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Lease, Own or Rent by the hour photography studio?


11 years 11 months ago #231200 by Mike Ayrouth
Does it make any sense to own a studio these days? I'm even wondering if people are leasing vs just renting by the hour?

What's your set up?
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11 years 11 months ago #231237 by rmeyer7
For me it doesn't make sense to own or lease a studio. Most of the time if I'm doing a shoot for someone it's a wedding or engagement session, so it's mostly location work. And if I'm shooting just for my own enjoyment, it's usually landscapes.

But on the rare occasion I need a studio, I have a great solution. There's a small local shop I use for lens rentals sometimes, and right next door is a studio that gives the shop's customers a discount on hourly bookings. The owners of the 2 businesses are buddies so it works out for everybody.
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11 years 11 months ago #231268 by OleanderGal
I have an at home studio. It's not hard to set up something presentable even in a somewhat smaller place. But as others said, mostly on location shots, outdoors especially for me.
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11 years 11 months ago - 11 years 11 months ago #231449 by P2CDude
This really is a question that should best be answered by your business plan. Renting physical space requires that you spend time there, make money there, and pay bills for that location. However; if your business plan is to shoot a lot of studio, meet in person with your clients, and use it to publicize your business....then it works out.

Many studio based photographers that we work with do THAT as their primary business. (shoot studio). I've found that in my experience, those that do mostly on location, some studio end up leaving the studio after the lease. I also know many wedding photographers who have what I would call a consultation space which has a small studio (enough for formal wedding portraits) but primarily it is a space where they can meet with their clients and display their products.

Depending on where you are at right now in the US, commercial real estate is relatively cheap, and many places that would not have entertained a 12 month or 18 month lease in the past would do so now....so if you are committed to working the studio element and feel you have the cash flow to get started... it might be worthy of further evaluation.
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11 years 11 months ago #231451 by Camera Diva
Another photographer and I share a leased studio, honestly most of the time it's just for meet and greet with the client. Most of my work is done on location of wedding or engagement shoot.
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11 years 11 months ago #231635 by Kenya See
I work out of home office and usually always meet clients on location.
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