Problem: Article: Take a hot shower and let the water wash over your face for five minutes. You'll open up your pores and soften whiskers, making shaving much easier. You may also wrap a hot towel around your face like barbers do for their customers. Soak a small towel in hot water and hold it firmly against your face until the towel cools. Dump out the water in your mug or bowl. Replace it with nickel-sized dollop of shaving cream or the entire soap cake. Soaps are the cheaper option and are made with a high fat, vegetable oil glycerine mixture. Creams are similar to soaps and you should look for ones with natural essential oils like jojoba or coconut oil. Avoid common shaving gels and foams. Although you can use these, they won't give you as good of a shave as quality soaps and creams.
Summary: Hydrate your face with hot water. Place shaving cream or soap on the bottom of your shaving mug.

Problem: Article: Know what a fair price is for what you're buying. You can use comparison sites or simply look up prices on some of the major retail sites. For cars, you can find the approximate value on Kelley Blue Book. Check out the price of what you're buying at competing stores and dealerships. Think about profit margin. You're seller may be willing to mark the item down more if they have a high profit margin. For instance, you may be able to find out how much a dealership actually pays for a car, which gives you room for negotiation. You may not feel like you can negotiate in a certain situation, but it never hurts to try. You may be able to get away with it in smaller, locally owned stores especially. For instance, at a local store you could say, "I really like this item, but I was wondering if you ever give discounts for items like this one?" Know what you're willing to pay, and don't go above it. If the seller wants you to pay more, you can always walk away. Make sure the person you are negotiating with has the authority to cut you a deal. If he or she doesn't, you may need to go higher. You don't have to guard all your secrets. Opening up a bit will create trust and a rapport with the person. Essentially, you're creating a relationship, and that will benefit you, as it will make the person more likely to give into you. As an example, you could talk about why you're shopping for a new car. Maybe you just lost your old one, or you need to buy one for your mother. Negotiating means making counter offers, and both of you will be happier if you feel like you settled on a fair price. Don't be afraid to offer another price. For instance, you could say, "That's a good offer but not quite what I'm looking to pay. Would you take (insert offer)?" That is, stop talking for a few minutes to consider the offer because silence makes people uncomfortable. The seller will try to fill the space and may talk him- or herself into accepting a lower price. You may not get the exact price you want, but the seller may be willing to throw something else in, such as a free gift. If you're trying to buy a car, maybe you can negotiate free oil changes at the dealership. Don't give up just because you're tired, and don't signal to the other side that you're ready to stop unless you have the deal you want. The seller will zero in on that weakness and try to get you to accept the deal as is.
Summary: Do your research. Don't be afraid to ask for a lower price. Determine a target price. Talk to the right person. Be open. Don't accept the first offer. Take a moment of silence. Accept other compensation. Be persistent.

Problem: Article: Three-point lighting is the standard lighting setup used by professional photographers in the studio. It involves setting up one light behind and above your subject, and 2 lights on opposite sides of the camera. A three-point setup can be created used a standing light and 2 desk lamps with LED or CFL bulbs. The light in the back of your subject is called the backlight. The main light next to the camera is called the key light, and the fill light refers to the final light on the opposite side of the key light. Place your standing light above and behind your subject to make it the backlight. Use lamps for the key and fill, which go under your subject on opposite sides of your camera. Make your brightest bulb or strongest lamp the key light. In a three-point lighting setup, the key light is the main light source that you use to illuminate a subject. A fill light is the light source on the opposite side that softens shadows. Set up your studio space so that it's right next to a window to save yourself from having to get an extra light. You can use the window as a fill or key light depending on whether the natural light is stronger or weaker you're your lamp. Window light will provide your subject with a clean, natural look that studio lighting often has a hard time imitating. Choose an east-facing window if you want to shoot in the morning and a west-facing window to shoot in the evening. If you're shooting objects on a table, lay down a white foam core board underneath your subject. Use clamps to secure your foam board to the table and tilt your camera above your subject. The foam board will reflect light to make it easier to get a good exposure at a higher shutter speed, and will serve as a clean, minimalistic background for your compositions. White paper can have a similar effect, but it's easily damaged and torn.
Summary:
Set up a standing light and 2 lamps to create a three-point lighting setup. Set up your studio next to a window to replace a key or fill light. Lay a foam core board on a table to reflect light.