Podcast #88 – Talking with Jason Anderson about building your lighting kit

Kerry and Jason talk about building your first lighting kit on a budget. Everyone needs a lighting kit but many people are intimidated by the upfront costs. In this show, Kerry and Jason walk through …

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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

Scott Robert Lim’s Mentoring Workshop – An Attendee’s Opinion Scott Robert Lim’s Mentoring Workshop – An Attendee’s Opinion

I want to start off by admitting that I do not think of myself as an artistic person. I know the technical stuff pretty good, I understand exposure, aperture, shutter speeds, ISO, lighting geometry, and …

Podcast #82 – Conversation with Tad Crawford – Legal Issues for Photographers Podcast #82 – Conversation with Tad Crawford – Legal Issues for Photographers

In this show Kerry’s guest is Tad Crawford, author of the books Business and Legal Forms for Photographers and Starting Your Career as a Freelance Photographer. Tad and Kerry discuss common legal issues for photographers …

Choosing a travel lens Choosing a travel lens

I get asked a lot about what kind of lenses to use for different situations and since I needed to select the lenses I would be traveling with here to Maui, I decided this would …

Two Great Workshops This Weekend in Los Angeles Two Great Workshops This Weekend in Los Angeles

Although the topic of workshops is a big topic of debate these days, there are a couple of workshops that I highly recommend (and will be attending myself). If you have time on Friday …

Directional Lighting with On-Camera Flash Directional Lighting with On-Camera Flash

Buuuut Kerrrry…..If you use your flash ON your camera (not your pop-up flash) you can’t get directional lighting, its going to look horrible. Well…yeah, and that’s why so many people don’t like to use …

CameraDojo Launches iPhone/iPod/iPad Podcast App CameraDojo Launches iPhone/iPod/iPad Podcast App

Camera Dojo – Yup, there’s an app for that!
We are thrilled to announce that we have just launched a new application for the Apple iPhone/iPod Touch and iPad! The new Camera Dojo application will automatically …

Using the PocketWizard ControlTL Wireless Flash Triggers Using the PocketWizard ControlTL Wireless Flash Triggers

Before we can really look at whether we need a product like the PocketWizard ControlTL system, we need to understand the limitations of our existing Canon speedlite system. The Canon system has a good …

Ovation Framed Art Race 2010 Ovation Framed Art Race 2010

Albert Kahn left his mark by commissioning the best photographers to capture the world in the early 1900′s using the autochrome process. He collected over 72,000 images. Now Ovation (Formerly Ovation TV) wants to …

Podcast #81 – Conversation with Scott Robert Lim – The workshop explosion and choosing the one for you Podcast #81 – Conversation with Scott Robert Lim – The workshop explosion and choosing the one for you

Kerry and Scott discuss the current explosion in photography workshops and some of the negative attitudes surrounding some big name workshops that are taking place. Scott and Kerry go on to discuss how to choose …