A Rocco Forte sitting room in Milan: a red lacquer wall and bookcase, a gold sofa on a jute rug, and the rooftops through the window

Interior photography

Rooms photographed in optimal light, for interior designers, luxury hotels and restaurants.

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Rooms in optimal light

Optimal light
Stylists where needed
Tethered shooting
Retouched to a finished standard
Magazine placement arranged

Although known primarily as a garden photographer, Clive has an extensive interior photography client portfolio. Interior designers, luxury hotels and restaurants have all commissioned Clive to showcase their stunning houses, rooms, dining areas and accessories, with his superb eye for detail, and in optimal light.

Interiors are photographed as they were designed to be seen: drenched in natural light, with the furniture and objects the designer has selected, perhaps an appealing view through the window to the garden. The studio brings tethered shooting, assistants and stylists where a shoot calls for them, and retouches every finished frame.

Clients include interior designers such as Paolo Moschino, with projects in both Italy and London, and Cameron Gardens, who in addition to outside spaces install breathtaking interior installations designed to bring the outdoors in. Further clients include publishers who feature the work of leading interior designers, including Condé Nast, Period Living, The English Home and Country Life.

A red-lacquered library wall behind a tan velvet sofa, the windows open over the Milan rooftops

A pale panelled drawing room in Milan, lamps lit and the shutters open to the rooftops

A cream sitting room with two wicker chairs, gold cushions and roses on a glass table

A panelled suite with a chandelier, a burr-walnut cabinet and a herringbone floor

A striped bolster with a bullion fringe, lisianthus in a glass behind it

Lanterns hanging in the palazzo's stone stairwell, seen from below

Shutters thrown open on a Mediterranean harbour, the boats at anchor below

Plaster niches in a white wall, holding books, lamps and pale geometric forms

A bedroom papered in blue and white stripes, the bed dressed to match

Questions

Do you light the rooms?

Rooms are photographed as they are designed to be lived in, in natural light or with additional mood lighting. The studio brings tethered shooting, assistants and stylists where a shoot calls for them.

Can you style the rooms?

A stylist can be arranged, and designers are welcome on the day; most prefer to dress the rooms themselves the day before.

How long does an interiors shoot take?

Typically a day for a house, planned around the light in each room. Hotels and restaurants are scheduled around opening hours.

Can the photographs be used in the press?

Yes. The licence covers your own portfolio, website and social channels; magazine features – The English Home, Condé Nast titles, Period Living – can be arranged through the studio.