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Shooting a Commercial Image with Trash and Walmart Gear

Shooting a Commercial Image with Trash and Walmart Gear

by Allen Mowery | Nov 13, 2014 | Equipment, How-to, Lighting Setups, Photo Shoots

Want to see some of the method behind the madness? I share a little of it right here! I attribute a great portion of my rekindled interest in photography to the late Bill Simone, a phenomenal commercial photographer whose work for one of my previous employers was...
DIY Waxed Canvas Camera Bag – a Domke Alternative

DIY Waxed Canvas Camera Bag – a Domke Alternative

by Allen Mowery | Dec 28, 2012 | Equipment, How-to, Photography

Looking to put together a sexy camera bag? Already have a messenger bag you want to carry your camera in? Love the look and feel of waxed canvas bags but don’t want to fork over the money to buy one new? This tutorial is for you! HOW TO…Turn a Messenger...
DIY Photography Wall Art from Baby Crib Springs

DIY Photography Wall Art from Baby Crib Springs

by Allen Mowery | Jul 26, 2012 | Creative, How-to, Tutorials

Are you looking for creative ways to decorate your walls and display numerous photos without making it look like your crazy great-aunt’s hallway? Now you can with this ingenious DIY project! While I would love to take credit for this idea, it is really my...
3 Budget Saving Ways To Turn Old Photos Into New Treasures

3 Budget Saving Ways To Turn Old Photos Into New Treasures

by Kate Sorensen | Jul 12, 2012 | Creative, How-to, Tips, Tutorials

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...

DIY Lightsphere – A Good, Cheap Gary Fong Alternative

by Allen Mowery | Nov 20, 2011 | Equipment, How-to, Photography, Tutorials, Videos

Get great results from your photography while saving a ton with this great little do-it-yourself alternative to the Gary Fong Lightsphere! While I would love to claim the original concept for this little project, I must give credit to Artur Gajewski and his wonderful...
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Ep. 87 — Seventeen Syllables of Suffering: The Haiku Scam

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.

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