Welcome to Shangri-L’Arche, a fully blackout photography and production studio in South London, purpose-built for photography, music videos, fashion, film, commercial production and content creation.
STUDIO HIRE: £25 PER HOUR
Monday–Sunday • 9am–9pm
Professional lighting package included at no extra charge.
NEW: HUGE 3m × 3m WHITE COLORAMA BACKDROP
Our new professional Colorama setup provides a large seamless/infinity-style shooting area for fashion, portraits, e-commerce, product photography, model portfolios, commercial work and clean-background content.
DRIVE-IN VEHICLE SHOOTS: £60 PER HOUR — 3-HOUR MINIMUM
Bring your own vehicle directly into the studio for automotive photography, video and content shoots.
IMPORTANT: A CAR IS NOT INCLUDED WITH STUDIO HIRE.
Vehicle rental can be arranged separately — please ask us for details before booking.
Alongside the Colorama, Shangri-L’Arche features a substantial professional photography and video lighting package included in the hire price, plus a working black baby grand piano, illuminated speaker wall, gold throne, dance pole, aerial hoop, UV-reactive graffiti, glossy black floor and multiple cinematic built-in sets.
Designed and operated by a team with 500+ five-star reviews across our portfolio.
NEW — 3m × 3m Colorama Shooting Area
Our 3-metre-wide × 3-metre-high white Colorama backdrop transforms Shangri-L’Arche into a fully equipped clean-background photography studio as well as a creative production location.
Ideal for:
• Fashion & editorial
• E-commerce
• Portraits & headshots
• Product photography
• Model portfolios
• Lookbooks
• Commercial campaigns
• Social content
• Full-length photography
• Clean-background video
Shoot your clean commercial imagery on the Colorama, then move straight into the studio’s blackout, neon, RGB, UV, piano, speaker-wall and other creative environments — allowing multiple completely different looks from a single booking.
Professional Lighting Included — No Additional Hire Fee
A substantial professional lighting package is included with standard studio hire, saving photographers and production teams the cost and hassle of hiring or transporting a complete lighting setup.
Continuous Lighting
• 1 × Pixapro LEDS350D MKII Pro COB LED
• 1 × Pixapro COB600D COB LED
• 2 × LED panel lights for soft fill
• 1 × COB spotlight-style LED accent light
Flash / Strobe Lighting
• 1 × Godox AD600BM battery strobe
• 1 × Pixapro Storm II 600 studio strobe
• 1 × Godox MS300 studio strobe
• 2 × Bowens Gemini GM500-series strobes
Light Modifiers
• Large softbox
• 60 × 90cm rectangular softbox with grid
• 30 × 90cm strip softbox with grid
• 65cm lantern softbox
Creative & Ambient Lighting
• 4 × RGB LED colour-changing floodlights
• 1 × 150W UV / blacklight floodlight
• 2 × RGB LED floor tube lamps
• 10 × LED tube / pole lights
• RGB and UV lighting throughout the studio
Feature Lighting
• 10-metre warm-white LED neon catwalk running through the centre of the railway arch, switchable depending on your production
Wireless Control / Triggers
• Phottix Ares transmitter
• 3 × Phottix Ares receivers
• Additional Phottix trigger/controller
• Phottix Strato II or equivalent
Equipment availability is subject to maintenance/replacement. Please tell us in advance if a specific item is essential to your shoot.
Studio Features
✔ 3m × 3m professional white Colorama backdrop
✔ Professional photography & video lighting included
✔ Fully blackout studio with complete lighting control
✔ Drive-in vehicle access by arrangement
✔ Automotive photography & filming
✔ Working black baby grand piano
✔ Illuminated speaker wall
✔ Gold throne beneath heart arch
✔ Dance pole & lollipop aerial hoop
✔ UV-reactive graffiti wall
✔ Glossy black reflective floor
✔ RGB & UV lighting
✔ 10-metre illuminated catwalk
✔ Industrial railway-arch aesthetic
✔ Multiple built-in shooting environments
✔ High ceilings & generous shooting space
✔ Changing area & toilet
✔ Easy equipment loading
✔ Excellent transport links
Pricing
STANDARD STUDIO HIRE — £25/hour
Monday–Sunday • 9am–9pm
Includes the 3m × 3m white Colorama, professional lighting package and studio sets.
DRIVE-IN VEHICLE SHOOTS — £60/hour
Minimum booking: 3 hours
Bring your own car/vehicle and shoot it inside the studio.
THE VEHICLE IS NOT INCLUDED.
Need a vehicle for your production? Car rental can be arranged separately. Please contact us for details and availability before booking.
Capacity
• Up to 20 people included
• £5 per additional person, per hour
Perfect For
• Photography
• Music videos
• Film production
• Fashion & editorial
• E-commerce photography
• Commercials
• Brand campaigns
• Product photography
• Portraits & headshots
• Model portfolios & lookbooks
• Content creation
• TikTok & Instagram
• YouTube productions
• Automotive photography & video
• Interviews & podcasts
• Acting showreels
• Student & short films
Location
📍 SE5, South London
Convenient for Camberwell, Oval, Vauxhall, Elephant & Castle and Central London.
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