Inspired by the Nick Turpin street portraits (that have been inspiring a whole hell of a lot of us lately) we at N Maxwell Lander Headquarters set out to find a cheap boom arm option. i had read that a lot of people took apart light stands to create a quick boom, and that some people used painting extensions poles. After investigating the extension pole, we just couldn’t figure out a way to attach a flashgun to the end that didn’t involve purchasing specific tools. the light stand however, didn’t require anything beyong a drill (and i know some light stands just need a screwdriver.)
I bought my light stands from vistek a few months ago and got the SLS Medium for the price of a small ($28). The other costs associated with this project include $2 for a pack of 4 rubber leg tips from a canadian tire, and $11.99 for the bicycle grips from a local bike shop (Urbane for torontonians, who were totally open to helping us figure out what would fit and brainstorming ideas).
