JPH11258689A - Shooting stand - Google Patents

Abstract

(57) [Summary] [Problem] To be easy to assemble, store, and carry easily, and to replace the conventional tool frequently used for product photographing with a stand for mounting a subject, which is extremely simple. Provided is a photographing table that can form a photographing space by an assembling operation and can easily adjust the angle and position of lighting and the like in order to easily obtain a desired photograph. This aims to make it easy for people unfamiliar with product photography to approach photography, and to save labor in photography work. SOLUTION: A pair of side arms 12 and 13 are attached to both ends of a table 11, and a center arm 14 is attached between them. Side arm 1
2 and 13 rotate between a falling position on the table 11 and an upright position. Center arm 14
Is movable along one side of the table, and rotates between a falling position where it falls on the table 11 and a standing position where it stands up. The illumination means 51 can be arbitrarily set on the center arm 14.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a photographing table used for photographing goods and the like, which shortens a series of photographing work times from photographing preparation to clearing, and facilitates folding and carrying and storage. It is about.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art Conventionally, product photographing has been carried out by a professional photographer using a dedicated photographing space or equipment with each skill. Recently, an imaging platform having various functions has appeared, and it has been proposed to save labor of the imaging operation. For example, DPS (Desktop Photo Studio (trade name)) provided by SFC Corporation (company name) and Unit Studio II (trade name) provided by Comet Corporation (company name) And so on are known as prefabricated simple studios. In order to create a shooting space, a plurality of columns are inserted or screwed together to form a holding column or ceiling frame, and each has a back screen, illuminator, reflector, and light diffusion. The members and the like are fixed or suspended. In addition, a shooting box (A) provided by Light Communication Co., Ltd. (company name)
The LS-70 Taketa (brand name) has multiple light sources in a fixed shooting space,
Anyone can reproduce the haphazard lighting.

[0003]

However, since the above-mentioned photographing table employs a complicated assembling procedure and a method of assembling with a large number of screws and fitting work, it takes time for assembling and disassembling work, and the There was a drawback that was considered a troublesome act. For this reason, repetition work of assembling and dismantling is avoided, and once assembled, it will be installed as it is. In addition, it is impossible to disassemble a photographing box provided by Light Communication Co., Ltd. (company name) in terms of storage and carrying.

[0004] This is very inconvenient when considering the use of space in business establishments and schools that do not engage in product photography or in individual rooms. In addition, most of the back screen, the illuminator, the reflector, and the light diffusing member are attached after assembling the basic structure, and these also have a drawback that they require time for assembling and disassembling operations.

According to the present invention, a photographing space can be easily created in a limited space, and the position of lighting and the like can be easily adjusted so that a desired photograph can be easily obtained. Another object of the present invention is to provide an imaging stand which can be easily folded into a compact and easily carried and stored.

[0006]

According to a first aspect of the present invention, there is provided a photographing table for mounting a subject, and a column movable along one side of the table. A holding portion extending from the upper end of the column along the direction perpendicular to the moving direction, and the holding portion can be freely raised and lowered between a falling position where the holding portion falls on the table and a standing position where the holding portion rises from the table. And an arm provided;

According to a second aspect of the present invention, there is provided the photographing table according to the first aspect, wherein the column is provided on both sides of the center arm, and extends from an upper end thereof in a direction parallel to the center holding portion. And a pair of side arms integrally provided so as to be able to lie up and down between a falling position where each side holding portion lays down on the table and an upright position standing up from the table. .

According to this, if the pair of side arms is folded down so as to fold and the center arm is also folded down, the side arm and the center arm can be compactly folded on the table. The center arm has a structure that is movable along one side of the table and that can be raised and lowered, and is used, for example, when attaching a light or a camera. In addition, the pair of side arms, for example, a back screen member or a light diffusion member, lighting, a reflector, and,
Used to select and hold a camera or the like. In this case, when photographing a colored paper or cloth back screen on the horizontal portion of one of the side arms, for example, in the horizontal direction, pass the space between the table and the subject, and photograph the table. The edge of the back screen member is held so as to gradually increase from the side toward the back. As the light diffusing member, milky white polyester film, tracing paper, or the like is used, and both ends are held on the horizontal portion of the side arm. This is to diffuse the light emitted from the illumination when the illumination is mounted on the horizontal portion of the center arm.

