"Watch out for heat build-up if using a paper snoot with either a continuous light or a powerful studio light. Instead look for something called "Cinefoil" or black foil which is heat resistant."

"I've seen people using a substitute light stand made from a length of timber set into an old paint tin filled with concrete. Cheap, but a little bit harder to fold up for transportation....."

"If space allows, use a larger sheet of perspex, as it gives you more freedom in positioning. Toughened glass is more durable also."

"This photo sequence was set up in about 10 minutes - with more time we could have spent longer positioning the reflectors to even out the lighting even further - a sheet of white paper out of shot towards the front and a corresponding piece above it would have lit the gilded rim all around, for instance."