David Prochnow, Author at DIY Photography https://www.diyphotography.net/author/david-prochnow/ Your one stop shop for everything photo and video Wed, 28 Aug 2024 07:30:08 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://www.diyphotography.net/wp-content/uploads/2023/11/cropped-favicon-32x32.png David Prochnow, Author at DIY Photography https://www.diyphotography.net/author/david-prochnow/ 32 32 Don’t shoot until you see the whites of their…well…tungsten eyes https://www.diyphotography.net/dont-shoot-until-you-see-the-whites-of-their-well-tungsten-eyes/ https://www.diyphotography.net/dont-shoot-until-you-see-the-whites-of-their-well-tungsten-eyes/#respond Wed, 28 Aug 2024 07:30:06 +0000 https://www.diyphotography.net/?p=279907 Sometimes, the camera’s built-in Picture Color Modes, AKA Creative Control Modes (e.g., standard, vivid, monochrome, etc.) just don’t adequately capture the mood of the moment....

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]]> https://www.diyphotography.net/dont-shoot-until-you-see-the-whites-of-their-well-tungsten-eyes/feed/ 0 Shoot both black & white AND color, at the same time, in the same camera…oh, and on the same film! [This works for digital, too!] https://www.diyphotography.net/shoot-both-black-white-and-color-at-the-same-time-in-the-same-camera-oh-and-on-the-same-film-this-works-for-digital-too/ https://www.diyphotography.net/shoot-both-black-white-and-color-at-the-same-time-in-the-same-camera-oh-and-on-the-same-film-this-works-for-digital-too/#comments Fri, 23 Aug 2024 10:12:00 +0000 https://www.diyphotography.net/?p=279543 OK, right up front…YES, you could just take a color photograph. But where’s the fun in that? This little trick is so gloriously magical that...

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]]> https://www.diyphotography.net/one-lens-that-could-rule-the-world/feed/ 0 This is how you make a D(isposable)SLR https://www.diyphotography.net/this-is-how-you-make-a-disposableslr/ https://www.diyphotography.net/this-is-how-you-make-a-disposableslr/#respond Mon, 12 Aug 2024 13:12:55 +0000 https://www.diyphotography.net/?p=278872 A “disposable” camera sounds so wasteful in today’s increasingly polluted world; doesn’t it? Even when known by its alternative name, “single-use,” these small 35mm film...

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]]> https://www.diyphotography.net/this-is-how-you-make-a-disposableslr/feed/ 0 A collectable in the making…maybe…and a lawsuit like no other https://www.diyphotography.net/a-collectable-in-the-making-maybe-and-a-lawsuit-like-no-other/ https://www.diyphotography.net/a-collectable-in-the-making-maybe-and-a-lawsuit-like-no-other/#respond Tue, 06 Aug 2024 06:21:07 +0000 https://www.diyphotography.net/?p=278719 Do you have room for a couple more cameras? Hey, is the Pope a catholic? Yes, of course, you have some free shelf space just...

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]]> https://www.diyphotography.net/a-collectable-in-the-making-maybe-and-a-lawsuit-like-no-other/feed/ 0 Pentax 17 vs. Alfie Cameras TYCH: a frame half full or a frame half empty? https://www.diyphotography.net/pentax-17-vs-alfie-cameras-tych-a-frame-half-full-or-a-frame-half-empty/ https://www.diyphotography.net/pentax-17-vs-alfie-cameras-tych-a-frame-half-full-or-a-frame-half-empty/#respond Thu, 25 Jul 2024 10:03:07 +0000 https://www.diyphotography.net/?p=278108 Film photography devotees, rejoice. There’s not one, but two brand new film cameras on the market. And they’re both unlike anything you’ve ever seen before;...

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]]> https://www.diyphotography.net/an-instax-hack-that-anyone-can-do-in-an-instax/feed/ 0 Welcome to the littlest slideshow on Earth https://www.diyphotography.net/welcome-to-the-littlest-slideshow-on-earth/ https://www.diyphotography.net/welcome-to-the-littlest-slideshow-on-earth/#respond Wed, 17 Jul 2024 08:13:20 +0000 https://www.diyphotography.net/?p=277728 Lay-dees and gent-tell-men, please direct your attention towards the 10x eye loupe, through which, you will cast your eyes on the most amazing sights ever...

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]]> https://www.diyphotography.net/own-your-very-own-lego-bh-store/feed/ 5 Remain in light (meter) – rediscover the joy of analog light meters https://www.diyphotography.net/remain-in-light-meter-rediscover-the-joy-of-analog-light-meters/ https://www.diyphotography.net/remain-in-light-meter-rediscover-the-joy-of-analog-light-meters/#respond Tue, 16 Jul 2024 10:53:08 +0000 https://www.diyphotography.net/?p=277559 New light meters are becoming more and more commonplace on the shelves of photographic equipment stores. What was once believed to be an “end-of-life” camera...

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