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The professional space where great content happens
Bohemia Bay Studio is a self-access photography studio in Cheltenham, Melbourne. Clothing brands shoot entire collections here. Professionals come in with a photographer and walk out with images that actually match what they're building. 160 square metres, strobes, seven backdrop colours, everything included.
Open 7am to midnight, seven days. Self-access keyless entry. Rates from $109 per hour. Free parking. Ground-floor access. Zero cancellation fees.
📍 Unit 14/337 Bay Road, Cheltenham VIC 3192
For clothing brands shooting a collection
A typical collection shoot here runs a photographer, two models, a hair and makeup artist, and a stylist or assistant. Half-day and full-day bookings are most common. The space is large enough that talent prep, wardrobe changes, and shooting happen simultaneously.
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For professionals upgrading their imagery
You've outgrown the iPhone headshot. You book a photographer, come in for two or three hours, and walk out with images that look like they belong on the business you're building.
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For photographers who need a studio base
You're shooting client work but you don't have your own space. Bohemia Bay is a clean studio with lighting, backdrops, and stands ready to go. Bring your own strobes or use ours. The two 500W Elinchroms are pre-set with a trigger on the hot shoe. Put it on your camera and go.
For the person organising the shoot
Bring your photographer, your talent, and your wardrobe. The rest is here. Lighting, backdrops, makeup station, dressing area, steamer, racks, kitchenette, WiFi, parking.
Fifteen minutes of early access is built into every booking so you can arrive first and sort logistics. Thirty minutes of pack-down at the end. Equipment and wardrobe in through the door, not up a
stairwell. Dates change? Reschedule with zero fees. Cancel entirely? Deposit refunded. FlexiBook handles all of it.
Seamless white, plus a full colour range
The 4.5-metre white shooting wall is the main photography zone. Full-length shots, seated setups, small groups.
Seamless paper backdrops in 3.2-metre widths with a variety of Colours: white, grey, black, cream, pink, green, and blue. All included. Swap in under a minute. Clothing brands switching between colourways across a collection shoot use this constantly.
We provide a controlled environment where the lighting and backgrounds are consistent and repeatable. That's what makes your images look cohesive across an entire shoot.
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Room to work properly
Open when you need us, not when it suits us
Every other studio that requires someone to meet you at the door is limited by that person's availability. We're not. Self-access means your schedule is your schedule. We see plenty of weekend shoots, weeknight bookings, and late sessions from people fitting content creation around their actual
lives.
High-speed WiFi and practical production support
High-speed WiFi throughout. File transfers, cloud backups, and uploads between setups without waiting. A tethered display and mobile shot trolley are available for photographers who shoot tethered. It's an advanced workflow that requires Capture One or similar, so it's there for those who use it. Most bookings don't need
it.
Kitchenette with water and coffee for longer sessions. A small thing that makes a six-hour day more comfortable.
Two types of lighting. Strobes for controlled, repeatable shots. Continuous LEDs for what-you-see-is-what-you-get.
setup.
2× 500W Elinchrom strobes with built-in modelling lights
Pre-set trigger included. Mount on hot shoe and fire
2× 100W continuous LED panels for visual preview
Precise power control on both strobe and continuous units
The strobes are straightforward. First-time studio shooters pick them up within minutes. The continuous panels are ideal for seeing your light before you press the shutter. Bring your own strobes if you
prefer.
What turns a bare strobe into good light.
150cm octabox for soft, wrapping light
90cm octabox for tighter, directional light
5-in-1 reflectors for fill and bounce
V-flats and polyboards for shadow control
Also includes a scrim frame for diffusion and six C-stands rated for professional-weight modifiers. Octaboxes and reflectors handle most lighting setups. V-flats are there for photographers who want finer shadow control. Most bookings work with the octabox on key and a reflector for fill.
The question we get asked most: what colours do you have?
4.5m × 3m permanent white cyclorama wall, overhead-lit and shadow-free
Seamless paper rolls in white, grey, black, cream, pink, green, and blue
Available in 1.2m width (headshots and tight framing) and 3.2m width (full-length and wider compositions)
All colours included in every booking. No add-on fees
Seven colours, two widths, one white cyc wall. Change backdrops in under a minute between setups.
The stuff your team actually uses between setups.
Makeup station with professional lighting and mirrors
Curtained dressing area with full-length mirror
Garment steamer and clothing racks
Kitchenette with water, coffee, and workspace
Everything else you need for efficient content creation sessions:
High-speed WiFi throughout
Tethered display and mobile shot trolley
Power outlets accessible throughout shooting zone
Bluetooth speaker for on-set music
Hair and makeup need a station. Wardrobe needs a steamer and somewhere to hang things. And everyone needs coffee. It's here.
You hire the space and equipment. We don't supply photographers, stylists, or creative direction. You bring whoever you need and the studio is ready. That's why the rates are what they are. You're paying for a venue, not a service on top of it.
Yes. Most bookings are a brand owner or professional coming in with a photographer they've hired. You don't need to know the lighting. If you need a photographer recommendation, ask us.
The strobes have a pre-set trigger. Mount it on your hot shoe and shoot. First-timers pick it up in minutes. The continuous LEDs are even simpler. Turn on, position, shoot. Bring your own gear if you prefer.
White, grey, black, cream, pink, green, and blue. Two widths (1.2m and 3.2m) plus the 4.5-metre white cyclorama. Restocked regularly.
Zero fees either way. Deposit refunded in full. Reschedule as many times as you need through FlexiBook.
7am to midnight, every day. Self-access keyless entry. Book whenever works for you.
As many as you need. A typical clothing shoot runs five or six: photographer, models, hair and makeup, assistant. 160 square metres means everyone has room to work.
Unit 14/337 Bay Road, Cheltenham VIC 3192. About 30 minutes south-east of the CBD. Accessible from the Monash Freeway. Free parking outside. Ground floor.
Controlled lighting, clean backgrounds, proper space to work as a team. You're not retrofitting a room for photography. You walk in and the space is ready.
