Photography Studio Hire in Leeds

From £125 for two hours, £175 a half day, £300 a full day — lighting, backdrops and green screen included. Central Leeds, with secure parking.

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Photo Studio Hire in Leeds

Tethered photography session in progress during studio hire, with photographer, laptop and models under studio lighting

Playful duo portrait of two friends hugging and laughing on a mottled purple backdrop with studio lighting — studio portraits in Leeds at Dock Street Studio

Black and white beauty portrait of a woman with cropped blonde hair and silver drop earrings

Editorial fashion portrait of a model in a grey beret and brown suede jacket on a moody industrial backdrop — fashion photography in Leeds, Dock Street Studio

Live music photograph of a guitarist in sunglasses singing with a red electric guitar under red stage lights — live music photography, Dock Street Studio

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Two women posing together on a beige backdrop at Dock Street Studio, Leeds — one in a red jumper and glasses, one smiling in a black top

Cozy coffee station with espresso machine, kettle, coffee filter, plants, and wooden shelves with bottles and glasses.

Cozy photography studio lounge with leather couch, plants, computer screen, bike, and warm lighting.

Cozy room with a TV on white shelves, camera on wooden bar counter, and plants under warm hanging lights.

Studio Hire in Leeds

Photography, video and podcast studio hire in the heart of central Leeds — dry hire, or with a photographer on hand.

Studio hire at Dock Street starts at £125 for a two-hour booking, £175 for a half day and £300 for a full day. Professional lighting, a 2.7m Colorama backdrop system and a green screen are included in every booking — nothing gets bolted on at the end. We're in central Leeds, a short walk from Leeds train station, with secure parking and on-site loading.

Hire the space on its own, or book it with photographer Mark Wheelwright behind the lens. With professional lighting, a full backdrop system and a space wired for sound, it's built for everything from headshots and product shoots to video and podcast recording — all in one central, accessible location.

Why hire Dock Street Studio

A bright, well-equipped studio on the cobbles of Dock Street, ten minutes' walk from Leeds train station — professional lighting, multiple backdrops, C-stands and grip included in every hire. Photographers, videographers and podcasters use the space because it's genuinely ready to shoot: turn up, plug in, and the kettle's on. From £125 for two hours, £175 for a half day, £300 for a full day.

Genuinely central. We're in the core of Leeds near the station and Leeds Dock — not on the outskirts. Easy for clients, talent and crew to reach, with secure parking and on-site loading.

Wired for sound. Unlike most Leeds studios, our space is set up for audio as well as visuals. Two movable sets make it ready for podcast recording, interviews or a live-lounge setup — not just stills.

Serious kit included. Your hire gives you access to a full 2.7m backdrop system with a wide range of Colorama colours, Avenger C-stands and booms, Elinchrom ELC 1000s and RX600s and GODOX strobes, continuous lighting, and over fifteen high-end modifiers — umbrellas, beauty dishes and deep octa softboxes from 40cm to 135cm — plus large V-flat boards for negative fill and Manfrotto Skylite Rapid frames with 2m × 2m and 1.2m × 2m diffusion cloths.

A photographer on hand — if you want one. Hire the studio dry and shoot your own way, or add Mark to help with lighting, tethering and direction. Hirers regularly tell us that having an expert on hand made the difference.

Built for real production. Green screen, cine cameras, cine lenses, full-frame DSLRs, tethering software, audio capture and a 5K iMac on site for editing and workflow.

The space

Dock Street Studio sits on the first floor of a listed building at Unit 9, 30–38 Dock Street, Leeds LS10 1JF. The studio measures over 450 square feet with 10-foot ceilings and a full 2.7m Colorama backdrop system, with optional natural light for styled shoots and blackout control when you need it. Standard backdrops in black, white and green screen are always set up, with a full range of colours available on request.

The studio is wheelchair accessible, with secure parking and on-site loading — making it a practical, professional base for fashion, product, e-commerce, headshots, commercial stills, and video and sound production.

