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Studios - where do you get them?
I'm looking for a cheap studio so I'll always have a place to shoot. Nothing fancy, just 4 walls and some electricity. My apartment has turned into a warehouse full of equipment and boxes and I can't afford a house. I've been looking over realtor's listings but not having much luck. Anybody have some alternatives? Some obvious idea that I should have thought of? Jul 18 05 08:09 pm Link Rent a garage.  M Jul 18 05 09:11 pm Link Try craigslist under housing. Jul 18 05 09:21 pm Link Lots of photographers have a studio they're willing to rent out for a few hours at a time. Look for listings on some of the other model sites. Paul Jul 18 05 10:53 pm Link It's a little bit more than 4 walls and outlets. A bathroom and a changing room for the model should be the minimum. You might want to have space for MU work, mirror and lights etc. To start I would go with Paul's suggestion of renting space. Jul 18 05 11:35 pm Link Paul, Paul F. makes a good point - But I would call around to area photographers and see if they will rent studio time to you. There's more than a few commercial photogs in Grand Rapids. You could also take the approach of offering assisting or cleaning the studio in exchange for some studio time. ASMP Michigan has Classified Ads - some of which are studio rental related (although not in your area). Check out the rest of that site to find area photogs... Jul 19 05 12:38 am Link If you have any old mill buildings in your area - go check those out for spaces. Sometimes you can get them for really cheap. Jul 19 05 07:16 am Link I once rented a small airplane hangar for a shoot. It had an office with bathrooms in it for the models. Worked out great. Jul 19 05 10:39 am Link Thanx, everyone - those are all great ideas! I knew there had to be alternatives, but I couldn't think of anything. Ah, the mind is the first thing to go...@_@ Jul 19 05 10:48 am Link LOts of photographers are very smart about how they can make money. Some will even share studio space. Not rent it on a per use bases but you pay monthly rent and get to use that photographers facilities. Ask around. Jul 19 05 10:55 am Link |