[0009]

DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS As shown in FIG. 1, a photographing table 10 comprises a table 11, a pair of side arms 12, 13 and a center arm 14. The stand 11 is thin and rectangular in shape when viewed from above, and mounts a subject such as a product. The pair of side arms 12 and 13 are provided with a pair of columns 15 to 18 on both sides and a side holding unit 1 connecting these columns.
It has a portal shape consisting of 9,20. At both ends of the base 11, side arm rotating means 21 and 22 for rotatably supporting the columns of the side arms 12 and 13 are provided. The side arm rotating means 21 and 22 rotatably hold the side arms 12 and 13 between a position where the side holding portions 19 and 20 fall down on the table 11 and a position where the side holding sections 19 and 20 stand up from the table 11. The shape of the base 11 viewed from the plane is not limited to a rectangle, but may be a polygon, a circle, or an ellipse.
In addition, the support on one side of the side arms 12, 13 may be omitted, and the side holding portions 19, 20 may be supported by a cantilever.

[0010] The center arm 14 also has a gate-shaped configuration including center arm posts 24 and 25 on both sides and a center holding portion 26 connecting these center arm posts 24 and 25. Center arms 1 on both sides of table 11
A center arm rotating means 28 for rotatably supporting the four columns 24, 25 and a moving means 29 are provided. The center arm rotating means 28 is connected to the center holding unit 2.
The center arm 14 is rotatably held within a range of 180 degrees between two positions before and after the bed 6 falls down on the table 11 and a position standing up from the table 11 (the position shown in FIG. 1). Transportation means 2
9 guides the center arm rotating means 28 movably along one side of the base 11 so that the center holding portion 26 moves between the side arms 19 and 20. One side of the center arm columns 24 and 25 may be omitted, and the center holding portion 26 may be supported by a cantilever.

As shown in FIG. 2, the side arm rotating means 21 comprises two holding plates 30, 31, a rotating shaft 32, and
And a fixing bracket 33. Two holding plates 3
One end of the support post 16 is fixed to each of 0 and 31 by screws, and the other end has a rotary shaft 32 inserted into a side surface of the base 11. The rotation shaft 32 includes a shaft portion 32 a on which the holding plates 30 and 31 rotate, and a screw portion 32 b formed at the tip of the shaft portion 32 a, and the screw portion 32 b is fixed to the base 11. The fixing bracket 33 is formed by bending both ends of a wire into an L-shape. One end 33a of the both ends is inserted into a hole 11a provided on a side surface of the base 11, and the other end 33b is provided in a hole 1
6a, the side arm 13 is held in the upright position. The upright position of the side arm 13 is set at a position where the angle between the upper surface of the base 11 and the support 16 is obtuse so that the side holding portions 19 and 20 are located outside the base 11 when viewed from above. In addition, the back screen member, the light diffusion member, the lighting equipment, and the like can be used in a wider range than the projection area viewed from above the table 11. Since the side arm rotating means 22 on the opposite side and the side arm rotating means 22 provided on the other columns 17 and 18 have the same structure, detailed description is omitted here.

As shown in FIG. 3, the center arm rotating means 28 includes a cylindrical portion 35, a holding plate 36, and a pair of holding members 3.
7, 38, and a tightening operation member 39. The center arm support 25 is inserted into the cylindrical portion 35 from above. The holding plate 36 has an L-shaped cross section, and its side surface 36a has an arc shape. This holding plate 36
Has a hole 36b formed at the center of the circular arc of the circular arc surface, and the rotary shaft 40 is inserted below the cylindrical portion 35 through the hole 36b. A screw portion is formed at the tip of the rotating shaft 40, and the screw portion is fixed to the cylindrical portion 35.