Hire rates

Dry hire: £125 for 2 hours (minimum booking)
Half day (4 hours): £175
Full day (8 hours): £300
Add a photographer: £350–£550 depending on experience level
Runner £175

What you can shoot here

Headshots and portraits, product and e-commerce, fashion, commercial stills, brand and content shoots, video production, green-screen work, podcasts, interviews and live-lounge recordings.

If you'd rather have us shoot it, the same space is where we do headshots in Leeds, product photography and commercial photography, and it doubles as our content creation studio and podcast studio in Leeds for brands and creators. We also cover events across Leeds from here. Not sure the space is right? Read our guide to choosing a photography studio in Leeds, or the full studio equipment guide. Ready to go? Book studio time online.

Hiring the space for a product day? Read when a studio beats a location shoot, the small prop kit that works, and how to keep colour consistent on our calibrated screens. Prices are compared in studio hire in Leeds: prices compared.

Inside the studio · as hirers see it

A studio you can make your own

Unit 9 on Dock Street is a first-floor studio built to be rearranged: a white infinity cove, Elinchrom lighting and C-stands, a green Chesterfield podcast set, and a lounge with a coffee bar, makeup mirror and a big screen tethered to Capture One. Dry hire starts at £125 for two hours — here’s what it looks like when the people hiring it get going.

Elinchrom softboxes, C-stands and kit shelving at Dock Street Studio Leeds

Fantastic studio space, very versatile with lots of awesome equipment to use, and places to chill in between.
— Scarlett D., via Google

Product and stills shoots

Shoot packshots on the white cove, build styled sets on the floor, and check every frame on the big screen as it lands — the tethered workstation comes with the hire. Planning a product day? Start here:

“I needed to hire a photography studio in Leeds for my photographer flying in from Helsinki for a full day’s shoot.” — Vicky L., via Google

Coffee and refreshments corner available to studio hire clients at Dock Street Studio

Fig. 03 — Tethered review

Great location in city centre! Quirky, apartment feel to the studio, makes it a lovely environment to work in.
— Issy W., via Google

White infinity cove backdrop and studio lighting at Dock Street Studio, photo studio hire in Leeds

Fig. 05 — Session in progress

Two presenters filming a podcast on the green Chesterfield sofa at Dock Street Studio Leeds

Edit suite and lit makeup mirror behind the Chesterfield seating at Dock Street Studio Leeds

We’re allowed to manipulate the space to suit whatever we need.
— Mark W., via Google

Content days and podcasts

The green Chesterfield set is ready for two-person podcasts and talking-head video, with the lounge and makeup mirror next door for resets between takes. Full-day hire runs on Sundays too. Worth a read before you book:

“Always our first choice in Leeds.” — Mark W., via Google

More guides from the studio

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YEARS IN BUSINESS

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Mark

As a photographer and manager at Dock Street Studio, Mark Wheelwright specialises in creating outstanding headshots that refresh and enhance the professional image of his clients. He also offers studio rental services for other photographers who need a spacious, bright, and airy space in central Leeds.

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Nicole

Nicole’s dual expertise in editorial photography and commercial photography is pivotal to our content creation. Her meticulous attention to detail and creative vision are instrumental in the success of our photography shoots. Additionally, Nicole’s flair for shoot styling and direction guarantees the smooth functioning of our studio, ensuring our content remains fresh, engaging, and visually stunning.

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photography assistant

Beya

In addition to her role in client bookings, Beya is also involved in content creation. She crafts content for our website, ensuring that our online presence remains fresh and dynamic. She is always ready to provide prompt and helpful responses. In addition to this, team member Beya is also specialised in various editing software for both videography and photography.
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seo optimisation

Austin

Austin manages and builds the pages for the websites used by Dock Street Studio, while also making sure that they comply with SEO changes and optimisations that are crucial for driving a stream of traffic to the businesses' sites.
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Ready to hire the studio?

