TableTop Studio Ltd
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TableTop Studio Ltd
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Product
Photography Equipment, Studio Lighting, Specialist Photographic Kits & Custom
Accessories
We are
Dedicated To Helping You Produce Outstanding Product Images
The
Authorised European Distributor of the Best Selling EZcube® Light
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Please visit Our Website at
www.tabletopstudio.co.uk
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Online Ordering ~~ We Ship Worldwide ~~
Who Are We
We are a
family run internet mail order business based in the middle of the
Cotswolds just outside the beautiful village of Bourton-on-the-Water
in Gloucestershire. If you have never been to Bourton-on-the-Water,
known as the "Venice of the Cotswolds" then it is well worth a visit.
We don't have a shop or demonstration facility as we are a mail order
company, but you can arrange to collect your order if you wish and you
can also visit the Motor Museum (home of "Brum"), the Perfumery,
Birdland, the Kit Williams' Dragonfly Maze, the Model Village and the
Model Railway, plus enjoy lunch or afternoon tea in one of the many
coffee shops and cafes.
What Do We Do
Anyone compiling web pages - from retailers
and collectors to information sites, research agencies and education
institutions - needs to be able
to produce fantastic quality images quickly, professionally and
inexpensively themselves. We believe that even inexperienced and
non-technical people can create excellent images without spending a
fortune and without having to spend a lot of time learning about
special photography techniques or going to the expense of employing a
professional photographer.
We
supply a full range of product photography kits for easy product photography, aimed at
anyone with a website, selling on eBay or who just wants to photograph
their personal collection or exchange digital images with friends.
Our product range includes kits for photographing jewellery, watches,
glassware, glass beads, ceramics, coins, collectables, clothing,
furniture, antiques,
computer equipment, books, shoes, toys, flowers, cakes, just about
anything...! And you can add your own special touch with
our range of accessories, providing limitless potential for
individuality and special effects
And it's Easy! Anyone can set up a TableTop Studio Product
Photography Kit and be producing professional images
in less than 20 minutes. But if you have any problems of
queries, we are always on hand to help.
All our product photography kits are made up for each individual customer.
This enables us to be flexible as to the kit contents. So if
you have any special requirements we will be happy to put a kit
together just for you.
Our Mission Statement
We are
dedicated to helping you to produce outstanding product images.
Our aim is to help you to produce professional
quality images for use on web pages and on eBay with your own
inexpensive studio set up in your home or office. We are not
here just to supply products, we are genuinely keen to ensure that
you do achieve the results you need. So please make use of
our before and after sales service to ensure that you purchase the
right products for you needs and that you achieve the results you
desire.
Our Technical Support
Service
All purchases
are backed up by our unique
Customer Advice and Technical Support Service.
We understand that not everyone is a photographic expert and that
sometimes help is required. We never just sell kits and then
leave you to work it out for yourself. We are always on hand to
advise on camera suitability, help with camera settings and
lighting queries and to give any assistance you might need. We
are always happy to emulate your requirements in our own studio in
order to give you the best advice.
If you have any
questions, we would always encourage you to ask before you
purchase. Let us know what type of items you want to
photograph and any special effects you are seeking and we will be
pleased to suggest a suitable kit for you, or make one up just for
you!
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To find out more
about the EZcube, our Specialist Photography Kits and our unique
Customer Service and Technical Support, please see
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Why are we the Best Supplier of Product Photography Equipment?
Good Question! We know we are not the cheapest so here's a few
reasons why we are the best for quality, innovation, customer
support and value.....
Best for Quality:
We only supply Top Quality Products - for example:
The EZcube® is the world wide market leader in light tents.
It is made of a light weight nylon material that allows
optimum diffusion of the light so you do not need high
powered, expensive to run and eco-unfriendly lighting
BEWARE:
of light tents made of a double sided flock lined
material. This is a very thick, poor quality
material that actually blocks the light. You need
seriously bright lights to penetrate it
BEWARE:
of light tents that are not white, some of the products available
appear to be white to the untrained eye but they are an
off-white/pale yellow which creates problems with white balance
Our Professional Lighting is designed to optimise the
available light. Our large reflectors are lined on the
inside with a special reflective coating which intensifies the
light. Our reflectors were designed by our own design
team to give the best shape and size to provide the correct
spread of light for use with a light tent.