The holding plate 38 is fixed to the cylindrical portion 35, and is provided with a screw portion 41 and a pad member 42. The other holding plate 37 is provided with a hole 43 through which the screw portion 41 is inserted and a pad member 44. By inserting the screw portion 41 into the hole 43, the pad member 44 is interposed between the pad member 42 and the pad member 42. The edge of the side surface 36a of the holding plate 36 is sandwiched. The fastening operation member 39 is attached to the screw portion 41 exposed from the hole 43, and the center arm 14 can be held or released manually by loosening or rotating in the fastening direction. The side scale 36a has an angle scale 4 as a guide when the center arm 14 is rotated.
6 is indicated by a plurality of circles.

The moving means 29 is a linear slide ball bearing, and is fixed to the lower surface of the base 11 by the guide rail 4.
7 and a holder 48 which is movable along the guide rail and is fixed to the holding plate 36 of the center arm turning means 28. The guide rail 47 is mounted on the table 1
1 is provided along one side. Since the opposite center-arm rotating means 28 has the same structure, detailed description is omitted here.

As shown in FIG. 4, the photographing table 10 having such a structure is configured such that the four fixing brackets 33 are removed and the side arm 1 is removed.
If the center arm 14 is moved down to the inner side and then the center arm 14 is moved to one of the side arms 13, the tightening operation member 39 is loosened and the center arm 14 is turned down. 5 can be folded. After that, if you store it in a big bag etc.,
Easy to carry.

[0016]

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS In the case of performing photographing using the photographing table 10, first,
The camera 50 and the lighting means 51 are installed at predetermined positions. The light diffusing member 52 is for diffusing the illumination light to uniformly irradiate the subject, and uses, for example, tracing paper or milky white polyester film. As the back screen member 35, for example, a belt-shaped commercially available back screen paper on which gradation is recorded is used.

As an example of mounting, as shown in FIG. 6, the side holding portion 19 of one side arm 13 is provided.
Then, one end of the back screen member 53 is attached. For this attachment, for example, holes are provided in the side holding portion 19 and one end of the back screen member 53, respectively, and one end of the back screen member 53 is hung by a hanging metal through these holes. The other end of the back screen member 53 hangs down along the upper surface of the table 11 as it is, and the subject 5
5 is placed.

Both ends of the light diffusing member 52 are movably supported in the vertical direction by supporting means provided at both ends of the side arms 12 and 13, respectively. As shown in FIG. 7, the support means includes a wire 68, a shaft 61 to which one end of the light diffusing member 52 is fixed, and stopper members 60 attached to both ends of the shaft 61. The stopper member 60 includes a plurality of pin members 6 between the two disks 62 and 63.
4 to 67 are arranged at predetermined angles along the circumferential direction of the disk 62, and the wire 68 is inserted between these pin members 64 to 67 along a substantially U-shape.

The wire 68 extends from the side arm support 15 to
One is fixed between the lower end of 18 and the side holding portions 19 and 20, and the other end is fixed to, for example, a turnbuckle for adjusting the tension of the wire 68. The stopper member 60 includes the internal pin members 64 to 67 and the wire 6.
Since the wire 68 is fixed by utilizing friction caused by tightening, the wire 68 is fixed at an arbitrary position of the wire 68 by appropriately adjusting the tension of the wire 68 with the turnbuckle, and by applying an external force. The stopper member 60 can be arbitrarily moved along the wire 68.
By doing so, the height of the four corners of the light diffusion member 52 can be changed, and the inclination of the light diffusion member 52 with respect to the illumination light can be easily adjusted. In addition, as the supporting means, the four corners of the light diffusing member 52 may be supported independently and movably in the vertical direction.

The camera 50 includes a back screen member 53.
Use a tripod on the open side of the camera. Further, in the configuration in which the back screen member can be wound up, the position of the gradation recorded on the back screen member is arbitrarily adjusted according to the photographing intention. Further, as shown in FIG.
The center arm 14 is moved along the photographing direction, and the tightening operation member 39 is further operated to operate the center arm 1.
4 is turned to adjust the illumination means 51 to a desired angle.

