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Articles by Kerry Garrison

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

Camera Dojo “Summer Fun” Photo Contest – $200 in Prizes! Camera Dojo “Summer Fun” Photo Contest – $200 in Prizes!

Welcome to the Camera Dojo Summer Fun Photo Contest. We want to see your photos of what Summer Fun means to you. Remember, this is a contest so let’s go out and take some great …

Podcast #61 – Kerry and David answer letters from listeners Podcast #61 – Kerry and David answer letters from listeners

It’s time once again to address some of the questions that have come in. We start off with Ramon Carcases’ question about posing different sized people and David throws out some ideas of using different …

New Firmware Provides Tethered Shooting on Epson Photoviewers New Firmware Provides Tethered Shooting on Epson Photoviewers

If you use an Epson P6000 or P7000 Photoviewer you can now use your device as a tethered shooting solution for the Nikon D90, D300, D700, D3, D3X and Canon EOS 40D, 50D, 5D Mark II, 1D Mark III and 1Ds Mark III cameras.

Adobe Photoshop Lightroom Import Workflow Adobe Photoshop Lightroom Import Workflow

Mileta Nikoletic (@Mileta on twitter) from Stockholm wrote in to ask how I optimize my import process when using Adobe Photoshop Lightroom. Basically I do a pretty simple import process using a preset I created to apply the Camera Standard Camera Calibration setting to all images. This gives me a good starting point for working with my images. In this video I show how to create the Camera Standard preset and then apply it to images during import.

Breeze Systems goes Beta with DSLR Remote Pro for Mac Breeze Systems goes Beta with DSLR Remote Pro for Mac

Most of you should know that I am a big fan of Breeze Systems’ DSLR Remote Pro software for tethered shooting. The problem has always been that is was only available for Windows. Now however, Breeze Systems is coming out with a version for Mac users.

EOS 50D Firmware Update Version 1.0.7 EOS 50D Firmware Update Version 1.0.7

Canon has released firmware Version 1.0.7 for the EOS 50D DSLR. This new firmware incorporates the following changes:

Corrects a phenomenon where captured images may tend to appear somewhat magenta depending on the shooting scene.

If the …

Phottix Cleon I/II Wireless Camera Triggers Phottix Cleon I/II Wireless Camera Triggers

I am a big fan of using a cable release on a camera to make sure you aren’t introducing any camera shake into the image. Phottix has recently released their Cleon Wireless Remotes and …

Podcast #60 – Conversation with Aaron Dieppa – Being transparent and using video Podcast #60 – Conversation with Aaron Dieppa – Being transparent and using video

At the beginning of this year Aaron Dieppa started a daily video project he called The Big Picture, and even had Kerry as a guest a few months ago. In this podcast Kerry and David talk to Aaron about his motivation and inspiration to take on a big project like that, lessons learned along the way, and the importance of being transparent and honest with your clients.

Podcast #59 – Conversation with Michael Clark – Adventure Sports Photographer Podcast #59 – Conversation with Michael Clark – Adventure Sports Photographer

In this show we talk to Michael Clark, an adventure sports photographer. Michael talks about what it takes to do adventure sports and shares some of the ‘secret sauce’ that went into some of the shots. If you want to follow along when we talk about some of his specific images go to http://michaelclarkphoto.com.

DSLR Remote Pro – Revisiting an old friend DSLR Remote Pro – Revisiting an old friend

If you have been a fan of Camera Dojo for a while you will have seen mentions of Breeze Systems’ DSLR Remote Pro. DSLR Remote Pro at its basics is a tool for doing tethered shooting, so what right? The Canon EOS Utility can do that, so why would we want to spend close to $100 for software that comes free with your camera? Let’s take a fresh look at what all DSLR Remote Pro can do for you.

Podcast #58 – Conversation with Mike Larson – Building Customer Relationships Podcast #58 – Conversation with Mike Larson – Building Customer Relationships

Kerry and David talk to Mike about building client relationships and how important this is to building your business. Mike knows a thing or two about this since he is getting 100% of his work from referrals these days.

How to properly clean your lenses How to properly clean your lenses
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In the forums Benjamin Trevor asked for an article on how to properly clean your lens so thanks for the suggestion and here we go. First off, the best thing to do is keep your lenses clean in the first place, always keep your front and rear caps on when not in use.