3 Basic How-to-Get-Started Photography Tips for Interior Designers
Jay Johnson Tuesday, April 10, 2012 at 9:00AM 
If you're interested in interior design, or you hang out your shingle as a decorator, you may want to take great photographs of your clients' decorated spaces without having all the gear of a professional photographer. The top photo shows Texas photographer Sean Gallagher's behind-the-scenes setup at an interior shoot. And tricked-out gear may not be where you want to go - you have enough to keep the colors, the fabrics, the vendors, the orders, and the clients' demands straight! We asked Sheffield School Director Chuck DeLaney - who is also the Director of our sister school, the New York Institute of Photography - to give us a few tips we should know about interior design and photography.
1. Use SmartPhones and Tablets.
Chuck suggested that most interior designers should own two cameras - and the first would be an iPhone or other SmartPhone or a tablet computer capable of taking photographs. Use them like a "visual notebook" to make pictures of items that you see in a showroom, antique store, or vendor's location. "For some clients, the designer may choose to email photos for consideration and discussion. For other clients, images can be printed out for review at a meeting or used as reference until you're able to located better photos online."