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.
Waiting for a Rollei 35AF? Don’t Wait; Get This GOLD-Plated Rollei 35, Instead
Apr 22, 2025
David Prochnow
Right up front; full disclosure here: this gold-plated Rollei 35 costs more than the Mint Camera Rollei 35AF. While the Rollei 35AF is $800/$830 for…
Use Enlarger Lenses on Your Mirrorless Camera and Save a Bundle
Apr 16, 2025
David Prochnow
Sometimes a negative for printing on photographic paper. It’s an elegant solution for making prints that are much larger than a negative. Unfortunately, another casualty…
It’s Time to Get Your Mirrorless Camera Ready for Worldwide Pinhole Photography Day 2025
Apr 14, 2025
David Prochnow
You can almost feel the excitement in the air, right? In less than two weeks, Worldwide Pinhole Photography Day (WPPD), April 27, 2025, will be…
A Touch Here, a Tone There, Turn Black & White into Color with Help from this Book
Apr 12, 2025
David Prochnow
You know the experience; you’ve just photographed the most amazing image, but the film in your camera was black and white. So, now you’re unable…
Using the World’s Smallest SLR Lens on a Mirrorless Camera
Apr 9, 2025
David Prochnow
Talk about photographic strange bedfellows–attaching the world’s smallest SLR lens to a mirrorless camera is certainly appropriate for this moniker. But why on Earth would…
A Bolt Outta da Blue; Leave ’em in Stitches with Fabric Photographs
Apr 2, 2025
David Prochnow
It’s a photographic match made in heaven. No negatives, no paper, no chemicals, and no darkroom, yet you can make huge enlargements that are picture…
Adapt a Sutton Water Filled Lens to Your Mirrorless Camera
Mar 26, 2025
David Prochnow
Bundled inside the Lomography LomoMod No.1 cardboard camera kit (read our review here) is a completely self-contained lens system. Aperture, shutter mechanism, shutter speed adjustment,…
Focus Close, Real Close with Your Micro Four Thirds Camera Using a Bellows from the 1960s
Mar 22, 2025
David Prochnow
Is your Micro Four Thirds camera lacking in the macro photography department? Do you need ultra-closeup photography and your macro lens equipped with a set…
Twist and Shout: Build a “Physically” Interactive Photographic Display
Mar 19, 2025
David Prochnow
Turn your living room into a first-class photographic museum by installing an interactive display. No, this isn’t one of those “dime-a-dozen” convert a discarded digital…
Learn the Color of Color: Mastering the Art of Color Photography
Mar 16, 2025
David Prochnow
Very few photographers have a true appreciation for the value of color photography as a valid artistic expression of reality. Certainly one of the pioneering…