Serving Fort Collins
Northern Colorado's route to a real cyclorama studio and full gear-rental house — an hour and change down I-25, built for the shoots Old Town can't hold.
Fort Collins has the creative talent — a deep bench of Northern Colorado agencies, CSU-trained shooters, and brands with real production budgets — but a genuine soundstage-grade studio means a trip down I-25. photospace is worth the drive: 1,900 ft² of controllable light, a permanent 20-foot cyclorama, a tether station, and a starter light-and-grip kit, with 24/7 access so a NoCo crew can shoot a long day on their own schedule.
It's built for what Fort Collins ships: craft beverage and food brands (the town that made itself the Napa Valley of Beer), CSU and healthcare campaigns, and the Northern Colorado agencies that produce for them. Beverage and food product especially benefit from the working stylist kitchen, repeatable lighting, and a clean cyc for packaging and lifestyle in one session.
From Fort Collins — 64 miles, about 1 hour 15 minutes, straight down I-25.
Inside the studio
Scroll to read the whole story — the stage, the entry, the lounge, and the building that holds them.
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The Stage
A real cyclorama. Motorized blackout roller shades on giant windows. A floor that's been swept, mopped, and re-painted between every campaign. No mystery cables, no broken outlets, no excuses.
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The Entry
Hand-scraped teak treads, steel railings, leather chairs, and a curated library of editorial references — design monographs, photo books, magazines your art director will recognize. The first room every visitor walks through, and where the day starts to feel like a campaign.
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The Lounge
A sofa that clients want to sit on. A second monitor at the tether station for art directors. Espresso that's better than fine. The studio that turns a six-hour shoot from a marathon into a conversation.
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The Building
209 Kalamath St., Unit 1. Free parking, a load-in ramp, an outdoor deck, and a real working kitchen. Easy in, easy out, midnight or sunrise — the studio is yours when the work is.
Serving Fort Collins
About 64 miles and 75 minutes puts you at a real studio instead of a hotel ballroom. Free parking, a load-in ramp, and 24/7 keyless access make a single full-day booking do the work of two half-days — load in early, batch every look, drive back.
A working kitchen with real water and prep, repeatable strobe and continuous lighting, and Capture One tethering make craft-beverage, food, and CPG product days repeatable across hundreds of SKUs. The cyc handles packaging on white and lifestyle in the same session.
Shooting on location in Fort Collins or anywhere in Northern Colorado? We deliver cameras, lenses, lighting, modifiers, and grip within 500 miles of Denver — Fort Collins is an easy run up I-25. Build an estimate online and we send a written quote, usually the same business day.
Included with every rental
A starter light and huge grip kit comes with the room — no setup fees, the same rate 24/7. Premium lighting, cameras, and lenses are à la carte add-ons.
Cameras, lighting, and grip delivered up I-25 to Fort Collins and Northern Colorado — or pick up at the Denver shop.
From the floor
“Photospace is an amazing facility for professional photography. Not only is the equipment state-of-the-art but the space is beautifully designed and inspiring.”
“Recently did a shoot at photospace and really enjoyed our time there. Amazing space, and I loved how you could black out all the windows or open them for more natural light. Very excited to work there again. Also, very reasonable prices and very communicative owners.”
“It's truly the only professional photo studio available to creatives in Denver. An insane amount of equipment, a real cyc wall (not made of ¼″ plywood), and fully controllable curtains for adding or removing ambient light. It's also cheaper than most places. Using this space has made me a better photographer.”
“Beautiful agency-quality studio. Dan is regularly updating not just his cameras, but his computing and grip equipment as well. Excellent shooting area, comfortable client area, great kitchen.”
“I worked with photospace for a two-day photo shoot and everything was great. The gear, atmosphere, and studio space are top notch and will be my go-to location for studio shoots in the future.”
“Excellent studio atmosphere with all the latest and greatest in top-end professional camera gear, lighting, and grip equipment. Private closed-studio sessions are a fantastic way to wow your clients. Great to have the full kitchen, upstairs loft, and plenty of space for clients and models to move around.”
FAQ
Yes. Hourly rentals are $100/hour with a two-hour minimum, the same rate 24/7 — no evening or weekend surcharge. Half-day (5 hours, $475) and full-day (10 hours, $895) blocks are available for longer productions, and recurring shoots can move onto a monthly membership at member rates.
Yes. The shooting floor is built for video as well as photo — continuous LED lighting, real sound dampening, a working cyclorama, a monitor lounge for clients and art directors, and a full kitchen for craft service. Most productions pair their own camera package with our lighting, grip, and tether station.
Every booking includes the full 2,400 ft² space, 1,900 ft² shooting floor, real cyclorama, a starter Rotolight NEO 3 3-light kit (RGBWW LED heads that work as both flash and continuous light), a working grip & stand package, tether station (Capture One, Lightroom, Phocus), backdrops, kitchen, make-up station, changing room, outdoor deck, free parking, and load-in ramp. Premium lighting, modifiers, cameras, and lenses — Phase One XF IQ4 150MP, Profoto B1X / B10X Plus / D2 / Pro8a kits, premium Canon / Nikon / Sony / Fuji bodies and lenses, plus on-call assistants and digital techs — are available on-site as add-ons at member-friendly rates.
It's what the studio is built for. Brands including Nike, Under Armour, Oakley, New Balance, Amazon, Allstate, RH, the Denver Broncos, and Marie Claire have shot campaigns, editorials, and lookbooks on this floor. The space is sized and equipped for multi-look productions, agency teams, art-director-friendly client lounges, and full-day takeovers.
Absolutely. Most clients bring their own camera package and crew and use the studio for the space, lighting, grip, cyclorama, and tether station. There's no per-person fee for your team.
Book directly through the live availability scheduler on the booking page — pick your block, confirm, and the studio is yours. Shooting several days? Pick Multi-day, choose your date range, and it's self-booked at the flat daily rate (a Sat–Sun weekend counts as one day). Free 20-minute studio tours have their own simple scheduler at /tour if you'd like to walk the space first. For anything truly custom, request an estimate and we'll send a written quote.
Keep exploring
A real cyclorama studio and full gear-rental house 35 minutes down US-36 — for Boulder's brands, agencies, and creators who've outgrown shooting against a bedsheet.
→The Pikes Peak region's route to a real production studio and gear-rental house — 70 miles up I-25, built for defense, sports, and outdoor brands that need controlled light.
→Where brands like Nike, Under Armour, Amazon, and the Denver Broncos have shot campaigns, editorials, and lookbooks.
→Fort Collins → Denver
Reserve a session 24/7, or come by for a free 20-minute tour — 64 miles from Fort Collins.
