We’re never afraid to give a shout out to a competitor when they do something cool, and Adorama’s 24 Hour Gaffer Tape Haiku Challenge rated high on our cool meter. Gaffers tape is certainly praiseworthy, and a contest to sing those praises in 17 syllables is a brilliant idea. Our entry (unfortunately too late to […]
An owner of an Indian restaurant in England has been fined thousands of pounds by inspectors after they discovered that he had attempted to repair a leaking gas line with gaffers tape and aluminum foil. Fortunately, the release of gas into the restaurant was fixed before “Being Blown Through The Ceiling” was added to the […]
We’re used to references to tape in crime stories, usually when someone is tied up with duct tape. A British thief has found a new way to bring tape into disrepute, and this time it is gaffers tape. Police report that 45 year old man was arrested after being caught using the sticky tape to […]
We recently came across an interesting article regarding doing night photography. When we say “night”, we really mean “night”, as in total darkness. The secret to successfully working in this environment is to make all the necessary camera settings before venturing out, while you can still see what you are doing. Once everything is in […]
Anybody in the film business knows that you won’t get far without gaffers tape. However, it was a lack of gaffers tape that helped create one of the most thrilling scenes in a hit movie this fall. When producers were working on the script for Gravity, starring George Clooney and Sandra Bullock, they talked to […]
Synthetic petroleum adhesive. Ummmmmmmmmmm! Noted food photographer Erin Kunkel makes sure that gaffers tape is included in her camera bag when she does shoots for magazines like Conde Nast Traveler and Food & Wine. Kunkel says that the tape comes in handy for managing props that are part of the shoot. Click here for an […]
One of the reasons that gaffers tape is prized in all sorts of production environments is the adhesive. This cotton cloth tape utilizes a synthetic petroleum based adhesive that is intended to remove cleanly without leaving a residue. A Photoshop tutorial takes a different approach to removing gaffers tape. If you are trying to remove […]
Iron Maiden tour manager Patrick Ledwith marked the end of the band’s epic 2013 tour by summarizing some of the tons of expendables that the band consumed. Added to the list of 330 sets of guitar strings, 5646 bottles of Trooper beer and 71,579 pounds of air freight, Ledwith claimed the world’s record consumption of […]
In an attempt to set a new speed record, a Russian racing team added two turbochargers to a Lamborghini Gallardo in order to get it to generate 2005 horsepower. Then they performed a few aerodynamic tweaks by sealing random openings with gaffers tape and lit the fuse. The car reached about 250 mph before bursting […]
Hollywood set dressers used gaffers tape , along with other elements to convert a Great Neck, NY storefront into a sporting goods store for a scene in an upcoming movie starring Arrested Development‘s Jason Bateman. The film, “This Is Where You Live”, also stars Tina Fey. Google+ Code plus Share This Code