The Essential Guide to:
LIGHTING INTERIORS
Techniques for lighting with small flash
by Scott Hargis

Architectural photography has always interested me. I have done a substantial amount of it over my career and I still enjoy doing it when I get an opportunity. I wish I had read this book back when I first started shooting million dollar homes on Camelback Mtn. Of course, Scott was probably only about 10 when that was, but better late than never, I say.

This book is for those of you who are breaking in to the pro fields. And especially if you are in a smaller market where being more of a ‘generalist’ can mean a nice showing. on the bottom line. Scott knows what you need, and he delivers it succinctly and with wonderful charts and graphs and more.

There are many ways and genres of shooting interiors. From the highly stylized and multi-light approach of Architectural Digest to the simple, modern look of Metropolitan Home, photographers have had to create the look that is coveted by the editors of the different magazines.

Add to that, the different approaches asked for by architects, builders, designers and furniture clients, and an architectural photographer can go a bit daffy at trying to do it all.

Scott takes us on a tour of the way he does it. His clients call for a clean, bright, modern look for their work and he delivers. Scott is also an accomplished architectural exterior shooter as well, but this book covers the challenges that interior photographers will encounter when working with residential clients.

Using the small flash approach brings the techniques within the range of most entry and mid-level photographer. Scott does not use anything that is considered esoteric or extremely expensive. His approach is quick and easy on the shoulders when it comes to gear. And he covers gear quite well in this book.

Small market shooters need to be able to make good shots of interiors, and be able to work within the environments their clients throw at them. This book will prepare photographers for that challenge in more than just lighting. Hargis takes a synergistic approach the world of real estate and residential architectural photography. From dealing with reflections, small rooms, compositional challenges and angles to placing the furniture and styling the rooms, you will get a solid overview of what it takes to make images that your client will love.

Here are some images from Scott’s book:



You can get Scott’s book “The Essential Guide to: LIGHTING INTERIORS Techniques for lighting with small flash” here. It is an E-Book, so you can put it on your devices or computer and have it ready whenever you want.

From Scott’s Bio:
Scott Hargis is a location advertising photographer specializing in interiors and architecture. Based in the San Francisco Bay Area, Scott also shoots portraiture. Scott’s clients include architectural firms, interior designers, builders and many of the top-tier real estate professionals in the Bay Area. A member of the International Association of Architectural Photographers, Scott also teaches photographers’ workshops throughout the the US, Europe, and Australia, and has been widely recognized as a leader in the interior photography genre. His work has appeared in the San Francisco Chronicle, the East Bay Express, Oakland Magazine, Bay Crossings Magazine, WEND Magazine, Bay Nature, This Old House, The Los Angeles Times, and Women’s Day Kitchen and Bath magazine, among others.

Thanks to Scott for sending the book over for a look. I consider it one of the best I have read on Architecture photography and the emphasis on residential is especially useful these days. Scott’s Blog is here, and see his website for more work.

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