Podcast #74 – Back to the Basics – Composition with Roberto Valenzuela
January 19, 2010 – 6:34 pm | Comments

This week we go back to the basics and talk about composition with our good friend Roberto Valenzuela.
Roberto talks about composition and gives the following guidelines:

Choose a selective focusing technique
Placement and composition of your main …

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Lensbaby Soft Focus and FishEye Lens First Impressions
December 19, 2009 – 2:29 pm | Comments
Lensbaby Soft Focus and FishEye Lens First Impressions

Anyone who has been reading CameraDojo.com or listening to the podcast for a while should now that I might as well go to a meeting every week and say “Hi, My Name is Kerry, and …

Building a Rail System for your Video DSLR
October 7, 2009 – 4:21 pm | Comments
Building a Rail System for your Video DSLR

This is a product that may be new to a lot of photographers.  I know it’s a little new for me too, as I just started researching rail systems at the beginning of this year …

Think Tank Photo Airport TakeOff Review
October 4, 2009 – 11:49 am | Comments
Think Tank Photo Airport TakeOff Review

For a little over a year now I have been using a Think Tank Photo Airport International 2.0 as my primary bag and a Think Tank Photo Shape Shifter bag for my travel bag. The …

Delkin Snug-It Pro – Body Armor for Your Camera
September 13, 2009 – 9:21 am | Comments
Delkin Snug-It Pro – Body Armor for Your Camera

No matter how careful you are with your camera gear, the more you use it, the more likely you are to get the normal wear and tear, dings, nicks, and worn corners. But what if …

Trek-Tech TrekPod XL Review
August 23, 2009 – 6:54 pm | Comments
Trek-Tech TrekPod XL Review

What do you get if you cross a walking stick, a monopod, and a tripod? You get a TrekPod. Think of the TreckPod as the ultimate travel tripod and the XL model is the Ferrari of the TrekPod models being made of lightweight carbon fiber and with the MagMount ball head, weighs in at only 22.5 oz

Phottix Cleon I/II Wireless Camera Triggers
July 31, 2009 – 11:00 am | Comments
Phottix Cleon I/II Wireless Camera Triggers

I am a big fan of using a cable release on a camera to make sure you aren’t introducing any camera shake into the image. Phottix has recently released their Cleon Wireless Remotes and …

DSLR Remote Pro – Revisiting an old friend
July 20, 2009 – 3:00 am | Comments
DSLR Remote Pro – Revisiting an old friend

If you have been a fan of Camera Dojo for a while you will have seen mentions of Breeze Systems’ DSLR Remote Pro. DSLR Remote Pro at its basics is a tool for doing tethered shooting, so what right? The Canon EOS Utility can do that, so why would we want to spend close to $100 for software that comes free with your camera? Let’s take a fresh look at what all DSLR Remote Pro can do for you.

Canon EOS 50D Review
June 18, 2009 – 7:00 pm | Comments
Canon EOS 50D Review

While the Canon EOS 5D Mark II has been getting all the hype since it’s release. However, the 50D which came out about the same time has been getting virtually zero publicity because of it’s bigger brothers full-frame sensor and video capabilities. So let’s take a good look at the EOS 50D and see if it is really worth an upgrade or if its just a minor refresh of the previous 40D.

PhotoBasics Green Screen Kit
June 6, 2009 – 8:26 am | Comments
PhotoBasics Green Screen Kit

We have all seen green screens used in special effects for films or by high-end professionals to composite images together. One of the problems with doing green screen work has always been the cost of a good green screen backdrop and affordable lighting kits. As we have seen in the past, PhotoBasics has brought the power of green screen production to the masses with an affordable new green screen kit.

SpyderCUBE White Balance Tool – A Must Have Gadget
May 31, 2009 – 1:49 pm | Comments
SpyderCUBE White Balance Tool – A Must Have Gadget

Once in a while a product comes along that is so clever, so right, it is just a “must have” product. While at PMA, I stumbled on such a product. The SpyderCUBE by Datacolor is one of those products. Nothing it does is really new, but it does everything right, in a small package, with more features than most any competitive product on the market.