Author: Allen Mowery

Hasselblad Developed This Manual to Train Astronauts How To Take Photos in Space

Allen Mowery

We’ve seen a lot from NASA over the years, from original space exploration photos to intriguing experiments to some of the most incredible time-lapse footage you will ever watch.  Heck, we’ve even witnessed a moon landing Hasselblad go for three quarters of a million dollars!  But, we’re talking mere rocket scientists here, not esteemed photographers with […]

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Canon Announces EF 35mm F1.4L II with Improved Optics and Chromatic Aberration Control

Allen Mowery

Canon has just announced the upcoming release of the EF 35mm F1.4L II USM, an upgraded version of the wide-angle, L-series prime lens.  Boasting features such as 14 optical elements and an improved water-resistant housing, the lens is also the first in the world to implement Canon’s new Blue Spectrum Refractive technology, significantly reducing chromatic aberrations in-camera. “The new Canon-developed […]

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Incredibly, Model Holds Breath for 4 Minutes to Shoot Underwater Video in a Single Take

Allen Mowery

Holding my breathe for even a minute is a difficult task, let alone for four minutes straight.  And I can’t say that I’ve ever been tied up and sunk to the bottom of a pool.  But, for free diver Marina Kazakova, it’s all in a days work. “Lydia is a song about a failed relationship,” says […]

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ISS Uses Still Camera and 800mm Lens to Demonstration Acceleration Through Space

Allen Mowery

In recent years we’ve become more familiar with the International Space Station (ISS) through live video feeds, experiment demonstrations, and fantastic images that have been brought back to earth.  (Then again, maybe it’s all just thrown together on some Hollywood sound stage…who knows.)  But, to the best of my knowledge, we have never before seen […]

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Olympus Announces E-M10 II with Faster Shooting, Better Stabilization, and Improved Viewfinder

Allen Mowery

Olympus, who 13 years ago produced what I viewed as mediocre digital cameras at best, has been impressing the photography world with many of their cameras in recent years.  From the Pen to the OM-D, they have really stepped up their game to be a real contender in the professional sector.  Now, they’ve upped the […]

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Olympus Announces E-M10 II with Faster Shooting, Better Stabilization, and Improved Viewfinder

Allen Mowery

Olympus, who 13 years ago produced what I viewed as mediocre digital cameras at best, has been impressing the photography world with many of their cameras in recent years.  From the Pen to the OM-D, they have really stepped up their game to be a real contender in the professional sector.  Now, they’ve upped the […]

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Watch How This Photographer Creates High-Action Images with Stroboscopic Flash

Allen Mowery

Stroboscopic flash photography is basically putting your camera on a slow shutter speed and firing bursts of strobe lighting to freeze moments in action for a “double exposure image” on acid, so to speak.  When David Einar was booked for a shoot with the Linköping Hockey Club in Sweden, he wanted to convey the full sense of action […]

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Photographer Shares 9 Pieces of Gear He Wished He’d Never Purchased

Allen Mowery

Many people suffer from gear acquisition syndrome (GAS), regardless of occupation or hobbies.  It’s part of living in the materialistic Western World.  The problem with photographers is, however, that we often feel justified in our purchases because we’re “making money” with our new toys, rather than simply allowing them to collect dust in the garage. […]

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Photographer Loses Copyright Suit Against Mapmaker Because of Licensing Technicality

Allen Mowery

Creative commons licensing is great, especially for online content creators.   It can also be a tremendous tool for gaining recognition through use of your work as you are just starting out in the creative world.  However, it can be a double-edged sword for the unsuspecting. A few days ago, a court in Washington, DC found in […]

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This Is How Dan Vojtěch Shoots an Airplane with 30 Strobes

Allen Mowery

Red Bull always seems to be up to something (perhaps it’s the “wings”), trying to impress us with various antics to get us to buy their overrated energy drinks.  But, on the plus side, it affords those of us in the creative world with some great inspiration. In one of their most recently-released videos, stunt […]

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