Rating of the best photo studios in Nizhny Novgorod in 2022

Even 5 years ago it was difficult to imagine how firmly photo studios would enter modern life. If earlier the word photo studio was associated only with the advertising business, today people go to the studio just to take beautiful photos, to capture some moment of their life in good quality. Demand creates supply, so there is nothing surprising in the fact that an increasing number of photo studios are opening in Nizhny Novgorod. Let's try to figure out how to choose a really worthwhile place from this variety so as not to regret the time and money spent.

About photography and photo studio

The main mistake that most people face when choosing a photo studio is to be guided by customer reviews, while forgetting that each photo session is individual and the result directly depends on the purpose and type of shooting. After all, a studio suitable for an advertising project is most likely not suitable for a family photo session due to a different set of requirements for shooting.

All types of photo shoots can be divided into 2 large groups: working shooting and shooting for personal archives. Shooting for a personal archive includes: individual, wedding, children, family, erotic, nude (nude style). When choosing a studio for this type of shooting, the following come to the fore: the appearance of the interior, convenient location and parking.

Working shooting (advertising, catalog, subject, interior, as well as culinary menu shooting, model shooting for portfolio, business portraits) require a different approach - the main selection criteria are the technical characteristics of the studio, the availability of special equipment (hall with cyclorama, chromakey, generators , smoke machine, aqua zone).

How to choose a photo studio?

Regardless of what type of shooting is planned, there are general points that you should pay attention to when choosing a photo studio.

1. Location of the studio, opening hours, availability of parking spaces.This is especially true for wedding or family shooting with children and animals, because in such a situation it will not work to spend a lot of time on the road (most likely, children and animals will get tired quickly), and the result of the work will be blurry.
2. Room size and ceiling height. It should be remembered that for a high-quality photo shoot you need at least 50 square meters. m of useful area of ​​the hall and ceiling height of 3 meters. A smaller area can complicate the work of the photographer, because in addition to the model itself and props, there are still light sources in the hall.
3. Interior decoration of the hall. Almost every studio has at least 2 rooms (dark and light), made in different styles and colors. The choice depends only on the taste of the client and the main idea of ​​the photo shoot.
4. The presence of chromakey - a special photo background, mostly green, which allows you to combine 2 or more images in one frame.
5. The presence of a hall with a cyclorama, a variety of photophones. Cyclorama is a monochromatic transition from ceiling to floor (most often white), which creates the illusion of endless space. Cyclorama is necessary for filming clothing catalogs.
6. Availability of additional features (smoke machine, aqua zone, soap bubble generator, make-up artist, the ability to shoot cars, shoot with a pylon, with animals, costume rental, make-up artist, costume rental).
7. The presence of a dressing room, shower and relaxation area in the studio.
8. Availability of professional studio lighting. There are a few things to keep in mind when choosing lighting:

• type of lighting (pulsed light for advertising shooting from ProFoto, RayLab, Hensel brands and constant light for creative shooting);
• power of lighting devices (not less than 500 J), pilot light power (not less than 300 W);
• the presence of nozzles (the main of which are a beauty dish, octobox, softbox, stripbox, parabolic umbrella);
• number of light sources (at least 4 sources per room).

Top 10 photo studios in Nizhny Novgorod

Based on these rules, we will make a rating of photo studios in Nizhny Novgorod, depending on their functionality.

10th place photo studio - "STALINKA"

Address: st. Chernigovskaya, 17 A, working hours from 09.00 to 21.00, the cost of renting a studio: from 900 rubles for 55 minutes.

The photo studio consists of 2 halls with an area of ​​60 sq. m each: Gold and Loft.

"Gold" hall with a fireplace, a baroque sofa and an abundance of mirrors, the most suitable for shooting in daylight, the main colors in the interior are brown and gold.

The “Loft” room, made in gray tones, is the exact opposite of the Gold room; it conquers with its gloomy mystery, which allows you to create unique photographic works.

• professional studio lighting;
• interesting locations;
• price;
• availability of photophones.

• lack of additional services (make-up artist, hairdresser, costume rental).

9th place - photo studio "Milastaff"

Address: st. Bolshaya Pecherskaya, 26, the cost of a photo session: from 4000 rubles.

The photo studio consists of 2 rooms:

1. The white room "Pastila", which is conceived as an imitation of a bedroom, with a large bed and a cozy fireplace. This type of room is ideal for a pregnant photo session.
2. Hall "Rojok" is distinguished by an abundance of metal structures, monoblocks, ideal for stylistic "aggressive" photographs.

• interesting locations;
• professional studio lighting;
• additional opportunities (development of the idea of ​​a photo shoot, services of a make-up artist, hairdresser).

• a small number of rooms;
• a small selection of photophones.

8th place - photo studio "Mansarda"

Address: st. Bolshaya Chernigovskaya, 17, working hours from 09.00 to 21.00, the cost of renting a studio: from 900 rubles for 55 minutes.

