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LOL It's a person!
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humans. multi-function and durable, but seldom fits in a gear bag. :)
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Oh good grief, i'm an idiot... at first (I'm not joking)... I'm thinking "voice activated light stand, what the heck is wrong with pocket wizards?
Sorry folks, I return you to your regularly scheduled program.
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Joe McNally coined it. They work great -- and are usually free -- but they are a pain to collapse, and you can't check them as baggage.
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www.flickr.com/groups/strobist/discuss/72157601717277252/...
Suggested alternatives:
Carbon-based light stand
Cheap Ebay Human light stand
my light bitch
light gimp
light-monkey
biped
that guy who holds my flashes because I only have two flash stands
"intern"
Stro-bitch
Tackle Tart
Two legged tripod
voice-activated semi-autonomous mobile lighting stand type 1 (spouse) type 2 (kid), type 3 (complete stranger), or type 4 (who walks off with your flash and receiver....)
Manopod
"TLS" (Two legged stand)
"HLS" (Human light stand)
bio-stand
G.I.R.L.F.R.I.E.N.D.
And mine:
Light Stan
On-human flash.
Soft-shoe adapter
Strobe hobo
Bogus Man-frotto
Strobocop
Strobot
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They're very convenient, but sometimes you have to feed them.
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Manopod made tea come out my nose.
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Lesstimeonlinein09 [deleted] says:
They're very heavy when they blow over in the wind. Noisy too.
Hard to fit more than one or two in the trunk of your car.
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bjfphoto [deleted] says:
how about
GRIP
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lol.... light bitch.. sweet!!
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moreover, they tend to offer unsolicited advice.
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Stro-bitch! I like that. Very funny.
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"Hard to fit more than one or two in the trunk of your car." - you need to learn that from a Soprano!
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pyrowolf - don't feel bad, I had never heard of it either. Very funny though.
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i'd rather use a normal lightstand, they don't accidently point the flash in the wrong direction :-p
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You guys crack me up...I look forward to getting up in the morning and reading the post(s). Sometimes I start laughing outloud in the office and get the strangest looks.
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I tried to drill a couple 1/4" holes in my VA lightstand so I could strap it to my back. Didn't go so well.
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I tried to use one last week, but it didn't work out well.
I was shooting in a mall, and a PR person said she'd be with me all day, (I was shooting in several stores) so I suggested it might speed things up if she held the flash, since she could aim it faster than me moving back and forth between the flash and the camera.
A single flash didn't do much in the room, so after moving her around a couple of times to try and find a place that it would help, she 'discovered' that she needed to be somewhere else, and I (and my two light stands) had the rest of the day to myself. (That wasn't the plan... really. I was hoping it really would speed things up.)
I'll be posting some pictures after they are published in the newspaper I was shooting for. (Later this month.)
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The Good Reverend Ogalthorpe [deleted] says:
zaveloff: that's what piercings are for. you really can't drill holes in your strobitch and expect it to work out unless you're performing a lobotomy (RIP Ramones).
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They don't' usually blow over in the wind, but sometimes they make their own wind and that's a different problem.......
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They will fit in a gear bag if you cut them up small enough.
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Those stands complaint about the hot weather or the sun too !!!
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Mullenite, did we seriously cause this big of a craze?
The term was used at the Florida Strobist meet, referring to my assitant Chris. He is my, "voice activated lightstand."
I do post that term on forums everywhere, here on flickr, and on my blog. Mullenite coined that term at the meet!
I call him VAL now! Ha!
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Nick - I'm not sure where but I had heard it elsewhere so I can't take credit, but I use it all the time. I get a lot of strange looks when not in the company of photographers.
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I prefer to refer to them as the Flash Hump.
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Someone spotted my voice activated light stand.
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When your VAL gets out of line, explain to him or her that there is a long line of mimes who would gladly step up to the plate.
( Of course, they would know that you're bluffing; I mean MIMES...come on !!! )
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Some of you might recognize the VALS holding two flashes. You might recognize the model too (even though they're silhouettes.)
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@RM_H8R. You cracked me up.
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RM_H8R
ROFLMAO!!!
Well done, well done indeed.
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Funny stuff. Mine sometimes doubles as a gear rack or GR, which occasionally gets a grrrrrr sound from me. In addition to that I also have attachments for it one being a monopod and it then becomes a VALB (voice activated light boom). The other thing I like about mine is it comes with two clamps so it can hold two flash heads in different positions. Mine is a very versatile part of my kit. Other than the occasional service issues, storage, feeding, down time (potty breaks), noise (occasional complaint). I have found it to be one of my better investments. The best part is it's been with me for over 38 years, with only minor service issues, and at this point I'm not sure who will wear out first her or me. Actually the best part is she puts up with all my stuff. Great thread all.
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Too funny! I just had to Google "Voice activated light stand" and got here!
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I had one once but I returned it coz sometimes I would not get it to face away from models, it wld slowly turn.
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I used this VAL in Florida.
I have wanted to go into production with this model, but these are quite high maintenance and the older model - err, vintage... I mean, trusty VAL got really pissed off.
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Don. That's a fun, fun shot. I really love it. MIght steal it if I can figure out how to strip off the Exif stuff. Can you send me a higher res version for my portfolio?
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For the "hard of humor" while I do like Don's image I WAS joking about stealing it.......just sayin.
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Two more that I have heard:
'Humanoid Interactive Light Stand'
And the rather obvious
'Assistant'
Useful accessory to go with your VAL:
Monopod
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KirkTuck/photo
Did I mention this VAL also made dinner for the workshop attendees in Florida?
Now that is value - add, I tell you what...
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Very high value.
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