DIY

    Make ANY Android Smartphone into a Focus-Stacking Champion
    Feb 2, 2026 David Prochnow

    Focus stacking isn’t the sole domain of high-priced cameras anymore. There’s an Android app that brings focus stacking into the world of smartphones. Not just…

    Add an Electronic Flash to the Panasonic Lumix S9…YES, Really!
    Feb 1, 2026 David Prochnow

    When I was writing for Popular Science magazine, one of my most popular articles was “Set Up a High-Speed Audio-Triggered Flash“. Why? Because everybody loves…

    Build a Poor (Financially-Challenged) Photographer’s Leica Q3 43 Equivalent (Sorta)
    Jan 17, 2026 David Prochnow

    You know the scenario; you’ve just returned from the supermarket and you checked the change in your trouser’s pocket and you’re just a little short…

    Maximize Your Lomography DigitaLIZA Max
    Jan 11, 2026 David Prochnow

    While Lomography recommends the use of a smartphone with the DigitaLIZA Max, there are a couple of reasons why this selection isn’t the best option….

    A DIY 50MP|Quad Pixel Camera: What Does That Mean and Is it Any Good?
    Dec 20, 2025 David Prochnow

    So, you’d like to dip your big toe into the sea of large megapixel cameras, but you don’t want to spend a fortune entertaining this…

    Convert a RETO Ultra-Wide Camera into an Ultra-Wide-Wide Camera
    Dec 16, 2025 David Prochnow

    You’ve got to hand it to RETO Project, they certainly know how to accurately name a camera. Take the RETO Ultra Wide & Slim Camera,…

    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…