This project is an experimental one for my photography. When I first started taking my photography seriously, I used shapes and patterns from buildings and structures to create images. 

I worked with what I had in front of me and the constraints of the four walls of the photographic frame to capture the buildings in what I thought were the most interesting ways. I have always kept this interest along with a curiosity for interior design and the decisions people make to turn their house into a home. 

I was asked to complete some freelance work, I had to photograph two separate houses so an online portfolio could be produced to show off the best features of the buildings as locations to any potential photographers or filmmakers. Whilst capturing these images I discovered many intimate unique details around the houses.

It made me think about how most people have such strong relationships towards their home where a lot of memories and emotions are attached. 

I wanted to base a project on this idea and see what kind of results I would find. It needed to be carried out with a documentary style so the viewer felt like they were on the outside looking in, or a fly on the wall. I didn’t want them to feel like the home they were looking at was theirs, I wanted the photographs to make them step back and just appreciated them for their aesthetics, for the way this part of the house had been put together. 

From some of the images it is clear that the interior looks the way it does due to large amounts of attention and effort, where as others are just as intriguing but because of the neglect over time. Each scene from each house has its own personal touch, it wouldn’t look that way if it wasn’t for the owner. Nothing has been moved or placed differently to make the image work better, how you see it is exactly how it was when I walked into the room. Another fascinating thing I discovered is the relevance each item holds within each house. 

From just looking at the photographs you may just see a teapot as something that is used to make tea. But this teapot may have been passed down through generations, out living each individual owner therefore making it a part of this person’s history and giving it a sentimental value. 

For the owner, every detail in their house holds some relevance, but most of the time means nothing to the visitor. When looking at these images I want you to observe them in fine detail, consider the choices the owners may have made to produce what is in front of you. Try and imagine what sentimental power objects may hold. Then reflect back on to your own living space and contemplate these same points.