Ray Main
Wed, 26 May 2010
Beautiful images of beautiful rooms. Strangely calm, restrained and elegant in their simplicity these photographs are by British photographer Ray Main. People often ask why we go on and on about the photographer and not the designer or owner. Besides the fact that we will always acknowledge the site where we find the images we use, it is the photographer that captures the beauty of the room for us to see and fall in love with. I'm sure that if we all traipsed through these rooms we'd love what we saw (after several thousand of us had trampled through) but because we can't artists like Ray transport us there, we gasp and mentally note all we love and Ray's job is done. He has captured all that inspires us. He has communicated the beauty. So much more after the jump.
Reader Comments (17)
Beautiful images, so calm and elegant interior!!
OMG, these are amazing! So simple and serene yet very elegant and sophisticated. And thos gardens, wow!! Thanks for the inspiration!
I love the second last one where the plants have been cut into little spheres - so gorgeous! Looks like they might come alive at any moment! And I love the decor with all the framed pics - great inspiration!
Hi guys - its funny because i use to think the room was beautiful because of the designer or stylist and the photographer just comes along and snaps it. But whenever I catch myself thinking something is too easy I try it myself and soon find out why they get paid the big bucks and i don't. Simple. Thanks for sharing Ray's beautiful work.
mel
I can totally understand why you would mention the photographer! The pictures are absolutely gorgeous!
People often forget that photographs are what give rooms that extra beautifulness!!
The Marilyn Monroe area was simply divine.
I can totally understand why you would mention the photographer! The pictures are absolutely gorgeous!
People often forget that photographs are what give rooms that extra beautifulness!!
The Marilyn Monroe area was simply divine.
This is truly beautiful! I want to go out right now and look for these houses and make them my own lol
Thanks for a great post!
Too gorgeous! I can't decide what I love the most - the first image is beautiful, the lighting in the bedroom (image 2) is glorious, and the little carved-out heart on the stairway is pure sweetness! These photos (and rooms) have drawn me in!
-Jordana
I LOVE that mossy garden with the topiary balls. I have been working on doing interior photos and let me tell you it is challenging. The lighting the set up the composition. It is like a huge still life. I really love doing it and this makes me even more inspired. Thank you.
beautiful simplicity. i could be at home in any one of these rooms. sigh. xoxo
As a designer and a stylist, I couldn't agree more that the photographer is essential in making the rooms come to life on paper (or web). I can never do justice to a completed room or styling session without a pro to make it look just the way I want to see it.
These houses are MINE!! Exactly what I love, and I adore the first one. Kudos to Ray, who is a magician.
Everything is balanced so well in this home. From the chair placement to the wall decor.
the bathroom is amazing !!!!!!!!
These rooms have such a sense of -- wisdom, about them. The coolest grandparents in the world would live here. That's grandmother, the nude over the fireplace. Grandfather has his own bathroom (and bedroom, of course) -- those are pictures of him, back during the Depression, before he tore Grandmother away from her admirers in Frankfurt. (There's a definite euro-elite flair!) Of course, she's had other admirers through the years...
My favorite is the cottage entry with the fantasist painting -- or maybe the sunny, stark dining room. Possibly the distant bedroom, for the inclusion of that rug.
The photographer put a living soul into these pictures.
The shelving in the bathroom looks pretty heavy duty. Where is it from? Reminds me of airplane or bus racks.
I, who go over the top on absolutely everything I do, need to burn these images into my brain, and learn from them. They are a study in simplicity, restraint and small explosions of killer design. Thanks for the cool post, I'll let you know if it helps with my OTT issues!