US 7,680,401 B1 · Portable photography studio and method of assembly

Abstract

A portable photography studio includes a carrier for transporting the components of the photography studio. The carrier is made up of a number of panels, several of which are detachable from the other panels. The main components of the photography studio include a pair of reflectors and three light diffusing screens, each of which has an edge attached to one of the panels of the carrier. When in use, the carrier panels may be detached and moved away from one another, allowing for the reflectors and screens to be pivoted about their attached edges and assembled in their proper positions for photographing objects. A background may also be attached to one of the panels and contained within the carrier. When the photographing is completed, the background, screens and reflectors may be pivoted back to their original positions and the carrier panels reassembled to form an enclosure holding all of the components. An accessories pouch for holding lighting devices may be included and positioned within the carrier during transport.

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Dependent claims

A portable photography studio comprising:

a carrier having a plurality of panels;
a plurality of reflectors, each reflector having a plurality of edges, wherein at least one edge of each reflector is attached to one of said panels;
and
a plurality of screens, each screen having a plurality of edges, wherein at least one edge of each screen is attached to one of said panels.

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A method of deploying and assembling a portable photography studio comprising the steps of:

providing a portable photography studio comprising:
a carrier having a front panel having an outer surface and an inner surface, said outer surface having an attachment strip thereon, a top panel having a flap, said flap having an inner surface and an outer surface, said inner surface having an attachment strip for attaching to the attachment strip on said front panel, and a back panel having a top, a bottom and a pair of opposed sides attached to said top panel, a pair of opposed side panels attached to said back panel along said opposed sides, each of said side panels including an edge with attachment means for selectively attaching and detaching from said front panel, and a bottom panel connected to said front panel and said back panel;
a first reflector and a second reflector, each reflector having a first edge, a second edge, a top edge and a bottom edge, wherein said first edge of each reflector is attached to said front panel, each reflector having a reflective surface and a non-reflective surface;
a first screen and a second screen each having a first edge, a second edge, a top edge and a bottom edge, wherein said first edge of each screen is attached to said front panel;
and
a third screen having a rear edge, a front edge, a first side edge and a second side edge, said rear edge attached to said front panel;
detaching said flap from said front panel;
detaching each of said side panels from said front panel;
moving said back panel and said side panels away from said front panel, so that said reflectors and said screens may be moved into their desired positions;
pivoting said first reflector about its first edge away from said front panel;
pivoting said second reflector about its first edge away from said front panel;
pivoting said second screen about its first edge away from said front panel, so that the second edge of said second screen is disposed adjacent to said second edge of said first reflector;
attaching said second screen to said second reflector;
pivoting said first screen about its first edge away from said front panel, so that the second edge of said first screen is disposed adjacent to said second edge of said first reflector;
attaching said first screen to said first reflector;
pivoting said third screen about its rear edge away from said front panel, so that said first edge and said second edge of the third screen are disposed adjacent to said top edge of said first screen and said top edge of said second screen;
and
attaching said third screen to said first screen and said second screen.

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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.

Portable photography studio and method of assembly

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