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New Hosting Company

We are migrating away from Bluehost over to Hostgator and there are bound to be issues with some things not working properly immediately. If you find anything that doesn’t work, please use the contact form …

Podcast #92 – Conversation with Chris Diset Podcast #92 – Conversation with Chris Diset

In this show Kerry talks with Chris Diset who is a wedding photographer from Southern California who has teamed up with Kerry to do a 24 hour photo journey on New Years Day. The team …

Harbor Digital Design Quick Spot Harbor Digital Design Quick Spot

Most of you know I love using speedlites and am always looking for ways to use them more creatively. Recently I heard about a company called Harbor Digital Design and their new Quick Spot product.
The …

Blackbelt Lighting Phase 3 Lighting Kit Blackbelt Lighting Phase 3 Lighting Kit

Based on popular demand we have added a Phase 3 Lighting Kit to the store. The Phase 3 is an expanded version of the Phase 2 kit and includes the following:

1 Wireless Flash …

CameraDojo Mobile? Yup, there’s an app for that! CameraDojo Mobile? Yup, there’s an app for that!

If you are an iPhone user you might already know there is a CameraDojo app for your iPhone. Today we have launched the CameraDojo app for Android as well. The CameraDojo app is the easiest …

Using Multiple Flashes – Evolution of a Shot Using Multiple Flashes – Evolution of a Shot

Lately I have become addicted to using more and more speedlites on my shoots in order to have complete control of the lighting that I want to achieve. Products like my wireless flash triggers and …

Single Light Portrait Setup Single Light Portrait Setup
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=j5guFQNBToQ

When you are learning how to use lighting it is best to start off with a single light source and really learn how to master what you can get with that. Your next best friend …

Perfect Resize Now Available from OnOne Software Perfect Resize Now Available from OnOne Software

onOne Software Announces Availability of Perfect Resize
for Adobe Photoshop, Photoshop Lightroom and Apple Aperture
The next generation of Genuine Fractals includes new features to optimize image enlargement quality and time saving interface enhancements to help photographers …

Lightroom 3.3 and Camera Raw 6.3 are now available Lightroom 3.3 and Camera Raw 6.3 are now available

Lightroom 3.3 and Camera Raw 6.3 are now available as final releases on Adobe.com and through the update mechanisms available in Photoshop CS5 and Lightroom 3.  These updates include bug fixes, new camera support and …

Multiple Light Configurations with Westcott Speedliting Kit Multiple Light Configurations with Westcott Speedliting Kit
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iACvyB9rn84

Sometimes you just need more light and one speedlite isn’t enough. While playing around with the Westcott Speedliting Kit I figured out some interesting ways of attaching multiple lights to the system. Using this setup, …

Sigma now accepting Scholarship Contest applications Sigma now accepting Scholarship Contest applications

High school seniors vie for $5,000 cash prize, $1,000 in photography products
Ronkonkoma, NY, Nov. 30, 2010 – Sigma Corporation of America is currently accepting photo and application submissions for its second annual Scholarship Contest. The …

onOne Software Ships Perfect Photo Suite 5.5 onOne Software Ships Perfect Photo Suite 5.5

onOne Software Announces Availability of Perfect Photo Suite 5.5 for Adobe Photoshop, Adobe Photoshop Lightroom and Apple Aperture
New version of Perfect Resize and direct integration with Lightroom and Aperture provide
photographers with essential tools to quickly …