How can one prevent a light stand from tipping over in the wind

[Jacques Cornell]

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[FrankZayas]

Take an assistant. No special skill required to keep a hand on the stand, plus you don't have to carry him/her. In all seriousness, having an assistant on location makes a huge difference.

 

[FrankZayas]

I've found even a 42" umbrella acts like a powerful sail in even the mildest breeze. I tend to just use the flash head if there is any wind these days.

Even heavy bags might not be enough weight and a breeze might bend your light stand! Not a great solution, though. I might use stakes and lines if I had tons of time, but I never do.

 

[Tremint]

I've found even a 42" umbrella acts like a powerful sail in even the mildest breeze. I tend to just use the flash head if there is any wind these days.

Even heavy bags might not be enough weight and a breeze might bend your light stand! Not a great solution, though. I might use stakes and lines if I had tons of time, but I never do.

 

[Ellis Vener]

"feathering a light" simply means panning it so it is not pointing straight at your subject. It isn't that complicated.

 

[Tremint]

Got a nice example.

 

[markintosh13]

Got a nice example.

That was very useful, thanks

 

[d750guy]

Yesterday my light stand came crashing in the wind. A mild wind. I do have a decent light stand but as the light was high up at slow winds it was swaying. I did use a sand bag but was wondering when you move to a remote loc how can you do it without carrying the weight of a sand bag

if i don't have sandbags, I usually hang my backpack on one of the tightening knob on my lightstand.

 

[Ellis Vener]

• Tremint wrote:

Got a nice example.

Let's be clear: it took him several pages of script, a few hours of shooting with at least a four person crew, plus the time spent scripting, planning, and finally editing and 390 seconds of your time to say what I managed to explain in a single, short declarative sentence.

--
Ellis Vener
http://www.ellisvener.com
Free your eyes and the rest will follow. (With apologies to George Clinton.)

 

[cpharm86]

• Tremint wrote:

Got a nice example.

Let's be clear: it took him several pages of script, a few hours of shooting with at least a four person crew, plus the time spent scripting, planning, and finally editing and 390 seconds of your time to say what I managed to explain in a single, short declarative sentence.

 

[michael Zero]

Shoot with a beauty dish if possible. Use an assistant if you have one. Other than carrying all the weight of a sand bag tent straps could work or use your foot. Actually I did that once to get a shoot in high wind when I didn't have an assistant and could't carry a sand bad ect.

 

[Ellis Vener]

• Tremint wrote:

Got a nice example.

Let's be clear: it took him several pages of script, a few hours of shooting with at least a four person crew, plus the time spent scripting, planning, and finally editing and 390 seconds of your time to say what I managed to explain in a single, short declarative sentence.

 

[Tremint]

• Tremint wrote:

Got a nice example.

Let's be clear: it took him several pages of script, a few hours of shooting with at least a four person crew, plus the time spent scripting, planning, and finally editing and 390 seconds of your time to say what I managed to explain in a single, short declarative sentence.

--
Ellis Vener
http://www.ellisvener.com
Free your eyes and the rest will follow. (With apologies to George Clinton.)

The heart surgeon said to the intern, yea, just cut the chest open.

Lousy analogy unless the surgeon is Dr. Benway. Here's the thing: by simply following what I wrote and trying it for yourself you learn how it works and learn your tricks with the technique as opposed to having a look spoonfed to you. Also,you don't have to suffer tjrough thecommercials.

--
Ellis Vener
http://www.ellisvener.com
Free your eyes and the rest will follow. (With apologies to George Clinton.)

I kind of beg to differ. Its not being spoon fed. If you notice in the video he showed what feathering is and also how to do it. Why not to move down and outward vs up and inward. Also some people are visual. So they get it faster via a video vs text.

Thank you very much for the starting point and the video gave me a clear example on how to implement it.

 

[d750guy]

• Tremint wrote:

Got a nice example.

Let's be clear: it took him several pages of script, a few hours of shooting with at least a four person crew, plus the time spent scripting, planning, and finally editing and 390 seconds of your time to say what I managed to explain in a single, short declarative sentence.

 

[Ellis Vener]

• Tremint wrote:

Got a nice example.

Let's be clear: it took him several pages of script, a few hours of shooting with at least a four person crew, plus the time spent scripting, planning, and finally editing and 390 seconds of your time to say what I managed to explain in a single, short declarative sentence.

