I am sure we all have a bunch of cable management methods with varying success, and we are all probably continuously looking for better methods. So what this blog is asking for is simply a picture of your best cable management solution. And feel free to voice pros and cons in the comments.
Cables are highly problematic, there are enormous varieties and lengths of cables, and no matter how large your collection, you always need one you don't have. They all cost money so you don't want to throw them out, even if they are rarely used. They are cumbersome, often too long to store straight and if there is more than one they are bound to get tangled up, even one can get tangled up. Finding the right cable in a tangled mess and digging it out is a pretty time-consuming and frustrating activity. Hanging them up takes a lot of space and it just doesn't work for long cables.
In my case, I don't have wall space to have a nice hanger system and keeping frequently used cables in a big box is very inefficient in both space and time. I got the idea to design 3D printed hooks that would attach to my video light stands and it immediately made an enormous improvement in making many cables quickly accessible without them getting all tangled up or occupying valuable space. It also avoided marring my walls with screw holes and hooks.
Here is a picture to get this exercise started .. I have 2 light stands - not normally positioned here but they are in nearby handy locations when working in this space....
I'm not sure this is optimal, but it works so well, I am going to make another bracket for a free-standing light I have at another workstation.
