The Carriage House Studio is a photography meetup/cooperative group offering workshops, studio locations and gallery exhibition space in the Mid-Atlantic region. The cooperative was originally established in 2008 in an historic landmark, an 1860's carriage house in the Logan Circle Arts District in Washington D.C. The Carriage House Studio has since expanded to offer activities in a number of venu
es in the DC metro area, as well as New York City and Miami, Florida. Workshops:
We conduct a monthly series of photography workshops to provide instruction on studio lighting, portrait, fashion, fine art and street photography photography, as well as digital printing. We also have a registry of models and makeup artists to facilitate putting creative talent together for member's projects. We offer our studio photography workshops in Washington DC, at StudioWerks DC. The studio is located on Capitol Hill near Eastern Market, with excellent facilities. Photographers who attend Carriage House Studio workshops area elegible for a discount when joining StudioWerks DC. We also offer creative "on-location" workshops using other venues in the area, including the Cattail Studio (on the Chesapeake Bay), Gallery 3976 (Annapolis Design District), the Wyoming Farm (PG County) as well as our popular hotel workshop series. For our current list of workshops visit:
http://www.eventbrite.com/o/carriage-house-studio-photography-workshops-10819893767
Studio Rental:
We offer studio rentals at several locations, all within a 1 hour driving distance from Washington D.C. The studio locations include the Cattail Studio (indoor studio / outdoors Chesapeake Bay wetlands, woods and waterfront), Gallery 3976 (indoor area and exterior locations in the Annapolis Design District) and Wyoming Farm ( an historic to***co farm in Prince George's County). We thereby provide a variety of different options for your creative work! Studio rental is available for Carriage House Studio members to use daily (weekdays and weekends). The Annual Fee for Basic Membership is $125/yr. As of Jan 1, 2017 Fees for Basic Members to use our studios are $25/hr Mon to Thur, and $40/hr Fri to Sun. To reserve the studio, we require payment of a $25 deposit which is non-refundable in case of cancellation. A signed Waiver of Liability is required when using the studio for the first time. Requests for use of the studio by Non-Members are subject to a $50 surcharge
STUDIO AVAILABILITY/CALENDAR: To determine studio availability visit the CALENDAR at www.carriagehousestudio.photography To reserve studio time, send an email to: [email protected]. Equipment Rental:
We offer professional lighting equipment for these studio locations, including:
- 5x 500W Hensel monolights w. Pocket Wizards
- softboxes, strip box, snoot, beauty dish and umbrellas
- Manfrotto seamless paper background (stock white and grey paper)
- plasma 60" tv screen for tethered shooting
- a variety of props and accessories
Use of the studio lighting equipment and Pocket Wizards is $10 per hour
Photography Gallery:
We hold photography exhibits at our Chesapeake Bay PhotoWorks gallery in the Annapolis Design District, featuring both photographers who are part of the Carriage House Studio, as well as other talented photographers. Recent exhibits have included fashion, figurative and urban/street photography and we have a on-going program of future exhibits. Printer and Photoshop Facilities:
Chesapeake Bay PhotoWorks in Annapolis also features a complete digital MAC workstation, with Photoshop, Adobe Creative Suite, and a 20" Cinemascope monitor, and 44" inch Epson 9900 and 24" Epson 3800 printers. We offer workshops on printing, as well as one on one sessions with photographers who want to print their color or black and white work on Hannemuelle, Ilford, Epson papers, as well as canvas and other materials. Models:
Each year we identify talented local models and of course, receive visits from traveling models from both the US and overseas. Our "Model in Residence" series continues to make these models available to you! We will also offer a monthly portfolio development package with the studio location and model as a great way to build your portfolio! Logistics and details about our workshops, rental of Cattail Studio, Gallery 3976 and Wyoming Farm are posted in upcoming announcements, on our website, and on our Eventbrite page. Social Media and Terms of Use:
We are continuously working to offer our community of photographers new and more powerful ways to promote, share and develop their photography skills. However, many social media platforms (Facebook, Instagram, Meetup, etc... ) have established restrictions about artistic expression in their Terms of Use, that may affect members of our community. To protect and sustain our artistic community we therefore maintain a mailing list of photographers, models, creatives and others interested in photography, who we can reach out to using artistic content that is not subject to the "Terms of Use" of third party providers. If you haven't already, please sign up for our newsletter and mailing list, as the best way to continue to develop our community of creatives, free-lancers, professionals and others who enjoy photography
Please visit us and sign up for information about our workshops, photography exhibits and social events at:
http://www.carriagehousestudio.photography
Finally, to be part of our growing on-line community, please like us on Facebook at:
www.facebook.com/TheCarriageHouseStudio
We look forward to your participation in a future meetup activity!
