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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...

The Ultimate Camera – If Only It Existed

by Allen Mowery | Dec 5, 2011 | Equipment, Misc., Photography

Every day we encounter situations where the thought “If only…” runs through our minds. If only they made practical flying cars…If only I had unlimited funds…If only women could know what it’s like, just once, to get kicked in the...

DIY Photography Super Clamp Tutorial

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...

A Simple 2-Light DIY Photography Setup

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...

Thinking Inside the Box: DIY Softbox from Styrofoam Cooler

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...

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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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