Posts by Author: Allen Mowery

Allen Mowery
Allen Mowery is a Nationally-published Commercial & Editorial Photographer with over 20 years of experience. He has shot for major brands as well small clients. When not shooting client work or chasing overgrown wildlife from his yard, he loves to capture the stories of the people and culture around him.

    Mount Your Camera Anywhere with This DIY Flexible Camera Mount

    Aug 3, 2015 Allen Mowery

    Tripods are great, but not always convenient to carry with you.  GorillaPods and other articulated camera mounts are wonderful, but they can get kind of costly….

    See How Photographer Created This Underwater Picture Without Photoshop

    Jul 31, 2015 Allen Mowery

    Photoshop has become such a standard part of advertising photography that we don’t even blink anymore when we see it.  So it takes us a…

    How To Make the World’s Best Lighting Modifier for $5

    Jul 31, 2015 Allen Mowery

    Lighting modifiers can have a huge impact on specialized shots.  With the right ones, light becomes putty in your hand, easily molded by the skill of…

    Photographer Gets Wild Chipmunks to Play Star Wars

    Jul 31, 2015 Allen Mowery

    Photographing pets can be challenging, and photographing wildlife from a distance can be a tedious and time-consuming process.  But, what happens when you want a wild…

    Drones Under Fire: Officials Offer $75,000 Reward Leading To Pilots Who Flew Over Wildfire

    Jul 30, 2015 Allen Mowery

    If your motto is, “Have drone, will fly over wildfires,” you could find yourself in some hot water.  Earlier this month, we reported how private…

    New Website Tells You If You Can Bring Your Selfie Stick

    Jul 29, 2015 Allen Mowery

    Some days, the Internet makes being nice a challenging prospect, but we’ll give it a try here.  Selfies, many of which will be burned into our…

    Photographer Answers the Question, ‘What Would Chairs Look Like As People?’

    Jul 29, 2015 Allen Mowery

    Many of us have often pondered the great question, “What would chairs look like if they were people?”  Okay, so perhaps not, but I appreciate…

    Adobe Fixes Bugs in First Premiere Pro CC 2015 Update

    Jul 28, 2015 Allen Mowery

    The 2015 release of Adobe Creative Cloud brought many new features, and for that we were happy.  Now we (or, at least I) am happy…

    DaVinci Resolve 12 Beta Is Here – World’s ‘Most Advanced’ Non-Linear Video Editor

    Jul 28, 2015 Allen Mowery

    Back in May we had shared that the upcoming release of DaVinci Resolve 12 may just be the most awesome editor for budget filmmakers.  The…

    This Man’s Selfie with a Rattlesnake Cost Him $150,000…and a World of Pain

    Jul 27, 2015 Allen Mowery

    It is my belief that people are forever destined to be stupid, and the quest for dangerous selfies is a prime example. Earlier this month, Todd…