My first photo studio

9:28am Apr 8, 2012 Peter Hurley

This isn't where it officially started, but it is where I found the Kino's and developed my look. My business really took off in this little room. Check it out!

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Levy Moroshan 2:55am Apr 10, 2012

Crazy Peter! What's funny is that my first studio was super small as well. I even had to shoot from behind my desk sometimes just to get a little more distance to use a portrait lens. :)

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Thomas Reitinger 4:54am Apr 10, 2012

my studio is also my living room :) and i currently shoot every three days, so i make my living room to a studio and 4 hours later i build everything back :)

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Steve Belinge 11:26am Apr 10, 2012

That makes my garage studio look like the Cowboys Stadium. Somehow I still need "just a couple more feet".

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Jillian Cocklin 11:53pm Apr 10, 2012

Thanks!! I needed to see this today. :)

The Man

Peter Hurley 7:04pm Apr 15, 2012

I'm amazed when I go in there. It's really the room the whole business took off in. We used to jam multiple clients in there without any AC. No idea how we pulled it off.

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Johnny Shryock 12:06am Apr 19, 2012

This is great. Inspirational stuff, I love that it comes from humble beginnings with a strong vision.

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Peter Hurley 7:45am Apr 25, 2012

Thanks Johnny. Touch base when you can. Want to hear what you've been up to.

Tonya Dailey 9:15pm May 15, 2012

Thats all I need but with a HUGE window!!

Marcos Aspiazu 7:17pm May 19, 2012

Love your work Peter, thank you for sharing your experience!

Bill Clearlake 7:09pm May 22, 2012

Wow! I have a 10'x20' space for my studio, office, and makeup/changing area. It's small, but it works!

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Jennifer Hattemer 2:24pm Aug 13, 2012

I'm extremely blessed to be given two 10x20 spaces and one 20x40, plus a classroom to start a High School Photography Academy. I need to turn three spaces into portrait studios for my high school students. What I really, really, really want to know - - is what equipment should I put in these spaces to get portrait photography off the ground and rocking? What lighting do we start off with? What background, etc? Peter what camera did you start with and lens? HELP - (btw, You're awesome!)