COURTENAY STUDIOS WELLINGTON NZ
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Contact: James Gilberd, [email protected]  |  027 444 3899  |  04 382 9502 10am-3pm. Location: 1st floor, 37 Courtenay Place, Wellington

Studio equipment available

Equipment listed below is all included in your basic hire fee:
  • 4 Elinchrom ELC Pro HD flash units - 2x 1000Ws, 2x 500Ws
  • 2 Elinchrom hotshoe-mounted radio triggers for flashes, plus 1 Canon-dedicated trigger with full flash control built in
  • 175cm Octabox
  • 2 softboxes (1m square, and 110cm x 90cm with grid)
  • Two lower powered Elinchrom flashes with 65cm softboxes
  • Two strip softboxes, 140cm x 35cm
  • 70cm beauty dish, spill-kill reflectors, snoot with honeycomb
  • Range of background paper rolls, 2.7m wide - white, grey, black and var. colours (note: marked or damaged paper is charged-for additionally) See this page for range of colours available
  • Numerous lighting stands, and 2 large Photix stands on wheels, one with a boom
  • 3 Photix circular LED panels (1x 41cm, 2 x 33cm) for continuous light shooting. Note: these are not pro grade video lights. The studio is equipped primarily for stills photography
  • Camera tripods, various (good for stills or static video shooting, no fluid heads for movements, sorry)
  • Sekonic flash meter
  • High-speed fibre internet, good wifi (ask for password)
  • Furniture: 2 trestle tables (black, light grey), 4 bar stools, 12 folding chairs, 3 round white plinths 50cm diameter x 50cm high
  • Other furniture that is in use in the gallery can usually be made available
  • Clothing rack (made up on request from light stands and 2m pole)
  • Basic iron and ironing board
  • No cameras are included or available for hire, sorry
  • Other facilities: 3 bathrooms, changing room (darkroom within studio)
  • Photospace Gallery is next door to the studio
  • View the studio in 3-D in this Matterport scan, made in August 2020.
Please note: the paper background rolls are expensive, so if you require a clean area of background paper for models to walk around on, it will be charged for at replacement cost per metre of used paper. This could mean an additional cost of $25 +GST per metre marked or damaged, depending on paper usage, extent of foot marks and other damage. (There is no charge for use of the backgrounds if they are not damaged during shooting.)

Sorry, we do not hire cameras. Also, the studio equipment is not available for hire for use outside the studio. 

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Covid 19 safety: do not come to  the studio if have Covid-19, if you are feeling unwell, experiencing cold- or 'flu-like symptoms.
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Courtenay Studios in use with Elinchrom flash units, courtenay studios photo studio hire wellington, studio in use, , photography studio hire wellington cbd
Photo links to 3-D Matterport scan view of the studio. Courtenay Studios with Elinchrom ELC Pro HD flash units.
Studio interior with Elinchrom flash units, this Elinchrom equipment and more is included in the standard hire charge, Courtenay Studios, photographic studio hire, Wellington CBD, New Zealand
Studio with Elinchrom flash units, This equipment and more is included in the standard hire charge
Continuous lighting for video, LED circular panel lights, Courtenay Studios photography studio hire in Wellington central CBD
Photix LED panels, variable in power output and colour temperature (3200K to 5600K), useful for video shooting or as continuous lighting for portraiture etc.
plan layout courtenay studios 37 courtenay place welling photographic studio for hire
Studio floor plan: click on graphic to enlarge.
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  • Studio space
  • Hire rates
  • Studio equipment
  • Payment & hire conditions
  • Background colours
  • Shooting notes,
  • About