BOOKABLE STUDIO OPENING JULY 2020.

SOMEONE’S STUDIO RENTAL POLICY

COVID-19 POLICY

  • Please arrive within 10 minutes of your shoot and you will be taken directly into your studio room without waiting. If you come earlier and the room is free and disinfected, we will take you inside and start/end your booking earlier. Otherwise, we will ask you to wait outside of the studio premises.

  • We are heavily disinfecting all of the high touch areas and surfaces multiple times a day, including door handles and light switches.

  • We are asking everyone entering the studio to wash hands and/or use hand sanitizer provided at studio entrance.

  • Please let us know if you are not feeling well within 12 hours of your booking so that we can reschedule your appointment without penalty. If we see that you have fever/cold symptoms, you will be asked to leave the studio premises and no refunds will be provided.

PARKING

  • 2-hour free parking is available on Joesph Street and around Victoria Park.

  • Paid parking is available beside the studio at 44 Gaukel.

  • Click here to see the City of Kitchener parking map.

General Studio Rules

  • We recommend arriving to our studio 10 minutes before the start of your booking so that you can check in with our attendant, get wi-fi details, and find out where our bathrooms and change rooms are located.

  • Our attendants will be visiting your studio rooms within 5 minutes prior to the end of your booking to ensure that the room is left in its original condition. Everything moved needs to be moved back to it’s original place and all garbage must be placed into the garbage can.

  • Our studio attendants can check the rooms during your studio time if we hear loud noises, or suspected violation of studio rules and/or safety. They will knock on the door before entering and give you a warning before coming in.

  • We have cameras installed in our common areas/reception areas, however, we do not have any cameras inside the studio rooms.

  • Since the studio rooms are not soundproof, please keep the noise level to a reasonable volume, including any use of music. If the noise becomes too loud, we will ask you to turn it down.

  • Our studios cannot be used to shoot pornographic content.

  • Since the studio rooms are not soundproof, please keep the noise level to a reasonable volume, including any use of music. Music played in the studio must not contain any explicit content. If the noise becomes too loud, we will ask you to turn it down.

  • If a member of your party comes to the studio intoxicated, we reserve the right to ask them to leave the premises.

  • Smoking (including recreational drugs) is not permitted on studio premises.

  • Your booking is only for the room that you rented. If you would like a tour of 44 Gaukel, kindly ask our attendant staff and they will be happy to assist you.

  • Fire extinguisher is located in the common area of 44 Gaukel near event area.

  • Please note that failure to respect the studio rules, studio staff, or other bookers, will result in immediate termination of your booking and can result in a permanent ban from Someone’s Studio.

Damage/Cleaning Details

  • Please do not bring candles into the studio, unless they have glass coverings. Open flame candles drip wax onto floors and other surfaces, causing damage.

  • Floors / furniture need to be covered if you are doing a cake smash at the studio. Buttercream often leaves slippery floors and they must be mopped before the next booking.

  • No open flame, dry ice, sparkers or smoke machines are allowed at the studio. If you absolutely require it for your photoshoot, please lets us know prior to your booking.

  • If there are damages to the floor / furniture / props / backdrops, or any other studio equipment, including extension during your booking, you will be asked to reimburse the cost of the damages.

  • Floor damage and deep scratches can range from $100-500 depending on the extent of the damage, furniture damage is subject to $100-500 damage fee.

  • Your booking is only for the room that you rented for the duration of the rental. If you require additional time to setup / takedown, please factor it into your booking. If you need extra time and the room is available, you can rent additional time in 30 minute increments.

  • If you have a large party, please factor in the time to bring / take out your belongings from the studio space. You will be asked to wrap up your shoot 10 minutes early so that you can start clearing out the space. Alternatively, you can dedicate a person from your party to start removing items while you are finishing the photo session.

Cancellations/Rescheduling

  • All shoots have to be paid in full at the time of booking.

  • Someone’s Studio offers studio credit for cancelled bookings (no refunds).

  • If you cancel/reschedule your reservation with over 48 hours notice from your booking date, your reschedule fee will be 20% of your booking value.

  • If you cancel/reschedule your reservation within 24-48 hours of your booking date, your reschedule fee will be 50% of your booking value.

  • If you cancel/reschedule within 24 hours of your booking date, you will be liable for the full value of the booking

  • You can cancel your booking by calling 647-466-7144.

WIFI, PETS, RENTAL EQUIPMENT

  • Our studio has free wi-fi for all studio guests. The username/password for wi-fi is located beside the door on the wall.

  • If your pet pees on the studio floor or furniture, you will be subject to the damage fee ($50 for floor, $300 for peeing on furniture).

  • If you are looking to rent lights and have experience in doing so, there will be an extra $150 charge for use of strobe lights (we currently only have a Canon connector that hooks up to our lights).