For those of you who follow me on Twitter, Facebook, or Flickr, you probably already know about this.  My brother-in-law and I have been working for the past 2 months on opening a photography studio south of Atlanta in Locust Grove.  There are other studios in Atlanta and we had even visited one which we liked quite a bit.  However, after finding a killer deal on some space, and weighing out the travel and other expenses, it made more sense to do our own thing.

I will not bore you with the play by play that has already happened, but to make a long story short we just need to finish mudding, sanding, paint & trim and we should be ready to go.  As soon as we have finished that (within the next couple of weeks) we will be able to pick up our business license and officially open the doors.  Here are a few shots that I took yesterday…

This is the main shooting area, which will feature approximately 1300 sq. ft. of open shooting space.  We were able to fit 3 large backdrops and lighting setups along the far wall.  There are speakers mounted on the walls allowing us to play the radio, CD, or our iPod/iPhone playlists and really rock the place out.

This is the back dressing room area.  The room to the left is the make-up station and the two to the right of that will be dressing rooms.  The slanted door to the far right is a storage closet.  To the very far right, and almost out of sight is the restroom.  Where I am standing to take the shot will be a fridge/microwave/coffee pot area.

If you enjoy those progression and more behind the scenes shots, hit this set on Flickr.

Once finished, we will be operating our own photography business out of the location.  Also, it will be available to rent for shoots, events, workshops, etc.  If you are interested, contact me or visit the Studio 42 website (which will launch along with the studio opening).

There is still a good bit of work to do, but we are right around the corner from the grand opening and are pretty excited about it.  This has been Mark’s (my brother-in-law) dream for quite a long time.  I am excited to be his business partner in the deal and to do what I can to help make this happen.