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Build A Lumberyard Lighting Kit

You have now assembled the basics of a Lumberyard Light Kit, but there are still some items you can’t readily acquire at your local stores that I consider essential.  #1 is – and will always be – a roll of gaffers tape.

Gaffers tape is NOT – repeat, NOT – “duct tape.”  Duct tape is plastic-backed, with oozy, icky adhesive.  Gaffers tape is cloth-backed, comes in dozens of colors, and has adhesive that sticks to most anything and – if you are careful – will usually come off without damage to the surface.

Another thing you can’t usually buy locally is blackwrap.  Basically, blackwrap is very heavy-duty aluminum foil with a black anodized coating.  You can make barn doors with it, you can flag off stray reflections, you can slash it with a knife and create an impromptu cucoloris (“cookie”) for lighting a background with a pattern.  Blackwrap is also one of those rare products that you can buy once and use forever – it doesn’t wear out.

Finally, if you want to use colored gels in your lighting, there are no real substitutes.  Gels can be quite expensive, so treat them nicely and they will last a surprisingly long time.  I keep mine rolled up in a heavy cardboard tube.

Got any other Lumberyard Lighting ideas?  Let’s hear them!

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