The mounting of the illumination means 51 may be of a clip type, a screw type, or the like, or may be of a type capable of rotating with respect to the center holding portion 26. Further, as shown in FIG. 9, the illumination means 51 may be movably attached along the length direction of the center holding portion 26 by using an illumination moving means such as a linear slide ball bearing 69. The illuminating means 51 includes the center arm 14 and the side arms 12, 1
A single lamp or a multiple lamp lighting according to the above-described mounting example may be used by utilizing all the parts of the third embodiment.

Further, as shown in FIG. 10, the lighting means 51 may be incorporated in the columns 24, 25 of the center arm 14 and the center holding portion 26, respectively. Further, as the light diffusing member 52, a band-shaped member may be used. In this case, as shown in FIG. 11, a winding means such as a winding reel 70 for winding the light diffusing member 52 into a roll when not in use may be provided. As the take-up reel 70,
By slightly pulling out the light diffusing member 52 by a spring mechanism, the take-up reel 70 takes up the light diffusing member 52 using the force of the spring, and if the light diffusing member 52 is pulled out beyond a certain length, it is held as it is. Easy storage.

Note that, instead of the light diffusing member 52, a winding means for winding the back screen member 53 into a roll may be used. As another embodiment, as shown in FIG. 12, the base 11 may be lengthened, or an extension arm corresponding thereto may be provided, and a camera mounting arm 72 may be provided at the tip thereof. It is convenient to attach a camera platform or the like to this attachment arm 72.

When the subject is a small object, a camera can be attached to the center arm 14 for photographing as shown in FIG. In this case, both ends of the light diffusion member 52 are attached to the side arm 11 and the center arm 14, and the attachment position of the illumination means 51 is as follows.
Attach to side arm 13.

FIG. 14 shows an example in which a reflecting member is attached. The reflection member 80 includes a pole 81, a white reflection cloth 82, and a black reflection cloth 83. Paul 81
After the assembling of the imaging table 10, the supporting members 15 and 17 of the side arms 12 and 13 are detachably fixed to the upper ends of the columns 15 and 17 by screws. The white reflective cloth 82 and the black reflective cloth 83 are attached to the pole 81 in such a manner that two white reflective cloths 82 and one black reflective cloth 83 are separated from each other along one side of the photographing table 10 along the photographing direction. White reflective cloth 8
2 is arranged inside, and the black reflective cloth 83 is arranged outside,
By turning up the white reflective cloth 82, the color of the reflective surface can be easily converted to white or black.

In the example shown in FIG. 14, in addition to the illuminating means 51 which is a top light, the light diffusing member 52 for the illuminating means 84, a front illuminating means 85 for illuminating the subject from the photographing side, A light diffusing member 86 used for the lighting means 85 is provided. The front lighting means 85 is removably attached to the column 18 of the side arm 12. The light diffusing member 86 is fixed to a rod member 86 a bent substantially in an L shape, and the light of the illumination means 85 is transmitted by inserting the base side of the rod member 86 a into a mounting hole 87 provided in the base 10. Diffusely illuminates the subject uniformly from the photographing side. A plurality of mounting holes 87 are provided along one side of the photographing side of the table 87, and since the bar member 86a is rotatable with respect to the mounting hole 87, the photographer can set the mounting position of the bar member 86a. By adjusting the direction and the direction, the angle and the position of the light diffusing member 86 with respect to the lighting means 85 can be arbitrarily set.

As described above, the photographing table according to the present embodiment includes a tool holding member such as a lighting device, a back screen member 53, and light diffusing members 52 and 86 necessary for general product photographing.
0 and can be assembled and folded by simple operations.

Although the tracing paper and the milky white polyester film are used as the light diffusing members 52 and 86, the present invention is not limited to these, and a resin plate, glass, Cloth or the like can also be used. In the above embodiment, the pair of side arms 12 and 13 are provided. However, the present invention is not limited to this, and the pair of side arms 12 and 13 may be omitted and only the center arm 14 may be provided. Further, the rotating means 21, 22, 28 and the moving means 29, 69 for the side arm and the center arm described in the above-mentioned example are not limited to the above-mentioned mechanisms, but may be any known mechanism.

