Behind the Scenes – Location Agency Blog

Our Favourite Shoots So Far This Year!

We can’t believe it’s May already! To celebrate the first quarter, we thought we’d share some fab content from shoots that have taken place at our locations since January.

Coffee Shops to Try This Spring

Whether it’s from a weekend discovering a new neighbourhood, or a morning coffee before a shoot, our coffee escapades have led us to uncover some hidden gems, and we’re here to share them with you!

Fancy Dress for Halloween at 1st Option

A combined image of three separate images. The far left shows a man in a goblin costume. The centre is of a woman and a man, the woman is dressed up as Velma Dinkley and the man is wearing a mask and a long black wig. The third picture is a woman dressed in an Alice in Wonderland costume sitting at a desk.

Welcome back to the 1st Option Locations blog. Today we’re showing you all our costumes from our Halloween fancy dress day, held in our London office. Get ready to be spooked and dazzled, as we’ve got a great mix of scary and stylish costumes in a variety of efforts! Stay tuned as we also reveal who won the Best Dressed prize.

1st Option Rocks TikTok!

A collection of 3 images. The first is a birdseye shot of someone filming something with a phone in a tripod. The middle photo is someone standing between a bright green door frame and holding up a sign that says 'QUIET PLEASE. FILMING IN PROGRESS'. The third photo is of two people - one person is walking up a staircase and the other is following them, filming them with a phone and a tripod.

This blog post introduces our readers to the social media platform TikTok. In the piece, 1st Option discusses how we have used TikTok and softwares like CapCut to raise brand awareness and really, to have some fun! This blog post is meant to be both fun and informative, giving basic tips on how to utilise the platform as a business, while telling everyone what we’ve been up to.

Photographers We Love – Part 2!

Welcome back to our blog as we delve into Part 2 of photographers we love! This next batch of interiors, lifestyle and still life specialists are coming in with even more inspiration for your personal projects and creative mind.

Photographers We Love – Part 1!

Following our piece on interior stylists, we must acknowledge the people who skilfully capture the curated beauty – the photographers. Whether you’re passionate about interior design or simply have a craving for some good photographic work, we highly encourage you to check out each artist’s portfolio for that inspiration you’re secretly craving.

Interior Stylists We Love!

Summer is finally upon us! So we thought what better a time to shine some light on some of our current favourite designers and stylists, encouraging you to go and check out their unique portfolios to get that fresh inspiration for your personal spaces, or simply for the ol’ memory bank!

An evening of painting with 1st Option

We recently had an evening of painting with the team at the 1st Option HQ and the results were hilarious!

In Conversation with Elisabeth Ciarrocchi from Spratts Factory

Following on from our incredible house tour of Spratts Factory, with the fabulous owner Elisabeth Ciarrocchi, looking at the design elements within her fantastic renovation of a disused dog biscuit factory; we sat down with her for a short interview to pick her brains about her favourite features, what it’s like to live in a factory building and why her home is the perfect shoot location.

In Conversation with Marta Vilella-Vila of Roma

Following on from our incredible house tour of Roma, with the fabulous owner Marta Vilella-Vila, looking at the the features that make her home unique, her favourite elements and the challenges she faced throughout the renovation process; we sat down with her for a short interview to pick her brains about her favourite features, areas and why her home is the perfect shoot location.