How to Use Flash for Interior Design Photography

[@RondaSauersPhotography]

Stunning work! I like the shot where you gelled your flash! Very sharp!

[@BradNicol]

Would love to see your post processing of the last images. Awesome shots and love your videos!

[@tommyblankenship4252]

IM SO GLAD I FOUND YOU!!!! Just booked a hotel client and was panicking! So stoked to take some awesome pics!

[@FlagnarBoobz]

Are hotel clients easy to find?

[@JewelsFlowers]

Well, it all makes sense when you break down. Appreciate it.

[@_trismegistus]

You made that plum kitchen look amazing! Definitely need to up my flash/blending game.

[@TheReelDeal-jq4qt]

Matt Anderson!? Man As soon as I saw the intro I knew it was you. Haven't changed much! It's Will Armstrong. Glad to see you doing your thing in Photography. I've been in the space too for like 16 years. Crazy!

[@MatthewAPhoto]

Hey Will!!! 😃 Awesome to hear from you. What kind of photography are you doing these days?

[@TheReelDeal-jq4qt]

@MatthewAPhoto just did a real estate shoot yesterday. I'm not niched down. I basically do any photography that's not wedding photography🙄. If I had to pick a favorite, I'd say creative portrait (fantasy).

[@timothysalisbury6407]

Your style and theories resonate so much with me. I’m tired of and can’t stand the HDR look that basically looks like a computer render, plastic, stale, and lacks any kind of character needed to accurately represent beautiful, interior designs and architecture.

[@rikunorakari]

Awesome video once again Matthew! Thanks for this!

[@Narsuitus]

Thank you for an insightful video. Before your video, when shooting architecture, I had only considered the customer. The customers included the following: Property Owner Property Seller Property Buyer Architect Builder Interior Designer Real estate agent Publisher Now, thanks to your video,, I also consider the photographer as a customer.

[@danbui814]

Great video! Very detailed and easy to understand. Thank you and keep up with the great works!

[@ColinRobertson_LLAP]

A photographer I frequently work with uses flash, but often so subtly that I'm often wondering why we set it up at all. Of course this means post work is pretty intensive in terms of color correcting. Personally, I've been wanting to go a little heavier on flash. Right now, all I have are a pair of AD200's-great lights, but not great for using with bigger modifiers. Would love to see a gear video breaking down which lights and modifiers you use... In this video I think I see you using a 400 and a 600-would I be able to get by with a 400 for most scenarios or do you find yourself using the 600 enough to make hauling the extra weight worthwhile? Thanks!

[@diczman]

My colleagues from Russia generally don't use flash when photographing interiors, they prefer natural light, however I use it sometimes, I don't like dirty windows with flare and unnecessary reflections! Thanks for your video!

[@nail101-i2f]

Can i have his information

[@MirandaSuess]

you shoot so beautifully and you get stunning homes!

[@pistolpete493]

awesome tutorial as always man! I wish you went a little more into detail on the last example with how you shut the blinds above the sink to cut out the exterior light while you shot your flash frames. I would have liked to hear how you how you eventually shot with the blinds opened and masked them back in!

[@trueperceptionimages7347]

just when I was needed to hop in the shower and get myself ready for work, THIS!! Here I shall remain haha

[@MatthewAPhoto]

🤣 your personal hygiene can wait! 🤣

[@trueperceptionimages7347]

this is honestly mav favorite video of yours to date. I like how you covered the different wscernaios and their challenges

[@peterlyonsphoto]

Excellent and informative presentation, Matt. Really nicely done! I appreciate your putting this together. The one tool here I’ve never used is gels. Maybe it’s time for me to add that to my repertoire! I can see how they were helpful in that final shot.

[@harishgupta46]

Hey Matthew, this video helped a lot. thank you so much for sharing

[@DanMolinaStudio]

Sweet video as always my friend. Awesome photos! And the Plum cabinets in the kitchen is my favourite one too.

[@ommediallc]

Beautiful work man! Well explained too!

[@etofok]

the last one is a great play, great job

[@pradyumnas916]

Love how you explained in the end! Thanks much for the tutorial.

