When we use a studio we can make the background look a super cool white, like in these beautiful photos (though of course that’s not the only colour). We run a professional mobile studio, so we can bring it direct to your home, if you have the space, or to any other indoor venue.
As Christmas gets closer many parents love to have family Christmas photoshoots – usually so that they can create a set of family Christmas cards. However, many are also wanting to create family albums at this time of the year to remember what their children were like at that stage in their lives.
In these photos we used our professional mobile studio, which allowed us to carry out this photoshoot in someone’s office. We’ve used three different backgrounds here, plus three different changes in clothes. This was a long photoshoot, but it was certainly worth it. We achieved what we set out to do, which was to create a range of very different looks to give us a wide variety of high quality photos.
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:
During the same photoshoot we created some quality, contemporary portraits with a modern-looking white background, plus some others that were deliberately darker and more moody-looking against a black background.
A big bright white background, with mum and her son wearing stronger, dark colours makes for a set of lovely, contemporary family portrait photos that look fabulous as beautiful artwork on the wall.
In this studio photoshoot of a pregnant woman her bump was the most important thing that we needed to concentrate on – this was such a special time in her life with her baby-to-be.
A studio family photoshoot in which we encouraged this young girl, who was dressed in a fairy costume, to jump up and down. Every time she jumped, we encouraged her to make a variety of shapes mid-air.
These make a great ‘triptych’ of three photos mounted within a single luxury frame. Each photo is framed individually, but they’re all displayed together on the wall as a combined set, which looks really high quality and very contemporary.
Sometimes the background is almost not required at all. That was the case here, where the dress this woman was wearing needed nothing behind it to compete with it. A bright red dress against a white studio background will really stand out and look great as a piece of wall art.