The studio is already booked on these days:
*22 May, *24-25 May, 26 May, 29 May, 31 May, *3 June, 7 June, 14 Jun, ?22 July, 26 July, 7-8 Aug
* indicates a shorter booking, so there may be time available on the same day.
? indicates a booking that is awaiting confirmation. Please enquire.
SUNDAYS and statutory holidays are available only to regular, experienced users of the studio, not infrequent or first-time users, sorry. I'm generally not in on these days to help out or supervise.

Welcome to Courtenay Studios

Courtenay Studios is a photographic studio space available for hire in the  Wellington CBD, at 37 Courtenay Place, next door to Photospace Gallery.
Contact James Gilberd: [email protected]  |  027 444 3899  |  04 382 9502 10am-3pm.

If you’re looking for a friendly, cool venue to shoot in that won’t blow your budget, try Courtenay Studios. You're welcome to visit the studio for a look before booking. The very reasonable hire rates include lights and all the gear in the room. If you're shooting using daylight or your own lights the hire rate will be reduced (p.o.a). Assistance with setting up and making sure everything's working well for your photo shoot is all part of the service.

New to studio shooting with flash? It can seem a bit intimidating but once set up, it's really easy. We will help you get your camera and lighting working effectively together. You'll find you will get high quality, controlled and consistent photos which will cut down your post-production time by a lot. It's really much easier then shooting with continuous light, and easier on your subjects too.

The high stud gives the studio a relaxed, open feel and it has a great atmosphere that will put you and your clients at ease. The window light is really nice for portrait shooting as well.

The studio is often used for portrait, fashion, lookbook and casting shoots and is also good for product photography. Video shoots happen often but the room is not soundproof and our continuous lighting is fairly basic. Generally, video results are good if you're not doing high-end production.

The studio room is also suitable for other functions, such as meetings and seminar presentations, book launches, poetry readings and other small scale performances. Just ask. Photospace Gallery next door is also suitable for events.

We also run studio lighting and film photography/darkroom workshops, and have darkrooms for hire.

Next studio lighting workshop - see this page on www.photocourse.nz

Covid 19 safety: do not come to  the studio if have Covid-19, if you are feeling unwell, experiencing cold- or 'flu-like symptoms.

3-D scan of Courtenay Studios room

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37 Courtenay Place, Wellington. The 4 carpacks outside are free to use for up to 30 minutes.