_s.rjust(3,'0')}.pcb"
 # main tasks
 # ==========
 
-task :default => [:version,:print,:notes]
+task :default => [:version,:print,:notes,:photo]
 
 desc "set version in schematic and layout"
 task :version => [vsch,vpcb]
@@ -63,6 +63,11 @@ task :verify => vsch do |t|
   puts "not all refdes numbered" unless numbered
 end
 
+desc "render layout"
+task :photo => ["#{target}_layout-top.png","#{target}_layout-bottom.png"]
+CLOBBER.include("#{target}_layout-top.png")
+CLOBBER.include("#{target}_layout-bottom.png")
+
 # ================
 # helper functions
 # ================
@@ -148,3 +153,11 @@ file "notes.txt" => vsch do |t|
     end
   end
 end
+
+file "#{target}_layout-top.png" => vpcb do |t|
+  sh "pcb -x png --dpi 600 --format PNG --photo-mode --outfile #{target}_layout-top.png #{t.prerequisites.join(' ')}"
+end
+
+file "#{target}_layout-top.png" => vpcb do |t|
+  sh "pcb -x png --dpi 600 --format PNG --photo-mode --photo-flip-x --outfile #{target}_layout-bottom.png #{t.prerequisites.join(' ')}"
+end