[0029]

As described above, in the photographing table of the present invention, a compact shape can be easily obtained simply by folding an upright arm (center arm or side arm) integrated with the table. The properties and storage are improved. Also,
Assembling can create a shooting space easily by simply erecting the arm with almost no work such as screwing or fitting as explained in the prior art, and the shooting preparation work and clearing work can be done quickly. It can be carried out. In addition, since the center arm and the light diffusing member can be freely moved and all parts of the center arm and the side arm can be used as a substitute for a tripod or a stand, the degree of freedom in writing is expanded, and a desired photograph can be easily obtained. There is. As a result, even people who are not used to shooting products can easily enjoy shooting.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is a perspective view showing an imaging table.

FIG. 2 is an exploded perspective view showing a main part of a side arm rotating means.

FIG. 3 is an exploded perspective view showing a main part of a center arm rotating member.

FIG. 4 is a side view showing a state where a side arm and a center arm are erected.

FIG. 5 is a side view showing a state where a side arm and a center arm are folded.

FIG. 6 is a perspective view showing an example of a state in which product shooting setting is performed using a shooting table.

FIG. 7 is a perspective view illustrating a configuration of a stopper member that stops an end of the light diffusing member.

FIG. 8 is an explanatory view showing a state in which lighting is set by moving and rotating a center arm.

FIG. 9 is a perspective view showing an embodiment in which lighting means is movably attached to a center holding portion of a center arm.

FIG. 10 is a perspective view showing an embodiment in which lighting means is incorporated in a center holding portion of a center arm.

FIG. 11 is a perspective view showing an embodiment using a take-up reel for taking up a light diffusing member.

FIG. 12 is a side view showing another embodiment in which a camera mounting arm is provided on a table.

FIG. 13 is an explanatory diagram showing an embodiment in which a camera is mounted on a center arm to perform photographing.

FIG. 14 is a perspective view showing another embodiment in which a reflection member and the like are attached to an imaging stand.

[Explanation of symbols]

 REFERENCE SIGNS LIST 10 imaging table 11 table 12, 13 side arm 14 center arm 21, 22 side arm turning means 28 center arm turning means 29 moving means 50 camera 51 lighting means 52 light diffusing member 53 back screen member 69 lighting moving means

Claims (6)

[Claims] 1. A platform for mounting a subject, a column movable along one side of the platform, and a holding portion extending from an upper end of the column in a direction perpendicular to the moving direction. An imaging table, comprising: an arm configured so as to be able to freely rise and fall between a falling position where the holding portion falls on the table and a standing position where the holding portion rises from the table. 2. A table for mounting a subject, a center column movable along one side of the table, and a center holder extending from an upper end of the column in a direction perpendicular to the moving direction. And a center arm that can be freely raised and lowered between a falling position where the holding portion falls down on the table and an upright position rising from the table, and columns provided on both sides of the center arm,
A side holding portion extending from the upper end thereof in a direction parallel to the center holding portion, and each side holding portion is provided so as to be freely raised and lowered between a falling position where the side holding portion falls on the table and a rising position where the side holding portion rises from the table. An imaging table, comprising: a pair of side arms; 3. The imaging table according to claim 1, wherein the center arm has a built-in illumination unit for illuminating the subject from above or from the side. 4. The center arm includes an illuminating moving means for moving an illuminating means for illuminating a subject from above or from a side along a horizontal direction or a vertical direction of the center arm. The imaging table according to claim 1. 5. A pair of side arms having opposite ends or four ends of a light diffusing member for uniformly diffusing illumination light toward a subject.
5. The photographing table according to claim 2, further comprising a supporting means for movably supporting the corners in a vertical direction. 6. A pair of side arms provided with a winding means for storing a back screen member or a light diffusing member in a roll when not in use. The shooting stand described.