let’s make something together

A person capturing a photo in an industrial loft with large windows and exposed brick walls. The space has notes indicating 'under construction' dated March 5, 2025, 14-ft ceilings, and plans for repairs and demolition. There's an AC unit and radiators visible.

What is cocreate?

Hi, I’m Mike

I’m a photographer

And I want to tell you about my studio

I started with a single goal;

help creatives make money. 

Not through exposure (no pun intended)

Not through “collaboration” (aka free labour)

Not someday. But right now.

This is cocreate

Interior of a spacious room with brick walls and large windows, under construction notes for demolition, floor refinishing, removing certain areas and fixing glass, dated 2025-03-05.

Studio 01

  • Located in downtown Toronto at 688 Richmond Street West

  • 1150 sq ft 

  • Large North & West facing windows

  • Furnished and Fully Equipped

    Okay, so here’s the deal. Below I’ve listed the basics that I can guarantee will be there on day one. But as someone with a crippling gear addiction, it’s likely to expand. I’ve heard some of you might like a projector, we can talk about it. A fresnel? Hell yah I want that too. A fancy painted backdrop? Working on it. I’d like a cart too, would you like a cart? We’re gonna get there. But for now:

  • Paper Roll Backdrops (White/Black)

  • 3x C-Stands

  • 3x Godox Strobes (TBD) Sorry no Profoto…yet.

  • 2x V-Flats

  • Modifiers (3x Strip Boxes, 2x Large Parabolic Softboxes, 2x Large Parabolic Umbrellas Silver/White, 1x Octabox, snoot, grids, reflectors)

  • Sandbags

    Also, I am fully aware the images shown show absolutely no furniture, but it’ll have a 3-seater couch, a table, a whole bunch of stools, a rug, probably a plant. Does anyone want to sell me a nice light olive green couch? Olive green, so hot right now.

  • $25 dollars an hour

How does it work?

Cocreate is a membership-based rental studio

Yearly membership is $250 + HST

Membership includes 10 hours of studio time and grants access to all current and future Cocreate spaces

No date restrictions (except, maybe holidays)

No scheduling restrictions

Additional hours available for $25 + HST per hour

Memberships are capped at 250 members to ensure fair and convenient access to the studio

Room with hardwood floors, large windows, labeled renovation plans including demolition areas, removal of vinyl, and refinishing floors, dated 2025-03-05.

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