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Podcast #77 – Conversation with Scott Robert Lim – Getting Started with Flash Photography

KerryG — Tue, 16 Mar 2010 18:47:04 +0000

Scott Robert Lim is a professional photographer who does workshops and mentoring sessions around the world. This week, Scott talks about getting started with flash photography.

Master photographer and internationally renowned photographer, Scott Robert Lim teaches principles from his revolutionary 7 Steps to Mastering the Art of Photography. Scott Robert is the 2009 Kodak Award recipient. His work has been published in books and magazines all over the world and has taught and mentored many professional photographers worldwide. Scott is a popular international speaker with an exciting and inspirational style.

CameraDojo listeners can get 10% off of Scott’s products and workshops with discount code: camdojox

Scott’s Website
www.scottrobertgallery.com

Scott’s Current Portfolio
http://gallery.me.com/scottrobertlim#100029

Scott’s Learning Guide
www.scottrobertmasterflash.com

1 day workshops and mentoring program
www.scottrobertworldtour.com

Show Host

Kerry Garrison
http://kerrygarrison.com Twitter Facebook FriendFeed

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Podcast #76 – Conversation with David Ziser – Choosing the right aperture

KerryG — Fri, 26 Feb 2010 16:42:11 +0000

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 to use specific lenses, and a number of other topics. Be sure to check out David’s work as well as some of the other things we talked about in the show at the following links:

WPPI – http://www.wppionline.com
ExpoAperture Discs – http://www.expoimaging.com
DOFMaster.com – http://dofmaster.com
Digital Pro Talk – http://digitalprotalk.com
Digital Wakeup Call: http://digitalwakeupcall.com/
David’s book
- Captured by the Light: The Essential Guide to Creating Extraordinary Wedding Photography
- $34.94 – Available on Amazon.com

Show Host

Kerry Garrison
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This podcast is also available on iTunes.

Podcast #69 – Conversation with Jim Collins – CEO Pictage

KerryG — Tue, 13 Oct 2009 14:15:21 +0000

Kerry and Jim discuss how to combine your art and your business to help become more successful. Jim also talks about some important trends in print sales that are occurring in the business right now.

Jim provides some good insight into current purchasing trends that Pictage is seeing and talks about how to incorporate this information into your business.

Jim also discusses some of the changes going on with Pictage and the upcoming Pictage PartnerCon.

Pictage: http://pictage.com

PartnerCon: http://pro.pictage.com/community/ppc/neworleans/

Show Host

Kerry Garrison
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Podcast #68 – Conversation with Chase Jarvis – Talking about the world of commercial photography

KerryG — Wed, 30 Sep 2009 18:13:53 +0000

In this episode Kerry sits down with the world famous commercial photographer Chase Jarvis to talk about the world of commercial photography. Chase explains some of what goes into a large commercial project and what inspires him to create the amazing images that he does.

Chase’s Links:

Chase on Twitter / Facebook

Chase Jarvis website: http://chasejarvis.com

The Best Camera: http://thebestcamera.com

The Best Camera Is The One That’s With You: iPhone Photography by Chase Jarvis (on Amazon)

Songs for Eating and Drinking: http://www.songsforeatinganddrinking.com

Show Host

Kerry Garrison
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This podcast is also available on iTunes.

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

KerryG — Wed, 29 Jul 2009 18:30:52 +0000

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.

Aaron Dieppa’s Website: http://www.aarondieppa.com

Show Hosts

Kerry Garrison
http://kerrygarrison.com
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David Esquire
http://esquirephotography.com
Twitter Facebook

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

KerryG — Wed, 15 Jul 2009 18:39:24 +0000

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.

Books Mentioned:

Mike Larson’s Website: http://mikelarson.com

Mike’s Seminars: http://mikelarson.com/seminars

Show Hosts

Kerry Garrison
http://kerrygarrison.com
Twitter: http://twitter.com/kerrygarrison Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/kerrygarrison

David Esquire
http://esquirephotography.com
Twitter: http://twitter.com/esquirephoto Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/EsquirePhotography

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This podcast is also available on iTunes.

Podcast #56: Conversation with Dane Sanders – Tools to help manage tasks and productivity

KerryG — Wed, 01 Jul 2009 16:41:24 +0000

Kerry and David spent some time with Dane Sanders, author of Fast Track Photographer, to talk about ways in managing your tasks and to-do lists better so that you can effectively manage your time better.

Some of the tools and software mentioned on the show:

Things for Macintosh
http://culturedcode.com/things/

OmniFocus for Macintosh
http://www.omnigroup.com/applications/omnifocus/

Book: Getting Things Done: The Art of Stress-Free Productivity (Amazon Link)

Book: Total Workday Control Using Microsogt Outlook Amazon Link)

Show Hosts

Kerry Garrison
http://kerrygarrison.com
Twitter: http://twitter.com/kerrygarrison Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/kerrygarrison

David Esquire
http://esquirephotography.com
Twitter: http://twitter.com/esquirephoto Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/davidesquire

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Understanding Exposure with the Exposure Triangle

KerryG — Wed, 28 Jan 2009 23:50:05 +0000

Based on comments and emails I have received there are still some people that are confused about how the three elements of exposure play together to determine how dark or bright an image is. Today I want you to think of the three elements of exposure as the three points of a triangle each having an equal effect on the final exposure of the image.

It all adds up

If the visual references isn’t quite enough, then another way to think about it is to think of a perfect exposure as the combination of the right proportion of ingredients made up of ISO, Shutter Speed, and Aperture setting. If a perfect exposure = 9, and you have equal parts of Shutter, ISO, and Aperture, then you have a good mix (3+3+3 = 9). If you need to adjust one of the ingredients, then you have to adjust one of the others to come up with the same final number (2+4+3=9), subract from one, you have to add to another to make up the difference. If you have too much of one, without substracting from another, you end up with an overexposed image. Conversly, if you take away from one but don’t add another, you end up with an underexposed image.

The Sunny 16 Example

In a previous article we looked at the sunny 16 rule, this states that on a bright sunny day, a perfect exposure should be f/16, ISO 200, 1/200th of a second. (ISO and shutter are the reciprocal of each other). If we wanted a shallower depth of field and wanted a larger aperture like f/2.8, then since f/2.8 is 5 stops brighter than f/16, we would then need to compensate with either a lower ISO or a faster shutter. Increasing the shutter is the easiest in this example then we need 5 stops of shutter giving us a speed of 1/6400th of a second.

Low Light Adjustments

In low light we have the opposite issue, trying to get enough light into the camera. We only go so slow before we run into blurring issues with slow shutter speeds, and the aperture limit is going to be based on the lens we are using. If we still don’t have a bright enough exposure then we have to compensate by increasing the ISO speed.

Bringing it all together

While each setting can have an effect on the overall image quality, the sum of the three effect the overall exposure. For a refresher on the other settings, be sure and go back through these previous articles:

Author: Kerry Garrison