The name of the photo studio "Mansarda" was not chosen by chance, because the studio is actually located in the attic, the windows of which overlook the Oka River. It has 2 halls: Cherdak (decorated in dark colors) and Ballet (in light colors). This combination of rooms allows you to create both delicate wedding photographs and dark gothic works.

• the photo studio is located in the attic in one of the most beautiful places in the city;
• professional studio lighting;
• interesting locations;
• price;
• additional opportunities (shooting with animals, nude photo session).

• a small number of rooms.

7th place — Cinnamon Photo Studio

Address: st. Bolshaya Chernigovskaya, 17, working hours: from 09.00 to 21.00, studio rental price: from 900 rubles for 55 minutes.

One of the oldest photo studios in Nizhny Novgorod, the windows of which overlook the Oka embankment, which gives a special touch to the photos taken in the studio. The studio has 3 rooms:

1. "Manhattan" - made in a minimalist style and consists of 2 zones: a bedroom with a hanging wooden bed and a living room with a cozy sofa;
2. "Little" is a cozy chamber hall with an area of ​​30 sq. m, made in the loft style;
3. "Baby Room" - a room for shooting children and newborns.

• the brightest studio in the whole city due to its location, ideal for family shoots and love stories;
• interesting locations;
• professional studio lighting;
• price.

• lack of additional services (make-up artist, costume rental).

6th place photo studio 100% Art

Address: st. Studenaya, 68 A, working hours: Monday - Friday from 09.00 to 18.00, days off by agreement.

Cost: rent from 1500 rubles per hour, photo session from 5000 rubles per hour.

One of the largest photo studios in Nizhny Novgorod, performing all types of work: personal, wedding, children's, family, street, advertising, catalog, product, interior shooting, as well as culinary menu shooting, model tests and business portraits. A feature of the photo studio are services - the development of the idea of ​​a photo session, video filming.

• the presence of a hall with a cyclorama;
• professional studio light, light cube for subject photography;
• a large selection of types of filming, including menu shooting, interior shooting, video filming;
• the presence of chromakey, reflectors, synchronizers;
• a large selection of paper and fabric photophones of various colors;
• dressing room, wi-fi.

• a small selection of interesting locations.

5th place photo studio - "2.8 photostudio"

Address: st. Maxim Gorky, 151, rental price: from 1000 rubles per hour.

Modern photo studio, consisting of 4 interior rooms:

1. "Royal" - a large bright room with an abundance of decor and gilding, ideal for wedding and family photo shoots;
2. "Fireplace Hall" - a cozy room with a fireplace and candles, decorated in blue and white;
3. "Loft" - a room with brick walls and a gloomy interior;
4. "Room" - a hall that is an imitation of an apartment, decorated in a minimalist style, while each wall is made of its own material - wood, brick, tile.

• professional studio lighting (11 Recam, RayLab pulsed illuminators, 2 constant light sources, beauty dishes, octobox, softboxes, reflectors, zoom reflector);
• the presence of chromakey, reflectors, synchronizers;
• a large selection of photophones of various colors;
• interesting locations, the possibility of video shooting.

• lack of additional services (make-up artist, costume rental).

4th place Photo Studio "On the Roof"

Address: st. Chaadaeva 5d, open daily from 08.00 to 22.00, cost: rent from 650 rubles per hour, photo session from 1200 rubles.

This is a small studio for individual, family and children's photo shoots with an area of ​​78 sq. m, divided into 4 photo zones:

1. Light location - imitation of a bedroom in pastel colors;
2. Dark location (or as the creators of the studio call it - grandfather's room) - an office stylized as the 1950s;
3. Village location - imitation of the street, a corner of the garden with vines;
4. Textured wall in loft style.

• professional studio light: 6 sources of continuous and pulsed light (power 600 J), octobox, beauty dish, softbox, sloot, honeycomb curtains and color filters, as well as reflectors and a lightcube for subject photography;
• panoramic window 4 * 6 m, which allows you to work with natural light;
• interesting locations;
• availability of photophones;
• make-up artist, hairdresser.

• small studio space.

3rd place Photo Studio Rain

Address: Lenin Ave., 30, cost: rent from 1500 rubles

The only photo studio in Nizhny Novgorod that allows aqua photography.

• The presence of sources of constant and pulsed light from RayLab, soft boxes, a reflector, a beauty dish;
• Large selection of paper and rag photophones of various colors;
• Aqua zone 3 m wide, 5 m long, pool 3*2 m;
• The presence of chromakey, car smoke;
• Dressing room, wi-fi.

• A small selection of interesting locations.

2nd place — Photo Studio Leona Stage

Address: Fedorovsky embankment, 7, working hours: from 09.00 to 23.00, cost: rent from 1500 rubles per hour, photo session from 5500 rubles.

