BURLEIGH HEADS INTERIOR DESIGN PHOTOGRAPHY FOR KILN DESIGN
Kathryn of Kiln Design is based in Canberra, and this is her second project here on the Gold Coast that she has asked me to photograph for her. She’s been one of those people I meet and instantly felt like i’d down her for years. Such a pleasure to work with, and I’m so glad she fly up again for this shoot, to do the shoot with me.
We meet at the property before sunrise, to go over the shoot plan, and be able to get started as soon as that morning light hit. The focus was on the kitchens and bathrooms, as Kiln Design did all the finishes and fixtures.
Using a variety of natural sunlight and photography lighting of this project, see if you can pick which photographs I have used natural sunlight and which photographs I have used photography lighting for.
Perth Hotel Photography for The Adnate and Accor Hotels
What a cool hotel! an absolute pleasure to fly to Perth for the week for Accor Hotels to style and photograph The Adnate hotel and restaurant.
Early days and late nights, capture everything in the best lighting.
I can’t wait to get back to WA to do more.
What a cool hotel! an absolute pleasure to fly to Perth for the week for Accor Hotels to style and photograph The Adnate hotel and restaurant.
Early days and late nights, capture everything in the best lighting.
I can’t wait to get back to WA to do more.
Product Photography for Emro Design
Product photography for Emro Designs, put together in my own Tweed Coast photography studio.
We opted for natural light for this shoot, to really show the true tones of these fabrics and play silks. To see for the the shadows and highlights effects the beautiful colourful patterns of these products.
Bilinga Interior Photography for an Airbnb by Ranger Property
A beautiful location for Ranger Property’s newest airbnbs, these beauties are side by side in Bilinga, QLD.
I work with such talented creatives, and Tanya from Ranger Property is one of them, she puts her airbnbs together so wonderfully, with so many lovely little touches … it’s up to me to use the iPad and tweak every styling detail for each angle/shot … to really bring her vision and the look and feel of the property to life.
The clients that allow the time to do this, are so thankful for the style tweaked photos.
Having a background in interior design has definitely given me an advantage to understand styling for the interior environment, I’m just generally obsessed with the industry anyway.
Currumbin Interior Photography for Interior Designer, Bligh Ramsey
I was in love as soon as I walked through the doors of this property in April 2024, Sarah had done such a beautiful job of the interiors, a quick 3 hr shoot turned into a 5 hr shoot, as I just couldn’t help myself, there were so many stunning angles.
I would love to see this gorgeous project of Sarah’s published in print, so sending all the good energy out there that I can make that happen for her.
We love showing off this beautiful project. We shared a reel on instagram, head on over there to take a look into what goes into this kind of shoot 😊
Gold Coast Architecture and Interior Photography for Builder, Highlife Homes
Gold Coast Architecture and Interior Photography for Highlife Homes.
We will always be flexible for weather, and rearrange shoots for optional weather conditions but sometimes the show must simply go on because the clients needs the photos ASAP.
We were lucky on this shoot day, that the thick cloud cover broke at different times and we were able to capture the way the sunlight was hitting the home. I had to be fast, set up whatever we could while the cloud was there and just be ready to get each shot quickly when the clouds decided to give us a break 🙌🏼
I use Willy Weather and the BOM Gov app to keep a close eye on the weather always, and know when and if the cloud cover is going to break with enough time to capture some golden magic. I also use the Sun Surveyor app to help me predict where and when the sun is going to hit (to plan my shoots but also on the shoot)
This 3 story townhouse, was captured in complete in 7 hrs.
I absolutely love teaching my interior photography skills to my mentoring students. It’s been such a joy I didn’t know I would love so much, realising just how much I have learnt in the last 10 years and how much I have to share.
Brisbane Interior Photography for Interior Designer, Bhodz Project
Come behind the scenes on another stunning project by Bhodz Project … who knows how to set up photography lighting for this aesthetic?
Problems and solutions in Interior Photography //
Through winter, this property looking over the story bridge in Brisbane, gets no natural sunlight beaming in at all.
The positive of that is we have complete control of the light, and we don’t need to start the shoot at sunrise.
The light was reflecting really blue into the space, so the challenge was to create warmth, trying our best to make it look natural.
A big plus for this kind of photography job is if the project has been fitted with white sheer curtains (if it hasn’t we’ll bring our own to set up for the day) … luckily Bhodi has always got beautiful sheers in his projects.
We set up big folding foam core boards on the balcony as close to the window as we can, to block the blue light, and keep us in control of the lighting. Next we set up just one light, sometimes this also needs a diffuser umbrella on it, to really soften the light, depending on the aesthetic we are trying to achieve for the client. Often the sheer curtains are enough to soften the light, and the umbrella isn’t needed.
Closer to the end of this video you will see a glimpse of our lighting set up.
You could add a flash or another light to brighten the shadows inside, but we like to keep Bhodi’s shoots really soft and moody.
This work is usually done on a very low shutter speed as it is such a low amount of light to be working with. Pro tip, always shoot with a timer, or remote or simply use the iPad to press the shutter, so there’s never any chance of shake from you pressing the trigger on your camera.
Lots more Interior Photography tips like these can be found in my eBooks, a simple, fast and effective way to learn interior photography in your own time, don’t take 10 years to figure it all out on your own like I did.
Brisbane Interior Photography for Architects and Designers, Gray Puksand
Brisbane Interior Photography for Gray Puksand … this is our 3rd shoot for this awesome company, I’m so thrilled every time they contact me.
Using the iPad tethered to the camera is key to getting this style of shoot right, as every piece of furniture is tweaked for each camera angle/shot … being able to walk into frame and see on the large screen exactly what you are doing is what makes these shots possible with such a small team to execute this shoot.
Adding people into these shoots really help show how the space is used, you’ll often spot me in shots for Gray Puksand too, when we just need one more person.
This shoot was smaller but the last shoot for Gray Puksand back in February, we had 6 people in some shots, and that takes a lot to get the positions just right for each person, but so so worth it for the final shots of the bigger commercial spaces.
How to position models, getting the figure blur right and a variety of ideas for using people in interior photography is covered in my interior photography 1:1 mentoring.
Tweed Heads Architecture and Interior Photography for Tiny Home Builder, Coast Modular
Take a look behind the scenes, as I play with lighting and styling props to get the shots just right, on my Instagram @tanikablair_photography
I’ve photographed 2 of Coast Modulars tiny homes so far, and looking forward to the next one (which is a 2 bedroom modular home).
We were able to use natural sunlight on the one of these, the first one was still in the working shed, when we photographed it, hence the need to fake the sunlight. I can’t wait to show off what this exciting new business has been working so hard on .
Perth Restaurant Photography for Wonil Hotel
Such a thrill to work with stylist, Anna Flanders in Perth, to bring Wonil Hotels new restraint to life.
Special thanks to Ashley Gill, from Accor Hotels for making this happen and her professionalism always on these big commercial shoots.
Such a thrill to work with stylist, Anna Flanders in Perth, to bring Wonil Hotels new restraint to life.
Special thanks to Ashley Gill, from Accor Hotels for making this happen and her professionalism always on these big commercial shoots.
