Being an active working photographer means you really do need a office or somewhere you can escape to and really conduct your 9-5. The space that you need really depends on what kind of working space you need, do you shoot a lot of studio portraits, do you shoot everything on location and just need a editing station? Well for me I do shoot a lot of both studio and on location photographs. Upon moving into Sam's house I needed 2 upgrades a bigger desk and more workable space with room for art projects, film processing, and a much needed editing setup. Below is a few photographs of old workspaces from over the years and the most recent space.
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After evaluating what I truly needed in my office / studio I still shoot a lot of film so a must have is space for a negative scanner and obviously the darkroom you saw the start of in a earlier post. All these things work out to make this one of the best desks I have had plenty of room to work, a light table, scanner, and a portable mobile computer set up. The last photo is an exact 180 degree turn from the photograph of my desk. A simple room with plenty of space for room to grow if more office is needed! To see some of my recent photography you can visit
http://www.ianmatteson.tumblr.com.
I hear you Sam. I like to mix and produce dubstep music. Workspace is key. I don't really have a serious one yet. I have a room at a friends house that I guess you could call a studio, but its a pain having to go all the way over there every time I want to get some work done. I also like to use the universities computers and editing software but you need to use headphones and I'd much rather just blast music as loud as possible. Also I like to stand up when mixing and its hard to find the right table at home when I work.
ReplyDeleteStudio space is a neccesity for artists. At least in my experience artists have a lot of stuff and need a lot of space. I'm a painter myself and I don't have any nice little space for myself and I usually end up taking over the kitchen table...makes the roommates not too happy. So I empathize with your need for space and I'm glad you found a place that suits your needs :)
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