Quick Tip: How To Protect A Cyclorama With A Tennis Ball
Jan 21, 2016
Udi Tirosh
Udi Tirosh is an entrepreneur, photography inventor, journalist, educator, and writer based in Israel. With over 25 years of experience in the photo-video industry, Udi has built and sold several photography-related brands. Udi has a double degree in mass media communications and computer science.
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If you own a cyclorama you know that part of the job of owning such a wonderful thing is that you have to occasionally re-paint it. (If Amazon does not shut you down first). I was visiting Stefan and Rosi from RawExchange in Germany, and they showed me a great tip. (RawExchange are my partners in the Image Manipulation Store and actually shoot many of the packages).
When you move a light-stand on a cyclorama it skids and leaves marks. If you are just before a cyclorama-re-paint it’s no biggie, but if you have just painted your surface white, it could be quite annoying.
The team’s solution was to place tennis balls on the legs of the light stands to help them slide easily with no marks.
Have to say that this is probably the best use for a Tennis ball I’ve seen.
Udi Tirosh
Udi Tirosh is an entrepreneur, photography inventor, journalist, educator, and writer based in Israel. With over 25 years of experience in the photo-video industry, Udi has built and sold several photography-related brands. Udi has a double degree in mass media communications and computer science.
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5 responses to “Quick Tip: How To Protect A Cyclorama With A Tennis Ball”
hahhaha the final facial expression is like “I landed on the moon”
That can also be used behind the lamp, so if it blows over outside and hits the ground with the back of the lamp, a tennis ball will help it cushion the fall, not too hard, not too soft.
That’s a sexy t-shirt.. I gotta buy me one of those!
I’ll hand deliver one when we meet
I found these tonight at the dollar store! pre-cut back tennis balls! Great price and your choice of black or yellow!