Setting Up a Photography Studio

Lockdown has put a stop once again to all the usual sporting events that l go to photograph, so l thought that l would make use of my imposed free time by creating a studio at home.

I have been very lucky recently to have been offered the most wonderful space in an unused chalet at the top of my neighbour’s beautiful garden. I’m told that the previous owner of the house a number of years ago, was in fact a photographer himself and he’d built it for his own work. I have had to spend a fair amount of money installing plug sockets, downlighters and painting the walls etc. It currently has no heating as this had also been removed along with the electricity well before I moved in.

So now we have lights, camera and a little action as Covid struck and the rules were put in place by the Prime Minister, banning photographers from being able to use their studios for portrait or similar, photography. At this point I decided to try my hand at product photography. I realise how incredibly difficult it is to photograph products to the highest standards but I am trying to learn.

To date I have had some contact with a few clients and potential clients saying how pleased they were with what I had produced and what quality I supplied. I even had a message from New Zealand from a beautiful winery making equally gorgeous wine, asking whether they could use some test images I had posted on instagram so i must be doing something right?

So i’m incredibly grateful to have been given the opportunity to use my studio and build up all the lighting and props and backdrops but I just need to be able to use it and showcase what i’m capable of producing for you.