Covid Update

We truly believe that we can now deliver the world-class photographic education you’ve become accustomed to whilst keeping you safe. We have undertaken a full risk assessment for ourselves and the Royal Photographic Society and are able to safely accommodate a total of 9 workshop attendees plus staff and are taking the following measures:

What Customers are Saying:

“I had a great time on the gelled light workshop….Simon, the studio manager was on hand all day. The studio was very well set out for the safety of the participants during in light of the current Covid pandemic and I felt safe and secure. Simon even came out to meet me on arrival as I thought I was lost….I would highly recommend Jake and Amersham studios, and I hope to be able to attend another of Jake’s workshops soon.
Many thanks for a great day.”   Susan, 26th Sept, 2020.“Hi Simon: just a word to thank you for the excellent and cautious manner in which you have looked after us in your studio I have now been 3 times in a short period, and have been impressed by your attentiveness and generosity with coffee, sandwiches etc. and your hospitality generally. And the speed with which you have sent out the links, post-workshop.”  Robert, 8th Oct, 2020.

“Thank you also for all the COVID-19 safety measures you’ve put it. It cannot have been easy, or cheap, to have done all that. I was really impressed and really felt safe during the day. It was a good balance of staying CV-19 safe without being restrictive and over the top. I work in the food manufacturing industry, so do understand the balance.” Sussanah, 26th Oct 2020.

 – The studio is cleaner with anti-bacterial cleaning material before each workshop including hard surfaces, handrails, door handles, etc.

– We know wearing a mask all day will spoil the brilliant workshops we deliver, so we’ve worked especially hard to avoid it. We’ve redesigned various workshop layouts to eliminate shared shooting stations and create private shoot spaces, plus classroom seating layouts are spaced and divided by clear plastic screens to allow interaction whilst safely dividing you.

– On arrival please use the IR automatic hand sanitizer station located on the back of the entrance door

– Please arrive wearing a mask/face covering

– A clearway is marked in the studio floor to avoid congestion and allow all staff and customers to move safely from one area to another

– Customers are asked to maintain a minimum of 1 meter plus social distance and 2 meters where possible

– A safety briefing will be given at the beginning of each workshop

– Bathrooms are operating on one in and one out & towels have been replaced with disposal towels

– Customers are asked to use the IR Automatic hand sanitizer station main studio after using the toilets

– Staff will now operate the touch screen coffee machine and water dispenser using disposable gloves

– Drinks will be delivered to a table in disposable cups and an open bin has been installed to avoid the need for customers to touch it

– Sealed packs of sandwiches are now provided to customers instead of a buffet lunch

– Customers will need to wear face coverings in all areas except in social distance seating classrooms and socially distance private shoot spaces. So for example, attendees to Flower workshops will not need to wear masks whilst shooting provided they remain in their private shoot spaces.

– During workshops, staff will now be repositioning and adjusting lighting equipment, etc

– Staff will be wearing face shields as appropriate.

– We are maintaining a full list of attendees for track and trace purposes

We’re really excited to be back and are here to look after you. keep you safe and to make you a better photographer.

Update:

Here’s a quick video showing both a number of our COVID measures and our new Creative Flower studio layout: