Which indoor location should I choose for our photoshoot?

Introduction

If you’re keen to have your photoshoot indoors, then you might now be wondering “should I do this at home, in a studio, or some other indoor location?” Good question – we’re here to help.

You might already have a strong preference for where you want the photoshoot. For example, if you’re after a specific type of background, then that will probably help make the decision for you. However, if you’re unsure, here are some things for you to think through.

People

• if the photoshoot is for just one or two people, then the choice is yours – any location will work,
• however, if you’re part of a large group then the choice is more restricted, as the room will need to be bigger – not only will it need to be wider, to fit you all in, it will also have to be longer, so that we can move the camera further away from you,
• but if you’re a family of 4-6 people, you’ll find most locations will work if your room is not too small.

Style

• if you’re after a super informal photoshoot, where you’re dressed very casually and not looking very posed, then ‘at home’ might be the best answer,
• if you’re after a smart look, we can make this work in most locations, though if you opt for ‘at home’ you’ll either need to do this in a very tidy room,
• or we could bring a white, grey or black background,
• of course, if you’re after a more urban look, then ‘on location’ is the answer – this could be indoors or outdoors.

Backgrounds

• you might already have a certain ‘on location’ background that you’re after, such as a beautifully rustic brick wall,
• if you’re after a bright white background, then we can use our professional mobile studio to do this in any location, or in your home if you’ve got a room that isn’t too small,
• the same is true for a much darker black or grey background – a very different feel to the white version, but this too can be done in your home, or in the studio.

Furniture

• depending on the furniture you have in your home, this might encourage, or dissuade you, from having an ‘at home’ photoshoot,
• things you won’t want in the photos are: highly-patterned furniture, rooms containing lots of items of furniture, or walls containing multiple paintings/photos that can’t be removed – if any of these are problems that you can’t temporarily fix, then a studio or ‘on
  location’ option might be better.

Lighting

• we’ve got a professional mobile lighting studio which we can bring to any indoor or outdoor location to make you and the location look bright, dark, modern or cosy, depending on the style,
• however, if you want the photoshoot to be in a private indoor venue, you’ll need to check they allow photography, as well as using any additional lighting.

More information

Alternatively, we’ve got some more location advice on:

• Should you have an indoor or an outdoor photoshoot?
• Should we have a photoshoot in a rural location?
• Should we have a photoshoot in an urban location?
• otherwise you might find our urban gallery, our rural gallery, or our indoor gallery useful to see the types of photos we’ve created in these locations.