Posts by Author: David Prochnow
Our resident “how-to” project editor, David Prochnow, lives on the Gulf Coast of the United States in Ocean Springs, Mississippi. He brings his expertise at making our photography projects accessible to everyone, from a lengthy stint acting as the Contributing How-To Editor with Popular Science magazine. While you don’t have to actually build each of his projects, reading about these adventures will contribute to your continued overall appreciation of do-it-yourself photography. A collection of David’s best Popular Science projects can be found in the book, “The Big Book of Hacks,” Edited by Doug Cantor.
This Portfolio System is Bound to Impress
Dec 11, 2025
David Prochnow
Most photographers, when they’re ready to market their most recent portfolio to editors, publishers, agents, and galleries, will use a book publisher like Adorama’s Printique….
Time to Blast off! Hide a Timer Cam Inside a Saturn V Rocket and Watch Your Garden Grow
Dec 10, 2025
David Prochnow
Your countdown has begun. Winter is just settling in and it’s time to get your seeds planted! What…WHAT? What does planting seeds have to do…
Enable any 35mm Camera to Take True Panoramic Photographs (No Mask or PC Required)
Dec 4, 2025
David Prochnow
Never buy a dedicated panoramic film camera, ever, again. Why? Because just about any 35mm film camera can be easily converted into a true panoramic…
Make Jigsaw Puzzles Inside a Camera
Dec 2, 2025
David Prochnow
If you think that life is like a jigsaw puzzle that must be pieced together to form a picture of your mortal soul, then his…
It’s Kinda Like Three Rolls of Film for the Price of One! Oh, and You Get a FREE Camera, Too
Nov 24, 2025
David Prochnow
Everybody loves a bargain. Especially in today’s tough economic times. Imagine the surprise when a disposable camera appeared on the Freestyle Photo & Imaging website…
A Medium Format Camera so Sophisticated that it’s a Debonair
Nov 21, 2025
David Prochnow
Back in the mid to late 1960s, a curious all-plastic, teal-colored camera appeared in Hong Kong. It was known simply as Diana. Incredibly, within a…
Leica Just Launched a New Camera That Only Sees in Black & White without the Drama
Nov 21, 2025
David Prochnow
Meet the new Leica Q3 Monochrom, Leica’s laser-focused homage to chiaroscuro — a camera so dedicated to black & white, it won’t even bother with…
Print Mario and Nintendo Switch Screenshots as Real “Action Shots”
Nov 19, 2025
David Prochnow
Imagine this: you just nailed a perfect jump in Super Mario, captured the moment, and now you want a keepsake. Enter the Fujifilm instax mini…
Add Filters to the Rollei 35AF
Nov 18, 2025
David Prochnow
[Please note: See an important update at the end of this article.] Up until now, accessories for the Rollei 35AF have been curiously nonexistent. For…
Film Ferrania: Made in Italy; Coming Soon…for Real Now
Nov 13, 2025
David Prochnow
No other name in the production of film emulsions stirs the emotions of photographers more than Film Ferrania. Products like the infamous P30 with its…