Q & A: Three Tips for Better Home Studio Lighting Results
For those becoming interested in photography, “strobism,” or artificial lighting, can sometimes be a daunting prospect. I recently received an email from a frustrated reader who was trying to set up a small studio and was having some issues with getting...Speak No Evil [featured]
Self Portrait – Oftentimes the simplest of words get people into trouble. For some of us, we wait to have something to say until it’s enough to ensure our demise. This particular setup was rather simple and consisted of: The camera on a tripod utilizing a...Spreckels Organ Society [featured]
SAN DIEGO – Down the sweeping, pillared arm of the Spreckels Organ Society, Balboa Park Last month I was out in San Diego to shoot a friend’s outdoor wedding, and in my free time surrounding the matrimonial events, I tried my best to get in a little...Timing: 5 Tips for Fall-time Portrait Photography
I had previously written a list of tips for fall-time portrait photography in which I discussed ways in which to use the late afternoon sun to capture beautiful, golden images. In this part I’m going to discuss another important factor: timing. Everyone knows...
Ep. 87 — Seventeen Syllables of Suffering: The Haiku Scam
Tired of people calling 17 syllables “genius”? So am I.
In this brutally honest, occasionally unhinged episode of Perfectly Poetic, Allen Mowery finally unleashes his pent-up frustration about the most overrated poetic form of all time: the haiku. From childhood worksheet trauma to seasonal name-dropping, syllable policing, AI-generated nonsense, and the myth of Bashō’s frog — no stone (or smooth river pebble) is left unskipped.