 

[Don89]

• Tremint wrote:

Got a nice example.

Let's be clear: it took him several pages of script, a few hours of shooting with at least a four person crew, plus the time spent scripting, planning, and finally editing and 390 seconds of your time to say what I managed to explain in a single, short declarative sentence.

 

[d750guy]

• Tremint wrote:

Got a nice example.

Let's be clear: it took him several pages of script, a few hours of shooting with at least a four person crew, plus the time spent scripting, planning, and finally editing and 390 seconds of your time to say what I managed to explain in a single, short declarative sentence.

 

[UKphotographers]

• Tremint wrote:

Got a nice example.

Let's be clear: it took him several pages of script, a few hours of shooting with at least a four person crew, plus the time spent scripting, planning, and finally editing and 390 seconds of your time to say what I managed to explain in a single, short declarative sentence.

To be fair, I found the the Youtube video very detailed and informative.

I did decide to not comment on my methods of preventing stands falling over in wind as I don't always believe everybody deserves to be given all the knowledge (and I may decide to put up a Youtube channel to earn me mega bucks or write a '10 best tips to stop your light stand falling over in high winds' - blog). lol.

I've not seen a plausible solution here yet which joins all the dots between light weight, transportability, heavy duty ballast solutions (the likes of which I would use), but I'll watch anyway to see if anybody eventually arrives at a similar solution as I use.

Working it out is far more educational than being given the answer sometimes.

--

Ian.

Commercial Photographer and Commercial Photography UK, London, Manchester, Birmingham, UK

Commercial photographer and Commercial Photography UK, London, Manchester, Birmingham, UK

www.commercialphotographer.co.uk

Theres only one sun. Why do I need more than one light to get a natural result?

 

[Tremint]

• Tremint wrote:

Got a nice example.

Let's be clear: it took him several pages of script, a few hours of shooting with at least a four person crew, plus the time spent scripting, planning, and finally editing and 390 seconds of your time to say what I managed to explain in a single, short declarative sentence.

To be fair, I found the the Youtube video very detailed and informative.

I did decide to not comment on my methods of preventing stands falling over in wind as I don't always believe everybody deserves to be given all the knowledge (and I may decide to put up a Youtube channel to earn me mega bucks or write a '10 best tips to stop your light stand falling over in high winds' - blog). lol.

I've not seen a plausible solution here yet which joins all the dots between light weight, transportability, heavy duty ballast solutions (the likes of which I would use), but I'll watch anyway to see if anybody eventually arrives at a similar solution as I use.

Working it out is far more educational than being given the answer sometimes.

--

Ian.
http://www.commercialphotographer.co.uk
Theres only one sun. Why do I need more than one light to get a natural result?

Aww come on. You can spill your secrets. Its going to be safe here. Instead of 10 tips maybe you can give us two of them

 

[Don89]

• Tremint wrote:

Got a nice example.

Let's be clear: it took him several pages of script, a few hours of shooting with at least a four person crew, plus the time spent scripting, planning, and finally editing and 390 seconds of your time to say what I managed to explain in a single, short declarative sentence.

To be fair, I found the the Youtube video very detailed and informative.

I did decide to not comment on my methods of preventing stands falling over in wind as I don't always believe everybody deserves to be given all the knowledge (and I may decide to put up a Youtube channel to earn me mega bucks or write a '10 best tips to stop your light stand falling over in high winds' - blog). lol.

I've not seen a plausible solution here yet which joins all the dots between light weight, transportability, heavy duty ballast solutions (the likes of which I would use), but I'll watch anyway to see if anybody eventually arrives at a similar solution as I use.

Working it out is far more educational than being given the answer sometimes.

--

Ian.
http://www.commercialphotographer.co.uk
Theres only one sun. Why do I need more than one light to get a natural result?

Aww come on. You can spill your secrets. Its going to be safe here. Instead of 10 tips maybe you can give us two of them

Ive never had a stand fall no matter what the reason/occasion. Modifier size, bags/weight, preparation. Even windy beaches where there's deep sand and no bite for a tent stake. The approach depends on the location. Several assistants, lots of weight, Multi-light setups can get quite fun. I depend on modifier size - mostly metal up to 27" and weight. Of course I use robust stands. Not medium or light stands.