Behind the scenes at an interiors shoot
What really goes on when you see a perfectly lit, perfectly styled image in a magazine? Do people really live like that? Read on to find out...
I have never been very good at sharing snippets and images from my life to that other place – whisper it – Instagram. It all feels a little too public and, as someone who values the beauty of a great photograph, I’m not sure I want to see piles of unwashed laundry and messy kitchens on my feed. I appreciate it might be interesting to discover that Jennifer Aniston’s dog did a wee on her rug or that Julianne Moore leaves wet towels on her bathroom floor (showing you that Hollywood stars are ‘real’). But do you really need to know that I haven’t yet washed up last night’s supper dishes?
That said, I thought it might be fun to share a little of what goes on behind the scenes of an interiors shoot for a magazine. You see only that perfectly styled, beautifully lit image – but what is the reality? Do people really live like that? Where are the piles of unopened bills, the stacks of magazines and recipe books with Post-It …