Cheap, quick, DIY light tent for product photography
A quick setup on my kitchen counter using printer paper propped up on drinkwear and natural light. (The antique pipe is compliments of my wife’s Father’s Day present.) Final Image
3 Budget Saving Ways To Turn Old Photos Into New Treasures
Guest post by Kate Sorensen of CouponCravings.com Most of us still have hefty collections of old photographs lying around the home. In this digital age, now that images and information are stored almost exclusively in nonphysical formats, it’s hard to figure out what...Weekend Photography: In-home Shoot With the Adamses [video]
It was my privilege to conduct an in-home shoot with a great, older couple this weekend. Working in a confined space can present its challenges, but that doesn’t mean you can’t capture some amazing images. Plus, see my DIY super clamp in action! Video...Q & A: Considering the New Fuji X-Series
Q: I’m looking to buy a camera, and I like the Fuji X-S1 model. Do you think Fuji is the way to go? My first SLR was a ’70s-era Fujica (I miss that camera!), and I used to use an S2 Pro, but I am by no means a Fuji expert. I like some of what I see in the...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...
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.