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...
Allen’s Vintage Wedding #4 – Free Lightroom Preset
I think there is something to be said for vintage photography and the varying looks that often accompanied it. But, what do you do to achieve that look in the digital age? Lightroom presets. This is a custom-developed preset specifically crafted for images shot in RAW...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...StudioCloud – Best Free Studio Management Software
Have you been looking for a way to better increase productivity and manage the day-to-day operations of your photography business? Are you looking for a way to accomplish simple tasks, like providing a client with a comprehensive price list, more efficiently and...
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.