{"id":1265,"date":"2012-04-10T17:29:06","date_gmt":"2012-04-10T16:29:06","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.gavtrain.com\/test\/?p=1265"},"modified":"2013-01-13T14:36:59","modified_gmt":"2013-01-13T14:36:59","slug":"studio-clamps","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.gavtrain.com\/?p=1265","title":{"rendered":"Studio Clamps"},"content":{"rendered":"

If I asked you to come up with a list of the top 100 gadgets you would buy for a photographic studio, I\u2019m pretty sure the studio clamps would fall somewhere towards the end. Let\u2019s face it clamps are clamps right? All they do is hold things in place, job done. <\/p>\n

Well yes that\u2019s true, but that\u2019s not the end of the story. In fact if I had to make a list of the most essential<\/em> gear you\u2019ll need in a studio, I\u2019d put clamps somewhere towards the top just after lights, backgrounds, and light modifiers. Come to think of it, that might explain why I have so many of them.<\/p>\n

So here\u2019s the three types of clamps I use\u2026<\/p>\n

DIY store clamps<\/b>
\"aIMG_5176\"<\/a>You can pick these things up almost anywhere. I\u2019ve found them on market stalls, in the local pound shop and even at the supermarket. From my experience, the cheaper they are the quicker those little orange jaws will break off. That said I have dozens of these things kicking around the studio and they\u2019re great. I have giant ones for attaching backgrounds to large poles, medium sized ones for clamping reflectors to light stands and tiny ones for\u2026 actually I don\u2019t use the really tiny ones.<\/p>\n

Pros:<\/em> Cheap to buy and readily available
Cons:<\/em> Don\u2019t expect the cheapo ones to last too long<\/p>\n

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Gorilla Studio Clamps<\/b>
\"aIMG_5182\"<\/a>These things are a big step up from the DIY store clamps. First up they\u2019re made of metal, not plastic, so should stand up to years of use and abuse. The clamp action is seriously strong, so watch your fingers when snapping them closed. Each side of the clamp is lined with a rubber, which helps reduce the risk of marking delicate surfaces. These rubber strips can be removed and frustratingly, they do have a habit of falling off at the wrong moment. As the name suggests the gorilla clamps are super strong and I\u2019ll use a couple of them to attach heavy material to a background support pole or as quick way of clamping and object to one of the many supports I have in the ceiling.<\/p>\n

I got mine from my good friends at Smick LINK<\/a><\/p>\n

Pros:<\/em> Very strong and built to last, with a price that won\u2019t break the bank
Cons:<\/em> One day those rubber grips will fall off and get lost<\/p>\n

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Multi Clip<\/strong><\/p>\n

\"aIMG_5179\"<\/a>It\u2019s a clip not a clamp, so don\u2019t expect this to hold anything too heavy. Even so this has to be the favourite clamp I own. It\u2019s basically a couple of two inch bulldog clips joined together but it\u2019s secret weapon is its ability to move each clip independently. This thing is great for making an impromptu barn door. Simply clip a piece of black card to one end and attach the other to a light stand. I\u2019ll use these clips all the time to stop something wobbling, falling down or blowing away. At around \u00a37 they\u2019re not cheap but they\u2019re so useful, every studio should have one. As before, mine came from Smick LINK<\/a><\/p>\n

Pros:<\/em> Small but ever so useful, this little gadget will be used time and time again
Cons:<\/em> It\u2019s not going to hold anything heavy for too long and the price is fairly high.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

If I asked you to come up with a list of the top 100 gadgets you would buy for a photographic studio, I\u2019m pretty sure the studio clamps would fall somewhere towards the end. Let\u2019s face it clamps are clamps right? All they do is hold things in place, job done. Well yes that\u2019s true, … Continue reading Studio Clamps<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":2128,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"ngg_post_thumbnail":0,"footnotes":""},"categories":[11,6],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-1265","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-articles","category-reviews"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.gavtrain.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1265","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.gavtrain.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.gavtrain.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.gavtrain.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.gavtrain.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=1265"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/www.gavtrain.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1265\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2361,"href":"https:\/\/www.gavtrain.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1265\/revisions\/2361"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.gavtrain.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/2128"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.gavtrain.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=1265"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.gavtrain.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=1265"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.gavtrain.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=1265"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}