Booking Oracle Studio for Your Next Photoshoot – A Complete Guide
Are you planning to shoot portrait photography, lifestyle content, or products for your eCommerce platform? A photography studio rental such as Oracle Studio offers the needed features and amenities to help with your photoshoot. We are dedicated to offering you a seamless photography session at our studio. This blog will thus offer you a complete guide on scheduling and booking our studio and making the most of your photography session.
Booking Procedure at Oracle Studio
Once you have decided to rent our studio for your next photoshoot, it’s time to check availability and schedule your booking.
Consult our team – The first step to booking our studio is to consult our team via our contact form. They can guide you throughout the studio booking procedure.
Share your shoot details – To allow us to present you with the right quote, share your shooting details. This would include the dates, time slots, the equipment needed, etc. You can check out equipment and tools to determine what additional gear you will need to bring by yourself.
Site visit – We encourage our clients to visit our studio in person before finalising the booking. It will help you determine how you want your photoshoot to take place. For instance, you can check out the facilities available and determine where to place your cameras, models, products, etc.
Confirm booking – Next, you need to inform us of your preferred date and time for your shoot. We will send you an invoice for payment to confirm your booking. At Oracle Studio, we focus on maintaining transparent communication with our clients and hence will encourage you to review our terms of service properly. It includes complete details about rental fees, additional expenses, cancellation, or rescheduling policies, etc. Once everything is confirmed, it's time to make the payment to confirm your booking.
Preparing for shoot – Once we have confirmed your shoot, we will offer you details regarding the instructions to enter the studio, where to park your cars or whether you need to keep a few things in mind when using our studio.
Final day of the shoot – We request you arrive on time and set up your tools and equipment. Utilise our features and amenities to capture stunning visuals for lifestyle content, portrait, or product photography.
Pre-photoshoot checklist for Oracle Studio
Whether you are a creator, business owner, photographer, etc., we want you to have an amazing shooting experience at our studio. Hence, we have compiled the following checklist to ensure you have a seamless photography session at our content creation studio.
Inspect the location
We know you visited our studio before finalising the rental agreement. However, we would still suggest you visit us once again before your final shoot. This visit can help you develop a creative brief (which we will discuss in the next point), identify challenges, etc. Doing so will allow you to better prepare for creative solutions on the day of the shoot.
Develop a creative brief
You should develop a creative brief outlining your objectives for your shoot and detailed information about your shots, such as lighting arrangements, desired camera angles, etc. Sharing this information with your team members and studio staff helps ensure that everyone is on the same page for the project requirements. It finally helps improve productivity, efficiency, and seamless photoshoots.
Communicate with studio staff
It is better to communicate clearly with our studio staff about whether you have any specific requirements for your photoshoot, etc. It will help us offer you the requirements before your photoshoot.
Test your equipment beforehand
To avoid unnecessary issues, it is better to organise and check all your equipment before the shoot. This includes checking camera gear, lenses, batteries, chargers, memory cards, etc. During your studio visit, you have already checked our amenities and features. Hence, on our end, you must ensure everything you need to carry on your shooting day is in proper order. Avoid leaving it till the last minute so that you can be well prepared for your photoshoot.
Organise your wardrobe and makeup requirements
Depending on the type of photoshoot you are conducting, you may need to arrange for wardrobe and makeup. Ensure that all the clothing items needed for the photoshoot are ready. You can use our clothing rack and cloth steamer for final preparation. However, ensure you have everything ready with you. It is also a good idea to ensure your makeup artist is present during the shoot to help models with required touch-ups whenever needed.
Set a practical timeline
Studio rentals are available at hourly rates. So, plan your photoshoot with enough buffer time and rent a studio for that many hours to ensure a smooth and efficient photoshoot session. For instance, calculate the time it might take to set up and tear down the shooting arrangements, breaks, etc., and include them when deciding how many hours you need to rent the studio for.
Carry an emergency production kit
Despite your careful planning, there can be unforeseen issues and challenges on the shooting day. Hence, we advise you to prepare an emergency production kit and carry it with you. It can include essential tools like an extra extension cord, multi-tool, gaffer tape, etc.
Catering and refreshments
Photoshoots can be lengthy. Hence, to ensure your clients, models, and team members get comfortable throughout the photography session, you need to provide them with refreshments. You can hire catering services to provide everyone on the set with meals, beverages, snacks, etc. You can ask them about their dietary restrictions or preferences when making meal arrangements.
Share responsibilities
Based on the skills of your team members, assign them appropriate roles. For instance, some members should be responsible for managing lighting, while others should be responsible for wardrobe and makeup, a separate team for backdrop and prop arrangements, etc. It can help you manage the entire photoshoot efficiently with maximum productivity.
Backup plan
On the final day of the photoshoot, any sudden issues may occur. For instance, despite checking your gear the previous day, you may still experience equipment malfunction, or a crew member might cancel at the last moment, etc. Preparing a backup plan can help you deal with these issues promptly and ensure a smooth photoshoot experience.
Oracle Studio offers studio rental for photography & videography. The type of subject you want to shoot at our studio, such as lifestyle content, product photos or videos, portrait photography, etc., can be varied. However, this detailed guide will help you experience a seamless booking procedure and maximise your time at our studio for an amazing photography session.