Interior and Advertising Photographer | Sliderobes in North Yorkshire and County Durham.

The life of a North East commercial and advertising photographer is as varied as the days are long, and a recent commission to take some interiors shots for SLIDEROBES® GROUP LTD was a welcome change from editorial and commercial photography in Teesside and North Yorkshire, it often sees me out in the cold for hours on end, in search of the perfect shot for my clients.

The photography locations were near Yarm in North Yorkshire and the other was in County Durham, and I had two houses to visit, and four rooms to photograph. The company I was working for is a well known name, designing and producing stylish made to measure furniture in a wide range of colours and choices.  

The photographs were to be used for a variety of marketing tools, including brochures and online on the company’s website, so my brief was to give the designers a good range of photographs to work within, including different formats to give them maximum flexibility with design layout.

Interiors photography can be challenging, and as the photographer I have to use my experience to help the client tell their story, working with angles and lighting and sometimes cope with restricted space too. I often have to stage interiors photographs, without adding too much detail into the image that would confuse the viewer. 

All the clients' rooms were fitted out in very different styles from minimalist to classic and contemporary according to their occupants and uses, and it was important that the photographs reflected the wide range of choice on offer. 

What I called the white room had been given a fresh, clean look with stylised monochrome wallpaper behind the bed and full size mirrored wardrobe doors reflecting a unique chandelier.

Another bedroom had a wooden floor and full height mirrored robes inset with panels of lacquered glass, housing an impressive shoe collection and all set off by a stylish purple and lilac theme.

The master bedroom was drama personified and absolutely stunning. The smokey black mirrored finish to the wardrobes was echoed in the purpose built dressing table, which together threw up some photography challenges involving the bonus of having reflections to play with while avoiding any light bouncing back into places where I didn’t want it.

The company’s furniture can be made to fit a range of rooms, not just bedrooms, and a craft room at the top of one of the houses was furnished in a light oak finish, with wardrobes and shelving cleverly made to measure to fit the roof apex and give maximum storage for the owner.

Like most interiors photography this was a demanding shoot in the north east, with so many textures and finishes to work with and every photo had to be just right. I edited the photos back at my Stockton on Tees photography studio and had them back to the client within a couple of days, and I’m looking forward to seeing them on the client’s website very soon.