Take photos like a pro without breaking the bank by using FREE and nearly FREE software and hardware explained in this book. * Get professional looking shots from a low-cost camera * Save money by building your own lighting rigs, tripods, monopods and stabilisers for next to nothing * Learn how to use older lenses on modern digital cameras, and make your own macro lens, lens hoods, flash diffusers, flash concentrators, decorative Bokeh effect lenses and more * Use dozens of FREE and low cost photo applications for processing, viewing, cataloguing, editing, creating HDR, and photo stitching * Build powerful photography processing and editing suites with free software and plugins that go head to head with expensive tools like Adobe Photoshop and Lightroom