Today marks the next installment in our series Styling Essentials, where we talk about the decor items I source most often for photoshoots to help make a space feel layered and beautifully styled. These styling essentials are the pieces that many homeowners often don’t have enough of - or at all. And one of those item are decorative trays. I find that in many homes, they are a highly undervalued piece of decor, but they shouldn't be, because they have a superpower to unite a collection of objects and transform a scene from cluttered or confused to harmonious and balanced.

For the past few years, I've aspired to teach workshops here in the US for those who may be unable to travel to France, but have a strong desire to learn how to style professional visuals that reflect their brand and connect with their following. My objective in creating new workshops was simple; to design one-day intensive sessions that focus solely on styling exceptional images. This first series of workshops in the San Francisco area will kick off my plans of extending them across the nation in the coming year. I hope to see you at one!