JustSomeDude
Thu Apr 5th, 2012, 07:09 AM
I'm hosting an Open House for my soon-to-be-open-and-as-yet-unnamed photo studio on Saturday, April 28. Formal invites will be sent out via eVite. If you are a local photographer, considering future studio work and interested in attending - please PM me your email address and I'll add you to the guest list.
http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7229/6886925288_de45edb1d6.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/akphotodenver/6886925288/)
Questions/Discussion:
I'm considering operating this space as either A) a studio co-op, of B) a straight hourly rental photo studio. I'm looking for feedback from photographers on both options.
Option A) Studio Co-Op This arrangement would likely limit members at 20-25, because after a certain point there simply isn't enough available time in the week to make it accessible to everyone. Rates will be on the order of $120-$150/month for 4-5 hours of studio time. As a Co-Op I would hope to build a tighter community of photographers - who are more interested in the long term care/sustainability of the space. Membership would include access to the entire space, three paper seamless backgrounds, a lighting kit, radio poppers, and a smattering of flags and modifiers. I envision us also holding regular classes/workshops to share our knowledge/recently learned tricks, etc., with each other. As a co-op, we can also use the space as a gallery to promote our own works - and participate in the RiNO neighborhood's First Friday Art Walks. I'm leaning in this direction - but open to arguments to Option B.
Option B) Hourly Rental This would be a straight up hourly rental studio. Rates would be on the order of $20-$25/hr for access to the entire studio and a light kit. The up side is, there will be no other members to have to work around regarding schedule, but studio time may be even more limited on an open market. The down side to this option is, I probably will not be using the space as an open gallery - except for my own pieces.
Any thoughts? I'm very open to input/suggestions/ideas at this early stage, so please sound off. I would ultimately like to grow this into a larger community studio space (long term goal) - so participation and feedback from the Denver photography community is critical.
:)
http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7229/6886925288_de45edb1d6.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/akphotodenver/6886925288/)
Questions/Discussion:
I'm considering operating this space as either A) a studio co-op, of B) a straight hourly rental photo studio. I'm looking for feedback from photographers on both options.
Option A) Studio Co-Op This arrangement would likely limit members at 20-25, because after a certain point there simply isn't enough available time in the week to make it accessible to everyone. Rates will be on the order of $120-$150/month for 4-5 hours of studio time. As a Co-Op I would hope to build a tighter community of photographers - who are more interested in the long term care/sustainability of the space. Membership would include access to the entire space, three paper seamless backgrounds, a lighting kit, radio poppers, and a smattering of flags and modifiers. I envision us also holding regular classes/workshops to share our knowledge/recently learned tricks, etc., with each other. As a co-op, we can also use the space as a gallery to promote our own works - and participate in the RiNO neighborhood's First Friday Art Walks. I'm leaning in this direction - but open to arguments to Option B.
Option B) Hourly Rental This would be a straight up hourly rental studio. Rates would be on the order of $20-$25/hr for access to the entire studio and a light kit. The up side is, there will be no other members to have to work around regarding schedule, but studio time may be even more limited on an open market. The down side to this option is, I probably will not be using the space as an open gallery - except for my own pieces.
Any thoughts? I'm very open to input/suggestions/ideas at this early stage, so please sound off. I would ultimately like to grow this into a larger community studio space (long term goal) - so participation and feedback from the Denver photography community is critical.
:)