new Photo Studios open their doors to creatives in Los Angeles! Studio Yukon 5
Getting the right atmosphere for a dark, cinematic shoot is hard. You can try to recreate it outdoors, deal with unpredictable light and noise, or hope a parking garage lets you set up your gear. Most of the time, none of that works the way you want.
There is a better option. FD Photo Studio built a space that feels like it belongs in a Batman movie: dark, dramatic, and loaded with color-shifting light. No permits, no location scouts, no wasted hours. Here is what makes it one of the most unique rental studios in Los Angeles.
Blackout RGB Cave studio with RGB ceiling takes its look from the Batcave garage in The Dark Knight. It is a fully blacked-out space. No windows, no ambient light leaking in. Just 1,500 sq ft of raw, controllable space.
The main feature is the RGB ceiling. The RGB ceiling covers the full space and changes color on demand. Deep red, cold blue, neon green, or a cycling gradient for video. The color sits overhead and wraps the subject, which changes how skin tones, paint finishes, and fabric read on camera.
The studio is located at 12828 Yukon Ave, Hawthorne, CA 90250, just a 5-minute drive from the 405 freeway and about 10 minutes from LAX. The gated entrance is ground-level, so cars drive straight in without using an elevator or ramp.
Planning an automotive shoot and not sure if a standard studio can handle it? The RGB Cave Studio was built for this. The gated drive-in entrance means you pull the car directly inside. No loading docks, no squeezing through narrow hallways.
The RGB ceiling is what sets this apart from a standard garage or warehouse rental. Set it to deep red for a moody editorial look, shift to cool blue for a cyberpunk feel, or run a gradient cycle for video. The ceiling color changes the entire tone of the image without moving a single reflector or gelling a single light.
Model @ksyander videographed by @dmitrybocharov at Studio Yukon 5
Automotive photographers often deal with reflections from overhead lights. Here, the ceiling becomes a lighting tool. It adds color without the harsh specular highlights you get from tungsten or fluorescent fixtures.
Music video directors keep coming back to the RGB Cave Studio because it does a lot of the visual work for them. The RGB ceiling can shift color in real time during a take. Hold a single tone, cut to another mid-shot, or cycle through a range over the course of a verse.
Crew @certifiedbaddiestudio at Studio Yukon 5
The blackout walls make sure nothing outside the frame shows up in the shot. You get a clean slate for every setup. At 1,500 sq ft, there is room for a full crew, talent, and a car in the same frame.
Bring in your own production lighting or use the included three flash units, wireless triggers, c-stands, sandbags, and v-flats. Continuous lighting is available for rent if your video production needs it. Check the full equipment list for everything available.
The RGB Cave Studio gives fashion and editorial works something most studios cannot: a fully controllable color environment that changes the look of skin tones, fabric, and composition without post-production tricks.
Model @ksyander photographed by @dmitrybocharov at Studio Yukon 5
Shoot a model in front of the car with the ceiling set to deep blue. Shift to cold white for a clean commercial look. You can run multiple concepts back-to-back in the same rental.
Three flash units, wireless triggers, c-stands, sandbags, v-flats are included. Continuous lighting is available for rent. No insurance or permits are needed. The studio is 100% private and self-check-in.
The studio includes a makeup station so talent can prep and refresh on-site. Free WiFi and a portable speaker are included. Paper backdrops are available for an additional fee: $29.99 for up to 5 ft on the floor, $59.99 for more than 5 ft, or $75 for a full 36 ft roll.
For the full list of available and rentable items, visit the FD Photo Studio equipment page.
| Package | Weekday rate | Weekday total | Weekend rate | Weekend total | Discount |
| Hourly | $64.99/hr | – | $69.99/hr | – | – |
| 4-hour pack | $59.99/hr | $239 | $64.99/hr | $259 | 7% off |
| 8-hour pack | $54.99/hr | $439 | $59.99/hr | $479 | 15% off |
| 12-hour pack | $49.99/hr | $599 | $54.99/hr | $659 | 23% off |
Package hours can be split across days and never expire.
If you are in New York, FD Photo Studio has a comparable space at the Metro Brooklyn location. The Infinity Room Metro 2 is a 1,560 sq ft photo and video studio with car drive-in access, mirror walls on both sides, and an RGB ceiling.
The ground-level loading gate lets cars and bikes drive straight in. The 8 ft ceiling height works for most automotive and production setups. The RGB lights are fully controllable and can be synchronized with music. One side of the mirror wall can be covered with curtains if you want a cleaner background.
Metro 2 is located at 1003 Metropolitan Ave, Brooklyn, NY 11211. This studio’s rates start at $44.99 per hour. Check the Metro 2 studio page for availability.
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Call us at +1 (323) 454-2323, or email us at info@fdphotostudio.com. We also have a live support chat on our website where you can get directions, request help, or ask questions.