Recently, large photography studios have closed their doors. Now is the time to open your own photography studio* and save lots of money!
Review the five steps below to help get you started.
1. Decide where to store all of the stuff that is already in the garage. You can purchase a shed for the backyard, place items in your attic, box the items in stackable boxes and place them on shelving, have a garage sale, or rent storage space- which costs less than renting an office.
2. Paint your ceiling, walls, and garage floor (if needed). I recommended using flat white, black, or an 18% grey paint so the color and sheen doesn't interfere with the outcome of your photos. Note: A stain is better for your garage floor for high traffic studios.
3. When designing your workspace, it's important make to sure it's clean and neat. Focus on creating areas with backdrops, props, lighting, and a small desk for a computer/printer. If you have room, include a sitting area and table to display your work or a dressing folding screen for quick costume changes. If you want to keep the garage door, then you could remove the center track, wires (use an electrician), and chain, but keep the outer two garage rails in place so you can open and close the door manually and lock with a key. This allows you look more like a studio instead of a garage. Consider a wall mount air conditioner if it you have scorching hot summers and freezing winters.
4. You can purchase beautiful backdrops, props, and two or three photo lights inexpensively from Amazon. The third light could shine on your backdrop or a boom light could be used to highlight the hair. I recommend Vector Soft Box for portrait lighting.
5. Your studio decoration should include replacing current lights in the garage ceiling with spot lights so you can turn them towards your wall decorations. Hang up to four of your large (36x48) photographs with your business name.
Bonus information: You can purchase most of your supplies at your local hardware store like Lowe's or Home Depot. Most photography supplies can be purchased at Amazon, or B&H Photo. You can purchase props at Amazon and art supply stores like Michael's, or online at Jerry's Artarama. Contact a local air conditioning company to install your unit so you don't have water leaks into the garage.
*If you are not sure if you are allowed to run a home business in your garage, then you should contact your county zoning before you begin this project.
The steps above take a couple of weekends and a little bit of hard work, but saves you a lots money!
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