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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

Think Tank Photo Releases Five Small Photography Pouches and Holders Think Tank Photo Releases Five Small Photography Pouches and Holders

Think Tank Photo, more well known for their larger camera bags, has just released five small pouches and holders. These new products are solutions for carrying those smaller items that tend to rattle around and get …

Sigma 8-16mm F/4-5.6 DC HSM Review Sigma 8-16mm F/4-5.6 DC HSM Review

If you are a photographer that is using an APS-C sized sensor like the Canon 50D, 60D, or 7D you may suffer from wide-angle envy compared to photographers who have full-frame sensors like the Canon …

Live Learning Lab – Lightroom Presets and Creative Black & White Live Learning Lab – Lightroom Presets and Creative Black & White

Don’t miss out on this month’s Live Learning Center with Kerry Garrison and Jason Anderson. Jason will cover creative B&W Tools. Kerry will show how to use presets to create your own styles and turbo charge your …

Podcast #97 – Conversation with Jason Groupp – Talking about lighting Podcast #97 – Conversation with Jason Groupp – Talking about lighting

In this episode Kerry is joined by New york Wedding Photographer Jason Groupp. Jason’s approach to lighting is very simple and straightforward but results in very commercial/high fashion looking images. This week Kerry and Jason …

Is Square The Answer For Credit/Debit Card Payments? Is Square The Answer For Credit/Debit Card Payments?

One of the problems plaguing photographers is how to go about collecting payments, especially if your clients want to use credit cards or debit cards. Let’s face it, we live in an almost completely cashless …

25 DVD from Jason Groupp 25 DVD from Jason Groupp

Jason Groupp is one of my favorite photographers when it comes to his use of off-camera lighting using minimal equipment. Jason has just released a new DVD called “25†featuring, as he puts it, 25 …

What’s it like to shoot film these days What’s it like to shoot film these days

Recently I decided to take up the challenge of shooting a few rolls of film through my old Canon AE-1. To be completely honest here the last film I shot was a single roll through …

OnOne Software brings DSLR Camera Remote HD to iPad OnOne Software brings DSLR Camera Remote HD to iPad

OnOne’s version of a modern cable release, DSLR Camera Remote has just been upgraded to take full advantage of the Apple iPad. Along with the new iPad version, the iPhone/iPod Touch version got some additional …

Podcast #96 – Conversation with Robert Evans – Celebrity Wedding Photographer Podcast #96 – Conversation with Robert Evans – Celebrity Wedding Photographer

This week we have Robert Evans, a celebrity wedding photographer…meaning Robert has shot the weddings of some major celebrities such as Brad Pitt & Jennifer Anniston and numerous others. Robert’s images have appeared on the …

Single Light Portraits – Yes You Can! Single Light Portraits – Yes You Can!

Since I launched the Blackbelt Lighting Products the most common question I get asked is “How many lights do I need?”. The problem is there is no simple answer to that, except that I always …

Can Digital Photographers Shoot with Film? Can Digital Photographers Shoot with Film?

It’s a pretty safe bet anymore that many people who are shooting with digital SLR’s have never shot a film camera outside of possibly an APS cameras or some other mostly point-and-shoot or disposable camera. …