It’s strong enough to adhere a camera to a tripod so you can finish your shoot. No worries if you’ve got your Gaffer tape on hand. Who HASN’T lost their tripod plate? (I lose one at least once a month!) This is especially debilitating if you’re on location and cannot quickly run to a photo store. Use brighter colors so they really stand out and nobody trips.
Secure cords and cables that need to cross over walkways or around the studio. (TIP: To ensure you never run out on a shoot, wrap abundant amounts of Gaffer tape around the legs of your tripod when you are on location.) 3. Not only can it allow you to preview the shot better in bright sunlight and protect it from the elements, it also prevents light leaks during long exposures, especially at night. (Some photographers use extra, heavy-duty clips but these can easily be knocked around causing the paper to curl up, rip and/or dent.)Īre you on location often or a nature and landscape photographer? Use a small, square piece of Gaffer tape to shield your viewfinder. Once you pull your seamless paper out to the proper length, make sure it stays wrinkle-free by placing several long pieces of Black Gaffer tape along the front. Here’s ten great uses for Gaffer tape on your next job: 1.
As filmmaker Danny Greer exalted, “It’s the Swiss Army knife of photography.” Now available in a variety of colors, the uses are endless on set and location shoots. But wait, there’s more! It tears straight, no matter how short the piece and does not stretch like other choices such as duct tape. Its other best quality is its non-reflective surface that allows it to go unseen under bright lights. Used in almost every type of theater, film and television production as well, it can be removed cleanly from surfaces due to its synthetic petroleum-based adhesive (versus duct tape’s natural rubber adhesive.) This strong, tough, cotton cloth pressure-sensitive tape holds incredible adhesive properties. One of the handiest items to have in any photo studio is certainly Gaffer Tape.
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