Lots of Props

Props. We’ve got them. Actually, we’ve got loads of them. In fact, we have a whole storage area people don’t see because we have more than we want to readily admit to, haha. While I wear the marketing hat at Dreier & Company, I also have the pleasure of being in charge of our vast prop inventory. Sourcing, organizing and creating one-of-a-kind props… that is my happy place!

The pursuit of perfect props (say that ten times fast, hah!) is personally one of my favorite activities. There is nothing quite like the rush of tracking down a gorgeously aged vintage milk jug or stumbling upon a set of quirky gold serveware… I start to visualize how they can be incorporated into our vast stock, as well as, worked into potential photographic scenes. Sometimes, the perfect prop find can inspire an entire photoshoot… you just never know! Lucky for me, our studio is conveniently located in downtown Nashville near “antique row” making the trips to explore frequent and fruitful.

Better still, we’re a crafty bunch and make time to create our own surfaces, backdrops and such. On any given day, it’s not unusual to find me and/or Kyle experimenting in the studio with textural techniques for unique surfaces or discussing the finer points of rust. All in all, it’s really quite amazing what we have to offer and highly satisfying to deliver the goods that make a photoshoot perfect for our clients.

Here’s a little peak behind the scenes into our ever growing prop “database” courtesy of my handy iPhone. 🙂

– Emily