Podcast #74 – Back to the Basics – Composition with Roberto Valenzuela
January 19, 2010 – 6:34 pm | Comments

This week we go back to the basics and talk about composition with our good friend Roberto Valenzuela.
Roberto talks about composition and gives the following guidelines:

Choose a selective focusing technique
Placement and composition of your main …

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Podcast #40 – Picking the winner of the converging lines contest with Roberto Valenzuela

Submitted by KerryG on March 10, 2009 – 9:55 amComments

podcastKerry and David discuss some of the cool finds from the PMA 2009 show (see CameraDojo.com for video highlights). The guys also announce the details for the next photo contest that will begin this week called Exciting Lighting, the winner will get a free seat at David Ziser’s Digital Wakeup Call tour. Complete details for the new contest will be posted this coming week.

Top Ten Contest Entries

Nashville Train Station (link)
The Link (link)
Millenium Bridge (link)
Nicholson Viaduct (link)
The Road Goes on Forever (link)
Gothic Walkway (link)
Quase Infinito (link)
Golden Beach Dock (link)
DC Metro (link)
Her first day on the job (link)

And the winner is……

LShadracks The Link

LShadrack's The Link

LShadrack’s entry, The Link is our contest winner. This killer shot of a bridge in Kansas City played well with the theme of the contest, nailed the symetry of structure, was exposed well, and made for an excellent image. Congrats!

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About the Author: Kerry Garrison is a wedding, portrait, and product photographer living in southern California. With 10 years of experience shooting products and 3 years of experience in the wedding industry, Kerry brings a good deal of technical know-how and can explain topics in easy-to-understand terms. Kerry's work can be found at http://kerrygarrison.com and on Facebook at http://facebook.com/KerryGarrison

  • Roberto:

    Dude, you need a shirt. Your Zebra butt picture on one side and "Butt Man" on the other side!
  • Thank you for picking my photos as part f your top 10. I really enjoyed and learned from your analysis. Thank you so much, I am honored. Bt the way the 'Road' photo was taken in Key West. Your choice of The Link would have been my choice too, fantastic.

    Great podcast every week ! Keep it up -- Bob Jagendorf
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