Professional Interior Designer Teaches How to do Project "Before" Photography

Interior designer Alexandra teaches how to photograph interior design projects using simple tips and minimal equipment.

Key Takeaways

Use a regular lens on your phone camera instead of wide-angle to avoid distortion.
Take eight photos: from each corner and center of each wall for a comprehensive view.
Hold the camera horizontally to capture a broad perspective including ceiling and floor lines.
Include one or two ceiling shots to highlight lighting and design features.
Simple equipment and thoughtful positioning can produce professional-quality project photos.

What the video covers

Alexandra from Marlow Room by Room demonstrates how to photograph interior design projects in a client's condo.
She emphasizes that a cell phone camera is sufficient, discouraging the use of wide-angle lenses due to distortion.
The tutorial covers three main tips: taking eight photos from strategic points, holding the camera horizontally, and including ceiling shots.
Photos should be taken from each of the four corners and the center of each wall to create a 360-degree view.
Holding the camera lengthwise helps capture a broad view including ceiling and floor lines.
Ceiling photos are important to understand lighting and design features.
Alexandra advises careful positioning to avoid distortion and to capture the space accurately.
The video includes practical advice on navigating around furniture and plants while photographing.
The tutorial is aimed at interior designers or anyone wanting to document their design projects effectively.
Additional resources like measuring help are linked in the video.

Chapters

What type of camera equipment do I need to photograph interior design projects?

You only need a regular cell phone camera; no high-tech equipment is necessary. Avoid using wide-angle lenses as they distort the photos.

How many photos should I take to document a room effectively?

Take eight photos: one from each of the four corners and one from the center of each wall to create a comprehensive 360-degree view.

Why should I hold the camera horizontally when photographing a room?

Holding the camera horizontally helps capture a broad view of each corner and wall, including the ceiling and floor lines, which provides a better perspective of the space.

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Hi everybody, it's Alexandra from Marlow Room by Room. I'm here in a client's condo about to take some pictures of their project, and I thought this would be a great opportunity to show you how to take photos of your projects for your interior design purposes.

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interior design purposes [Music] now i'm going to give you a few tips but we're going to start with talking about equipment you don't need anything more high-tech than your cell phone it's perfectly fine but just uh try to avoid the temptation

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[Music] Now, I'm going to give you a few tips, but we're going to start with talking about equipment. You don't need anything more high-tech than your cell phone. It's perfectly fine, but just try to avoid the temptation

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get to work on the project we've got everything we need to get started so come with me so there are three main things you need to know when photographing your room the first is that you're going to take

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of using your wide-angle lens. It does tend to distort the photos, and we just need your regular lens. It's perfectly fine. So, I'm going to give you some tips as we work around the room and record this space so that when we

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camera lengthway so horizontally rather than vertically and the reason for that is because we want to get a good broad view of each corner and each wall but we also want to make sure that we can see the ceiling

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get to work on the project, we've got everything we need to get started. So, come with me. So, there are three main things you need to know when photographing your room. The first is that you're going to take

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ceiling that will really help to bring the whole view together so let's get started we're going to take a picture from this corner over to the opposite corner okay and then we're just gonna walk around the room and pull it together naturally so here

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eight photographs: one from each of the four corners and one from the center of each wall. That way, we can stitch together a 360-degree view of the space. The second thing you need to know is that you always want to be holding your

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and then the center line of this window wall behind me now this is a really good time to talk about open concept spaces so with this particular client we're not actually designing the kitchen but what we want to do is make sure that

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camera lengthwise, so horizontally rather than vertically. And the reason for that is because we want to get a good broad view of each corner and each wall, but we also want to make sure that we can see the ceiling

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into the corner as we possibly can without trampling the plants and then again to the center of this wall great and then back over here to this corner all right then over here to the center point of the boundary line now the reason i

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line and the floor line in the photograph. So, be watching for that. The last thing you need to do is take a picture or two of the ceiling so that we can understand the lighting, any of the other design features in the

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reason is because if i had taken the photo from further back into the kitchen i would have distorted the view of the space by making it look much larger than it actually is so when you are working in an open

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ceiling that will really help to bring the whole view together. So, let's get started. We're going to take a picture from this corner over to the opposite corner, okay? And then we're just going to walk around the room and pull it together naturally. So, here

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ceiling or ceiling details so one or two pictures should do it perfect and that is that's it so that's photography for interior design now if you need help measuring your spaces you can click the link on the video here

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we're at the center line of the wall looking straight across, and then we're going to just shift over to this corner here. Be careful of the cactus over there. If you've ever been poked, it's not fun. There we go.

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together thanks again bye for now

Topics:interior design photographyproject before photosphone camera tipsinterior design documentationphotography tipsroom photographydesign project photosMarlowe Room by RoomAlexandra interior designopen concept photography

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