Studio Music

LarissaPhotography · Jan 15, 2009

What do you do for indoor music? We generally do a cd or the radio. In your opinion does it make sense to pay for a music service to have commercial free radio?
Any other ideas for music in the studio?

LucyRose · Jan 15, 2009

i always bring my cd's in with mixes on it
but also ask the client to bring some of there music in with them if possible
to tell you the truth I dont see the point wasting money on commercial free radio when you can just use cd's etc instead?
thats just my opinion and I dont have much money so im saving where I can

Mgw189 · Jan 15, 2009

As far as radio goes if the station wanted to be real pricks about it they could charge you for using their station in your business. Most dont but I have heard of it in the past.

K_Pugh · Jan 16, 2009

I think here in the UK you need a music license, (PRS something or other).. I think that allows you to play any radio station and, I think, but I'm not certain, any recorded music, too. I don't think the license is that expensive either.

NS: Nikon Shooter · Dec 23, 2021

LarissaPhotography said:
Any other ideas for music in the studio?

For tethered sessions, I replaced the HD in my old 17" MBP with the
largest possible SSD that is populated only by the OS, my favourite
converter, some small photo specific apps and a ton and a half of my
music files plus all my CD collection on a wall shelf not too far aside.

Radio music is unbearable in my book and I don't want to be irritated
when working.

webestang64 · Dec 23, 2021

A fellow photog here in St Lou lets the customer play their own music in the studio during a shoot using a wifi boombox with a CD player.

Geenphoto · Dec 26, 2021

LarissaPhotography said:
What do you do for indoor music? We generally do a cd or the radio. In your opinion does it make sense to pay for a music service to have commercial free radio?
Any other ideas for music in the studio?

The few sessions I did I brought a speaker and encouraged my subject to play some music they are comfortable with. If, on the rare occasion they don’t have something, then I play some music from my personal playlist. Hopefully in the theme of the shoot.