The paper clip.
It is a beautiful thing when an item so small and simple can be used for so many things. Personally, I use it most to affix gels to strobes and softboxes, but its usefulness does not stop there by any means. Here are a couple of other ways that it can be put to work for you.
Clip sheets on a bed to remove wrinkles
Hold a shirt or blouse tight to fit a model
Hold sheets to doors or windows to block light
Use as a bag clip for the potato chips after lunch
Hold slouchy plant stems upright so they look better in photos
Hair clip
Pinch your assistant to wake them up when you are doing a really long boring shoot
Fasten weights to the bottom of a backdrop so it hangs tight
Hang on the bottom of table cloth to remove creases or folds
Hold cords tight on stands or behind furniture to keep them out of sight
Hold pocket wizards on to strobes when the lanyard breaks
Use as a small block to prop up plates for food photos
Clip a hat on a model on a really windy shoot
Fasten the shot list to anything solid on a really windy shoot
Use as a door stop under pesky doors that don't want to stay closed or open
Hold all of your taxes together on a windy, rainy April 15th evening on the way to the post office
There are probably a million more uses for these little guys, but that's all the ones that I've come across in the last few weeks. And the greatest thing in the world is that a package of 50 of these useful little beauties is around $3.50. Its great to cherish such a simple, inexpensive item.
Cheers
No comments:
Post a Comment