Can you build a solid kit for $500?




     I think you can. Shown to the left is one of my favorite shots ever from back when I had my first kit. Did I have to invest thousands of dollars to get quality images? Nope. Is it the greatest photo ever on the face of the planet? Nope, but it's something I'm proud of, an image of respectable quality, regardless of its minor flaws, that helped me book more work.




Budgetographer: Angela Michelle Perez.

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Budgetographer: Angela Michelle Perez. 

    Occasionally I'll tell you about photographers who inspire me, while living the budget lifestyle. Photographers who beat the odds, and create beautiful work with budget equipment. These photographers know what the hell they're doing, push the limits of their equipment, and serve as an inspiration to all of us who operate on a budget. 

Hopefully you'll be inspired as well by some of these featured photographers.


Meet our first Budgetographer, Angela Michelle Perez.



OCF on a budget: YongNuo RF-602

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YongNuo RF-602 Remote Trigger
This article is to review, and give some information on YongNuo's RF-602 Remote Trigger system. This is their second trigger system. (CTR-301 being the other popular system) with this one surpassing the last. Let's start with the documented information, the stuff they put on fliers and ads, then get into practical use.



Cowboy Studios: great deal or stay the hell away?

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     Everyone has to start somewhere, right? Now the question comes to mind: Do you spend $200 on a great, solid stand, bracket and modifier, or $40 for a basic one that gets the job done and gives you a basis on which to grow?

     Even though this blog is all about doing as much as possible while spending as little as possible, I won't tell you to go out and get something just because it's the least expensive around, that'd be irresponsible of me, and a waste of your time. The gear I suggest and review here will be all be from firsthand experience, and I'll strive to be as unbiased as I can, but sometimes I admit, I do fall in love with certain products. Let's get started with talking about Cowboy Studios.  

Work with what you've got - Apartmentstudio

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Work with what you've got - Apartmentstudio
  
     You've got to start somewhere, right? For me that has meant Basementstudio, Kitchenstudio and currently, Apartmentstudio.

     Similar results as a normal studio, while saving either $1500 a month, or $75 an hour? Sign me up!

    I cannot afford to support a full-time studio. I simply do not have the clientele to support one. So the options left to me are renting a studio, which generally costs $50-$75 per hour, or work with what I had. I went the route any photographer on a budget would go: Apartmentstudio!

Identify your needs.

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Identify your needs.

I want a 1DsIII, an H4D60, Profoto D1 Airs, everything holding my gear to be Manfrotto and Gitzo. I want an EF 70-200 2.8L IS II and 85mm 1.2. I want $6,000 parabolic umbrellas and other ridiculously expensive modifiers.

Do I need any of it? Not quite yet.

And you probably don't either.


Flash on a budget: Yongnuo YN560

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Off Camera Ligthing on a Budget: YongNuo YN560 

 

YongNuo YN560 Flash 

    This article is to review, and give some information on YongNuo's YN560. This is their third flash system (460, 460II, 560) with each one surpassing the last. Let's start with the documented information, the stuff they put on fliers and ads, then get into practical use after the break. 



Off Camera Flash on a Budget

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Off Camera Flash on a Budget. 



     I’ve been getting a lot of emails lately about my flash setups, and how to cheaply get started with Off Camera Flash (OCF) since I laud and comment on the ‘strobist on a budget’ lifestyle any chance I get. Moving your lights off your camera, or starting to use lights in general is a completely new ballgame, and in my case, changed everything.

Welcome to Photography on a Budget

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Photography is an expensive hobby. However, it doesn't have to be. As I progress as a photographer, I've found more and more alternatives that produce quality images, at a fraction of the price. I believe that budget is often one of the most limiting factors in progression. More of a mental block, really.