MIKSPACE
Sand Studio Guide
Everything you need for a smooth studio session
Please arrive 5 minutes early and leave the studio 5 minutes before your booking ends.
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use gearGear doesn’t
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rulesBathroom
codeExtend
studio timeGet 10% off
next bookingLeave your
reviewLeave tips
Need help during your session?Text us · (732) 532-9192Please text — do not call · Customer service 8am–6pm
Arrival
How to get in
Share these instructions with everyone in your crew.
Open the entrance video on YouTube
- Watch the entrance videoPlease watch the short video before arriving. Without it, the entrance can be difficult to find.
- Find the buildingArrive at 538 Johnson Ave, Brooklyn, NY 5 minutes before your booking.
- Open the access doorsUse the current Avigilon link from your booking message. Select Johnson Main to open the building entrance, then select 2FL Johnson to open the second-floor door.
- Find MikSpaceGo to the 2nd floor and find Unit A212.
- Open the MikSpace A212 doorTouch the black part of the handle and enter 0000#.
- Open Sand StudioBehind the MikSpace A212 door, enter 0000 on the Sand Studio door.
- Keep the schedule clearArrive 5 minutes early and leave the studio 5 minutes before your session ends.
Important: The Avigilon front-door link is time-limited. Always use the current link from your booking message; an old link will not open the door.
Before you leave: Put everything back where it was, take out all trash, and close the studio door tightly. An unclean or disorganized studio is subject to a $40 cleaning fee.
Equipment
How to use gear
Watch the short videos before moving the equipment.
Change a backdrop
- Use the backdrop remote — never pull or drag the paper manually.
- Use the remote — never drag the paper backdrop.
- Gently hold the paper while lowering it.
- Bring every backdrop back up when you finish.
- Using a backdrop as a hanging background is free. If you step on the paper backdrop, you must pay $25 for one pull per color, up to 6 ft.
- Do not cut backdrop paper yourself. The fee is $25.
Set up flash strobes
- Plug in the strobes and press the ON button.
- Put the trigger on your camera’s flash hot shoe. Leave the trigger in the studio afterward.
- Make sure the trigger and receiver use the same channel.
Beginner camera settings1/160 secf/5.6ISO 200
Quick fixes
Gear doesn’t work?
Try these checks before contacting support.
Flash does not fireTurn off Live View on your camera. Flash strobes will not work while Live View is enabled.
Trigger does not connectConfirm that the trigger and receiver show the same channel. Check that the strobes are plugged in and switched ON.
Backdrop will not moveDo not pull or drag the paper. Text MikSpace for assistance.
Paper will not unwrapTighten the rollers on both sides of the backdrop roll, following the video below.
Watch roller troubleshooting videoStill not working — text us
Studio Wi-Fi
Join Wi-Fi
NetworkMikspaceTap and hold to copy
PasswordmikspacestudioTap and hold to copy
Before your session
Studio rules
Please share these rules with everyone in your crew.
Video surveillance: The studio is under video surveillance. Footage may be used only to resolve disputes and is stored for 7 days.
MikSpace is a self-service studio. Please maintain the space and leave it in the same condition as it was presented to you at the beginning of your session.
- No filming, photography, storage, or makeup application outside the studio, including hallways and staircases. Penalty: $200.
- No smoking, vaping, or smoke/fog machines anywhere in the building. Penalty: $200.
- No guns or drugs on the premises. Penalty: $300.
- No alcohol on the premises. Penalty: $100.
- No confetti, glitter, moss, feathers, paint splashes, smashed glass, smashed cake, fake snow, petals, or candle wax. Penalty: $200.
- Do not stand on furniture or bed linen while wearing shoes. Fee: $100.
- Do not bring or pour any liquids onto the sand.
- Do not put tape of any kind on the walls. Fee: $200.
- Do not lose the bathroom fob or the freight-elevator fob. Replacement fee: $100.
- Take all trash with you and close the studio door tightly 5 minutes before your booking ends.
- No bulky garbage. Bulky-item disposal fee: $200.
Overtime: If you enter early or remain in the studio 5 minutes past the end of your booking without notifying MikSpace, your booking automatically extends by 30 minutes at 1.5× your rate.
Need more time? You may extend your booking if there is no reservation after yours. Text MikSpace during your session and wait for confirmation. Approved extensions are charged at your regular booking rate.
Cleaning: Leave the studio clean and organized, in the same condition in which you found it. Otherwise, a $40 extra cleaning fee applies.
Cancellation policy: A booking may be canceled or moved only until 7 days before the booking date. No exceptions.
Bathroom access
Bathroom code
14725#
Please return the bathroom fob and freight-elevator fob after use. Lost fob fee: $100.
More time
Extend studio time
You may extend your booking only if the studio is available afterward.
- Text us during your bookingTell us how much extra time you need.
- Wait for confirmationDo not stay longer until MikSpace confirms availability.
- Pay your regular booking rateConfirmed extensions are charged at the same rate as your booking.
Late stay: Starting early or staying 5+ minutes past the end without permission automatically extends the booking by 30 minutes at 1.5× the rate.
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