Article Archive for September 2012
Podcast #119 – Conversation with Vincent Versace
In what is the longest Camera Dojo Podcast ever, we spend the evening with Vincent Versace. During this podcast we discuss how we should be paying attention to the blur in our images more than what is …
Photography Weekly Wrap Up 9/29/12
Once again I have scoured the web for the best photography related articles, posts, and news from around the blogosphere. This week I bring you 25 great posts to keep you busy reading all weekend. …
Fall Photo Contest: Water
It may be Fall in some parts of the country but here in southern California we are in the middle of our Summer season and we are doing the best we can to cool off. …
5 Tips for Shooting Off-Camera Flash, Part 4
This week Jason Anderson from Canon Blogger continues his five part series on learning how to use off-camera flash.
This series has been all about wrangling in your off-camera flash. We’ve gone a little more advanced, and the responses …
Composition Basics: Get In Close
Very often we hesitate to get in close with our subject but we also have to realize that details are very important. The best way to show details is to get up close and personal. …
Announcing Photoshop Elements 11 & Premiere Elements 11
We all like to spend more time shooting and less time editing and Adobe has the tools to help us out. Today Adobe has announced the latest versions of Adobe Photoshop Elements 11 & Adobe Premiere Elements 11. …
Top 5 Modifiers For Photography Lighting
I constantly get asked about my favorite modifiers so I have put together a list of my top 5 all-time favorite light modifiers. From the small and ultra-portable Rouge Flashbenders that you will always see …
Podcast #118 – Conversation with Syl Arena
It’s been far too long since we have had our good friend Syl Arena on the show and with his crazy schedule (and hair) it’s no wonder. We finally managed to schedule a time to …
Photography Weekly Wrap Up 9/22/12
Photokina is the world’s largest camera show, so large that it only happens every other year. Photokina is the show where we see more product announcements all in one week then we often see in …
Contour +2 Hands-Free Video Camera Now Available in Premium and Specialty Retail Stores
Small action cams really came into their own this year with numerous new cameras and updates to existing cameras. Contour is adding to that list with the Contour+2. The Contour+2 not only shoots 1080p HD …
Using The JuicedLink RA333 Riggy-Assist PreAmp
If you have been following Camera Dojo over the past year you may have followed along as I discovered Why DSLR Audio Recording Sucks and What To Do About It and then used a JuicedLink DS214 Amp to improve …
5 Tips for Shooting Off-Camera Flash, Part 3
This week Jason Anderson from Canon Blogger continues his five part series on learning how to use off-camera flash.
This week continues the journey through various tips to wrangle the best possible light out of a single light source …
Think Tank Photo CityWalker Camera Bags
Think Tank Photo to Release Soft, Lightweight CityWalker™ Premium Messenger Camera Bags
Think Tank Photo is at it again with an entire new line of camera bags called CityWalker. These new messenger style bags come in three …
Think Tank Photo Airport Navigator
ANNOUNCING THE AIRPORT NAVIGATOR™ TOP- AND FRONT-ACCESSIBLE PHOTOGRAPHER ROLLING PILOT’S CASE
In November, Think Tank Photo will release the Airport Navigator™, the photography industry’s first rolling pilot’s case that allows you to access gear from both the top and …
Canon EOS 6D vs Nikon D600 – Battle of the Budget Full Frames
Yo Kerry, How come we never see any Nikon news on The Dojo? Well..its fairly simple…Nikon doesn’t have me on their press release list and since I don’t shoot with Nikon equipment, I don’t often …
Lensbaby Announces Spark – Low Cost Selective Focus Lens
I am a huge fan of the Lensbaby products and have used them practically since they came out. I even shot an entire wedding using nothing but Lensbaby products. One of the problems has been …
Sigma Announces Programmable Lenses
Newly developed “USB DOCK” exclusively for new product lines.
Along with the new lenses announced this week at Photokina is a whole new way to customize your lenses. Sigma has created a new piece of software …
Canon Announces EOS 6D – Budget Full Frame DSLR
I have never quite understood how some companies decide on product names and often, just as you get it figured out, the company does something that makes you scratch your head. Thus is the case …
