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I enjoyed watching that and I love the way Yuri has gone for it.  I wonder how much all that costs per month? 

Working in a studio doesn't appeal to me personally but that is what is great about doing this, we can all do our own thing.

Running scared is not necessarily the lesson either.

OMG Araminta, how can I be jealous at someone who is not my competition at all? I am a vet, and I play with microstock. Yuri is microstock photographer and he can just play with animals. What I said is people often enjoy more doing things just for playing than doing them professionally. He HAS to do it all the time, and I don't. He can enjoy it, but I can enjoy more when I take few shots outside and then I sit on my balcony to drink some coffee or juice without pressure to do certain number of images and pay all those people etc etc. And vice versa, I am sure Yuri will enjoy much more in just playing with some cute dog, cat or what ever,  than treating their diseases and performing rectal examination.

all money reinvested, and all tax deductible anyway.

and re someone else's comment of a converted greenhouse, that wouldn't be a bad idea. skylight.
i  love that idea of a converted greenhouse.

I had the same thought - it's a greenhouse:) Not that there is anything wrong with it - the light should be great, especially with those hanging light-diffusing panels instead of ceiling. Top diffused light makes everything look so nice. Thanks for sharing Yuri - that's pretty neat. Although, for me 2 white walls and 3 lights still works fine:), but every kid has a right to have all they toys they want, why not.

very cool!

(I could just imagine my kids with furniture on wheels... races with the stove...)

I dont know that I could be a full time stock photographer. I enjoy doing all kinds of photography too much. I have never paid a model to pose for stock and would not want any overhead. Too many great models that would do it for free.
I have done fashion model shoots but never set up a set for stock. Thought about it but I think I would use what I have and not invest much into it and just be creative.

Disneyland, Disneyworld and Yuriworld    I´m honestly jelous

Fantastic setup!!! Thanks for showing us round Yuri!

You, since you seemed to imply that in order to stay creative, you'll have to pay (models?). Perhaps I misunderstood.

The TFP model is still very workable for beginning or aspiring models.

Yuri's studio is awesome:) (drooling on my keyboard after watching the video). Our two studios combined are not anywhere near that ;( had to shoot more . But seriously the idea of different and always "ready" setups sounds very effiency when shooting. Overhead in initial installment is huge, but it long run it should work well. As I like to shoot food and related setups the idea of moveable kitchen furnitures looks ideal (no space here, but maybe someday).

BTW How about starting "show us your studio (some images of each other studios etc, because that way we can learn new things too)" thread over here Microstock group?

br, MjP