Blackout & Lighting Included at Arch Photo Studio

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Arch 267 Urlwin St, London, SE5 0NG
Kennington Station (0.6 mi)

About this space

All lighting is included in the price. Flash and Continuous Options. See below for details.
The initial lighting setup and up to 3 Colorama paper backdrop usage are included.
If you want help with the lights for the duration of the shoot

Basic Rate = £50 per hour
With assistance rate = £60 per hour (help with changing lighting, props, backdrops etc. this is charged at the studio, mandatory for music videos)
Minimum booking - 2hrs weekdays / 3 hrs weekends

Arch Photo Studio is a friendly London photography studio for hire in Camberwell. Located about a mile south of Elephant & Castle down Walworth Road. The studio is run by Robbie Ewing, a photographer and small business owner. We offer a creative client-friendly service and are building a repeat client base who appreciate the effort we put in to ensure their shoots go smoothly

For still photography, we have eight Godox Pro Flash Heads with Nikon, Canon, Fuji & Sony triggers.
1 x AD600 Pro
2 x AD400 Pro
1 x AD300 Pro
4 x AD200 Pro

For Video & Film work we have 8 continuous lights
3 x GVM White LED panel units
3 x Godox SL60w LED spotlight with a Bowens mounts
1 x Godox RGB 150w LED Spot
2 x Neewer RGB LED light panels.

We have a range of light modifiers that can fit on the flash heads and also the LED Spots. These include 120cm Octobox, square softboxes and strip softboxes, beauty dishes, snoot, fresnel spot, gobo spot projector, film projector, 90cm parabolic softbox, 130cm Umbrella Softbox, and various other umbrellas and standard reflector with grids.

We also have a range of coloured gels & backdrops along with props that you can use to create different vibes and scenes.

Please note the studio isn’t soundproofed and it's a railway arch so there is a train noise on a regular basis. It’s not suitable for shooting long sequences.


Prices

Monday
8:00 – 19:00
from £50 hire fee per hour
Per hour
8:00 – 19:00
from £50 hire fee per hour
Note: All prices include VAT.
Minimum booking is 3 hours at the weekend.
About 2 Hour Bookings
These are reviewed and are accepted at our discretion. If we’re happy with your date and time choice, we’ll confirm the hire and send you a payment request. Your request may not be accepted. Please wait until our confirmation before making any other preparations for your shoot.

Please don’t apply for 2 hours in the middle of the day at any time, or at all at the weekend. 2 hour bookings won’t be accepted at these times.

Why You Ask – They stop other longer potential bookings from happening, therefore restricting our potential earnings. We don’t want to stop providing them BUT you have to compromise on when you shoot.
Tuesday
8:00 – 19:00
from £50 hire fee per hour
Per hour
8:00 – 19:00
from £50 hire fee per hour
Note: All prices include VAT.
Minimum booking is 3 hours at the weekend.
About 2 Hour Bookings
These are reviewed and are accepted at our discretion. If we’re happy with your date and time choice, we’ll confirm the hire and send you a payment request. Your request may not be accepted. Please wait until our confirmation before making any other preparations for your shoot.

Please don’t apply for 2 hours in the middle of the day at any time, or at all at the weekend. 2 hour bookings won’t be accepted at these times.

Why You Ask – They stop other longer potential bookings from happening, therefore restricting our potential earnings. We don’t want to stop providing them BUT you have to compromise on when you shoot.
Wednesday
8:00 – 19:00
from £50 hire fee per hour
Per hour
8:00 – 19:00
from £50 hire fee per hour
Note: All prices include VAT.
Minimum booking is 3 hours at the weekend.
About 2 Hour Bookings
These are reviewed and are accepted at our discretion. If we’re happy with your date and time choice, we’ll confirm the hire and send you a payment request. Your request may not be accepted. Please wait until our confirmation before making any other preparations for your shoot.

Please don’t apply for 2 hours in the middle of the day at any time, or at all at the weekend. 2 hour bookings won’t be accepted at these times.

Why You Ask – They stop other longer potential bookings from happening, therefore restricting our potential earnings. We don’t want to stop providing them BUT you have to compromise on when you shoot.
Thursday
8:00 – 19:00
from £50 hire fee per hour
Per hour
8:00 – 19:00
from £50 hire fee per hour
Note: All prices include VAT.
Minimum booking is 3 hours at the weekend.
About 2 Hour Bookings
These are reviewed and are accepted at our discretion. If we’re happy with your date and time choice, we’ll confirm the hire and send you a payment request. Your request may not be accepted. Please wait until our confirmation before making any other preparations for your shoot.

Please don’t apply for 2 hours in the middle of the day at any time, or at all at the weekend. 2 hour bookings won’t be accepted at these times.

