Architectural interior photography of the Distillery of Modern Art in Chamblee, GA. View through a large glass window into a production room featuring a large copper pot still and stainless steel piping. The foreground shows a polished concrete floor with reflections, gray walls, and a vibrant purple and blue modern art mural in the distance.

How to select an architectural photographer
or interior design photographer

Let’s look at the most important considerations that should go into choosing a photographer to capture your building or space.

Does their past work align with what my goals are? 

Look at different photographers’ portfolios. Does their style align with your brand? Or do you think they can convey what your design intent was?

Are the photographs of high quality – are there minimal reflections off glass surfaces, are the colors consistent across images (especially with different color light sources), and have distracting elements like exit signs and fire alarms been removed?

Experience and Qualifications

Has the photographer been doing this work for a while and, particularly for drone work, are they FAA-licensed and experienced with airspace authorizations to fly?

Can we work together and collaborate well?

You may be spending more time than you think with your photographer! Make sure you find someone you like personally, since you will be working together to plan the shoot, then spending a lot of time on set reviewing and styling images together and making creative decisions. Hopefully your photographer becomes a trusted partner for many years.

What is their shooting and delivery process?

Make sure you know what you will be getting prior to the shoot – will the photographer be shooting a lot of photos and delivering all of them to you (typically a more “real estate” style)? Will they be shooting a lot of images and only delivering the ones you select? Or will they be working with you to compose a smaller number of images that are the most important to you and delivering those? 

Pricing

Certainly the pricing has to align with your budget. Ensure that you understand how many final images you will be receiving, as well as what the licensing rights are (which determines how you can use the images). 

Check out the FAQs on the home page for more information, my About page for more personal background, or this blog post for an idea of how I work on site. And contact me if you’d like to discuss more!