Help with opening a Photostudio!!

[Madisson Hurricane]

Hiya folks,

first of not sure if this is the proper location so if it's not feel free to move!

Now then down to business, after some serious thoughts i'd been contemplating running a small photography studio, just a small location where i can rez a building, place down some office style furniture and then upstairs a green screen and pose stand with all my poses in.

Only real problem is i've never really rented land before and i don't know what sort of prices are good to pay, how many prims would techically be enough for a few small items etc and some advertising tips aswell if possible.

Stuff like that mainly, i've never owned a business really before and have absolutely no clue where to start. I think my photography skills are quite good and getting better with each day.

I've tried applying for positions with photostudios but never heard anything back from the ones i've applied for so thought i'd give this a try instead. If you wish to see my work and comment my flickr link is posted below.

My Flickr:http://www.flickr.com/photos/71719133@N05/

Thank you kindly!

Maddi xxx

[namssab1nad Piers]

The smallest parcel you can rent or buy will allow 100 prim.  Best thing to do is look in search for land then go look at it.  A 64m x 64m lot will  allow you typically around 900 prim.  Just depends on how much you want to spend.  All the land in SL also rents or sells for pretty much the same per sq. meter or cost per prim allowed.  So again its all based on how much you want to spend.  If you do not have a building, contact me inworld.  I can help you with that.

namss

[Madisson Hurricane]

Hi Namss, thank you for your imput first of all!

Let's see i don't think 100 prims would be quite enough space for what i'm looking for perhaps i should look into what kind of things i'm going to need in my studio. I was also thinking maybe i wouldn't need the office type space while i'm starting out, i'm a member of a few groups where people ask for photographers and i've never really answered them as i didn't have actual skybox with a studio in a typically used this free area i found and dropped a box and pose stand down to do myself.

So perhaps i could just advertise in a few groups my services and in classifieds first and then just grab a skybox to place things down inside until i get a bit of a client base and have a few more images to place around.

Like i say though i've never opened a business before so could this even possibly work?

[Orca Flotta]

Hi Maddison,

you wrote you wanted to rent land, so I understandf you're not a prermium account, right? So, no, you can't buy land then. Look for landlords, in private estates or on mainland. Most landlords aren't renting out the small 512m²/117 prims parcels but mostly start at 4096m²/937 prims (or 16384m²/937prims when homestead sims, on which one shouldn't do business anyway).

For prices you must shop around a bit. Use the search function, land sales, estate land. That should give you lots of options. In estates you usually have to agree to a covenant. Read it carefully! Those covenants give you more or less land rights and rules about how you may use the parcel.

[Madisson Hurricane]

Hi Orca,

Ys i need to rent land as i'm not a premium member, most start at 4096m/937 prims i'm thinking that would be to many prims lol but thank you for the suggestion, i'll have a good browse around, make sure to read the covenant very carefully and won't rent anything homestead.

 

[Tamara Artis]

Heya!

There are many free public photo studios and you can go there and use them. No need for renting land. 

If you're not comfortable with it, I have a small plot that I use only for taking snapshots, displaying photos for previews and meeting with clients. And I wouldn't mind you come there and use it whenever you want. It has 234 prims and I think i only used half, or less lol

The thing is, you only need few prims for a background and a few pose stands, the rest is just for showing off lol. For a photographer that is starting the most important thing is to have clients. And poses:) 

I would be happy if you focused your attention to getting clients and use my place while you do that. 

Feel free to contact me here or inworld! 

[Madisson Hurricane]

Hi Tamara!,

Oh i know there are and it's not really that i'm not comfortable using them i'm more worried how clients would feel using a free public studio lol.

That'd be amazing, absolutely amazing Tamara if i could use the area a little. I'd only use for taking clients to snap their pics etc so that'd be simply wonderful if you do not mind sharing

I might be a week a bit more before i start taking clients, i recently purchased a graphics tablet and waiting for it to be delivered and also i need to learn to use one lol. I've only ever used a mouse to draw with before.

I'll contact you inworld as well as saying thank you on here!