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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