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THE PRINCE OF CHEAP IS BACK!!! Above image by Marjorie White Yes… this is me… yes its a wig… and yes.. it happened at my workshop! Sorry for being away so long but I had to recuperate from that wild workshop! I’m talking about Monster Lighting Tactics II! The short rundown you ask? Try this: …
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It’s David Griffin, “The Prince of Cheap,” here again!!! Now anyone that’s asked me about lighting choices knows I am a big proponent of strobes. But today I am a changed man! After having a try with something totally new, I may be reconsidering my exclusive thinking about my lighting equipment choices. Now, on to …
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Ladies and Gentlemen!Once again its coming! Sunday, March 30th, 2008, one of the coolest – deepest photography workshop in Southern California… Monster Lighting Tactics II! The last time this workshop was held we covered glamour light, Rembrandt light, soft light, hard light, D.I.Y. solutions, featured a live model and more!!! This time we’ve added gels, …
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Here again is the Prince of Cheap! This time around I’m bringing you a lesson in hard light. Recently I was out on an outdoor fashion shoot with the wildly talented (and braided) Mr. Shannon and Stephanos. Mr. Shannon and Stephanos can be found at Model Mayhem – ID #358293 for Mr. Shannon and ID …
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Ever needed an AC outlet in the middle of nowhere to juice up your high powered flash to fill a scene tip to tip with sun balanced light? Ever got depressed cause you need to light a 15ft wide area with sun equalizing F11 light at ISO 100, then realized that your tricked out hot …
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For years photographers have sought broad soft light sources that: enhance skin, reduce the need to have a fill source, and create forgiving areas of soft predictable light coverage. This is what makes large light modifiers the easiest lights to position as well as some of the most desirable to portrait photographers across the globe …
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The Prince of Cheap is here again, but this time I’m gonna tell you not how to save money but a way to make money! Lots of people ask me, “Whats a quick way for me to make some easy money with my camera?” The first thing I seem to always think to say is “Learn to …
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Prince of Cheap here again! Lets take a break from cheapness for a split second. Times up! (The lesson is free!) This post will give you some tips on analyzing images in order to recreate them. For example the image below was shown for my free workshop, Monster Lighting Tactics. (Look for the next one!) …
How much can you learn about lighting in about 3 hours? How about how to get stellar light with a less than stellar budget (my favorite topic), diffusion, aperture, shutter, how to build light panels, scrims, diffusion, the “Inverse Square” Law, photograph 2 live models, build cheap reflector boards, beat the 12 O’clock sun, hard …
The DSLR wars are on fire! The web is afire with rumors and details of a new Sony DSLR that reportedly will place it in direct competition with the Nikon D300 and the Canon 40D. In the wait for a more professional body Sony Alpha users will be delighted by the upcoming Sony A700! Engadget.com …