For several
years I had two borrowed photographic light stands in my shop. I used them for
taking photos, holding up backdrops, and sometimes as task lighting for things
like sanding or finishing where a raking light at just the right angle is
necessary for the best results. Then last month I had to return the borrowed
stands, and realized I didn't want to shell out the money for this. Which is just for the stand, mind
you, not this too.
So, until I
can afford to splurge on that kind of gear, I decided to jury rig something out
of stuff I had on hand. My “jury rigs” have a way of lasting for years, so
whatever I made needed to be fairly durable and it had to work well.
With a bit of head scratching and a couple of false starts, I came up with
this, which I'm pretty pleased with:
Keep
reading to see about the process of building it. If you don't want to click
through and read, here's one key nugget of information buried back in there:
the screw on a standard tripod head, and the corresponding threaded hole on the
bottom of your camera, is just plain old 1/4-20. (At least, here in the U.S. I
can't speak for Europe or Asia)
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