10 tips for getting your interior design project published
florals/greenery … buy fresh, buy big, but with intent for the project, and the magazine you hope the home is going to be published in … do your research look out for floral trends, and what that particular magazine is liking/publishing right now.
styling to camera … don’t rush it, take your time, to set up, and then tweak every styling piece (and furniture) to suit that particular camera angle. (The iPad isa must for this).
research the magazine you wish to be published in, style with that magazine in mind
use natural lighting, work with the lighting of the home
allow for a full day shoot, so that every room is photographed in it’s best natural light (utilising, early morning and late afternoon light to add feeling and mood to the photographs.
get in the photos, having people in the photos is a must, wether it is the home owners or the interior designer, you need to get into the photos
bring props, the styling accessories are very important, and will guide the end style of the home
writing, it does help to have the story written before even submitting to the magazines, wether that is getting it professionally done, or writing the piece yourself, to give the magazine team more back story and more to work with … you need to make it easy for them to say yes, all the work has been done for them.
style the outfits for your self or the home owners, with as much time and energy as you did the rest of the house, the outfits need to compliment the interior styling.
don’t put it on social media, your website, or email newsletters … until the job has been published, do not show anyone but the magazine you hope to publish the work, until it has been published.
See Tanika’s published work here.