1. Availability of professional lighting equipment (ProFoto);
2. Large selection of photophones;
3. Additional services (make-up artist, hairdresser);
4. Four halls, made in different styles:

• "Library" - a spacious bright room with an area of ​​70 square meters. m with high ceilings, consisting of 2 divided areas: a classic library area with a burning fireplace, wooden furniture and bookcases, as well as a sleeping area with a bed, a canopy and a huge amount of fresh flowers.
• "Baby" is an ideal hall for a children's photo shoot, designed as a children's playground with slides, which has the necessary props for shooting newborns, including an antibacterial lamp for disinfecting the room.
• "Royal" is a hall designed for "fashion", wedding and stylized photo shoots, decorated with golden stucco, stained glass mosaics on windows more than 2 meters high, and a marble podium.
• "Love" is a cozy room with a gothic-style fireplace and plenty of accessories (suitcases for retro shooting, wooden hanging swings).

• price.

1st place - FullFramefoto photo studio

Address: st. Kozhevennaya, 1 A, works around the clock, cost: rent from 1500 rubles per hour.

This is a 105 sq.m studio that allows you to bring any creative idea to life, whether it is a romantic or family photo shoot or a nude photo shoot on motorcycles.

• Professional studio lighting from Hensel: 20 pulsed light sources with a power of 1800 J, 20 constant light sources, projection unit, soft boxes, strip boxes, beauty dishes, reflectors;
• Large selection of paper and rag photophones of various colors;
• The presence of green chroma key;
• Availability of unique additional equipment (smoke machine, professional fan, snow generator, soap bubble generator);
• 5 interior locations made in different styles (classic, grunge, hayloft styling with rustic utensils, a hall with motorcycles, romantic);
• Availability of props (Thompson submachine gun, piano, musical instruments, crossbow, vintage suitcases);
• Dressing room and wi-fi.

Summary table of photo studios in Nizhny Novgorod

Rating	Studio name	Rent price	Number of halls	Additional features
10	"STALINKA", address: Chernigovskaya st., 17 A	studio rental from 900 rubles for 55 minutes	2 halls (light and dark)	professional light, a large selection of photophones
9	Milastaff, address: Bolshaya Pecherskaya st., 26	photo shoot from 4000 rubles	2 halls (1 - imitation of a bedroom, with a large bed and a cozy fireplace, 2 - an abundance of metal structures, monoblocks)	professional light, make-up artist, hairdresser, photo shoot idea development
8	"Mansarda", address: Chernigovskaya st., 17 A	studio rental from 900 rubles for 55 minutes	2 halls (light and dark)	professional lighting, the possibility of shooting with animals, nude photo shoots
7	Cinnamon, address: Chernigovskaya st., 17 A	studio rental from 900 rubles for 55 minutes	3 rooms (1- bedroom with hanging wooden bed and living room with a cozy sofa; 2- room with an area of ​​30 sq. m in the loft style; 3- room for shooting children and newborns	the brightest studio in the whole city due to its location, professional lighting
6	100% Art, address: Studenaya st., 68 A	studio rental from 1500 rubles per hour, photo session from 5000 rubles per hour	hall with cyclorama	professional light, a large selection of types of filming, including menu shooting, interior shooting, video shooting, chroma key, photo backgrounds, wi-fi.
5	"2.8 photostudio", address: M. Gorky st., 151	studio rental from 1000 rubles per hour	4 halls (1 - light with gilding, 2 - with a fireplace and candles, 3 - brick walls and a gloomy interior, 4 - imitation of an apartment, textured walls)	professional light, a large selection of types of filming, chromakey, photophones, wi-fi.
4	"On the Roof", address: Chaadaeva st., 5 d	studio rental from 650 rubles per hour, photo session from 1200 rubles	4 photo zones (1 - imitation of a bedroom in bright colors, 2 - an office stylized as the 1950s, 3 - imitation of the street, a corner of the garden with vines, 4 - textured wall in the loft style	professional lighting, a large selection of photophones, additional services (make-up artist, hairdresser), panoramic window 4*6 m
3	"Rain", address: Lenin Ave., 30	studio rental from 1500 rubles	aqua zone 3 m wide, 5 m long, pool 3*2 meters	professional light, aqua zone, chroma key, smoke machine, photophones, wi-fi.
2	"Leona Stage", address: Fedorovsky embankment, 7	studio rental from 1500 rubles per hour, photo session from 5500 rubles	4 halls (1 - zone of the classical library, as well as a sleeping area, 2 - for a children's photo shoot, designed in the form of a children's town with slides, 3 - a hall for "fashion", wedding photo shoots, decorated with golden stucco, 4 - a hall with a fireplace and an abundance of accessories	professional lighting, a large selection of photophones, additional services (make-up artist, hairdresser)
1	"FullFramefoto", address: st. Kozhevennaya, 1 A	studio rental from 1500 rubles per hour	5 halls in different styles (classic, grunge, hayloft style with rustic utensils, hall with motorcycles, romantic)	professional light, a wide range of additional equipment (smoke machine, professional fan, snow generator, soap bubble generator), photophones, chroma key

Nizhny Novgorod has a large number of photo studios that offer all possible types of shooting, from specific advertising to family and New Year's photo shoots. At the same time, the design and technical characteristics of the studios are at a high level.