THE MISSION
Keep subjects steady with a plamp when shooting still life or macro
Time needed
One hour
Skill level
Intermediate
Kit needed
• Camera
• Tripod
• Macro lens
• Wimberley The Plamp II and various accessories
If you’ve ever tried to photograph a delicate plant outdoors you’ll know that it’s trickier than it seems, especially when working in windy conditions – flowery focal points are prone to being blown about!
A ‘plamp’, such as The Plamp II from Wimberley, is a clever device that has a large anchoring clamp at one end and a small clamp clip with soft foam jaws at the other to hold a fragile subject such as a flowertwo grippers there’s a long articulating arm made of ball and socket joints which allow you to bend it into position to hold a plant stem, reflector or LED light steady.
