A studio for commissioned photography, since 2014.
Stopholt is Ines Halloran's studio on the third floor of an old print works in Chicago: two stages, a small team and a list of freelancers we trust. Every person, client and project on this demo site is fictional.
How we work
- 01
One photographer
Ines Halloran shoots every commission. When you book Stopholt, you know whose eye is behind the camera.
- 02
The licence is in writing
Every job ends with a licence naming the media, territory and term — no buyouts by accident, no grey areas later.
- 03
Selects the next day
A contact sheet within 24 hours of the shoot, which you mark up online and send straight back.
- 04
Our own stages
Most portrait and still-life work is made on Stage One or Two, which keeps budgets honest and days predictable.
The studio
Demo photo: Augusto Carneiro Junior on Pexels (opens in a new tab)
Ines Halloran
Ines photographs every Stopholt commission, after eight years assisting food and still-life photographers in Chicago and New York.
Demo photo: Augusto Carneiro Junior on Pexels (opens in a new tab)
Ren Takeda
Ren runs the stages, the calendar and every load-in. If you are holding a date, Ren is the person who calls you about it.
Demo photo: Augusto Carneiro Junior on Pexels (opens in a new tab)
Noah Whitlock
Noah budgets and produces commissions — crew, casting, locations and permits — and writes the estimates.
We book regularly
- Theo Varga
- Marek Sobczak
- Dana Oyelaran
- Ilse Brandt
- Jonah Reyes
Selected clients
- Copperash
- Lowfield Creative
- Moller Hart Interiors
- Ninefold
- Northside Arts Trust
- Oriel Vane
- Ostra Clayworks
- Pell Street Pottery
- Quillon Skin
- Tallis Credit Union
- Teller Mill
- The Brinemark Review