Yes, this is a picture of 2 paperclips and a bulldog clip.  The most ordinary of items. Ordinary, undistinguished, everyday, pedestrian, garden-variety clips.  You probably see more of these in the carpet than anywhere else.  But for a location photographer, these 3 unremarkable items are life-savers and a MUST for a camera bag or location kit.  One and all of these items has saved this photographers collect butt on many occasions (just this week)…

My first of 2 locations for the day.  I setup my collapsable soft box and it stays collapsed!  Like a 2 legged tripod, a 3 wheeled sedan, a ….you get the picture.  So out comes the trusty paper clip and in 15 seconds, back to normal.  Client never knows.  I wipe the sweat from my brow and things go back to normal.  45 minutes later, back in the van for the next adventure.

You can have all the greatest equipment in the world with you, but these 3 items will help you keep your cool under fire.

More later….ML