Low Budget Shooting - Do It Yourself Solutions to Professional Photo Gear
Reviewed by Wayne LeFevre
Author:
Cyrill Harnischmachet
Publisher:
Rocky Nook
http://www.rockynook.com/books/1-933952-10-5.html
Released:
April, 2007
Pages: 72
$19.95 USD, $20 CND, £10 UK
ISBN-10: 1-933952-10-5
ISBN-13: 978-1-933952-10-9
Audience:
Beginner/Intermediate/Advanced
Strengths:
Excellent pictures and examples for photo gear projects for the DIY crowd.
Weaknesses:
A bit short. |
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Introduction
Photography gear for studio, tabletop, and
flash photography, and for accessories here and there, are expensive and often
not even available. Many pros have made their own, but the home user wouldn’t
have a clue if not for a little help from someone else. But where to find that
help? Rocky Nook.
In this book…
Rocky Nook, one of my favorite publishers
of photography, has another winner of a book out for the struggling
photographer, or even a wanna–be like myself. Low Budget Shooting is very aptly named.
After I bought my
first DSLR, a lens, and splurged on Aperture, I pretty much used up all my
Christmas, Anniversary and Birthday allowance for the next year. Though this is
really all that is needed, the more you really start getting into photography,
the more it becomes more like computing. Yes, an iMac, keyboard and mouse is
technically all you need, there are many gadgets and extras that would make
life just that much simpler. Unfortunately, money has a habit of disappearing
when it comes to the “gadgets envelope,” and that is where this book comes in.
Though not a huge
book, coming in at 72 pages, it’s professional hard cover, incredible
photographs and step–by–step instructions will make you wonder why some
spend thousands on the same gear. Low Budget Shooting is the one-stop source
where you will find instructions and a shopping list on how to build an array
of useful and inexpensive photographic tools.
Filled with full-color
images and easy-to-follow text, this book shows how to build essential lighting
and studio equipment; how to make the perfect light-table for shooting small
objects; and how to build reflectors, soft-boxes, and light-tents that really
work. It also tells where to get some of the little helpers that make a
photographer's life so much easier.
One of the neat ideas
in the book are the photographs is that they will show the same subject,
photographed with the different lighting techniques, boxes and reflectors that
are included in the book to be made.
Conclusion
If you’re a photographer on a budget, or
just like to save a little money, this is a must to add to your collection.
