Photographic studio — Reservoir, Melbourne
The studio
Crate is a daylight-quiet, air-conditioned photographic and video studio in Reservoir, ten kilometres north of Melbourne's CBD. Gallery-white walls, polished concrete floors and an acoustic-panelled ceiling under exposed steel — a building that stays out of the frame.
The main studio turns around a seven-metre painted cyclorama, with a digi station, poly boards and a dedicated makeup station in the room. A 3.7-metre roller door takes vehicles and full sets straight onto the floor.
Selected spaces
12.7 × 12.7 m · 7 × 7 m cyclorama
The main stage. A painted seven-metre cyclorama under a ceiling that pitches from four to five and a half metres, with a Foba camera stand, digi station and makeup station in the room. Big enough for cars; calm enough for a single portrait.
6 × 4 m
The second room. A tighter box with a Cambo camera stand, digi station and rolling rack in the room. Fast to light; built for lookbooks, product and overflow from the main floor.
9 × 6 m · full kitchen
Tan leather, an oak table that seats a production, plants and a wood heater against white brick. Base camp for agencies and clients — and a warm stills location in its own right.
Gallery
Private access
We keep the calendar in the hands of the photographers, producers and agencies we work with. Clients book through a private portal — rates, equipment and availability included — and every request is confirmed personally.
If Crate sounds like your kind of room, introduce yourself. We'll take it from there.