A view into First Option’s Critall Windows Critall Windows. A longstanding part of our attraction to clients is the history that oozes from the walls and the shines through the crittall windows. If you look closely you can see old zips embedded into our timber floors, long ago trodden into the body of the factory and(…)
A Home Economist’s Guide to Picking a Location Studio One of First Option’s regular guests Kate Moore is a Home Economist, and details the variety of being a home ec, what she provides for a production and what she looks for in a shooting location, in our latest Guest Blog. The job of a home economist is(…)
Rachel Green’s perfect Christmas Rachel Green is a chef, food campaigner, author, and friend of First Option. Her family have been farming in Lincolnshire since 1650, it’s her heritage and she’s well aware of the hard work and passion which goes into being a great food producing county, we thought it’d be great to sit(…)
Warehouse Home When Warehouse Home sent us a copy their latest issue, it was wonderful to see the various ways that they had transformed the studio. The newspaper layout and bold typography added to the unique style. Layout is incredibly important when it comes to showing off your wares, and this was a perfect example! It reminded(…)
Meet Shoreditch Church’s Reverend, Paul Turp Guest blogger Joe Struggles went to talk to Reverend of Shoreditch church, Paul Turp about the history of the church, the problems it currently faces and Rev.‘s relevance within modern Britain. We’re used to hosting a myriad of clients here at First Option Location Studio – be that shooting fashion(…)
First Option Movember discount! It’s nearly that time of year, but despite the fact that certain high street stores have already dedicated whole floors to it, I won’t mention the ‘c’ word as we’re only in October. Nevertheless as we gear up for Halloween, all hallows, Samhain or the Pagan harvest festival, depending on your(…)
…A Feeling for London’s Buildings Having lived in London my whole life I have seen our built environment continually shifting. Sometimes quietly, as established grade-listed buildings are refurnished to meet modern demands and sometimes noisily as entire structures are demolished. Obviously these changes can bring about benefit, but also sadness. Bringing to mind what was(…)
7 Tips for Choosing the Right Location Studio In this first guest post to the First Option Studio Blog Hannah, a venue expert at Hire Space, tells us: “London has a vast variety of studio spaces available to hire and the amount of choice can be a little overwhelming,” so here are some of her(…)
A September Recap at our East London Studio Smashing September? Super September. Seriously spectacular September, regardless of how many superlatives you can fit before September, it was superb. We’ve been a very busy bunch and had some brilliant shoots and summer events. So, lets get y’all up to date shall we? We had some secrecy(…)
Root Veggie Salad Recipe The red cabbage – what a beautiful vegetable! – and seriously underrated! Admittedly at first glance it seems like a heavy, non-descript lump! – However, once chopped in half it shows off it’s intricately bright network of leaves. Sliced thinly it adds an amazing colour and texture to many dishes –(…)