[@crbressan]

Hi Matthew, thanks for the great videos. The last example, just made me understand why it is so difficult for me to have good photos of a specific medieval room with dark ceiling and beams. Best

[@Lakshmikanthraju]

Hey Matthew, very helpful description of using flash and stacking. I have a client who wants the flooring and cladding to be in focus, as it is usually reflective using a flash gives a lot of glare and reflections, is there any specific technique you would recommend for getting marble and granite part more in focus in the shot than any other object.

[@jordanashley9534]

Another awesome video! Lighting is a big question mark for me when shooting interiors so I love this topic and this video was super helpful!

[@julesselmes]

Excellent work and informative video. Thank you.

[@provinzGFX]

Personal taste and style all good but maybe budget is a question too when you consider shooting 20 "brackets" and edit for days? Especially as a beginner when all of it takes ages.

[@Marta-kj5fh]

Amazing video, thanks for the explanation 🙌🏻 I am completely new to interior photography so it was highly useful

[@Bishnu_Deb]

Great tips. These tips are gonna help me for my upcoming shoot. Thanks a ton Matthew.

[@zipfotoproductions2934]

Amazing work and your process is very well explained!

[@shadowmovementuk]

Hi Matthew. Thank you for all the content, it is inspiring and has helped me loads. I’m just wondering if you use a remote trigger to release the shutter on your camera or does your Assistant do it for you? Also, how do you review your images. Do you shoot tethered? Onto a screen or a laptop or even an iPad? Thanks again for all of your help with these videos man 📸

[@sumeraamber]

Great video! Thankyou so much. Honestly appreciate all your videos and the knowledge that you share with us all

[@todconnell7844]

Just discovered your channel. I've watched 7 or 8 so far. Very helpful and great explanations!! thanks! Tod

[@AerialLensVideo]

Really well done video - THANKS! You must have a TON of patience to put these things together. Is there any chance you could sometime try a "Chinese lantern" style diffuser on the AD600? I'm asking because I recently saw someone use a collapsible Godox D50 of that type (20inch diameter when open - yipes!), and he managed to entirely light a good size room JUST RIGHT (my humble opinion) - virtually a finished product - in ONE FRAME, with window exposed right. He was using a AD400 (I have the 600). I know, crazy, but what a huge time saver that would be. I'll look for the video. Imagine handing the client your memory card and saying, "Here you go. Have a nice day." Ha - fantasy world for sure. Thanks so much for your channel - so very helpful every time.

[@NeonShores]

Did you ever find the video?

[@firstlast4052]

@@NeonShores WillGayPhoto channel. BTW because of Will's idea I ordered Godox CS-65T (sligtly flatter version of the lantern) to exercise (I'm a realtor, we do own shots for rentals).

[@bauljgd]

This was a fantastic video. Thank you for sharing this with us.

[@RichardGreenCreative]

These look great - Our of curiosity, are you not a fan of using a polariser for reducing some reflections in areas of the images, and then blending these with the other images?

[@mikesagephoto]

Hi Matt, Always look forward to your videos. I may have missed it but do you have a video on focusing techniques for interior design?

[@lastdooropen8413]

What flash soft box is it that you're using? I have an ad200 and would love to incorporate a soft box

[@DrewTimelapse]

Hey Matthew, do you have a video that demonstrates editing an image similar to that last one you showed in the kitchen?

[@MatthewAPhoto]

All my editing videos should be grouped together on a playlist

[@wesleylow3632]

Matthew, thank you so much for sharing your professional skills. I do have a question, never do you mention how you determine/set the power level of the flash (trail and error, flash meter, slaved to camera exposure, etc)? You are correct, you style is A.L. (another level)! Keep up the great work!

[@jwilliam6902]

Do you have any videos of you on location? Carrying out your flash photography techniques recorded?

[@minamohsen9597]

Great work Matthew, can you please show us how you set your focus to get it sharp around the frame?

[@joeybailey9628]

How do you blend the photos together without getting you or the flash in the final image

[@alexleft2305]

Philosophy of natural lighting. Interesting.

[@efemerum]

Hi Matthew. Thank you for your amazing content. I can see you use sony and godox. So do I and I find the white balance, with flash, to be super warm not giving the real colors of the space. How do you handle that? Canon doesn´t have that problem using godox products. Thanks

[@VivienRenziehausen]

Great video as always! What lights/flash do you use?

[@MatthewAPhoto]

I hope to make a video on all the equipment I use very soon.

