Modern Farmhouse Photography Brief: Shot List, Lighting and Locations

Q: What shots should I get for a Modern Farmhouse photo shoot?

For a Modern Farmhouse shoot, capture: The kitchen with its big sink, island and open shelves; A long dining table set for a family meal; Shiplap wall and black iron sconce, close up; A mudroom with hooks, boots and baskets; A sliding barn door half open.

Q: Where should I shoot Modern Farmhouse photography?

Good locations for Modern Farmhouse photography include: Renovated farmhouse kitchen, Barn wedding venue, Country bakery, Suburban family home.

SET

The setup

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Brief Int(modern-farmh.BRF)
✎Modern Farmhouse
01 LightBright, clean daylight; black iron pendants and sconces for evening shots.
02 WardrobeDenim, plaid shirts, linen aprons.
03 LocationRenovated farmhouse kitchen
04 Palette
SetupNoteFinderShotsLightSave

DIR

Director's note

Show the room in use: bread on the board, boots by the door. Farmhouse is about practical family life.

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Viewfinder

Live

Four controls on the brief's own plate · the meter is real, so you can blow a frame

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 seeHard, closeEye 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 kitchen with its big sink, island and open shelvessetup50mm

A long dining table set for a family mealsetup50mm

Shiplap wall and black iron sconce, close updetail100mm

A mudroom with hooks, boots and basketsenvironment35mm

A sliding barn door half opensetup50mm

Rolling

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LOC

Locations

Renovated farmhouse kitchenBarn wedding venueCountry bakerySuburban family home

REF

Explore the aesthetic

Style guide Color palette

DOC

About this brief

How do I photograph the Modern Farmhouse aesthetic?

Bright, practical and ready for a crowd.

Show the room in use: bread on the board, boots by the door. Farmhouse is about practical family life.

Director's note

What shots should I get for a Modern Farmhouse photo shoot?

Leave with every frame on this list.

Shot list

The kitchen with its big sink, island and open shelves
A long dining table set for a family meal
Shiplap wall and black iron sconce, close up
A mudroom with hooks, boots and baskets
A sliding barn door half open

What lighting works for Modern Farmhouse photography?

Bright, clean daylight; black iron pendants and sconces for evening shots.

Light

Where should I shoot Modern Farmhouse photography?

Scout these before anything else.

Locations

Renovated farmhouse kitchen
Barn wedding venue
Country bakery
Suburban family home

What wardrobe works for Modern Farmhouse photography?

Denim, plaid shirts, linen aprons.

Wardrobe

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