Cheap Tricks

CONTENTS

Acknowledgments

1. Charting the Sun

2. Acceptable Lies

3. Nose Shadows

4. Metering the Face

5. The Leashpod

6. The Lens Cozy

8. Spring Clamps

10. Area Rug and Seamless Backdrop

11. Awesome Backlight

12. Backgrounds

13. Cut Your Background in Half

14. Killer High Key

15. Register Boxes

16. Cookies and Reverse Cookies

18. The Bookend Bounce

19. Greenscreen

20. Accessory Flash Diffusion

21. Cheap Photo Tents

22. Vignette by Softbox

23. Simulating Sunlight

24. Use Your Windows

25. Clamp and Work Lights

26. Fluorescent Strip Lights

27. Cheap Tricks with LEDs

28. Dragging the Shutter

29. Gels as Special Effects Filters

30. The Beam Splitter

31. Fun with a Fog Machine

32. How to Monetize Athlete’s Foot