by Allen Mowery | Oct 12, 2010 | Equipment, Photography
Creative professionals are continually pressured to “think outside the box” in order to push the limits of their creativity. But, sometimes, it’s thinking inside the box (pun intended) that produces some great results. Photographer Murry McMaster...
by Allen Mowery | Sep 21, 2010 | Equipment, Lighting Setups, Photography, Tips
Anyone think it’s difficult or expensive to get professional quality lighting? Here are a couple lighting setups to debunk those myths. I was inspired to try out a couple ideas that I had generated on the drive home from the office recently, so immediately upon...
by Allen Mowery | Aug 20, 2010 | Misc.
PREFACE: Over the last several years I have become a big fan of foreign films, documentaries…and Rita’s Italian Ice. This piece is not politically- or religiously-motivated but is meant to simply inform you of an amazing film project. Anyone else ever get...
by Allen Mowery | Jul 28, 2010 | Misc., Photography
Whether or not you like to admit it, each of us have weaknesses of some variety and intensity. We don’t like people to see our imperfections and often go to great lengths to camouflage our shortcomings. Dating relationships are a perfect example of this, but as...
by Allen Mowery | Jul 23, 2010 | Featured Photos, Photography
DAILY PHOTO – Last evening my parents had invited us to go with them to Walker Lake, a local body of water near their place, to spend some time together and take our daughter out in their boat. However, my brother and I commandeered the boat first and went out...
by Allen Mowery | Jul 11, 2010 | Equipment, Photography, Resources
While I often fantasize about expensive equipment and a large studio layout, I operate on a very minimal budget, which often leads me to be creative and develop my own equipment, dubbed “FrankenFoto.” And, this is one of my lovable “monsters.”...
by Allen Mowery | May 21, 2010 | Misc.
No offense to any other parents out there, but my (our) daughter is the most adorable little girl in the world. Being a naturally-inquisitive child, as well as one who looks up to her father, she is continually interested in anything that I am doing. And photography...