The 2 light stands cost me $31 (total for both) including the clamp lights. They are made out of PVC and 3/4" dowels.
You can point the lights in any direction, and move them any distance from the floor, up to about 74" high.
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Tools needed:
- Saw (to cut wooden dowels and PVC pipe)
- Pocket knife or boxcutter
- Hammer, sidewalk or cement floor
All parts are available at Lowe's, Home Depot, etc. (I also hit a dollar store)
Parts needed to build 2 light rigs:
- Three 3/4" dowel rods
- One piece of 3/4" x 10' PVC pipe
- Two PVC couplings (3/4")
- Six PVC tee intersections (3/4")
- 2 small C clamps (just big enough to clamp onto dowel) (I got mine at dollar store)
- String or small chain
- 2 cheap brown electrical extension cords






































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bulb type
diffuser presence
filter presence
None of these are the subject of this Instructable. This is about building a basic lighting setup which is easily customized to fit the individual's needs.
Stop asking for example shots. You're missing the point.
Showing any photos I've taken with these lights is impossible, for 2 reasons:
1. As mentioned in the beginning, this was a setup from several years ago. I had it about a month and then gave them away as I had to move and purge anything not absolutely needed.
2. All photos I took were then massively altered in Photoshop, to be used in surreal art. I'm not a photographer - I'm an artist.
Feel free to upgrade any or all of this setup to your obviously superior standards, or don't.