Before You Sign the Lease: What Every Photographer Should Know About Choosing a Studio

Before You Sign the Lease: What Every Photographer Should Know About Choosing a Studio

Every few years I talk to a photographer who signed a lease too fast and spent the next twelve months figuring out how to fill a space that was either too big, too far from clients, or both. I’ve been lucky. I’ve made most of my studio mistakes in small, low-stakes ways rather than expensive ones. But I’ve watched enough colleagues get burned that when I came across this Visual Education tutorial on finding the right photography studio, I paid close attention.

How to Start a Photo Studio: Four Paths From Zero to Your First Shoot

How to Start a Photo Studio: Four Paths From Zero to Your First Shoot

Every photographer I know who shoots commercially eventually hits the same wall. A client wants a controlled environment, or you want to test a new lighting setup, and suddenly your garage or spare bedroom isn’t cutting it anymore. I’ve been there. When I was first building my studio practice in Los Angeles, the question wasn’t just “do I need a studio?” but “what kind of studio makes sense for where I actually am right now?