what does this box do?

[Delighted]

yesterday my company was doing a photoshoot for this new ad campaign they are launching and i noticed that the photographer was carrying around a small black box straped onto his shoulders while he was taking pictures. What exactly is this box for?

 

[matbook101]

Should have asked said person or at least taken a picture of it.

 

[Delighted]

i really wish i did. it troubles me to not know right now but i was so busy.

 

[Feed Me]

Posture correction

 

[Gav2k]

yesterday my company was doing a photoshoot for this new ad campaign they are launching and i noticed that the photographer was carrying around a small black box straped onto his shoulders while he was taking pictures. What exactly is this box for?

Gps unit??

 

[dukebound85]

spare film/cards

 

[iJohnHenry]

Posture correction

Really? I could only find one, for children, to keep their shoulders back. The beeping would be annoying for an adult. 😉

I was thinking an early version of steady-cam, with a heavy weight to create inertia. 😛

Or, if the camera has BlueTooth, an automatic back-up drive.

 

[ejb190]

Could be a backup battery pack. Some of the flashes really suck the battery down. Or another possibility is memory of some kind.

 

[/user/me]

yesterday my company was doing a photoshoot for this new ad campaign they are launching and i noticed that the photographer was carrying around a small black box straped onto his shoulders while he was taking pictures. What exactly is this box for?

Could be for checking white balance? it could be battery packs, or it could be a handheld flash. 🙂

 

[Don't panic]

lunch?

 

[Thomas Veil]

...carrying around a small black box straped onto his shoulders while he was taking pictures. What exactly is this box for?

So the FAA will know what happened if he crashes.

 

[iJohnHenry]

So the FAA will know what happened if he crashes.

Nice try, but it's not actually black in colour. 😀

 

[mscriv]

Did it look kind of like this?

It was likely a battery pack if it had any kind of cabling coming out of it.

 

[iJohnHenry]

It was likely a battery pack if it had any kind of cabling coming out of it.

One would have thought he would have mentioned any wires, right?

😉

 

[simsaladimbamba]

Can you provide dimensions? Was it really a simple box shape, or did some parts protrude?

 

[Big-TDI-Guy]

Did it have a Thundercats sticker on the front, and a white plastic handle?

Ok back o.t., was it a portable soft box? Also favor the theory about external power pack for flashes.

 

[Mousse]

Also favor the theory about external power pack for flashes.

I was thinking along the same line, except that it makes little sense to have a battery pack strapped to your shoulder. I usually strap them around the waist.

I'm now thinking that the little black box has nothing to do with photography. It might just be an MP3 player. The shoulder is a logical place for an MP3 player, if you can believe those Nike commercials.

 

[/user/me]

could be a gateway to narnia too 😛

 

[mscriv]

I was thinking along the same line, except that it makes little sense to have a battery pack strapped to your shoulder. I usually strap them around the waist.

When I shoot with my Quantum battery pack I use a shoulder strap. I just don't want the thing popping off of my belt depending on the shooting stance I take; crouching, sitting, or leaning.