Lighting Studio

HCP’s Lighting Studio offers a professional working environment for photographic studies and artistic production.

Services & Availabiltiy

HCP’s Lighting Studio is currently open to HCP members, students, and instructors only.

Using the Lighting Studio, image-makers can:

  • Use a variety of lighting setups including continuous lighting and/or strobes

  • Produce beautiful portraits and product shots

  • Create videos using natural and/or continuous lighting

Reservations are required (see below) during the following available operating hours:

  • Monday - 10am-5pm

  • Tuesday - 10pm-6pm

  • Saturday - 10am-2pm

Notes:

  • Reservations are not available when classes take place in the Critique Room (mainly during evenings and weekends)

  • HCP reserves the right to adjust opening hours based on administrative constraints, especially during exhibition changeover

Reservations

Lighting Studio users are expected to have the knowledge/experience needed to independently operate the equipment they reserve.

HCP members and students must reserve the Lighting Studio at least 48 hours in advance. Reservations are available in 2-hour and 3-hour blocks at a usage fee of $30/hour.

Reservations can be refunded only if canceled at least 6 hours before the reserved time.

If applicable, reserve your lighting equipment after booking your time in the Lighting Studio to ensure an effective usage of your time.

Available Lighting Equipment

HCP’s Lighting Studio is 16’4” x 13’8” and includes free usage of a variety of seamless.

Rental of the Lighting Studio includes free access to all of HCP’s large assortment of lighting equipment including:

  • 3 Calumet Travelite 750 Monolights (750 watt/second studio strobes)

  • 2 Godox SL200III Daylight LED lights (continuous LED studio lights)

  • 2 Luxli Viola 2 RGB LED light panels

  • 2 Godox S2 Speedlite brackets

  • A variety of umbrellas, softboxes, reflectors, and diffusers

  • 7’ Parabolic umbrella with diffuser

  • 7’ Rectangular umbrella with diffuser

  • 35” Digital light shed with backgrounds

  • 5-in-1 reflector and full-body reflector

  • PocketWizard PlusX transceivers

  • Sekonic Flashmate Light Meter

  • A variety of light stands and tripods including 2 Heavy duty wheeled light stands

  • 9’ seamless background system with a variety of colors (black, white, gray, etc)