Studio Tour
When we started our studio in 2016, we originally did all of our studio work in our dining room. For each session, we had to move the tables and chairs and upend life to photograph clients, while our dog, locked in an upstairs bedroom, was losing his mind. By 2018, we had outgrown this method and we converted our single car garage into a dedicated studio. This dog hair free sanctuary hosted over 100,000 photos taken and it served us well until we again outgrew the space in 2021. On June 20th, 2021, we began the move into our new space.
7/20/21 - As you enter the parking lot at the Roberson Museum, you will find our building behind the mansion. Built in 1907, this two-story brick building is the home to our friends at Fyzical (physical therapy services) on the first floor. Our studio is on the second floor. The best place to park is in one of the spots just to the left of this photo; then you will walk up the ramp across the front of the building.
7/20/21 - This is the view of our building as you stand at the Roberson Museum entrance. You will enter our studio through the tan door at the top of the ramp.
Our studio is located in the Carriage House at the Roberson Museum and Science Center on Front Street in Binghamton, NY. This space consists of a 1400 square foot camera room and a 350 square foot office/production space. These photos were taken at the time of our grand opening on July 19, 2021, and as things evolve, we will update this tour.
7/20/21 - The view as you enter the studio. This large room is called the camera room; it is spacious nd features beautiful brick walls, lots of windows, and 12-foot vaulted ceilings.
7/20/21 - Shifting to the right from the first photo, you can see the beautiful half-round window in the customer meeting area.
7/20/21 - This is the reverse view that shows many of the shooting spaces. One thing shown in this view is the barn wood wall on the left side that pays homage to the walls of the garage studio we came from.
7/20/21 - This view looks back at the entrance (and the restroom is just outside the door with the exit sign above). When you are here, you should look at the antique camera collection on the shelves by the door.
Some of our shooting spaces…
7/20/21 - On the left, you can see one of our patterned backdrops. In the middle, we have added red velvet curtains which make a nice set for theater and music portraits. On the right, you see our Japanese-themed screen which makes a lovely background. The last thing of note in this view is the start of our cap and gowns, there are six different ones in the studio right now with more on the way.
7/20/21 - Shown here is our paper backdrop roller system. We frequently use this system for traditional portrait looks and also for our green screen images. On the left side, you can see our first hand-painted canvas background. This one is the Johnson City Wildcat and we have many more planned including mascots for SV, CV, CF, UE, OFA, Binghamton, and more.
7/20/21 - Around the corner from the barn wood wall you will find the record wall and the blue background. The blue is frequently used for yearbook shots for many of the local districts including Binghamton and UE.
7/20/21 - With all of the brick in the space, we, of course, have a nice brick spot to photograph portraits in front of.
7/21/21 - We had an L-shaped area for a new look and after considering many options, this 3D geometric look seemed like a winner.
7/21/21 - Sometimes you just need to have a little sparkle in your life…. We have this silver sequined curtain for just that look.
7/21/21 - In our home studio, the barn wood interior was a favorite for so many subjects, we couldn’t have a new studio without it!
7/21/21 - Here is another option with a patterned background, this time in bold red and black.
7/21/21 - This grunge background can put a unique look into your session. We painted this with a broom! What a mess…. But now it is a custom gem in the studio.
Our meeting spaces…
7/20/21 - When you come in to see your portraits for the first time in the big reveal, this space is perfect. We have a 55” color calibrated television to share your images and samples of all of the products we offer for you to see and touch. Also, just like our home-based studio, the refrigerator is fully stocked!
7/20/21 - For collaboration, we also have this meeting space available. This tabletop is a thick slab of live edge maple that was cut and finished by Amish craftsmen and we added legs to make it the perfect height for our leather bar chairs.
Behind the curtain…
As we grew as a studio the need for space and supplies grew as well. We are so lucky to have a lot of space in our new studio for production space and storage. Here is your behind-the-scenes look at our space.
7/21/21 - The office area has a ton of space for working and storage. The door at the left edge of this shot takes you out to the camera room. One of the six closets is visible in this shot. You can see there is still a lot of room to expand.
7/21/21 - Behind the desk are more closets, a kitchenette, and lots of storage. Just at the rightmost edge, you can see a bit of a door; that is the elevator.
7/21/21 - This mobile cart/workspace is the heart of our camera gear. We have lots of storage here for cameras, lenses, lighting, and all the bits and pieces we need to run the camera room. We also use this as our charging station for the piles of batteries that make all our mobile gear work. (Don’t mock my balance on the gimble, I stole the lens off that rig to take this photo)
7/21/21 - The desk area has 34 square feet of workspace. The desk with the computers is a sit/stand desk. On the left are all the printers and scanners. On the right is the print cutter and open workspace. There is plenty of storage in the drawer units for production supplies (and snacks).
7/21/21 - We have wire rack storage for more production supplies and more closets.