How You Can Help

First, and most important, Strobist will always be available for free. It is a labor of love, and I have always enjoyed teaching people. Especially about light.

And besides, Lord knows photo gear costs enough as it is. And I do not want to know some photojournalism student is out there eating cat food and Ramen noodles because he or she had to spend $5 "be a member" of Strobist. Heck, I remember selling a 55 f/2.8 micro lens in college to get the power back on.

Either it'll work or it will crash and burn. But there won't ever be a cover charge.

If you enjoy Strobist and feel that you learn from it, you can contribute to the site in any one of a few different ways.

First, you can spread the word. Strobist's large marketing staff could best be described as "imaginary," with a budget to match. Every time you post a link on some photo message board (or anywhere) about Strobist, that helps the site to reach more people. And you earn my undying gratitude. And if you are the editor of some big, mass-market photo magazine, well, we should talk...

Second, my sincere hope is that I will cover the expenses I incur in running the site. (The expenses consist of case upon case of bought-on-sale, caffeine-rich Diet Mountain Dew for late-night "On Assignment" articles.)

When you make purchases on Amazon, Strobist gets some crumbs. Basically, Jeff Bezos coughs up some loose change so you can continue to learn how to light for free.

Ditto if you click through from Strobist via a link to either site and buy whatever other stuff you were gonna get there anyway. This costs you nothin extra, and it will serve to offset Strobist's expenses. Which hopefully will remain minor. At least that's what Mrs. Strobist has dictated.

So, if you feel the urge to set off on a massive, drunken spending spree at Amazon, please spend your last coherent thought remembering to click through to there via one of the links on this site.

Or, you can just click here.



Many thanks,
David