Abstract: A lamp stand 1 is provided which has a ground-engaging base 2, a vertical support member 3 carried on the base, a carriage 10 movable along the support member, and an arm 11 on the carriage for attachment of a photographic lamp 9. The carriage 10 is mounted on the support member 3 so as to be slidable along the support member 3 to adjust its vertical position simply by manually applying a lifting force to a portion of the lamp 9 and raising or lowering the lamp to the required height, and so that, when the lamp 9 is subsequently released on reaching of the required height, the carriage 10 is fixedly held in that position on the support member 3 by frictional engagement with the support member. This renders adjustment of the height of the lamp particularly straightforward.

Abstract: A photographic light table comprises a top panel against which a subject is to be photographed while the panel is illuminated from below. A frame supports the panel by its edges so that the panel is maintained substantially horizontal. Light producing equipment is disposed in a chamber within the frame for illuminating the panel from below, and an arrangement is provided for removably mounting at least one light-modifying screen within the frame at a position such that the light transmitted by the light producing equipment passes through the or each screen before passing through the top panel.