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Prepayment for online and in-person sessions
Photo studios · hourly rental
Hourly
studio rental
Rental spaces are booked over the phone, times get confused, slots sit as taken without being paid for. Here's how Mountify handles hourly online booking so your studios start selling themselves.
1–4 studios lighting + props hourly booking prepaid sessions
Studio «Loft» · Sat45 EUR/hr
10:00 – 12:00 taken
12:00 – 14:00 + book
14:00 – 16:00 + book
16:00 – 18:00 taken
18:00 – 20:00 + book
Studios A studio card answers
A studio card answers
questions upfront
Each studio has its lighting, backdrop, floor area and hourly rate. Photographers choose knowingly and arrive where the light they need is.
daylight Loft
Area 45 m²
Lights 2× Godox
Backdrops 5 colours
45 EUR/ч book
cyclorama Cyclon
Area 60 m²
Lights 3× Profoto
Backdrops white cyc
70 EUR/ч book
interior Terrace
Area 35 m²
Lights natural
Props furniture
40 EUR/ч book
01 · The usual picture Studios sit idle
Studios sit idle
on ghost bookings
Rental by phone
'Is the studio free Saturday from 2?' — open the notebook, count hours, call back. Confusion over time leads to two shoots overlapping in one studio.
Booked — not paid
A photographer reserves a slot 'just in case' and disappears. The studio shows as taken but sits empty — and the real client leaves unable to book.
Different studios
Studios differ in lighting, backdrop and props. Explaining the difference over the phone is hard — clients book the wrong studio and are disappointed on arrival.
02 · What usually gets set up Four things —
Four things —
and the studios sell themselves
01
Online hourly studio booking
The photographer picks a studio, day and hours, sees live availability. Overlaps are impossible; a large share of bookings come in without a call.
HourlyMultiple studiosNo call needed
Studio «Loft» · Sat
12:00–14:00 free
14:00–16:00 free
16:00–18:00 taken
02
Prepayment for fixed sessions
Fixed blocks — “Studio 2 hours”, “Studio 4 hours” — are paid online at booking, in full or with a deposit. Ghost bookings disappear. Online payment for flexible hourly rental is coming soon.
StripeFull/depositFixed blocks
Session · «Loft» · 2h
90 EUR
45 EUR/hr · 12:00–14:00
paid · studio locked
03
Studio cards with equipment
Each studio has photos, equipment list, backdrops and hourly rate. Photographers choose knowingly and arrive where the light they need is.
Studio descriptionEquipmentPrice/hr
Studio «Loft»
Area 45 m²
Lights 2× Godox
Price 45 EUR/hr
04
Auto-cancel unpaid in 30 min
For prepaid sessions an unpaid booking sits for at most 30 minutes, then the slot reopens. Studios don't sit idle because someone 'forgot to pay'.
Auto-release30 minStripe
Payment · 30 min
Studio «Loft» Sat 12:00 is waiting for payment. Booking releases in 30 min.
pay now pay now
03 · What changes Studio occupancy —
Studio occupancy —
through the roof
Hourly grid, prepaid sessions and auto-release remove empty windows. Not one studio's numbers — what the toolkit itself delivers.
| Mon | Tue | Wed | Thu | Fri | Sat | Sun | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Loft | |||||||
| Cyclon | |||||||
| Terrace |
fewer more booked hours
What changes for the owner Studio occupancy —
Studio occupancy —
before & after
Before
- Rental arranged over phone and notebook
- 'Just in case' booking keeps the studio empty
- Two shoots overlap in one studio
- Client picks the wrong studio, disappointed on arrival
→
After
- Hourly booking runs online without a call
- Prepaid sessions lock real bookings
- Availability is visible — no overlaps
- Studio cards answer questions upfront
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