Posts by Author: 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.
Build a cheap, durable leather belt camera strap
May 30, 2015
Allen Mowery
I love cameras. I love leather (take that however you wish). And, while I don’t love camera straps, I kinda dig this DIY leather belt…
The Miggo AGUA – a storm-proof, quick-draw camera bag
May 28, 2015
Allen Mowery
As some of your faithful followers may know, I like camera bags. I also like to make them water-resistant. My family and I do a…
New 58mm Petzval lens touts bokeh control, classic shininess
May 28, 2015
Allen Mowery
Lomography made a big splash when they released a 21st-century version of the famed Petzval lens last year. Now, 175 years after it was first…
Capture Every Lightning Strike with This Clever GoPro Hack
May 27, 2015
Allen Mowery
In the past, we’ve featured some great posts about making sure you capture those epic lightning strikes that frolic through the sky like hyperactive children…
Capture and Transmit Photos Remotely with a Solar-Powered Camera and Radio
May 27, 2015
Allen Mowery
There are few things that get me more excited than radio technology (…at least for the time being; I will probably find another obsession in…
Quickly digitize the Dark Age with this DIY Automatic Film Slide Scanner
May 26, 2015
Allen Mowery
For those alive (or with family alive) during the days of film cameras, you have probably encountered the phenomenon of film slides (considered by some…
Forgotten treasures: 31 undeveloped, 70-year-old rolls of film shot by WWII Soldier
Jan 17, 2015
Allen Mowery
History, while being something we often repeat, is a precious treasure that, with time, often passes from recollection. With a passion to ensure that doesn’t…
Create epic rain effects with this $15 rain machine
Jan 7, 2015
Allen Mowery
While we at DIYP are no strangers to covering such things as creative (and cheap) rain machines, we always find it in our hearts to…
Hands-on Review of the LiteTrek 4.0 Mobile Lighting Kit
Dec 30, 2014
Allen Mowery
One of the greatest dilemmas for photographers using off-camera lighting on location is achieving the balance of light output and portability. For those of us…
Documenting War: Mathew Brady on the American Battlefield
Apr 16, 2014
Allen Mowery
While the American Civil War was not the first armed conflict to be photographed, it was by far the most bloody and gruesome up to…