set up a portrait studio There’s lots to consider when you set up your own portrait studio. Let’s look at the essentials

While you can shoot portraits in almost any location, having your own studio can help a photography business appear more professional. It also makes it easier to control the lighting, background and style of your images, enabling you to give your customers the images you and they want. However, a studio will bring extra costs and responsibilities compared to other types of portrait photography.

home or away

The first thing you’ll need to consider is whether you are going to set it up at your home, or rent (or buy) a separate building. There are pros and cons to both approaches. Setting up a studio in your home, whether it’s a spare room, garage or even a dedicated building on your land, can be a cheaper and easier option than doing it at another location, but there are things that you need to bear in mind. The first thing is simply do you really have the space at home? The rooms in most houses weren’t designed with the needs of a studio in mind.

For individual portraits you’ll need a room with floor space of at least 16x16 feet (5x5 metres), to give you space to position lights and backgrounds and also work at a comfortable shooting distance. But if you’re thinking of shooting groups or families, you’ll need more room. You also need to