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Product photography in a rented studio: what do you need?
What you need for a product shoot in a hired studio: a cyc or table, light, loading and enough time to build.
Last updated: 7 November 2026
Choose a space that fits your product
Small products can sit on a table against paper. For larger objects or isolated product images, a white infinity wall or even cyclorama can be useful so the horizon disappears. Filter for cyclorama. Studio Big Time explicitly mentions product photography on a seamless white background, with loading at the door.
Light, background and access
Ask whether continuous lights or flash come with the hire, whether you may build your own setup, and whether the floor or cyc must be protected. A blackout helps if you want the same colour all day; see daylight versus blackout. Large products or a car need a drive-in: Revontuli states that vehicles can come inside, and XYZ Studio B lists a street-level roller door.
What you bring to the hired studio
Besides the camera: clamps, tape, gloves, cleaning kit for shiny products, perhaps a turntable or extra paper in the right width. Props sometimes come with the hire (Studio Big Time lists 86 items) and sometimes not. Check what’s included and plan the build inside the booked hours.
Frequently asked questions
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Studios in the directory
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Fotostudio Den Haag
NoNo Creative Studio · Den Haag · Zuid-Holland
€250
/ half day
60 m²
- Daylight: yes
- Blackout: yes
- Cyclorama: yes
- Street-level loading: yes
- Lighting included: yes
- Photo
- Video
Westerpark Studio
Amsterdam · Noord-Holland
€575
/ day
250 m²
- Daylight: yes
- Blackout: yes
- Cyclorama: yes
- Street-level loading: yes
- Lighting included: no
- Photo
PromotionStudios
Den Bosch · Noord-Brabant
€65
/ hour
120 m²
- Daylight: no
- Blackout: yes
- Cyclorama: yes
- Street-level loading: unknown
- Lighting included: no
- Photo
Studio 1: Grote limbostudio
Studio VK · Pijnacker · Zuid-Holland
€350
/ half day
375 m²
- Daylight: unknown
- Blackout: yes
- Cyclorama: yes
- Street-level loading: yes
- Lighting included: yes
- Photo
- Video
Cameranu Fotostudio Rotterdam
Cameranu · Rotterdam · Zuid-Holland
€250
/ half day
80 m²
- Daylight: yes
- Blackout: unknown
- Cyclorama: yes
- Street-level loading: unknown
- Lighting included: yes
- Photo
Studio 344
Rotterdam · Zuid-Holland
Price
unknown
300 m²
- Daylight: no
- Blackout: yes
- Cyclorama: yes
- Street-level loading: unknown
- Lighting included: no