About 2 or 3 weeks ago I announced that I was going to rent an office to have a new professional space to take my work to the next level and in these two weeks many things have happened so I want to give you an update and tell you everything we have done so far!

This is how we saw the office for the first time an empty space with a lot of potential that needed a few repairs to start.

So the first thing we did was bring in a mason to make repairs to the wall.

Another thing I also had to do was go to the offices of the electric service company in my city to pay the debt that the office had pending so the company could reconnect the electric service to the office.

We also had to bring in a specialized air conditioning technician to perform the respective maintenance on the air console and be able to start everything in the best conditions.

All the things done up to this point were actually the responsibility of the office owner but the gentleman lives in another city so he left me the keys to the office so I could do all these things to be able to hand over the office in good condition it is worth clarifying that I paid for all these things out of my pocket and then notified the owner how much everything was and then he returned the money for electricity the other money we deducted from the payment of requirements at the time of signing the contract.

After doing all that the office was finally in good condition and ready to be rented so we set a date and time to sign the lease.

Once the contract was signed we were ready to equip the office I remember that the first thing we did was measure the window space to know how many curtains we had to buy.

That same day we went to a shopping mall to look for them and ask in several places in the end we ended up finding the curtains for 10$ each.

And we had to buy 22 curtains being an expense of 220$ we already have them but currently I have not yet been able to install them.

The next day what we did was make the move we had to pick up all the things from the previous "studio" (which was the living room of an aunt's apartment) and take everything to the new space!

We managed to take all the things in my car in 1 single trip literally not even one more hair would fit!

In the next photo I was opening the office to officially start bringing in the first things and set up the new photography studio!

The old space we had as a studio was very small and this new space is very large so when bringing all the things we realized that the space looked very empty and besides that there were very essential things we needed such as a small table a rack for customers' clothes and even a water dispenser so we ran to a shopping mall to buy these things that were essential to offer a good service in the studio.

I found a rack for clothes for only 18$ so I did not hesitate and bought it there were two models and I chose one.

This small table for 15$ was the most cheap one we could find.

We also bought this kitchen cart for 30$ we needed it to be able to set up the water tea and coffee station.

Another thing we also bought was an electric water kettle for 15$ to be able to offer customers coffee and tea.

In the process we also asked the prices of chairs tables furniture etc and I was surprised how EXPENSIVE all that is and as I have a limited budget the best we could think of was to take chairs tables and furniture from my house to the studio to complete what was needed with that in mind we went straight to the studio to finish setting up the studio.

It is worth noting that at this point we were doing everything "against the clock" because we had a client the next day and we had to have everything ready to serve the client and be able to offer a good and comfortable service.

So yes this was a very long day of bringing all the things buying what was needed assembling everything and then bringing even more things from my house to the studio but absolutely everything was worth it because that night this is how the studio looked.

For the background I still use a fabric but soon it will be an infinite background (a more professional studio set).

I have 3 cubes to pose in the photos.

This is how it looks from the set to the front I brought those two pieces of furniture from my house and put a fabric on top as decoration.

There is also a space that will be used as an office I brought furniture and a desk from my house for now it is empty but soon I plan to put a laptop to edit and work from here and any other things I need.

And to one side of the office there is a small space that we will use as a "kitchen" but actually everything will be electric there I currently have the coffee maker the electric water kettle the glasses etc.

This is version number 1 of the photography studio this is how we managed to set it up and have it ready in record time to serve the first clients obviously I have my eyes on the goal of improving the studio and making it look more and more professional and offering a better service to my clients.

Short-term goals:

1. Install curtains.
2. Buy all the materials to build the infinite background.

The next day we did the first photo session in the studio.

And I must tell you that it felt amazing! as the space is wider it is much more comfortable for me and for the clients there is an elevator so people do not arrive sweating at the studio and there is also air conditioning which is very important because the girls always come wearing makeup and if they sweat they lose their makeup.

And not only that the first clients when entering said wow how beautiful and believe me that filled my heart very much because this has all my love and yours too!

Up to this point only the workers and the previous client had known the studio it was still "secret" because my birthday was the next day March 07 and I wanted to celebrate my birthday in the studio as I told my girlfriend all my attention intention and heart is currently in the studio so it was the perfect time to celebrate my birthday there and at the same time do the "opening" so my closest loved ones would know it.

We ate Mexican nachos that my girlfriend prepared we talked for a long time and then I took some photos with everyone and then sang the birthday song.

My girlfriend even brought our cat so he would impregnate the best of energies in the place!

Between laughs and jokes I ended up realizing something: basically this was my birthday gift from all of you from all of those who helped me make this dream come true and all of those who have supported this path literally the best birthday gift of all.

That night everyone left and we immediately cleaned the place and left it impeccable and ready for the next photo session which was two days later in this case for a tattoo artist guy.

And at the end of the photo session we had the respective coffee that we always offer to all our customers and to those who do not drink coffee we offer tea.

A few days later we bought a plant because we realized that the place lacked a bit more life more green hahaha so we bought this palm and it looks beautiful I still need to buy an aesthetic pot for it.

And this is how the studio looks today.

They have been very busy days but I am already returning to normalcy and thank God this month I already have quite a few photo sessions scheduled enough to cover next month's rent and that believe me is a blessing I am very grateful!

And what is coming for the future is to build the infinite background I want to make it movable for greater comfort and better use of resources I already have the plan but I have not yet bought the materials because I lack a little money and because I have not been able to find the person to help me do it I am waiting for two relatives to have a little time to join the project.

I am very grateful for all the support you have given me and because you have helped make this dream come true but I still need funds to build the professional background and continue equipping the studio with things that are needed and pay the loan I asked for to be able to give the initial rent so if you can help me complete the fundraising I will be grateful for life.

https://geyser.fund/project/imabouttobuildaprofessionalstudiophotography/goals

Thanks for everything!! we are making the dream come true!!