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.
Can you tell a glass lens from a plastic lens? I am not so sure!
Nov 3, 2024
David Prochnow
A recent claim made by Lomography regarding an upgrade to its Lomo’Instant Wide Camera known as the Lomo’Instant Wide Glass has raised more than a…
Perfect, painless panoramic paper prints from your smartphone
Oct 30, 2024
David Prochnow
Flexing your panorama s-t-r-e-t-c-h is one of the best photographic features found on many of today’s smartphones. In a simple sweep of the camera, huge…
Oh, snap: make a wired remote switch for your Canon camera, no soldering required – just plug and click
Oct 20, 2024
David Prochnow
The days when shutter release buttons had a threaded socket for receiving a cable release are long gone. Until the advent of the self-timer, whether…
Mirrorless, mirrorless, on the wall, who’s the best one of them all?
Oct 13, 2024
David Prochnow
There’s none that compares to the Canon EOS R100 for fair. (It shines even with the best Canon cameras)
This adapter creates amazing split images with zero effort!
Oct 9, 2024
David Prochnow
Traditional film photographers have all of the fun. And the bulk of this fun emanates from those crazy folks at Lomography. From wonderful film emulsions…
Spot the difference between “pie” and “pi” with the new Raspberry Pi AI Camera
Oct 6, 2024
David Prochnow
Everywhere you turn today, it’s “AI this” and “AI that,” in the news. If you’ve had a hankering to try your hand at “AI something,”…
Can you spot the difference between film and DSLR with an old lens?
Sep 29, 2024
David Prochnow
YouTube photography personality Mikel Sigler suggested that the qualities of film photography can be mimicked in digital photography by using vintage, manual focus lenses on DSLR and…
Grrr; let your inner beast roam free with the new Lomography Lomomatic 110 Zebra Crossing
Sep 28, 2024
David Prochnow
Every photographer has heard, in every manner of paraphrasing, “…the best camera you have is the camera in your pocket.” Those inventive folks at Lomography…
Is the market going back to lenses that fit all mounts? I think so!
Sep 25, 2024
David Prochnow
You’ve got to admit, Doctor Leonard McCoy, chief medical officer of the starship USS Enterprise (OG Star Trek TV series), never hid his emotions regarding his opinion…
Picture this: a wack world with green sky…oh, and the yellow snow is safe to eat
Sep 21, 2024
David Prochnow
Pursuing infrared (IR) photography is always a wild ride. From focusing quirks to shifted colors, only “boots on the ground” experience can equip your mind’s…