“What is it?” That’s what I probably said to my client that gave me this contraption several years ago. I was photographing some products that needed a table-top treatment but wouldn’t stand up by themselves because of their shape, and the way they were weighted. The client had someone at the company cobble together a [...]
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Time was, when you ran out of a photo supply you could pick from the several professional photography suppliers in the area, and stop in for more (a few 50-packs of 7058 out of the cooler anyone?). But the supplies that never run out, the staples that are used in many photo shoots but last [...]
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This prescription bottle looks a little raggedy because it has been trooped around in one of my accessories cases for years. I use this, and similar large prescription bottles, to store replacement bulbs and flash tubes. The halogen modeling lamps for flash heads, the tubular flash replacement lamp from a portable flash, all fit well. [...]
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These heavy washers make a great counterbalance for small props, and they are stackable for shims. I keep white paper tape, another irreverent tool, attached to each one. The tape is re-usable so that the washer can be taped quickly to whatever I need them for while building a set in the studio. Note that [...]
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Many years ago, OK, many many years ago, a friend gave me a trunk of tools that included some wood clamps. These can be bought new, usually with metal spindles, but I have a few, vintage, all-wood versions of these clamps that I use in the studio. Besides that they won’t scratch surfaces when clamping, [...]
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