[@Mattithias]

I'm a little confused. So are you just masking yourself out with layers? In other words, you're not setting these lights up on stands or hiding them behind countertops?

[@vladpierre2694]

Hey do you think if you had covered the window with diffuser cloth, or diffusing shower curtains the lighting would have came out softer. How much softer will a diffuser cloth on the windows make the light? Is it a good idea?

[@TheIsabellakirra]

Do you charge more for Shoot & Share bookings?

[@bl4841]

this info is gold. thanks!

[@GeraldMackenzie-c7h]

How do you source the white balance

[@jayanbhatt1070]

Can you make an explanation video just for the last shot? , it looks very tricky and interesting

[@jackcookphotography1232]

Great work. Just curious, are you using Sony or Canon? What model?

[@MatthewAPhoto]

I mostly shoot with a Sony A7r4

[@neilfraseruk]

Great video again, thank you

[@kristinslavick7772]

Hi! Random question not regarding lighting but on something else you mentioned briefly. You said one of the sets was for both a designer and general contractor. I was just curious if you or anyone else in the comments does this often and do you just have them split the fee together for the shoot? I do have a flat rate and then charge per image so I wasn’t sure how you or anyone else handles that? I’d love any advice 😊

[@ericbarkhurst2951]

I shoot for interior designers that do model homes. I am paid by the designers and if the home builder wants images I license them or just have them pay a fee for all for all of them. I don't charge per image - really charging for my time like a branded shoot.

[@diczman]

By the way, are you using Lightroom HDR or Luminosity masks in Photoshop?

[@ColinRobertson_LLAP]

Excellent video. 👏

[@elvistang3346]

thank you so much for sharing

[@erezhaim]

Great video

[@meditationdaily1129]

Soo you don’t just bracket images and merge them in Lr to post process in Ps?

[@MatthewAPhoto]

Nope. I have several other videos showing more specifically how I edit and process.

[@5canwalk]

Good tips🎉❤

[@swapnilhimisha-cd3se]

Which camera we can use in interior photography ?

[@firstlast4052]

The bigger camera's sensor dynamics, the better. I.e. Sony A7III

[@naseemhaider5910]

Please make a video on interior photography without natural light when there is no any natural light source

[@elizabethedwards3687]

Good video

[@DiegoSeb]

Seeing this makes me thing I know nothing about shooting interiors 😅

[@nathantibbetts8811]

What is he referring to when he says "lighten mode"?

[@astrorickym5300]

It is a blending mode of the layers in Photoshop, it takes the lighter portion of each layer. It's great for such a job!

[@nathantibbetts8811]

@@astrorickym5300 thank you! I'll have to try it out next shoot :)

[@MikeSimpson-t9s]

cheers matt

[@gglaffite6672]

Amazing!!!!!

[@sndx6138]

Thank you!

[@vladpierre2694]

Listen my Canon 5D Mark II definitely doesn’t shoot like that straight out of the camera. I’m a believer that the camera DOESNT make the shot, the photographer does but, I also think by the look of this I need to upgrade my camera.

[@suwbastiastudios9715]

❤❤❤

[@MelvinDlaCruz]

if you combine Neo Ai with HDR is wayyy better than flash, you don't need flash any more

[@alexgoeke]

Even for that editorial style??

[@MelvinDlaCruz]

@@alexgoeke yess

[@pahountisg]

Great always super to pick into others brain 🙂🧠

[@mitchmedmedia5386]

At the risk of sounding like a delicate flower, maybe take it easy with flambient/window pull/real estate snobbery. I don’t think it looks particularly good, and definitely not realistic, but it is what lot of paying clients want. I’m trying to learn anything that can help make me better. I stumbled across your account and I’ve binged a bunch. I’ve learned a good bit and I appreciate the work you put into the videos. However, the insinuation that there’s only one way to do it is off putting. I know this leaves me open counter criticism but I’m writing this out with the hopes of being constructive. It would be easier to just drop a dislike and look elsewhere but I’m hoping this doesn’t get taken the wrong way.

[@lynnegraves237]

Could you just edit my work? Ha! I love to light interiors...I just HATE the post. Hate it.

[@firstlast4052]

I share your hate ;-)

[@vigojansons]

Thank you!