money saving thread

mastertrinity said:
grease paper makes a great diffuser.
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rizla papers stuck over the flash are the old favourite. Supermarket milk plastic bottles make good diffusers aswell.

Oh, and a rule of life: you can never, repeat never, own too much duct tape.

In fact, duct tape and WD40 are all you need. If it doesn't move and it should, use WD40. If it moves and it shouldn't....
 
hahaha I atually have in my room atm a roll of duck tape a roll of electrical tape cable ties and wd40 :P I can do anything now MWAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAA
 
AliB said:
Ladies, you have been warned! :)
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LOL, I was thinking the same thing.

Poundland does a great table top tripod for P&S. Ball head and extendable legs.

An old negative over the flash will give some interesting effects too.
 
An old projector with some slides is a cracking way to body paint a nude.

Of course you can use expensive laptops and projectors but a good old fashioned one from a car boot works just as well.
 
Yep! Choose slides with strong colours or strong lines and aim it at your model. Turn it round and zoom it in and out until you get an effect you like. (This tip is brought to you by Mark Cleghorn on his phototraining4U website and I just nicked the idea to do it cheaply) Use a white background and don't worry about shadows, you can use those as part of the image if you shoot wide or you can zoom in and do more detailed shots.

If you have a model who can do curvy shapes then it works a treat.
 
The little tripods from 99p store or Poundland, are great for little flash stands for strobist stuff.
Dean:)
 
Cigarette papers make great diffusers for built-in flashes on DSLRs and compacts... just don't try the liqourice ones :)
 
microfibre cloths obviously are great for cleaning lenses, but (I read in practical photography, tried it and haven't scratched a lens yet!) if you scrunch up a rizzla (sp) paper, breathe on your lens and gently wipe your lens, it works just as good.

Clear shower caps (cheap hotel ones!) are supposedly good for covering your lens when it's raining (never tried it, but again something in practical photography)

There was a DIY light ring in there too, TBH I tried it but had dud Christmas lights so never got to find out how good or bad it was.
 
MagicMynx said:
Clear shower caps (cheap hotel ones!) are supposedly good for covering your lens when it's raining (never tried it, but again something in practical photography)
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A plastic bag works just as well for that, saves having to stay in cheap hotels :lol:
 
Don't buy a horse.

Then use the money saved on camera kit.
 
Stop smoking and drinking ale...............:thumbs:

Niether of which I have managed yet..............:D
 
TriggerHappy said:
Don't become a student :D
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this man knows where it's at :P

you know those sandisk neoprene cases you've got millions of because they come with each and every single cf card you ever bought? 4AA batteries fit in them perfectly :D
 
Lasagne said:
Don't buy a camera at all. Simply look at what you would have photographed, then later on try to remember what you saw.

Much cheaper, and no oof images to worry about.
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bit difficult to share the images though, unless you know of a new way of reading minds ....
 
itsdavedotnet said:
this man knows where it's at :P

you know those sandisk neoprene cases you've got millions of because they come with each and every single cf card you ever bought? 4AA batteries fit in them perfectly :D
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Finally someone who appreciates me :D

And the tip about the neoprene case is actually genius since i've had to start carrying around spares for a Nikon F5 which eats 8 at a time!
 
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