These are our own reflectors, made specifically for us to our
own specifications, not off the shelf "make do".
When purchasing professional lighting products
BEWARE:
of reflectors the size of desk lamps. They create a
point of light which is focused in a small area, giving
uneven and ineffective lighting
BEWARE:
of reflectors that do not contain and direct the light,
leading to maximum light loss
BEWARE:
of higher powered, multi bulb light sets which are not as eco
friendly as they could be, quality of light is more important than
quantity
All of our products are UK
and EU compliant and UK legal (CE approval)
and have UK 3-pin plugs. We also include adaptors for
other countries FREE
BEWARE:
direct imports - your safety may be at risk. Even lighting
fitted with UK plugs may not confirm to UK regulations
Our light products are all 5000K and our large range of Accessories are designed to compliment
each other so you can built an entire versatile studio with
any combination of our products. Our EZcube® Accessories
are all custom designed to fit, both in size and with the
correct fittings and attachments, so no adjusting or trimming
is required
BEWARE:
of suppliers selling incompatible products with different
light colours - beware of suppliers who offer lighting
with bulbs of varying colour temperature -
you will not get good results from a lighting set that
contains bulbs that are a mixture of, for example, 5100K and 5400K.
This will just confuse your camera!
BEWARE:
of accessories that do not fit or that require trimming
BEWARE:
of inferior garish coloured nylon backdrops that do
nothing to enhance the product you are photographing.
They seem like a good idea, but we bet you never use them!
Our bespoke turn-key Kits go way beyond the basic light tent
and lights set. We supply Complete Specialist Kits with
everything you need to create fantastic images of Jewellery,
Glassware, Coins and Badges, Watches, Beads and Crystal and
many other specialist items
Best for Innovation:
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We lead the innovation of product photography others follow - for
example:
We were the first supplier to offer a light tent with a versatile front zip which allows you to have the front slot at
any position higher or lower to create the ideal angle for your
camera to item ratio
We were the first supplier to offer
a light tent with a unique top panel that unzips to allow you to exchange items
through the top without disturbing your camera, tripod and lights,
making photographing multiple items much faster
We were the first supplier to offer
a rigging system to allow you to suspend your product (our
EZrigging System)
We were the first supplier in the UK to have 5000K Bulbs (they are
clearly marked and every batch is fully tested). These are
our own bulbs, made specifically for us to our own
specifications
The expression "Perfect Daylight" in the UK refers only to 5000K
but this expression is often copied and misused. How do we know?
We invented the term!
The concept, design and even the name TrumpetTop™ were invented
by TableTop Studio (which means if you see others using the same
name and design, they are copies!)
We are the first supplier to have a unique 3D Photography system
so you can show your items from every angle using a small and easy
to create animated image (our EZspin™
System)
We are the only supplier to have a unique LED bulb for enhancing
the dispersion of diamonds and giving the diamonds that amazing
"dazzle" in 5000K format compatible with all our other lighting
(our Diamond Dazzler™)
We are the only supplier to have a bespoke total solution for all
jewellery and glass photographers (our Jewellery and Glassware
Photography Kits are just some of our large range of
bespoke Complete Kits
for photographing specialist
items)
The majority of our
products are designed by us and manufactured specially for us
(not off the peg products from a Chinese or Japanese standard catalogue).
This means they are designed specifically for our Kits and for
specialist product photography
We continue to create new
products and new concepts so we
remain on the very leading edge of product photography
development
Our
ideas are much copied, as all the best idea are, but never
equalled on quality, design and innovation |
Best for Customer Support:
We have an unsurpassed Technical Support Service available on all
our products - for example:
Before you buy we will advise you on the suitability of your
camera for product photography. If your camera is not suitable
we will advise you to buy a different camera before you buy
anything from us. We only give honest and straight
forward advice
We advise on the most appropriate equipment for your products, we
will not sell you items you do not need
We answer all of your technical queries, help you perfect your
images, talk you through setting up your camera, invite you to
email us your images for comments and we provide a total before
and after sales support as much as you need for as long as you
need, both by email and by phone
You'll be lucky to find this level of service and support
anywhere else
BEWARE:
suppliers who are happy to supply cheap products (or even
expensive ones) until you find that there is no technical support
available
If you want to avoid these problems and frustrations, you are in
the right place. We really do provide a total service, from
discussing your requirements with you before hand, to advising on
which products or Kit would be best for you, making up a Kit for
you (no "set packages" here), helping you to decide which camera
to buy, to holding your hand through your early efforts right
through to those wonderful customers who get really into product
photography and come back to us time and again for help achieving
unusual and unique special effects. We'll even experiment
for you in our own studio (using your own products if
appropriate). This is all FREE if you have purchased an
EZcube Kit from us.
