Kindred Cameras Memberships

We like to think of our space as a photo studio with the heart of an artist studio. Our facilities are designed not just to help you shoot amazing images, but also as a space where you can work, create and expand your practice beyond the photo taking stage.

Benefits of becoming a member:

  • Up to 50% off studio hire

  • 15% off gallery hire

  • 24/7 access

  • Short shoot 2hr hires

  • 10% discount at michaels camera hire

  • Access to the member’s project space

Our memberships give you the freedom to use the studio as much or as little as you need.

A low $20 monthly membership fee gives you 24/7 access to use our facilities, with the ability to hire our photography studios and lighting equipment in 2, 4 and 8 hour blocks. If you are shooting more than once every five months, you’ll save money with a membership as well as get access to a whole heap of other benefits!

Please note, members need their own public liability insurance.

We are currently accepting applications for new members. Apply below!

  • Membership fee - $20/month

    Studio

    • Studio A - $35/hr

    • Studio B - $25/hr

    • Lighting Equipment Hire - $20/hr

    Project Space

    • Hotdesks - 8hrs/week included, then $10/hr

    • Meeting table - included

    • Digital workstation - $10/hr

    • Inkjet Printing - $30/A2 Sheet

    Darkroom

    • Half day hire (4hrs) - $40

    • Full day hire (8hrs) - $65

    • Prices include GST

    Minimum 6 month commitment.

Book a Studio Tour.

Come in and see the place for yourself! We’ll give you a tour and answer all the questions you have.

Studio A.

Members can hire Studio A for $35/hr. This studio features concrete floors and amazing natural light. Included in the booking are access to:

  • white, grey or black backdrops

  • 2.4m scrim

  • light stands

  • c-stands (with booms)

  • tether trolley

  • polyboards

  • shot bags

  • backdrop support stand

Studio A is perfect or large scale shoots, including fashion, editorial and portraiture.

Photo studio available for hire at Kindred Cameras in Docklands, Melbourne. Features natural light and concrete floors.

What’s in a membership?

Studio B.

Members can hire Studio B for $25/hr. This studio features wooden floorboards and is better for controlling ambient light. Included in the booking are access to:

  • white, grey or black backdrops

  • product table

  • light stands

  • c-stands (with booms)

  • tether trolley

  • polyboards

  • shot bags

  • backdrop support stand

Studio B is perfect for headshots and product photography.

Photo studio available for hire at Kindred Cameras in Docklands, Melbourne. This studio is better for controlling light and includes wooden floorboards.

Project Space.

Members also get access to an exclusive members-only project space. Whether it be replying to emails, scanning film or producing a print, the project space is designed as an area to help with all those ‘other’ jobs that pop up around the actual photography.

The space includes:

  • Hot desks

  • Meeting table with 55” TV

  • Digital workstation, with

    • Wide Gamut Display (99% AdobeRGB)

    • Canon Pro-1000 printer

    • Epson v700 scanner

    • Monitor Calibrator

A photo of a work desk in the Kindred Cameras project space.