[Korea]Go Guan Studio

Initially, I wanted to do day to day entry but I haven't sorted all 1 billion photos that I took. So, I am now writing about Go Guan Photo Studio.

This is a popular hanbok photo studio located at Insadong offering over 300 types of hanbok for males, females, babies, you name it!! Unfortunately, a mere google search won't bring you to their homepage straight away (somehow) and not many people feature them in blogs. I found some of very useful blogs that mentions their whereabout (i.e. Address) but not many pictures testifying how good they are!

Anyway, went there a few days ago for some proper hanbok photos. The reason why I don't just take it at free counters was because I feel that if I want to do it, I want to do it right. This place offers makeups and hairs (you'll see it later, keep reading).

I made a reservation twice with no reply so I just went there and told them I tried to e-mail them but they didn't reply. They seem to know what I was talking about (maybe they just can't speak english or reply in english so they didn't reply) but the most important thing is, it didn't take us too long to get attended. We were brought to the 2nd level of the studio where we were asked to wait for the owner to consult us with their "photo menu". The room has plenty of papers hanging with previous visitors penning their memorable moments at Go Guan.

I chose the couple set that comes with 2 dress + 1 album + 1 cd + 2 pages photo + 4 pocket size photo for 150,000 WON. Price for couple starts at 90,000WON if I'm not mistaken. Oh, also, if you choose a hanbok other than the normal looking ones, you need to add an extra 5,000WON. I think its worth the money so I took that option.

So, after you decided which dress you want, they will bring you down to their make up studio to get your hair and makeup done. I had lotsa fun with the photographer. She can't really speak English nor Chinese so I used a lot of hand signals and broken Korean to convey my messages. We got to have our own time in their set too. The professional photos are taken in their studios while the set are there for you to take with your own cam. I was ever so grateful I purchased my Canon! I had a heck of a picture which I might will share after I edit them.

So, here the long awaited pictures!

Go Guan
143 Insadong-gil, Seoul
website: www.goguan.net
Direction: From Anguk Station exit 6, walk straight on the Insadong-gil (where ssaemzigil etc located), keep walking straight, the place is almost all the way at the end. If you happen to see the red volunteer tourist guide, ask them for more guidance but this place should be easy enough to spot!

The good thing about this place is they don't just let you choose everything blindly, they would give their recommendation as well. I was confused with so many hanbok selections and they help me pointing out the best and to choose different shade for the 2 outfits that I have. I always wanted the Queen outfit so I opted for that one and cost me 5,000WON more but it's sooo worth it. I love it to bits. Plus, the material is so good, I really want one :(

Anyway, hope this helps. If you have any question, feel free to comment below or email me.

Cheers!

xoxo,

M