We have lots of tips and advice on our website
www.tabletopstudio.co.uk, all of which is available for anyone
to access and use, but this is just the tip of the technical
knowledge and experience we have. If you'd like access
to everything we know, we'll gladly share it with you!
All this comes free when you buy from us - as much help as you
need for as long as you need it
BEWARE:
of suppliers who point you to our website for
reference and information (yes, we know this happens a
lot). Why are they not producing their own
information? Why can they not answer your questions
directly themselves? If they can't help you with the
basics, what else won't they be able to help you with...?
BEWARE:
of sellers who steal descriptions from competitors and alter a
word or two here and there (we've had our eBay listings
plagiarised many times). Why don't they know enough to write
their own descriptions? How much knowledge and technical support
will they be able to give you when you need it?
Best for Value
We may not be the cheapest but we are the best value - for
example:
Our Total Concept System allows you to add extra
items, specialist lights and all kinds of fully compatible accessories at any
time, so you can start off with a basic Universal Kit and
build up in your own time to a seriously sophisticated Total
Kit for your own specialist products
We are based in the UK and ship from stock in our own
warehouse. We don't sell products we don't have and we
don't ask suppliers to ship straight to you, resulting in your
order arriving piecemeal or in poor packaging
We deal with all queries directly ourselves, quickly,
efficiently, knowledgeably and in a friendly and non-jargon
manner
We operate fully legally
through a fully registered Limited Company and we are VAT registered so if you are purchasing for business use
you will be able to reclaim 17.5% of the purchase price
We comply fully with the European Direct Selling Regulations
We are registered with VeRO
(Verified Rights Owner Programme)
How To Get
Started
You do not need any prior knowledge or experience to use our
Kits.
All instructions are included (devised and tested by
ourselves) and many people find this is enough to have them
producing quality images in less than 20 minutes. If you
need more help, we will hold your hand and walk you through
every stage, from deciding what you need (we'd rather talk you
out of buying extras you don't need), to talking you through
setting up your Kit and your camera, to producing your early
images, through to becoming truly and uniquely creative so you
can make your products look better than anyone else in your
field.
OK, so here's what you do next:
Make sure you are
buying from genuinely knowledgeable people to help you achieve the images
you desire
Ask questions - we love questions!
Tell the supplier what you want to do and ask for their
advice as to suitable products. Purchasing the wrong
equipment can be costly
Tell them what camera you have and
ask them
to advise as to its suitability
Ask about the level of technical support available before you
purchase
Ask them if their prices include VAT and if they can
provide a full VAT receipt
BEWARE:
of inferior products from suppliers with no technical
knowledge or technical support. They work out more
expensive in the end
BEWARE:
of those who claim to provide superior customer
service but don't have the ongoing technical support
to assist you in the weeks and months afterwards
Thanks for
taking the time to read this information
If you have questions, please ask!
We will always give you a clear and honest answer
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TableTop
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Oak Tree House,
Clapton-on-the-Hill, Cheltenham, Gloucestershire, GL54 2LG |
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Email: 'jo@tabletopstudio.co.uk' |
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Phone/Fax +44 (0)
1451 820425 |
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VAT Registration
No. 850 2468 35 |
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Registered in
England & Wales Number 5408026 |
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Registered
Office: Ross House, The Square, Stow-on-the-Wold,
Gloucestershire, GL54 1AF |
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Please visit
our Website at
www.tabletopstudio.co.uk
Please visit
our eBay Shop at
www.stores.ebay.co.uk/Tabletop-Studio-Ltd
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