Hatch

Great place to shoot photography in and to get education on the industry. The HMUA stations are big and we have always been comfortable doing hair and makeup here. It’s such a cool hub for anyone wanting to work or learn! The teachers are experienced and have good tips.

I contacted Ron because I wanted to rent a studio for two hours. He showed me the White Room and Hatch Natural studios. The former was much better for me, so I booked it from 11 – 1 a couple of weeks ago. Ron told me that he wouldn’t be there, but that someone else would open the studio. When I arrived at the studio at 10:30, it was locked, so I urgently contacted Ron, telling him that someone had to open the studio ASAP. A young woman arrived about 10:50, which really didn’t give me enough time to set up for my model, who arrived at promptly at 11. I paid $ 118 for two hours for the studio, which is quite reasonable. I brought two clamp on lights, and the assistant gave me two light stands to use, which I’d previously arranged with Ron. She helpfully set up a backdrop for me. After she left, I realized that the only electric outlets were one outlet strip in one corner of the studio, on the opposite side of the backdrop. Very fortunately, I had thought to bring my own extension cords, otherwise I wouldn’t have been able to shoot at all.
Precious time during my two hour slot was wasted because I didn’t have time to set up before the model arrived, and because I had to spend time figuring out where to put my extension cords so that they wouldn’t be in the frame. One turned out to not be long enough, which made things difficult during the shoot.
After I left, I never heard from Ron. One would think he would have followed up, particularly with a first time customer, especially because they opened the studio just 10 minutes before my time started.

Went to Hatch yesterday for a photo shoot with Jeramie Lu. Had the best experience anyone could ask for.
Woke up yesterday morning nervous about having my picture taken and raided my closet for good clothes. When I got to the studio Jeramie Lu put me at ease and told me to take my time changing into my first outfit in their spacious fitting room. The dressing room could fit all of my stuff which consisted of 5 pairs of shoes, 2 bags of makeup and 10 different outfit choices as I am your stereotypical girl. Once I was in the first outfit there was a row of mirrors with great lighting so I could finish/​touch up the makeup.
For the backdrop I had all the colors of the rainbow and then some to choose from. Jeramie made me feel at ease while taking my pictures and I cannot wait to see the finished product. Next time I am in the studio I would love to try out their circus set for some unique photos.