Southdown Studio Hire

Animazoo – motion capture suit & sensors shoot

Admin — Thu, 08 Mar 2012 12:15:04 +0000

AnimazooAnother new client this week in the guise of Animazoo, a Hove-based company which designs, manufactures and sells motion capture suits and sensors from their base down by the sea. Motion capture is used by animators, filmmakers, television companies, the games industry as well as those studying or researching ergonomics and biomechanics and the new and exciting area of augmented reality. Gyros at key points on the body allow software to capture the movement of that point through 3D space, and this movement track can then be applied to wireframes, animated characters, or just analysed to extract useful data about the way bodies move. Together with our lovely model Fiona Jane, Animazoo spent a very productive day with us shooting their product range for their web site & marketing materials, and were delighted with the space, facilities and helpful staff. They reckon they’ll come back, and they’ll be very welcome when they do. See Animazoo’s motion capture suits & sensors.

Plants4Presents again

Admin — Sat, 14 Jan 2012 11:49:47 +0000

The lovely Emily from plants4presents.co.uk has been with us again, hiring our photography studio to shoot their range of wonderful botanical gifts. We specialise in helping small businesses like plants4presents.co.uk get their photography done to a high standard at minimum cost. You do your own photography, but in a professional photography studio with professional equipment set up by experts.

Candy Anthony’s 2nd visit

Admin — Wed, 16 Nov 2011 12:31:32 +0000

Our lovely client Candy Anthony was so impressed with the results of their first visit, they’ve been with us again this week shooting another range of their wonderful 50s/60s inspired bridal dresses – this time with makeup services provided by Sylvi du Sauzay. When you book Southdown Studio to do your own product photography, we set everything up for you so you’re assured of the very best photos. You don’t have to be a professional photographer – when the environment, equipment and setup is to a professional standard, all you have to do is set up your products and shoot away. Superb quality product photos for a fraction of the price of any commercial photographer. Just what you need in the current economic climate.

Plants4Presents

Admin — Fri, 21 Oct 2011 12:00:40 +0000

We had a new customer this week – Emily from plants4presents.co.uk who wanted a higher quality result from DIY product photography. Plants4Presents is a specialist nursery providing over 50 different fruiting or flowering plants as seasonal gifts, and being based online makes the quality of their photography especially important. Commercial photographers can be really expensive, so hiring a professional photography studio and doing it yourself is a great way to bring the costs down. We often help small businesses like plants4presents.co.uk to photograph their products to a high standard at minimum cost. It’s DIY photography, but in a proper studio with professional equipment set up by experts.

Candy Anthony

Admin — Sat, 10 Sep 2011 12:19:29 +0000

This week we welcomed another new client – Candy Anthony, designer of beautiful 50s/60s inspired vintage dresses for bridal or occasional wear. The team does all their own photography and needed a good reliable professional photography studio to provide them with plenty of space, excellent facilities, and to make sure they get their lighting just right. That’s Southdown Studio’s speciality – enabling small businesses to do their own high quality professional-standard photography at a minimum cost. We like to do everything to ensure that you go away with the perfect set of photos. Candy Anthony clearly agreed… they’ve booked another visit already!

New studio flooring

Admin — Fri, 12 Aug 2011 14:42:40 +0000

It was time to improve the versatility of our studio space and brighten up the place at the same time, so we’ve fitted Southdown Studio out with lovely new laminate flooring throughout… take a look… we love it!

Photo competition space.

Admin — Tue, 29 Mar 2011 15:25:43 +0000

If you’ve got a great idea for your next winning image but need studio space, give Southdown Studio a call on 01273 358283. We can help you out with the shooting space, the lighting equipment, models and props. If your camera has just broken or needs a service, don’t panic, rent one of ours. Need more work in post production?, we can help you with Adobe Photoshop and Lightroom.

Host your own shoot party.

Admin — Tue, 29 Mar 2011 15:16:30 +0000

Problem: You want to try out some techniques and ‘looks’, but you don’t have your own backgrounds or flash heads yet. Also your friend isn’t quite sure they feel comfortable in front of the camera.

Solution: Hire Southdown Studio and a model from our register. You get the practice, you get the shots, the model gets more work. Everyone is a winner.

To make things even better, why not spread the costs with some photography friends.

Call 01273 358283 today.

Model register updated

Admin — Mon, 14 Mar 2011 16:48:23 +0000

We’ve overhauled our model register to include only proven reliable models who are currently modelling. You can hire these models when you hire the studio, and they’ll also be appearing in studio model days & workshops through the year.

New studio storage

Admin — Mon, 14 Mar 2011 14:46:34 +0000

We’ve decluttered and made our working space neater and tidier thanks to our new studio storage which sits looking smart and plush at the back of the main space. We’re very proud, and it makes for a better working environment for all our hirers.