Studio sitting cubes? What are these called?

hencz

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Hey,

I've been unable to find out what these cubes used in studio photography for the model to sit on are called.



Thanks
 

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AgX

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As non-native speaker I would propose "studio sitting cubes".
What do you think of that?
 

David A. Goldfarb

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I'd just call them "cubes," if they're in the photo.
 

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"Props" can be anything to fill the studio with...
May not even be practical.
 

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AgX said:
"Props" can be anything to fill the studio with...
May not even be practical.
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That is true but the cine studio people normally have contractors to supply various props as living near to a studio there was a cottage industry of furniture (ie 'props') providers that sold off bespoke creations that had not made a set or would refurbished damaged furniture from your own house.

They got premium prices from studios.

Everything in a studio apart from reflectors lights background etc. Is a prop or maybe sceanery.

I think you were aware of word... Hate people whose English is better than mine!
 

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AgX said:
As non-native speaker I would propose "studio sitting cubes".
What do you think of that?
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I mean, I often have difficulties understanding thread titles. In this case I immediately knew what was meant. The terminology thus could not be bad.
 

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Way back when, we called them "posing blocks", or just "blocks".
 

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Apple boxes
 

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I think of "apple boxes" as the wooden boxes, often unfinished or simply varnished, that photographers or assistants stand on to get a higher angle or reach a tall light stand. These are finished and meant to be part of the set.
 

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David A. Goldfarb said:
I think of "apple boxes" as the wooden boxes, often unfinished or simply varnished, that photographers or assistants stand on to get a higher angle or reach a tall light stand. These are finished and meant to be part of the set.
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You may be right, but I have seen the wooden apple boxes covered in fabric and used during portrait sessions.
 

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Our gym has something similar. Used by mad exercises to do extreme step-ups! Or even 'jump-ups!'
 

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Ya...the post above mentioned the gym...
In the fitness weightlifting world...the "Jerk Blocks" term is from the wooden blocks being used to perfect technique in
the Clean & Jerk movement...

I guess in photography, you could use them to pose "difficult" subjects....(aka many celebrities)
 
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