We regularly come across a photo tip which recommends that photographers cover the logos of their camera equipment with gaffers tape, in hopes of making them less desirable to thieves. While we understand that this might give you a little piece of mind, particularly if you are shooting in an urban environment, the truth is […]
Sony has acknowledged that there are light leak problems with its high end digital camera, the A7. They have admitted the problem and have said that there is a fix in the works. Until their engineers come up with a solution, it look like a little gaffers tape where the lens meets the camera body […]
Russian photographer Alexey Kljatov managed to use about the ugliest tape job we’ve ever seen to create some stunning images of snow flakes. Kljatov taped a vintage Russian camera lens to his Canon powershot camera, tied the whole thing together with a stick, and made macro images of snowflakes that are absolutely stunning. Click here […]
Two British researchers were able to get some amazing photos from space by creating their own $500 spacecraft (a balloon) and launching it with a camera and a couple of “crew men” made from Legos. The balloon was able to reach an altitude of 27 km and when it came back to earth the amateur […]
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 […]
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 […]
Luke Evans, a journalist covering this year’s Tour de France for Cycling Weekly is one of many writers and photographers following the race by motor bike. Evans reports that while his bike was parked on the street in Nice, someone broke into its storage compartment and stole his gaffers tape. Here is where he can […]
Petapixel.com has instructions to make a snoot for your camera flash, using an empty Pringles potato chip can and a little gaffers tape. Find details here. Find the gaffers tape you’ll need to wrap the snoot so that you want get laughed out of town here.
I follow a lot of photography tip blogs, and this posting caught my eye: “Make Your Camera Look Like A Heap of Trash”. The writer traveled with an expensive camera and recommended covering up the logos with gaffers tape and generally “trashing” the equipment with randomly applied duct tape and carton sealing tape to make […]