Picking a studio is of course exceptionally important to the eventual success of your shoot. It is essential that whenever feasible you must arrange to start to see the studio ahead of booking. Always call the studio before your visit to test you could have access to view the studio(s).

You can tell a lot about a facility hire company incidentally you’re greeted and treated. Were you offered refreshment once you arrived? Does the studio have printed material and a printed rate card? Does it appears to be adequately staffed? Were the phones ringing? Achieved it seem like an active studio? Would you recognise any names of photographers who currently shoot at the studios? Enter the studio as soon as possible after your arrival. There is little point in wasting time chatting with the studio manager or staff about your requirements if the studio ends up to be unsuitable.

The very best time to really start to see the studio is determined by whether you will be utilizing the natural daylight afforded by the studio. It is going to be better if your visit is timed for when you expect to be shooting. This way you can view the studio at the same time once you is going to be shooting as well as the studio has by now done their job in looking following the clients shooting on the day and can offer you their undivided attention. Ask the studio staff about the natural light during the day. Does the studio have air-con? If the studio has lots of natural light it will likely get pretty hot, ask how they cope with this.

If daylight is not a concern for your upcoming shoot then you have a wider latitude timing wise, to view. Try to have in in the beginning of the day. At least you will see how well the prefab shed autonomous  studio staff are organised plus you’re less likely to be obstructed by a sealed set.

So you have registered your first impressions of the studio (and staff) and hopefully it’s looking good. The next step would be to explore the resources the studio has to offer and the prices. If you are the one picking up the bill or your client, you will want to avoid any unpleasant surprises. All things considered, if you have decided with this studio and your client was used to shooting elsewhere, you will want to make sure there is no cause for your client to feel you made the wrong choice. Find out what is included in the studio price and what isn’t.

Regarding standard studio items and items you will have to have brought in. The question to ask the studio is what equipment do they’ve on the premises and which hire company do they use for hire equipment. Studios dislike hiring in equipment for a blast that they already own. From their viewpoint that is lost income. However, studio hire companies with multiple studio facilities will hire their internally equipment on a fist come first serve. When you reserve equipment ahead of your shoot and then decide you will no longer want it on the day you may well find you’re still charged a cancellation fee for the apparatus they could well have had to hire set for another shoot when you had reserved their in-house items.