My studio is really close to being finished. We did our first session for a quilters cookbook last weekend.
this is the setup. You can see that the walls aren't really finished and construction equipment is still in the way but so far it works.
DC Chavez wrote:
ACTUALLY- its South Bay Studios in Long Beach... Huge, HUGE stages to shoot on...
I've worked there, looks like stage 3. They have a HUGH overhead soft box for lighting vehicles. Check-out the slide show http://www.southbaystudios.com/photo_gallery.html The light box is on the left on slide 7.
Not a Studio by any standard. Just a small corner in my living room to take pictures of my kids. Due to children safety, lights are positioned beyond their reach!.
I have been wanting to add to this thread for along time, and by next Tuesday I will add some photos of my spot it is 12 ft width 24 ft length with 10 ft ceilings. It's my garage. I am just excited that's why I posted.
Another alternative to the baby plate would be 3/8" "hanger bolts" attached to 3/8" female spigot (really a 5/8" stud). They are very cheap and easy to have muliple locations
Lag into a wooden 2x ceiling, just make sure to leave a little space between the sheetrock or framing and the stud so that your light and/or cam lock can properly secure the light.
lovep1 wrote:
They wanted ~$14/sq ft, and I paid ~$8.
Pat,
How long did the "negotiation" take? Did they go down to $8 quickly? Was it "Class A"? One year lease, etc?
$15 is pretty common here for downtown/main street. But even folks in the outer areas still ask $15, and I think they are nuts.
I am debating between going downtown again, and more of an office/warehouse space where I could do more printing and spraying (large prints and canvases on an Epson 7900 or 9900.)
But I am also sitting out the economy a bit - bad here in Michigan! Not working anyway for other reasons. Bored!
Congrats on the new studio. A lot of nice work on the web site.
