Studio Services

StudioTEQ utilises various types and sizes of photographic studio and venue depending upon the photography and lighting requirements of the shoot involved.

Most genres, styles and types of photography are catered for and include fashion, swimwear, lingerie, boudoir, glamour, fine art nude, bodyscape, pet, baby, portrait, family, group, high-key, low-key, product, food, still-life, action, landscape, wildlife and travel.

StudioTEQ are Mobile Studio Photography Specialists.  This is due to the way the studio equipment is utilised and managed as truly portable units, and therefore mobile, so instead of you going to the studio, the studio can come to you!  This can be much less stressful on the subject(s) involved, particularly with young children, helping to ensure they are calm, relaxed and ready to capture that special moment.  In addition, it allows the subject(s) easy and familiar access to a variety of clothes and other items for wardrobe changes etc.

To ensure optimum harmony and a successful shoot, when the photographer arrives at the specified destination the details of the sitting/shoot will be discussed and the scene and "feel" of the shoot decided.  Afterwards, the photographer and or an assistant will prepare the studio equipment ready for the shoot.  When ready, the photographer will sit down with the subjects/sitters/models/parents to informally explain what is about to take place and discuss the activity, poses, positions and attitude required during the photo shoot.  Only when everyone involved is relaxed and comfortable with what is going to happen and what is required of them, will the shoot begin.

A huge space is not required, typically a free area of 3 metres (10 feet) square can suffice for a family group and even a little less for a simple portrait shoot, but if you don't have the space in your own home the shoot can take place at your choice of suitable location with sufficient space; for example, family, friends, neighbours, pub/club/hotel, church/village hall etc.

If you cannot decide upon a suitable location or you just do not want the hassle of finding somewhere, StudioTEQ can find a suitable venue for you, either near your location or near Porthcawl.  The cost of a venue can vary wildly and will ultimately depend upon the requirements and budget, and typically ranges from £10 to £100, but can be higher.

StudioTEQ can provide a wide range of commercial photographic facilities for businesses and organisations in the private and public sectors.

The facilities include food, product, service and scene-setting photography for advertising, marketing, brochures, catalogues, leaflets, web stores, packaging, menus, books, covers, calendars, CD and DVD faces and covers, promotional materials, user guides etc., either with or without associated human or animal models.

If you don't think your organisation can afford a professional photographer, think again, as it can cost a lot less than you imagine.  Contact StudioTEQ today and find out how we can help you keep within your budget.  Alternatively, if you have the skills and space available, StudioTEQ can provide a complete "Expert Buyer" service, which can not only source all of your photographic equipment and software requirements, but can also install and configure them for you, along with providing the relevant training to get you off to a flying start.  This service can also be supplemented with ongoing support, training and assistance when you need it most, either on a contract or ad-hoc basis.

Mobile/portable studio facilities are also available, allowing photography in the workplace, office etc., along with location services, which enable photography indoors or out in most parts of the world.

Location shoots are similar to mobile shoots in many ways, except they normally involve scenery of one form or another and often take place outdoors.  Sometimes the scenery can be photographed in suitable conditions and the subject/model can be photographed under similar lighting conditions in the studio and superimposed onto the background for the final result.  More often, the models are photographed on location to ensure the best possible results and maximum flexibility.

The range of "Locations" is almost boundless and includes inside buildings, on the street, at the beach, in the countryside, around the pool, in the desert, on a boat and even on safari in Africa.  The final destination(s) utilised will be chosen with the client in order to best capture the "mood", content and imagery required, as well as keeping within the budget involved.

A full range of photographic services are provided for private individuals as well as commercial customers.

The facilities include personal, family, baby, group and pet portrait photography.  So if you want to capture that "special" moment or feeling, impress your friends, commemorate an event, look glamorous or have fun dressing up, contact us to arrange a sitting or photo-shoot, which can include a complete makeover.

What "look" would you like to achieve for yourself, partner etc.?  Here's a few examples from a very long list.  Adorable, adventurous, alluring, beautiful, bold, breathtaking, captivating, cheeky, chic, cute, debonair, demure, dreamy, elegant, enchanting, endearing, fabulous, fantastic, fascinating, glamorous, glowing, grand, handsome, heavenly, heroic, iconic, illustrious, imposing, jawdropping, joyous, kissable, kittenish, lewd, licentious, luscious, macho, majestic, maternal, naughty, nymphish, ostentatious, outrageous, overpowering, passionate, peaceful, perfection, queenly, quintessential, raunchy, ravishing, risqué, sensual, serene, suave, tantalising, tasteful, teasing, terrific, understated, uplifting, virtuous, vivacious, whimsical, wholesome, wonderful, wondrous, yearning.

The camera captures your mood, which means if you are not enjoying the experience, you probably won't like the photographs that are taken, so a very important element of any photo-shoot is having fun!  When you have yours, don't act like a rabbit caught in the headlights of a car, enjoy the experience and have fun!

The family in the photographs below certainly enjoyed their experience and had a fun photo-shoot, which took place in their lounge.  Afterwards they said "Many thanks for a great photo-shoot - we had a Ball!  And the pictures are terrific!" and they promptly ordered a canvas triptych of the three images shown below (the children and couple pictures on A3 canvases and the family group on an A2 canvas) to hang "pride of place" in their lounge, along with many other prints of different sizes for themselves, family and friends.

Many photographers provide studios where their customers sit or stand within a pre-configured lighting rig and fixed background.  Are told to smile.  Snap!  That will be £x please!  StudioTEQ does not work like that!  At StudioTEQ each subject is treated as an individual not an object, which means that every customer receives a personal and customised service to suit their requirements.  Each lighting setup and background is rigged specifically for the intended shots and re-rigged as many times as necessary during the session in order to achieve the results required by the customer.

As the subject isn't just "having their picture taken", but is the "Model" and the focus of a personal photo-shoot, there won't just be a handful of images to choose from, but they may have dozens of photographs from which to select their favourites with many different styles and poses etc.

After the photo-shoot a photo-finishing technician will start working on the selected favourite photographs and try to make them even better, as the following simple before and after example illustrates.  Both the basic and skin smoothing enhancements took less than five minutes to achieve the results shown; imagine the difference if more time was spent on re-touching and enhancement!

Before Enhancement		After Basic Enhancement with Spot and Blemish Reduction		After Skin Smoothing with Spot and Blemish Reduction

StudioTEQ provides a wide range of photo-finishing services, including image manipulation, re-touching, spot and blemish reduction, repair of old photographs, digital slide shows, DVD creation, audio visual (AV) presentations, cropping, trimming, enhancing, conversion from film and prints to digital format, copying etc.

Many tools are used by the StudioTEQ technicians for photo-finishing, including Adobe^® Photoshop^®.

StudioTEQ provides a wide range of printing facilities, including your own photographs on canvas, posters and gifts such as t-shirts, baseball caps, coasters, place mats, jigsaws and mugs; all at very competitive prices.

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