Doing Things Wrong

Photo Studio

This is a stand you see in a lot of the photos. I cobbled it together from scrap and a dollar's-worth of self-adhesive felt. The neck support is just a padded bolt that adjusts up and down on either side. The stand fits everything from the most bloated Jazz bass body to my smallest Audiovox. It is not a secure stand by any means, just a temporary support for photography. The angle avoids most reflections.

The stand rests on a backdrop I made by tie-dying a drop cloth. At the top, I sewed a pocket for an old shower curtain rod. I never ironed out the wrinkles, I like them. This is all set up on the workbench, with the bright work light above and a couple of extra lights pointed at the ceiling to reduce shadows.

Here is the entire photo 'studio'. The workbench already has a bright overhead light. Next to the stand is a five-dollar photo light - a clamp-on with a daylight LED flood bulb. I have two - the other is illuminating the scene. With the overhead light and two strategically-placed floods, all 'daylight', I have nice even white lighting with no shadows or glare. I generally turn off the rest of the room lights, which can reflect in shiny surfaces.


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Alas, it seems my supply of cheap Chinese stuff to review has dried-up completely. If fact, all the cheap Chinese stuff has dried-up - just look at eBay. Oh well, I don't need another "Phas" pedal anyway. A number of the products have disappeared from Amazon as well, but the pedals are still in stock, and they're even cheaper now.

"Vintage Phas" on the right
The sad thing is, these are actually not bad!

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