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Booking software for photo studio hire
The floor by the hour, backdrops and flash heads as add-ons, a turnaround gap: the studio hires out without anyone discovering the clash on the morning.
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The challenges facing photo studio hire businesses
The floor hires by the hour, but it does not free up on the hour
Putting backdrops away, resetting the heads, sweeping. Twenty minutes never in the slot you sold, and enough for the next client to arrive in a studio that is not ready.
With Kagenda
A gap held automatically, to breathe and write up your notes.
Buffer time between sessions
Every add-on gets charged, and every one gets lost
Paper backdrop, softboxes, an assistant. Counted out loud, they disappear from the invoice one time in three.
With Kagenda
Ask your questions at booking time: reason, history, expectations.
Custom fields
The professional books a day, the maker two hours
Two formats, two prices, two ways of occupying the space. One slot length either loses one or puts off the other.
With Kagenda
Each service gets its own slots: some in the morning, others late in the day.
Hours per service
The demand arrives in the evening and at weekends
Shoots get arranged when people are not shooting. A studio that only takes phone calls in the week misses half the flow.
With Kagenda
Clients book from your page, even while you are with someone else or closed.
24/7 online booking
The features that matter to you
24/7 online booking
Clients book from your page, even while you are with someone else or closed.
Learn moreOne central calendar
Every session in one place, by day, week or month.
Learn moreBuffer time between sessions
A gap held automatically, to breathe and write up your notes.
Learn moreCustom fields
Ask your questions at booking time: reason, history, expectations.
Learn moreHours per service
Each service gets its own slots: some in the morning, others late in the day.
Learn moreDeposits and payments
Take a deposit at booking time and get paid online before the session.
Learn moreDeposits and payments
Take a deposit at booking time and get paid online before the session.
Learn moreClient records
History, preferences and follow-up notes gathered on one record per client.
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Practical guide: Photo studio hire
- Put the turnaround into buffer time, not into the duration sold: the client buys three hours, you block three hours twenty.
- Declare each floor as a resource: it never hires twice on the same slot.
- Backdrops, heads and an assistant offered as add-ons at booking, with their price.
- Two separate services, "by the hour" and "by the day", with two rates.
- A deposit on day bookings: they are the ones that block everything and the ones that get cancelled.
- A "type of shoot and number of people" field tells you what to prepare before arrival.
Frequently asked questions
How much does photo studio hire cost in the UK?
Around £25 to £70 an hour and £180 to £500 for a full day, with lighting and backdrops sometimes included and sometimes extra. Set your own prices.
Do you need permission to run a photo studio in the UK?
No sector licence, but four ordinary duties. Planning use and your lease have to allow commercial studio use, particularly in mixed residential buildings. A fire risk assessment under the Regulatory Reform (Fire Safety) Order 2005 with a stated occupancy, since a studio full of cables and paper backdrops is a real fire load. Electrical safety: fixed installation inspection and portable appliance testing on your lighting, which clients' insurers will ask about. And public liability insurance covering hirers and their subjects. If shoots involve children, the hirer needs their own safeguarding arrangements and, for paid child modelling work, a local authority performance licence may apply.
How do I allow for turnaround time?
With buffer time after each booking, invisible to the client.
Can I charge for backdrops and lighting as add-ons?
Yes, each with its price, at booking.
Can I manage several floors?
Yes, each declared as a resource.
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