8 of the best interior design photographs you will see this year

Chloe Hines Chloe Hines
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Interior photo shoots are fun and can really test your skills as a designer. Whether you're shooting for a customer, as a real estate agent or for your lifestyle blog, there are a few tips you can take from the professionals to get you going in the right direction. 

We've accumulated living rooms, kitchens, bedrooms and other obscure spaces and shown you the proper times, models and tips so you can make the most of your home, or of someone else's, to make your pictures look as professional as possible. It's always fun to walk into someone else's world and try to capture it in an honest and forthright way—have fun with it!

1. Capture multiple levels

Entry ways, corridors and stairways should all be captured in a manner that allows the multiple levels of the house to be clearly seen. This photographer did a wonderful job!

2. Straight-on views

Symmetrical views are still the views that offer the most visual clarity when it comes to any home. Make sure everything is equal on either side, fluff the pillows and open the windows—you're ready for photo shoot!

3. Put the couch in the background

Place the couch in the background for living room shots in order to make the space look more exposed and open. If you start the photograph with the largest object in the foreground, your rooms will instantly look smaller. 

4.Turn on all the lights for maximum effect

For areas with no windows—utility rooms and kitchens, make sure to turn on all the lights like seen here!

5. Choose the right time of day

Ideally, just before sunrise and just before sunset are the two times when prime light is available for photography.  If you most photograph in grey winter months, choose early afternoon, the lightest time of day. 

6. Cover windows in sheers, but leave curtains open

For more intimate and private rooms, leave the sheers covering the window but move back the curtains.

7. Narrow, side views for apartment living

Place large furnishings against the wall, place the narrow coffee table (or round table) in the middle and face the window when direct light won't be inside to effect the camera lens. This will make the room look more spacious and wide open.

8. Show unique and personal accessories

With this step, it is important to make sure that you don't get too personal. What you want to achieve as an interior photographer is that others can instantly imagine themselves inhabiting the space!

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