STUDIO NEWS

It's no longer a rumor, it is true.  We're putting the final touches on a new studio in Los Angeles.  We haven't been totally without a studio since we left L.A.  We had the Emeryville dream loft until just a few months ago.  The problem was that the Emeryville studio was in Emeryville.

Well the wait is over.  We've teamed up with Roger Miyakawa of Miyakawa Photography to bring you a great studio in Los Angeles.  It is located in Los Feliz.  Plus we are equipping the studio with a lot of the great features you remember from the old location, except we think we've learned to do ti better this time.

We're just completing the finishing touches on the cyclorama.  We've made it bigger this time.  We also installed it right in front of the roll-up door.  We can now bring in a full-sized car or truck and shoot it with full studio lighting.

While we still have some final planning to do, we're putting in both a living room set and a bedroom set.  We are looking for furniture now.  I still have the four post bed but we're committed to doing something new and fresh instead.

One of the big complaints we had with the old studio was the shortage of muslin drops.  We own thirty of them, but from a practical standpoint, we could only bring up one at a time.  Now, at the Bash, we'll have two blacks and a color up and available at all times!  In fact, the cyclorama is big enough for two models to shoot at once.

Once we get up and running, our next project will be to build new wet sets.  We've already located a claw foot tub and a really interesting shower enclosure.  We'll also be brining over the tanning bed which always made for unique shots.

The new building is a bit older but it has a much nicer, square box, open layout.  We also have a fenced in front yard where we'll be able to do outdoor nudes as soon as the weather breaks.

We'll be re-opening the So. Cal. offices in the spring but they won't be co-located with the studio.

Our plans for the year are to locate a partner studio up here in the Bay area so we can have studios in both locations.  Ultimately we'd like to have a studio to work with in both Chicago and South Florida.

So. Cal. Pro. Models is on the move again.  It's going to be fun.  We're glad you'll be there to join us!