| The dimensions are (and remember,
all can be adjusted): Table Height: 2.4 ft; Table's Back Height:
5.2 ft (back also tilts); Table's "seat" (sort of if
it were a chair): 3.2' x 2.5' and the Photo Table takes down
quickly and easily, and can be reassembled in minutes if you
have to take it on location (or store it in your closet whenever
the spouse wants the living room back :). It weighs about 24
lbs, and don't forget the FREE Custom Carrying case! |
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for some great pro strobes to go with this wonderful photo table.
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The Phabulous Photo
Table
This (apparently) simple,
but surprisingly ingenious Photo Table is one of the most helpful
pieces of photographic equipment available to the photographer
who has a need to photograph small to medium size items or objects!
This innovative photo tanle allows us to make some amazingly
creative and visually arresting photographs of ordinary items.
First, it lets us set up and start working quickly and easily.
Next, it's almost infinitely adjustable, so we can change it
whenever we want. And, it holds all sorts of backgrounds; muslins,
canvas, paper rolls as well as any Diffuser Acrylic Background
(a sort of a translucent, white plastic material you use for
the background of the objects you're photographing, and which
can be made to appear almost any color or shade you like, simply
by lighting it from the rear with a light with a color filter
over it. This technique also adds a background "glow"
that looks fabulous! This is especially wonderful when photographing
glass or plastic objects, by lighting from below - see the "technique"
section below).
Basically, this is a product photographer's dream; you can do
a whole catalogue's worth of items in a single day, and also
make the background or product's "surroundings" look
either completely consistent, or amazingly different just by
changing paper rolls, or lighting white paper differently, or
using color gels over your background light(s). As you can see,
this is sort of a combination product table and background stand,
so by curving the background, you eliminate the horizon, just
as you can with a backdrop stand setup. All in all, a wonderfully
helpful system for both efficiency and (more importantly) creativity!
Yet another "secret" why the pros can do such great
work: they have the right tools for the job! AND, they can CONTROL
THE LIGHT! Try it, you'll like it. ESPECIALLY at this low, low
price!
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| IMPORTANT: Please be
aware that this setup is the photo table FRAME, as illustrated; it does not include
the paper rolls or background material (which are available
at almost any photo store, hobby store, art store. or photographic
supplier), and there is no shelf included (if it was a chair,
the "seat" would not be included). I had a piece of
plywood cut to size, to use as the shelf. I also drilled a hole
in the center of the plywood shelf, which I use to shine a light
through from the bottom for "glowing" glass and translucent
objects. See the "technique" section below for more
on this subject. But to reiterate, the Photo Table consists of
the frame only, not the background material or seat. These are
shown in the pictures for illustration only. Thanks for understanding. |
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