Why You Ask – They stop other longer potential bookings from happening, therefore restricting our potential earnings. We don’t want to stop providing them BUT you have to compromise on when you shoot.
Friday
8:00 – 19:00
from £50 hire fee per hour
Per hour
8:00 – 19:00
from £50 hire fee per hour
Note: All prices include VAT.
Minimum booking is 3 hours at the weekend.
About 2 Hour Bookings
These are reviewed and are accepted at our discretion. If we’re happy with your date and time choice, we’ll confirm the hire and send you a payment request. Your request may not be accepted. Please wait until our confirmation before making any other preparations for your shoot.

Please don’t apply for 2 hours in the middle of the day at any time, or at all at the weekend. 2 hour bookings won’t be accepted at these times.

Why You Ask – They stop other longer potential bookings from happening, therefore restricting our potential earnings. We don’t want to stop providing them BUT you have to compromise on when you shoot.
Saturday
10:00 – 18:00
from £50 hire fee per hour
Per hour
10:00 – 18:00
from £50 hire fee per hour
Note: All prices include VAT.
Minimum booking is 3 hours at the weekend.
About 2 Hour Bookings
These are reviewed and are accepted at our discretion. If we’re happy with your date and time choice, we’ll confirm the hire and send you a payment request. Your request may not be accepted. Please wait until our confirmation before making any other preparations for your shoot.

Please don’t apply for 2 hours in the middle of the day at any time, or at all at the weekend. 2 hour bookings won’t be accepted at these times.

Why You Ask – They stop other longer potential bookings from happening, therefore restricting our potential earnings. We don’t want to stop providing them BUT you have to compromise on when you shoot.
Sunday
10:00 – 18:00
from £50 hire fee per hour
Per hour
10:00 – 18:00
from £50 hire fee per hour
Note: All prices include VAT.
Minimum booking is 3 hours at the weekend.
About 2 Hour Bookings
These are reviewed and are accepted at our discretion. If we’re happy with your date and time choice, we’ll confirm the hire and send you a payment request. Your request may not be accepted. Please wait until our confirmation before making any other preparations for your shoot.

Please don’t apply for 2 hours in the middle of the day at any time, or at all at the weekend. 2 hour bookings won’t be accepted at these times.

Why You Ask – They stop other longer potential bookings from happening, therefore restricting our potential earnings. We don’t want to stop providing them BUT you have to compromise on when you shoot.
Minimum booking duration: 3 hours

Capacity

Standing
up to 20
Cabaret
up to 10

Catering and drinks

No in-house catering
External catering allowed
Venue doesn’t provide alcohol
BYO alcohol allowed

Facilities

Wi-Fi
PA system / speakers
Free parking is available on-site (1 space)
Paid parking facilities available nearby
Projector
Flatscreen TV
Whiteboard
Flipchart
Conference call facilities
Air conditioning
Natural light
Storage space
Quiet space
Accommodation available

Music & sound equipment

Own music allowed
Bring your own DJ
Noise restriction

Accessibility

Wheelchair accessible
Ground level

Rules of the space

Allowed events

Promoted and ticketed events
Wedding licence
Temporary event notices (TENs) available

Host rules

No smoking in the building.
Outside catering is allowed.
No children aged 1 - 12. Space is a workshop and not suitable.
Any damage to props/equipment must be paid for.

Cancellation policy: Flexible with Grace Period

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Reviews and ratings

(41 reviews and ratings - )

RN
Rutendo N.
August 2024

Robbie was very helpful while we were shooting and we got some really good shots. There were loads of props available and all the equipment we needed. Will definitely be booking again

FB
F B.
March 2024

The venue was very well equipped and decent size (more sizeable than it seems in the pictures). Robbie was punctual, affable, attentive and helpful throughout the day. He was committed to helping us get the lighting and setups we needed for our shoot, even providing set dressing when possible. Highly recommended.

TO
Tiwalehin O.
November 2023

Robbie is extremely helpful - he assisted with lights and gave us many options we could explore to enhance our image composition. He had every utensil and tool to assist with the shoot as well. The studio also has lots of props, backgrounds, and equipment which allowed us to experiment more. The walls are quite high and the location is spacious.

The only issue with the location was accessibility getting there via train. There are accessible bus routes but no nearby stations. There is also the occasional rumble from the trains above which didn’t affect our photoshoot, but would make video and sound recording harder.

ML
Michael L.
September 2023

Arch Photo Studio is a flexible studio space located in a 1200sq ft railway arch off Camberwell Road in south London. Approx 800sq ft of the arch space has been set up for photography and videography. When normal times return it will also be suitable for running practical workshops and events.

My aim is to provide an affordable south London photo studio hire space for photographers, creatives, and small business owners who lack their own lighting kit. We have flash and continuous lighting that is included in the rental price, they just need a camera / their own photographer. Basically, it's a space to be creative set up by a photographer.


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