The studio group provides RA photo club members with access to a fully equipped studio within the RA Centre for the conduct of portrait, figure, glamour, still life and table-top photography. Located in the Rideau room on the lower level of the west wing of the RA Centre, the studio facility is accessible to group members year round, except on rare occasions when the RA Centre is closed. An introductory session on studio operation and equipment is offered to club members who are interested in a studio group membership.
The studio is not rented out to non-members.
To join the studio group, you can sign up at the East Desk of the RA Centre and inform the studio manager that you have become a studio member. After a mandatory briefing session to learn specific details on the use and operation of studio equipment, you get access to the online booking system with which you can book the studio for your own use.
Studio members can book timeslots through the online booking system. You are requested to book no more than two timeslots at a time. Currently, the studio can be booked for the following hours:
Specialized equipment available for studio use includes:
Several mono-bloc flash heads with stands
Three soft-boxes and several umbrellas for flash heads
An assortment of reflectors
Wireless radio controlled flash triggers
A flash exposure meter
Seamless paper backdrops of 2.70 m wide in black, white, grey and blue
Painted fabric backdrops
Various props such as a chair, a cube, cloths, pillows etc.
The portrait and glamour group leaders can recommend models that have worked with studio members before and have various levels of experience. Studio users are responsible for payment for modeling services.
The current rates for club models are:
Portrait $20/hour
Glamour (Lingerie, non-nude) $30/hour
Figure (Artistic Nude) $40/hour
All bookings have a minimum of 2 hours.
Members are also free to bring their own models and make other payment arrangements with models such as "time for prints/CD" (TFP/TFCD).
Critical Rules
Use of the studio facilities for commercial photography is prohibited i.e. selling pictures that were taken in the studio. It is also not allowed to have non-studio members participate as photographers in the studio. Studio equipment cannot be taken out of the studio to be used elsewhere.
