Industrial Loft Photography Brief: Shot List, Lighting and Locations

Q: What shots should I get for a Industrial Loft photo shoot?

For a Industrial Loft shoot, capture: The full loft from one corner, ceiling height and windows in frame; Steel window grid with city light coming through; Leather sofa against exposed brick; Pendant lamps over a long reclaimed-wood table; Detail of rivets, ducts and beams.

Q: Where should I shoot Industrial Loft photography?

Good locations for Industrial Loft photography include: Converted warehouse apartment, Brewery taproom, Creative studio in a former factory, Restaurant in an old mill.

SET

The setup

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Brief Int(industrial-l.BRF)
✎Industrial Loft
01 LightBig factory windows for daylight; at night, warm pendant lamps and exposed bulbs against dark brick.
02 WardrobeDenim, workwear jackets, leather boots.
03 LocationConverted warehouse apartment
04 Palette
SetupNoteFinderShotsLightSave

DIR

Director's note

Shoot wide to show the volume. The ceiling height and the windows are the story.

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Viewfinder

Live

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Standby50mmf/5.6 · 1/125 · ISO 400

Aperturef/5.6Shutter1/125ISO400White balance5200K

Use your own photo

Running the list sets the camera for every shot in turn. Load your own photo to light and expose a frame you actually shot.

LGT

Light the set

3 lamps

Drag a lamp and watch the frame above change. The brief's own note is the preset

KeyThe light that makes the pictureSoft, farEye level

FillHow far into shadow you can seeSoft, farEye level

BackRound at the front, where it is just another fillOffEye level

On the brief

Contact sheet

00 / 12

Nothing on the sheet yet. Set the camera, then take a frame.

SEQ

Shot list

00 / 05

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The full loft from one corner, ceiling height and windows in framesetup50mmthru glass

Steel window grid with city light coming throughsetup50mmthru glass

Leather sofa against exposed bricksetup50mm

Pendant lamps over a long reclaimed-wood tablesetup50mm

Detail of rivets, ducts and beamsdetail100mm

Rolling

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LOC

Locations

Converted warehouse apartmentBrewery taproomCreative studio in a former factoryRestaurant in an old mill

REF

Explore the aesthetic

Style guide Color palette

DOC

About this brief

How do I photograph the Industrial Loft aesthetic?

Show the structure, then warm it up.

Shoot wide to show the volume. The ceiling height and the windows are the story.

Director's note

What shots should I get for a Industrial Loft photo shoot?

Leave with every frame on this list.

Shot list

The full loft from one corner, ceiling height and windows in frame
Steel window grid with city light coming through
Leather sofa against exposed brick
Pendant lamps over a long reclaimed-wood table
Detail of rivets, ducts and beams

What lighting works for Industrial Loft photography?

Big factory windows for daylight; at night, warm pendant lamps and exposed bulbs against dark brick.

Light

Where should I shoot Industrial Loft photography?

Scout these before anything else.

Locations

Converted warehouse apartment
Brewery taproom
Creative studio in a former factory
Restaurant in an old mill

What wardrobe works for Industrial Loft photography?

Denim, workwear jackets, leather boots.

Wardrobe

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