Sandbags and Lowel weights are solid methods to anchor down equipment. Well made and cared for, they can last a lifetime. But there is always a need for a weight to hold down one more light stand or something in a photo set, and having some of these inexpensive barbell weights is a smart way [...]
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Thanks to my friend, and master puppeteer, Lara MacLean, I was able to visit the Johnny & the Sprites set at the Kaufman Astoria Studios in Astoria NY, the other day, to get a first hand view of this wonderful shows’ production, and of course give quite a thrill to my 4 yr. old. The [...]
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Squares of black velvet are scattered all over my studio, and draped on some of the windows to boot. In all the trips I’ve made to the fabric district to look for backgrounds of one sort or another, I don’t think I ever walk away without some black cloth. In sets, over lights, to dampen [...]
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