Welcome to the Explore Home Podcast! This week, we invite you to Explore Home with Amy Bartlam, owner of Los Angeles based Amy Bartlam Photography. Listen as Amy describes her road to becoming an interior design photographer. As a child in England, both her parents were deeply involved in the arts, and encouraged their children to be so as well. Amy's father let her use his cameras for school projects and a lifelong love affair with photography was born.
Amy’s first “real” job was assisting a wedding photographer. Her favorite part of photographing weddings was focusing on the spaces and details. This led Amy to pursue photographing interiors. Neil and Amy discuss the artistry and skill it takes to plan and execute a beautiful interior. When photographing for interior design projects, Amy always asks “what story are you trying to tell.” There is a misconception that photography is reality, but what it is really doing is telling a story, evoking a feeling. When building a brand it is important to tell the story that you want clients to see.
Neil and Amy talk about how Instagram and Pinterest have changed the way she approaches photographing an interior, it is imperative to plan what and how you are going to photograph an environment to maximize its impact on social media. Finally, Amy discusses some of her most recent projects with RUE Magazine, Southern Home Magazine and Universal. To see Amy’s work, visit https://www.instagram.com/amybartlam/