During my much needed vacation last month I got to thinking about new directions for my columns here at ProPhotoResource.  You all know how much I enjoy working with my Profoto studio strobes – they’re easy to use and so dependable that working with them has become second nature.  They’re also pricey, a tagalong by-product of ease and dependability.

Never one to shy away from a lighting challenge, I thought it might be fun to shoot some nice, technically perfect images using the cheapest lights and modifiers I could find.  I’m not talking about less expensive strobes, not even the ones named after extraterrestrial insects.  No, I’m talking about cheap gear you might find in a hardware store.  The Frugal Fotographer was born.

My first visit to my local Home Depot turned up this worklight, a 500-watt halogen lamp designed to flood a room with light so that you might be able to see what you’re painting or building.  With a price tag of $14.97, I just couldn’t pass it up.

 

 

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