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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

Podcast #95 – Conversation with Kirsten Wright – Branding, Marketing, and Blogging Podcast #95 – Conversation with Kirsten Wright – Branding, Marketing, and Blogging

Kerry sits down with Kirsten Wright to talk about branding, blogging, marketing and much more. Kirsten gives some excellent advice on how to go about building your branding, using social networking, and dealing with your …

X-Rite ColorChecker Passport Review X-Rite ColorChecker Passport Review
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7vpuDg0abH8#!

The world of digital photography is a magic and wonderful place where you press the shutter on the camera and instantly have the exact scene you saw with your eyes captured in perfect color inside …

Cactus V5 Wireless Trigger Review Cactus V5 Wireless Trigger Review
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vOgzCrBDtPs

When it comes to wireless flash triggers you have the big names like Pocketwizard and Radio Popper but on the other side of the scale, one brand has been known for its reliability and on-going …

Podcast #94 – Conversation with Syl Arena – Speedliter’s Handbook and More Podcast #94 – Conversation with Syl Arena – Speedliter’s Handbook and More

Kerry sits down once again with Syl Arena to discuss more things lighting related. With the release of Syl’s new book, Speedliter’s Handbook, Kerry and Syl take some time to go through some of their …

New Free CameraDojo iPhone/iPod App New Free CameraDojo iPhone/iPod App

There has been a paid CameraDojo app in the iTunes store for some time now but we have just completed our own app and are able to now offer it for free! The new CameraDojo …

Photo Project 24 #16 – Grand Canyon Western Town Photo Project 24 #16 – Grand Canyon Western Town

This is not some miniature, this is three full sized stores with absolutely no light hitting them. While we probably could have just setup a couple of umbrellas and just blasted the scene with light …

Blackbelt Lighting Kit Swivel Mount Detail Blackbelt Lighting Kit Swivel Mount Detail

We have had a bunch of requests for detailed info on the swivel mount that is included in the Blackbelt Lighting Kits. I have to tell you that honestly, this is the best swivel mount …

OnOne Software Giving Away Free Templates & Graphics OnOne Software Giving Away Free Templates & Graphics

OnOne Software has done it again with another great freebie. This time it is a set of free album templates, layouts, backgrounds, and edges. This graphic package is designed to save you time in Photoshop …

Photo Project 24 – A Light in the Sky Photo Project 24 – A Light in the Sky

We are somewhere in the middle of nowhere, we haven’t seen a city in what seems like ages. We are only seeing another car about once every 15-20 minutes. Yet again we are …

Photo Project 24 – Uncovered Wagon Photo Project 24 – Uncovered Wagon

As the Sun disappeared over the horizon, there was barely a glow over the distance mountains when we came upon this old covered wagon. We knew this was going to be the shot we were …

frio Cold Shoe Mount Review frio Cold Shoe Mount Review

Rarely does a new and unique product come into the photography world. Sure there are always “new” products but not very often does a truly new product hit the shelves. I use different types of …

Photo Project 24 #6 – The Accidental Ghost Town Photo Project 24 #6 – The Accidental Ghost Town

Unfortunately there is a chain link fence surrounding this structure and while we could have shot through it at pointblank range and it would basically disappear, we really wanted a clean view, although …