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06/03/2007 10:23:24 AM · #1 |
| anyone has any ideas how to make or where to buy inexpensive but decent background stand (I think that's what it is called)? |
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06/03/2007 11:29:58 AM · #2 |
Originally posted by maggieddd:
anyone has any ideas how to make or where to buy inexpensive but decent background stand (I think that's what it is called)? |
If you don't need to move it around you could mount a couple of brackets to your wall...about $8 from Home Depot. Otherwise, you'll likely be happiest if you buy some. I've tried making things like that before, and by the time you've tried a few ideas, the inconvenience and material costs are way more expensive than just buying the stands. You can get acceptable ones for less than $100 at most decent camera stores.
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06/03/2007 11:38:30 AM · #3 |
thanks
I think I will just buy one. can anyone recommend a decent one I can buy? |
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06/03/2007 10:52:29 PM · #4 |
what do you think of this?
background stand |
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06/03/2007 11:12:30 PM · #5 |
Mag, that's an excellent bg stand - as are many others on the market. What I find difficult about them is the floorspace they take up. If you are mobile and need to set up and take down often, you just have to deal with the space issue. But if you have a permanent space you will use, then cables are much more effective and you can run several of them for several backdrops at once. Economic and use space well. Just my 2 cents.
Edit to say, I have a similar bg stand to that one that I use when on locations. In studio I use cables.
Message edited by author 2007-06-03 23:12:57.
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06/03/2007 11:19:31 PM · #6 |
Two coat racks and a dowel rod?
Retractable heavy-duty clothesline?
I'm ghetto about these things.
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06/04/2007 06:12:49 AM · #7 |
Originally posted by idnic:
Mag, that's an excellent bg stand - as are many others on the market. What I find difficult about them is the floorspace they take up. If you are mobile and need to set up and take down often, you just have to deal with the space issue. But if you have a permanent space you will use, then cables are much more effective and you can run several of them for several backdrops at once. Economic and use space well. Just my 2 cents.
Edit to say, I have a similar bg stand to that one that I use when on locations. In studio I use cables. |
thanks idnic!
what do you mean by cables? |
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06/04/2007 07:32:40 AM · #8 |
For my permanent setup I have hooks in the ceilings where I hang the backdrop from. Each backdrop is mounted on its own tubing. The tubing rests in the hook. Each of these rolls are 4meters wide and when rolled up slide into a pipe which we put screw on lids on each end. This allows them to travel well.
They are then used on my portable stand.
My portable stand is over 4meters wide and can take 3 backdrops at a time and raises to over 4 meters high. I just roll down the backdrop I need for that shot. |
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06/04/2007 04:14:24 PM · #9 |
Originally posted by maggieddd:
what do you mean by cables? |
Sorry, missed your question last night. I use airline cable or plastic coated wire cable. You can get it at the hardware store along with the connectors and turnbuckles. Ask the hardware guy, he'll show you all of the pieces. I think I spent about $10 for each of my cables including the hardware.
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