by Allen Mowery | Apr 26, 2011 | Equipment, How-to, Photography, Tips, Tutorials
There are often times when you need to place a light or other piece of equipment in a location that just does not facilitate a light stand or tradition mounting apparatus. Enter the invention of the ever-so-versatile super clamp. This device allows you to mount...
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 | 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 | 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.”...