Community News
20.02.25
The new kitchen is here!
Including oven, induction stovetop, rangehood, display fridge and dishwasher.
We can now accommodate food and beverage shoots.
Hire the whole studio with kitchen
Full day $750
Half Day $450
+ EST prop package $300
12.12.24
COMING SOON!
We’ve listened to your enquiries and are happy to annouce that we are installing a kitchen at GSS over January. We consulted with a food stylist to ensure a professional and well-equiped studio will be suited to food shoots in 2025.
28.06.24
We warmly welcome EST Props Library to GSS! 🎊 Check out their range of 4000 props available for hire.
Offering GSS clients individual hire (prices on the website) or a prop package which allows unlimited access to the entire collection for $300 + GST.
06.12.23
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Congrats Grace Demarte for winning the 2023 CCP x Hahnemühle Summer Salon GGS sponsorship prize.
21.03.2023
New additions to the Gale Street Studio plinth family. For hire individually or as a set. Click here to see a pricelist.
26.04.2022
We’re looking for one new person to occupy one of our front offices. This would suit a photographer or videographer but we will consider other creatives. 24hr access, private office/storage, discounted studio hire. Available from 1st May 2022. For more information, check out the full listing on Creative Spaces.27.01.2022
Happy new year! To accomodate changing circumstances, we have made a few simple changes to our offerings and hire rates. As of February 1st, the only hire option for weekends is Whole Studio (Full Day) for $650. To see all our new hire rates, click here.25.10.2021
Lockdown is ending and we’ll be reopening from Friday 5th November! 🥳28.02.2021
We have plinths for hire! Click here to see a pricelist.
15.02.2021
Another day, another set of Stage 4 coronavirus restrictions. We’ll be closed for a few days, but look forward to seeing everyone as of Thursday 18th February 🤞🏼02.02.2021
Big congrats to Lachie Stonehouse, for taking out the GSS Excellence in Staged Photogaphy at this year’s CCP Salon. We love his piece, titled ‘Madonna and Child Resting with a Gingham Napkin’ 2020.
27.12.2020
GSS Recommends: Magic Hour, Conversations on Photography. A monthly podcast with a gentle focus on queer image-makers.
01.12.2020
Our friends at Centre for Contemporary Photography are calling for entries to the 2020 ILFORD CCP Salon — supported by Milieu, Australia’s largest open-entry photomedia exhibition.
Enter before December 11th for a chance to win one of 33 prizes, including the GSS Excellence in Staged Photography - 2 x Whole Day Big Studio hire, valued at $660.
Click here for more info!
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Shot at GSS by Jess Brohier. Visit Schon! to see the full editorial.
18.10.2020
We are now accepting booking for November and December. It’s great to be back!12.10.2020
Did you notice our fancy new digs? The brilliant minds at Both did a spectacular job redesigning our website. Show these legends some love at www.both.studio ✌️️02.10.2020
On set with Laura Du Vé.
01.10.2020
We’re proud as punch to be sponsoring the Melbourne Polytechnic Diploma of Photography and Photoimaging graduate exhibition again this year. With restrictions permitting, it’s going to be held at the Inner Space Gallery in December (date TBC).02.09.2020
Lucy Tolan ceramics, shot at GSS by Shelley Horan 📸
15.08.2020
GSS is temporarily closed due to COVID-19 stage 4 restrictions 😷
Small Studio
A 5.5m x 3.5m space comprising of two large white plaster walls, background system for paper rolls and grey painted concrete floor.
The small studio is suitable for up to 1-2 person crews only and does not include the hair make up area.
Best suited for small test shoots, copy work, product, corporate headshots
Film and food crews will need to hire the whole studio.
- 5.5m white plaster wall x 3.5m white plaster wall
- Wall mounting system for paper roll backgrounds
-
Jiffy J 2000 Commercial Steamer
- Studio Camera Stand
View floorplan →
Enquire here →
Rates (Including GST)
OPTIONAL EXTRAS
- Full Day: $370 (8 AM – 6 PM, weekdays only)
- Half Day: $280 (8 AM – 1 PM or 1 PM – 6 PM, weekdays only)
OPTIONAL EXTRAS
- To see the range of plinths for hire, click here
- Paper backgrounds: $120 full length
- Overtime: $90 per hour pre and post booking time
Big Studio
This 7m x 6m space comprises of a white plaster wall and a white painted brick wall with high ceiling trusses and a white painted concrete floor. Big Studio hire includes use of the surrounding meeting space and hair and make up area, with shared access to kitchen.
The big studio is suitable for up to 6 person crew.
Great for small-mid scale Fashion, Product, Apparel, Portraits, Editorial, Styled shoots.
For all film, video, food and beverage shoots we recommend hiring the whole studio.
- 7m white plaster wall x 6m of white brick wall
- 45 square meters of painted white floor / shooting space
- Change room plus lounge and hair and make-up area
- C-stands (pending availability)
- Jiffy J 2000 Commercial Steamer
- Studio camera stand
View floorplan →
Enquire here →
RATES (including GST)
OPTIONAL EXTRAS
- Full day: $450 (8am–6pm, weekdays only)
- Half day: $340 (8am–1pm or 1pm–6pm, weekdays only)
OPTIONAL EXTRAS
- To see the range of plinths for hire, click here
- Overtime: $90 per hour (pre and post booking time)
- Floor repaint upon request: $190
Whole Studio
A large space suitable for small scale video shoots, film clips, food and beverage shoots or mid-large scale photo shoots.
Whole Studio hire includes the use of the Small Studio, Big Studio and surrounding areas including the kitchen.
View floorplan →
- Suitable for 6 - 10 crew
- 180 square metres of studio space
- Control of the space, lighting and music
- Exclusive use* of Small & Big Studios, surrounding areas, change room, make-up area, kitchen and lounge
- Roller door access
- 4x C-stands with arms
- 2x Jiffy J 2000 Commercial Steamers
- 2x Studio camera stands
- Kitchen: Dishwasher, oven, induction stovetop, rangehood, refridgeration, freezer, microwave
*GSS office tenants may use the kitchen/bathroom facilities and manager’s office
Terms and Conditions→
Enquire here →
RATES including GST
Need longer than 5 days? Get in touch
OPTIONAL EXTRAS
- Full day: $750 (8am–6pm)
- Half day: $450 (8am–1pm or 1pm–6pm)
Need longer than 5 days? Get in touch
OPTIONAL EXTRAS
- To see the range of plinths for hire, click here
- Overtime: $90 per hour (pre and post booking time)
- Floor repaint upon request: $190
- EST prop package: $300/day