YALL......I cannot find what I want. Sick of hunting, any ideas???? Lighting for photos
The gun room has a large table with a roll of white paper that I can pull down and this is where the guns are when I take my pictures. Standing about 6' away from the table are two ENORMOUS light stands with the big black umbrella type ordeals. These things are huge and getting around them is pretty frustrating when you have a lot to do in the gun room. I'm always having to swing them around to get by and its impossible to move them out of the way when I'm not taking pictures.
So, my dream setup is a reticulated arm type thing that would be mounted to the ceiling. Something that I could swing the lights toward the table or even push them up against the ceiling to get them a bit out of the way when I needed to. I have found rail systems for lights, but they just let you lower and raise the lights. I have no idea if what I want even exists??? I'm thinking something like what you see at the dentist, but that would hold the large lights for photos......something that is strong, but can be moved around without having to unscrew things.
So, my dream setup is a reticulated arm type thing that would be mounted to the ceiling. Something that I could swing the lights toward the table or even push them up against the ceiling to get them a bit out of the way when I needed to. I have found rail systems for lights, but they just let you lower and raise the lights. I have no idea if what I want even exists??? I'm thinking something like what you see at the dentist, but that would hold the large lights for photos......something that is strong, but can be moved around without having to unscrew things.
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So far, looking at the mounting systems they have out there I'm finding that they just let you raise and lower the lights. They have these giant accordion type brackets that let the lights go up and down, but not swing out of the way. I wonder if I could put these two things together to get what I'm thinking about???
https://www.bhphotovideo.com/c/product/1456599-REG/impact_lsa_bamr2_aluminum_mid_range_boom_arm.html
https://www.bhphotovideo.com/c/product/33169-REG/Matthews_429085_Baby_Plate_6.html?sts=pi&pim=Y
Its something called a "baby plate" that is just a plate with a bar coming off of it and the other thing is a boom arm that I could attach my lights to. I don't think this is set up for the weight of my lights though.0 -
Wow! Now that is a light! 0 -
These are what my lights are now.... 
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I found those....but I'd really like it to move forward out of the way when I'm not taking pictures. Maybe if I got the rail with the scissor bracket, but put the rails up so they were running toward the photo table instead of perpendicular to it???
Ah haaaaaa......I'm catching up to everyone. Maybe this will work?0 -
This would appear to be the solution.forgemonkey said:Google scissor light suspension system for photography.
https://www.pinterest.com/pin/327285097890153584/
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Ceiling mounted lights like we have in medical procedure rooms and operating suites are pricey. 3K plus. Here is a couple of wall mounts you may be able to use. The one mount if you set it at the right height for you photo table you could fold it against the wall. Depending on the size of the light/reflector how much that would help your situation.
https://www.bhphotovideo.com/c/product/686132-REG/Interfit_INT309_Wall_Mounted_Boom_Arm.html/?ap=y&ap=y&smp=y&smp=y&lsft=BI%3A514&gclid=EAIaIQobChMIvOSF9NHO6QIVh4bACh3QRwvJEAQYAiABEgIwY_D_BwE
https://www.uline.com/Product/Detail/H-1439/Dock-and-Trailer-Equipment/Dock-Light-40?pricode=WA9202&gadtype=pla&id=H-1439&gclid=EAIaIQobChMIsve269PO6QIVA77ACh1Kbw5xEAQYAyABEgI6ZvD_BwE&gclsrc=aw.ds0 -
You might even use wall mounted foldaway TV arms.
Here is a ceiling mount that may work if you mounted close to a wall, the main arms hangs down to low to be in the center of a room with an 8" ceiling. But I think this is the type of movement you are asking about.
https://www.computerdesksdepot.com/collections/dental-promo/products/cuzzi-dc982ca-ceiling-adjustable-height-monitor-arm-white?gclid=EAIaIQobChMIiI69tdbO6QIVC9bACh2uwwCgEAQYASABEgKNmPD_BwE
Maybe mount a couple of these on the wall where the photo table sets.
https://www.computerdesksdepot.com/products/dw630w-63-hospital-lcd-tv-monitor-arm-over-the-bed-arm-wall-mount
These would require rigging mounts for you lights.0
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