by Allen Mowery | Feb 19, 2011 | Tips
I bet many of you have heard a quote along this line before, usually followed by “Target only charges (insanely low amount) for a portrait.” I tell those clients to go to Target to have their portraits taken and come back to me when they aren’t happy with them. Other...
by Allen Mowery | Feb 8, 2011 | News, Photography
No, they aren’t doing an artist biography or a miniseries on my oh-so-exciting life, but I was surprised to recently hear from a staff member of the longest-running soap opera on BBC television. As it turns out, while doing some research for an upcoming episode, the...
by Allen Mowery | Feb 3, 2011 | Photography, Resources, Tips
Winter is a beautiful time of year and offers many opportunities for amateurs and pros alike to hone their skills and capture some great images. Whether you have a simple point-and-shoot or an advanced dSLR, there is something for everyone in this list. Gear 1. Dress...
by Allen Mowery | Nov 24, 2010 | Interviews
Brian Kerr is an outstanding Scottish landscape photographer I’ve connected with on Flickr whose work I have come to greatly admire over the last while. Thank you, Brian, for taking some time out of your busy schedule to share a little about your passion and...
by Allen Mowery | Nov 6, 2010 | Equipment, Lighting Setups, Photography
I dug this out of my archive while continuing to work on further organizing my image library in Lightroom. The Setup This is a very simple (and cheap) DIY lighting setup that I executed in our living room near the front door entrance. Using my daughter as a model, I...
by Allen Mowery | Nov 4, 2010 | Photo Shoots, Photography, Resources, Tips
For those who associate with me on Facebook and Twitter, you have heard me comment about the absolutely stunning, almost ethereal quality of fall and winter sunlight, especially that which strikes the earth in the late afternoon. And a shoot from this past week stands...
by Allen Mowery | Oct 27, 2010 | Around Town, News
For those living locally, come out on Friday, November 5th from 6pm-10pm and support the arts in downtown Lewisburg. With over 40 artists displaying their works in 42 shops and studios — ranging from painters and potters to jewlers and photographers, all from...