Podcast #76 – Conversation with David Ziser – Choosing the right aperture
February 26, 2010 – 8:42 am | One Comment

This week I sat down with David Ziser to discuss a handful of topics including how to choose the right aperture for a particular shot, determining the depth of field for a particular shot, when …

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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

Wedding Photography Tips
May 19, 2008 – 6:52 pm | 12 Comments
Wedding Photography Tips

It’s the height of the wedding season now and people that are shooting their first weddings or considering shooting a wedding should know a few tips to make sure the day goes as smooth as possible. Since weddings are our primary income here we figured we would pass along a number of our favorite tips and tricks.

DIYPhotography At My Home Photo Contest
May 19, 2008 – 5:41 pm | No Comment
DIYPhotography At My Home Photo Contest

Our good friends over at DIYPhotography.net have launched a new photo contest called At My Home. Not only do we think this is a great idea for a photo contest but yours truly here is one of the judges! From the DIYPhotography site: “

Adobe Releases Photoshop Express Updates
May 19, 2008 – 12:35 pm | 2 Comments

Adobe has rolled out some cool new features into the online Photoshop Express product. Here are a few of the key items:

Flickr integration
Photoshop Express is now officially hooked up with Flickr. Now you can pull photos from Flickr into Photoshop Express, amp them up, then upload them back into Flickr to show them off to your vast and adoring fan base.

CameraPorn List of 60 great photography links
May 12, 2008 – 3:47 pm | No Comment

CameraPorn.net is a great photography blog in it’s own right and they just put up a list of 60 photography sites that you should most certainly have bookmarked. Included at #8 is (our former name) L7Foto.com. Thanks guys for giving us a shout-out and keep up the great work on your own site.

L7Foto Changes name to Camera Dojo
May 10, 2008 – 1:50 pm | 2 Comments

L7Foto.com has been growing by leaps and bounds but the problem is that when you tell someone L7Foto.com they remember L7Photo.com which belongs to someone else. To make it easier to find and tell people the URL we have changed the name to CameraDojo.com. This new name is reflective of our style of providing news, information, tutorials, and tips in a central location. We have lots of new things planned for CameraDojo.com so stay tuned and thanks for coming!

Taking a look at Photoshop Express
May 8, 2008 – 6:52 am | 2 Comments

Today we are going to take a look at the new Adobe Photoshop Express. Express is a free web-based photo editor from Adobe that allows you to upload images and do basic photo correction. While it doesn’t have the full features of Photoshop or even Photoshop Elements, it may well be the perfect tool for many home users who want to make basic corrections, share images in a gallery, and email family and friends their images.

Creating Vignettes with Lightroom
May 5, 2008 – 5:00 pm | 2 Comments

HonlPhoto Rosco Gel Kit Released
May 4, 2008 – 6:17 pm | 2 Comments
HonlPhoto Rosco Gel Kit Released

If you are into using gels or have wanted to experiment with it, one of the problems is finding good quality and affordable gel sets. While you can always try to get a free sample kit, the gels are small and have a hold in them. What would be almost perfect would be some pre-cut sheets with velcro straps attached.

Digital Workflow with Adobe Lightroom
April 26, 2008 – 5:56 am | 10 Comments