The Society’s main photographic studio is exceptionally well equipped, offering professional-quality lighting, backdrops and accessories for portraiture, still life and creative projects.

The main studio has a full track lighting system, and is suitable for portraiture and still-life photography. It is equipped with four Bowens Pro-Lite studio flash units, complete with brollies, snoot and other accessories.

There is a changing room with lights and mirrors, and several props are available, along with the facility to use your own backing papers or other backgrounds. Various colours of background paper are available. 

A secondary “rustic” studio provides a contrasting space full of character, ideal for more experimental work or alternative lighting setups.

There’s a lot to learn about studio work so we run free studio workshops for beginners from October to May. The dates are not fixed, but you can expect one session a month with dates being announced via EPS group email and our Events Calendar or contact the Studio Team through our Contact Form. 

Sessions are aimed at beginners new to studio and portraiture. Every session begins with a recap to allow members to join any week – even if you’ve missed a few earlier sessions you should still be able to fully participate in any individual session. 

Sessions are fun and informal with a start time of roughly 7:30pm – with inductions and recaps taking place from 7pm. We use a studio mannequin as the model for most of our sessions.

Members with a Studio Subscription can book sessions in advance through our Online Booking Service via the EPS Log In link on the page menu.