The Foto Studio

The Foto Studio is the first ever youth-powered photo studio in Los Angeles! As a part of Las Fotos Project’s social enterprise, The Foto Studio serves as a tool to achieve our goal of disrupting a male-dominated creative industry by training a community of developing teen girls and gender expansive professionals poised to amplify the range of skills and talent available in Los Angeles. 

The Foto Studio is an incubator and accelerator ensuring Las Fotos Project youth have a creative space and professional equipment  to sharpen their skills in order to pursue creative careers while also providing local creatives with an affordable studio space and access to equipment  to create and expand their work. 

About The Foto Studio:

  • 400 square feet located in Boyle Heights at Las Fotos Project’s gallery on Cesar Chavez Avenue. 

  • Access to equipment includes Canon 6D cameras, C-stand, Hensel strobes, LED light kits, product boxes, seamless paper, softboxes, v-flats, Apple laptop equipped with CaptureOne and Lightroom

  • Bathroom access for touch-ups and wardrobe changes

  • Suited for Commercial Photography, Fashion Photography, Product Photography, Portraiture, Hosting Webinars.

  • Support from our Studio Coordinator upon request and availability 

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  • A social enterprise tries to meet a need or solve a social problem by using a business approach. The goal of Las Fotos Project’s social enterprise is to change the landscape of LA’s creative economy by training a generation of teenage girls and non-binary youth to enter the creative field. By choosing to work at The Foto Studio, your fees are invested into Las Fotos Project’s free year round programming including our Creative Entrepreneurship Opportunities class which supports young entrepreneurs as they begin their career in the creative industry. By working at The Foto Studio, you help us disrupt a primarily male creative economy in LA.

  • Since The Foto Studio is part of our Social Enterprise, we do have an hourly rate to use the space. However, our goal is to support local artists of color in accessing a safe, creative workspace so scholarships or mutual aid opportunities are available for those who qualify. Contact us to learn more.

    Las Fotos Project Students: $0

    Las Fotos Project Alumni: $15 per hour

    Local Emerging Artist: $50 per hour

    Local Established Artist: $100 per hour

    Commercial Projects: $125 per hour

  • Las Fotos Project student reservations are prioritized on Friday afternoons, Saturdays, and Sundays and LAUSD holidays.

    Local artists and commercial project reservations are available Monday through Friday, and select weekends with advance notice.

    You can make your reservation 60 days in advance, and we require a minimum of 48 hours for a reservation in order for our Studio Coordinator to sanitize and prepare the space.

  • Las Fotos Project students and alumni must attend an orientation with our studio coordinator, Maria Romero. Upon completing orientation, you will have access to a private reservation link. Reach out to Maria at mariar@lasfotosproject to sign-up for an upcoming orientation.

    Local artists including past and present Las Fotos Project mentors looking to use The Foto Studio, please complete this interest form. Our Studio Coordinator, Maria Romero, will reach out with a private reservation link to confirm your reservation and payment option

    Commercial and Special projects, please email Helen Alonzo Hurtado, Social Enterprise Director, at helen@lasfotosproject.org to discuss your project needs.