{"id":1344,"date":"2018-03-27T21:39:00","date_gmt":"2018-03-27T21:39:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/gcmphotographic.com\/?p=1344"},"modified":"2021-01-16T22:08:18","modified_gmt":"2021-01-16T22:08:18","slug":"why-a-staircase-studio","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/gcmphotographic.com\/?p=1344","title":{"rendered":"Why a staircase studio?"},"content":{"rendered":"<p align=\"center\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><span style=\"font-family: Verdana;\"><span style=\"font-size: medium;\"><u><b>A question asked by my friend &#8211; the Rev Chris Wicks<\/b><\/u><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p align=\"center\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><span style=\"font-family: Verdana;\"><span style=\"font-size: medium;\"><u><b>Why a staircase studio?<\/b><\/u><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p>There are several reasons for that:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>My reason for doing anything is because I can. Personally I don&#8217;t like to limit myself, but I have the understanding that I am not able to do everything.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li>I chose the stairs because it&#8217;s one of the few places in my home that does not get readily affected by the movement of sunlight.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li>The next reason for choosing the stairs is because it doesn&#8217;t affect the daily footprint of our household.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li>I also chose the stairs because the lights you see me using are placed on a lower stair than the base board which helps to give a more evenly and softly illuminated image.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li>By using the stairs, it also means that I don&#8217;t have to do a lot of bending down to take images; the perspective is also less distorted.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li>I have also designed and built my own unique tool for this staircase studio &#8211; please see image No1. This is a GCM studio designed still life camera support box, as opposed to using a standard tripod where you would somehow bump into the tripod leg! It works by simply attaching my camera which has an Arca &#8211; Swiss quick release plate on to either of the tripod heads fitted to the box.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li>If I do need any extra height then I can use my GIOTTOS VGR 9255-5310-630 travel tripod on a lower stair. I have changed the head of this tripod by putting an Arca-Swiss quick release plate on its head.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li>The tripod heads on the box are adjustable and are freely able to be moved anywhere along the rail. This is not too dissimilar from a product that video film makers might use but is a whole lot more affordable and absolutely fine for my intended purpose, being a photographer and not a videographer.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li>Using my camera with the box means I can use the 2 second delay timer that my camera has, so that I am ensured of a sharp image. I also don&#8217;t have to worry about a long exposure as long as the staircase is not in use all the time!<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li>This product has also inspired a colleague of mine to to design and build another product.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>I am really pleased with the &#8216;product&#8217; &#8211; it is portable, quick to use, easy to assemble and\u00a0 de-assemble. The only issue for me is storage space for it.<br \/>\nHowever, for many people 15&#8243; high x 25&#8243; wide x 5.5&#8243; deep is not a problem.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/gcmphotographic.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/Stair1.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-1346\" src=\"https:\/\/gcmphotographic.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/Stair1-963x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"510\" height=\"543\" srcset=\"https:\/\/gcmphotographic.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/Stair1-963x1024.jpg 963w, https:\/\/gcmphotographic.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/Stair1-282x300.jpg 282w, https:\/\/gcmphotographic.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/Stair1-768x817.jpg 768w, https:\/\/gcmphotographic.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/Stair1.jpg 1880w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 510px) 100vw, 510px\" \/><\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/gcmphotographic.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/Stair2.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-1347\" src=\"https:\/\/gcmphotographic.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/Stair2-1024x665.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"509\" height=\"331\" srcset=\"https:\/\/gcmphotographic.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/Stair2-1024x665.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/gcmphotographic.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/Stair2-300x195.jpg 300w, https:\/\/gcmphotographic.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/Stair2-768x499.jpg 768w, https:\/\/gcmphotographic.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/Stair2.jpg 2000w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 509px) 100vw, 509px\" \/><\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/gcmphotographic.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/Stair3.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-1348\" src=\"https:\/\/gcmphotographic.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/Stair3-654x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"507\" height=\"794\" srcset=\"https:\/\/gcmphotographic.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/Stair3-654x1024.jpg 654w, https:\/\/gcmphotographic.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/Stair3-192x300.jpg 192w, https:\/\/gcmphotographic.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/Stair3-768x1202.jpg 768w, https:\/\/gcmphotographic.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/Stair3.jpg 1278w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 507px) 100vw, 507px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A question asked by my friend &#8211; the Rev Chris Wicks Why a staircase studio? There are several reasons for that: My reason for doing anything is because I can. 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