A Lesson In Hard Light – Complimenting Mid Day Sunlight

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 …

Creating Killer Headshots: The Cheap Way!

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 …

A Quick Start Guide to the One Light Setup

The Prince of Cheap is here again! In my pursuit of (cheapness) one light perfection, I am about to give you a gem or two that will keep you from complaining about having only one light. In fact, if you fully understand this… you may even come to prefer one light images! Why on earth …

Studio Quality High Key Lighting without the Studio!

I call the sun my outdoor studio because it offers unlimited backgrounds, unlimited lighting patterns and near unlimited possibilities! I love it! This article will show you a great way to get the high key studio look using the sun as your light source. The tools needed: A camera which allows you to manually control …

Butterfly Lighting on a Budget

This tutorial only requires one light! Hey here’s one for the ages! For some time I’ve wanted to own a beauty dish. While searching the web I found that the most respected beauty dish seems to be the Mola brand. However, when I went to the web site I was shocked by the price (www.mola-light.com/htm/samples.html). …