Seattle Modern Real Estate Photography | Interior Commercial Photographer

For as long as I can remember, real estate photography has had a specific feel and target outcome. Show the spaces in the sense that makes them the largest and brightest possible, with the most idealized window views. It has worked for decades, but something is starting to shift in the real estate industry. Potential buyers are looking to buy into an experience, which changes the game with photography. When shopping, do we want to be served a routine view into our future residence, or do we want to be compelled with immersive editorial interior imagery to imagine our most elevated sense of living? It’s not surprising that real estate agents are beginning to turn to interior photographers to help their listings stand apart from the competition. Especially in competitive markets like Seattle where buyers are expecting a luxury experience, images with a storytelling, lifestyle vibe appeal to the millennial market.

It was so amazing to work with Michelle and Audrey of Studio Ami on this photoshoot. Each shot was intentionally styled and captured to maximize the lifestyle feel of each space. It’s a really beautiful house that just hit the market in Seattle.

Chelan Lake House | Seattle Interior Photogaphy

Just a few hours from Seattle lies a majestic lake surrounded by golden rolling mountains, featuring a quaint downtown and a thriving outdoor scene. If it sounds too good to be true, it’s not. Lake Chelan is a huge draw for Seattle residents as it offers a completely different topography and weather experience than its sometimes gloomy seaside neighbor. It makes an excellent location for a vacation home, and it was a joy to photograph this house designed by Mandy Callaway, a full service interior designer with an impressive range of projects in the Seattle area. Her work is highly specialized to the client, with thoughtful detail in consideration to the space’s use, surroundings and inhabitants.

As a vacation home for a Seattle family, this house hits the checkpoints of a fun destination with a light and airy feel. The emphasis on indoor-outdoor living is celebrated with an open floor plan featuring a great room surrounded in windows with a beautiful pass-through to accommodate guests inside and outside. A veritable light box with the most fun and playful decor, this one was a pleasure to photograph.

Seattle Interior Photographer | Jennifer Gardner Greenwood Kitchen

My favorite thing about working with designers is seeing their voice come through their projects. Jennifer has worked with so many Seattle interior design clients, and her work always has a through-line of freshness, creativity and color that defines her expertise. This Greenwood kitchen is such a unique and inspiring space. The checkerboard cork floors are an unexpected touch in an otherwise traditional craftsman kitchen renovation. Though the kitchen is a large space, it is zoned into different areas making it possible to experience the room in many different ways. The custom woodwork is to be seen everywhere, particularly in the corner banquette which the most graceful light pours in from the window.

On photoshoot days, we get to work together as a designer and photographer team to bring the interior to life through staging and curation of the space. Photographing the space is a collaboration. We assess each photo as we go, making subtle adjustments to tell a story. Sometimes it’s the simple addition of a bowl of fruit or the removal of an unneeded decorative object that makes the entire room come together harmoniously. It’s an exercise in balance and is constantly evolving. Working together to create something beautiful is the teamwork environment that fills me up the most.

Enjoy this beautiful kitchen and find Jennifer’s work here.

Seattle Eastside Bright Stage by Hamilton & Co. | Interior Photography

The best part about my job (other than witnessing beautiful spaces and interiors firsthand) is meeting incredibly talented designers and stylists. Erin Vernon of Hamilton & Co. is not only a powerhouse of styling prowess, but also one of the kindest humans on the planet. Her design skills are so good that you don’t even notice the level of intentionality and detail. You know when you see something so perfectly as its whole that the smaller pieces blend in seamlessly so that you’re not looking at a collection of items but rather experiencing an entire feeling? That’s walking into one of Erin’s projects.

This stunning project on the Seattle Eastside was so much fun to photograph. Erin worked with the abundance of natural light to create an airy, light and crisp interior space that you just want to live in. Each room has its own flavor but everything works together to create a cohesive vision for a potential resident.

Staging: Hamilton & Co.