Book two hours, a half day or a full day online, or call 0113 440 0102 if you want to talk it through first.

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A look around the studio

Dock Street Studio is a first-floor space with lift access at Unit 9, 30–38 Dock Street, LS10 — ten minutes' walk from Leeds train station and five from Leeds bus station, with on-site parking including a disabled bay. Alongside the shooting area there is a client lounge, a lit makeup mirror, an edit suite for tethered work, and a coffee station — all included whether you take the space on dry hire or book a photographer with it.

Tethered sessions run straight to the wall screen, so clients see frames as they are shot.

Studio lighting, seating area and daylight windows at Dock Street Studio Leeds — Strobes and modifiers are set up and ready; the windows give usable daylight through the day.

Client breakout lounge with Chesterfield seating and large viewing screen at Dock Street Studio — Seating for art directors, stylists and anyone waiting their turn on a team shoot.

Client workstation and coffee station beside the shooting space at Dock Street Studio — Desk space to work from between set-ups, with power and wifi throughout.

Studio hire

A studio that’s ready when you arrive

Unit 9 sits on the cobbles of Dock Street, ten minutes’ walk from Leeds train station — £125 for two hours, £175 for a half day, £300 for a full day, with lighting, backdrops and grip included. Bring your camera and your cards; everything else is already rigged.

£125 · Two hours

The quick block

Castings, content days, a product table-top, a fast portrait set — two hours here goes further than it should, because nothing needs building first. Turn up, plug in, shoot.

“Always friendly, always accommodating — we’re allowed to manipulate the space to suit whatever we need. Always our first choice in Leeds.”

Mark W. · via Google

Lounge area with Chesterfield sofa, coffee bar and lit makeup mirror at Dock Street Studio Leeds — Between setups — the coffee bar and client desk.

£175 · Half day

The working morning (or afternoon)

Four hours suits model tests, e-commerce batches and video setups with a lighting change or two. The kit is part of the hire — softboxes, studio heads, C-stands and sandbags — and between setups there’s the Chesterfield, the coffee and the mirror.

“I needed to hire a photography studio in Leeds for my photographer flying in from Helsinki for a full day’s shoot. I settled on Dock Street and I am so pleased I did.”

Vicky L. · via Google

£300 · Full day

The whole day, the whole space

Eight hours for the big builds — campaign shoots, podcast and video days, anything with talent arriving in waves. And if Sunday is the only day the whole team can make, the full-day hire runs Sundays too.

Daylight seating area of the Dock Street Studio hire space in Leeds — The daylight end

Moving or cancelling a studio hire booking

Studio hire is paid in full when you book. If your plans change, we would always rather move you than charge you: every booking can be moved to a new date twice at no cost, as long as you tell us at least 48 hours ahead (7 days for a full day) and the new date is within 6 months.

If you need to cancel outright, refunds run on a sliding scale in line with other Leeds studios: 100% with 14 days’ notice or more, 75% at 7 to 13 days, 50% at 3 to 6 days, and no refund inside 72 hours or for a no-show. If we re-let your slot after you cancel, we refund what we kept less a £25 admin charge. Illness or a genuine emergency: ring us before your start time and we will move you. Book online, by phone or by email and you also have a 14-day cooling-off right under the Consumer Contracts Regulations. Refunds go back to the original card within 10 working days.

Pick two hours, a half day or a full day and book online — you pay as you book, and the space is yours from the minute you arrive. Questions first? Call 0113 4400102 — the kettle’s on. Booking and cancellation terms are above.

Technical Capabilities and Facilities of Our Studio

Every hire includes the full technical setup as standard — nothing here is an optional extra. The 2.7m Colorama backdrop system runs black, white and green screen permanently rigged, with the full colour range available on request, and the space switches between optional natural light and full blackout as the shoot demands.
Lighting is built around Elinchrom ELC 1000s and RX600s with GODOX strobes and continuous heads, rigged on Avenger C-stands and booms. Modifiers run from 40cm to 135cm — umbrellas, beauty dishes and deep octa softboxes — alongside large V-flat boards for negative fill and Manfrotto Skylite Rapid frames with 2m × 2m and 1.2m × 2m diffusion cloths.
For video and audio, the studio adds green screen, cine cameras and cine lenses, full-frame DSLRs, tethering software, audio capture and a 5K iMac on site for editing and workflow. Two movable sets convert the space for podcast recording, interviews or a live-lounge setup.
The studio is wheelchair accessible with secure parking and on-site loading, and handles fashion, product, e-commerce, headshot and commercial video work, with professional support available when you need it.

FAQ

Studio hire with lighting and equipment included

2.7m backdrop system in a wide range of Colorama colours, plus a green screen
Elinchrom ELC 1000s and RX600s, GODOX strobes and continuous lighting
Over fifteen modifiers — umbrellas, beauty dishes and deep octa softboxes from 40cm to 135cm
Avenger C-stands and booms, sandbags and studio heads
Large V-flat boards and Manfrotto Skylite Rapid frames with 2m × 2m and 1.2m × 2m diffusion cloths
Client lounge, lit makeup mirror, edit suite for tethered work and a coffee station
First-floor space with lift access, on-site parking including a disabled bay

What £125 gets you

Two hours in the studio with all of the above included — our minimum booking. Half day is £175 and a full day is £300, with lighting and backdrops included in all three. Want to see how that compares? Read studio hire in Leeds: prices compared.

Frequently Asked Questions

How much does it cost to hire a photography studio in Leeds?

At Dock Street Studio it's £125 for a two-hour booking, which is our minimum, £175 for a half day and £300 for a full day. Lighting and backdrops are included in all three. Adding a studio-based photographer to your booking costs £350–£550, depending on the level and seniority of the shooter.

What's included in the studio hire price?

Elinchrom and Godox lighting with modifiers, a 2.7m Colorama backdrop system, blackout and a green screen, plus wifi, kitchen access and toilets. None of that is charged as an extra.

Can I bring my own lighting and equipment?

Yes. Plenty of photographers hire the space and run it entirely on their own kit. There's power throughout and room to rig, with 10ft ceilings across 450+ sq ft. If you'd rather use ours, it's already here and included in the price.

Is there parking, and how do I get kit into the studio?

Yes — secure on-site parking with a disabled parking space, and on-site loading, so you're not hauling gear across town. We're on the first floor of a listed building at Unit 9, 30–38 Dock Street, Leeds LS10 1JF, with lift access, and the studio is fully wheelchair accessible.

Can I book a photographer with the studio hire?

Yes. Hire the space dry and run it yourself, or add a Dock Street photographer for £350–£550 depending on seniority. That covers lighting, tethering into Capture One and direction on the day, so you get finished frames rather than a room and a set of keys.

Is the studio set up for video and podcast recording, and can I book a Sunday?

Yes to both. The space is wired for sound with two movable sets for podcast, interview and live-lounge recording, plus green screen, cine cameras and lenses, audio capture and a 5K iMac on site for editing. Full-day hire (£300) runs on Sundays as well as weekdays.

Do I pay a deposit for studio hire?

No, you pay the hire fee in full when you book and the date is yours. Headshot sessions take a £50 booking deposit and larger commercial shoots 25%, with the balance due seven days before. If you book online, by phone or by email you have a 14-day cooling-off right under UK consumer law.

What happens if I need to cancel or move my studio hire?

Move it. You get two free date changes with 48 hours’ notice (7 days for a full day) and your payment carries over. If you cancel instead, you get 100% back with 14 days’ notice, 75% at 7 to 13 days, 50% at 3 to 6 days, and nothing inside 72 hours or for a no-show, though we refund what we kept, less £25, if we re-let the slot.