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Getting Flash Exposure Fast

KerryG — Fri, 01 Mar 2013 09:00:03 +0000

In this episode of our Friday Photo Tips I answer a common question about how to get flash exposure dialed in quickly when using manual strobes. This will work whether you are using manual speedlights or studio strobes. With this simple technique, you are only a few seconds away from getting your flash exposure quickly and easily.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5oZB2OH-75I

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Post tags: aperture, DSLR, exposure, flash, lighting, Manual, Photography, Speedlight, Speedlite, Strobe

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Learning Lightroom – Basic Develop Tools

KerryG — Wed, 30 Jan 2013 06:00:12 +0000

Starting this week I am going to be doing another new weekly series called Learning Lightroom. Each week I will be posting a new video to help you learn everything from the basics of Lightroom to advanced techniques. In this first episode I go over the basic tools in the Develop module to help new users of Lightroom get up to speed and to show users of older versions what Lightroom 4 is like.

Be sure and let me know what you think and if you have any requests on specific topics you would like to see covered.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0HO61zaCGe0

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Post tags: Adobe, Lightroom, Photoshop, Post Processing, Tutorials

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How to clean your lenses

KerryG — Fri, 25 Jan 2013 05:01:12 +0000

Keeping your lenses clean is easier than most people think but does require a few things to make sure you do it properly. This week, I show you the best way to clean your lenses. During the video Kerry uses the LensPen to get the best results.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=edGrHzuQhOA

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Post tags: cleaning, equipment, Lenses, lenspen, Photography

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Color Correction with Gels

KerryG — Fri, 18 Jan 2013 05:01:48 +0000

This week I show you how to match flash color with ambient color using colored gels on your flash. Kerry goes on to show you how to use the same technique to trick a scene into have a blue sky when its dull and gray.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6RMWtVufORY

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Stickey Filters Color Correcting Gels (Review)

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Post tags: camera, Color Correction, flash, Gel, lighting, Photography, Strobe, Tutorials

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Using a Light Meter

KerryG — Fri, 11 Jan 2013 05:01:47 +0000

Getting a good exposure can often be tricky even when your camera’s internal meter is showing the exposure should be correct. If you have a light mete, you can ensure a proper exposure every time.

In this week’s episode I show how to use a light meter to ensure a proper exposure every time. For the example, Kerry used a Sekonic L-358 Light Meter.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eooZWQh7-MI

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Understanding White Balance

KerryG — Fri, 04 Jan 2013 05:01:01 +0000

In this episode we take a look at white balance and what it means to you. Kerry Garrison shows examples of white balance issues and shows some of his favorite tools for ensuring a proper white balance.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uOwThGJeiMA

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Review: Sony NEX 7 Mirrorless Camera

KerryG — Thu, 06 Dec 2012 16:33:40 +0000

Ask anyone that really understands cameras and the photography industry and they will tell you that the future of digital cameras is the new mirrorless technology. Without all of the bulk of mechanical mirrors, pentaprisms, and related hardware, a mirrorless camera is much smaller than a regular DSLR. The real beauty of a mirrorless camera is that there is no sacrifice of image quality as the sensors are as good or even better than most DSLRs. At the top of the heap is the Sony NEX 7 which is the top-of-the-line of the Sony NEX product line.

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Review: Techart Canon EOS EF/EF-s to Sony NEX Adapter

KerryG — Tue, 04 Dec 2012 16:37:51 +0000

The Sony NEX mirrorless cameras have certainly helped boost the sales of mirrorless cameras but the downside is a lack of lenses. While there a a handful of different adapters available, so far they haven’t really given the full power of the Sony NEX platform….until now. The Techart Canon EOS EF/EF-s to Sony NEX Adapter is the first adapter to provide auto-focus and aperture control to Canon lenses. This opens up the Sony NEX system to a huge number of lenses from Canon, Sigma, Tokina, and others.

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Post tags: Adapter, canon, EF-S, MXCamera, NEX, Product Reviews, Sony, TechArt

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David Ziser lighting demo for Westcott at WPPI 2010

KerryG — Mon, 15 Mar 2010 16:45:17 +0000

David Ziser (http://digitalprotalk.com) is certainly one of my personal mentors with his classical approach to wedding photography and lighting. At WPPI this year David was on-hand at the Westcott booth to do a lighting demonstration and I got some of the demo on video to help give people a sneak peak at the type of info you can get at WPPI as wella s from David’s workshops and his new book, Captured by the Light: The Essential Guide to Creating Extraordinary Wedding Photography
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http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AMTYB7mnoPw

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Jim Collins, CEO of Pictage at WPPI 2010

KerryG — Sat, 13 Mar 2010 16:10:50 +0000

This week at WPPI I got to spend a few minutes with Jim Collins, the CEO of Pictage and talk about some of the new pricing and features that are coming to the Pictage platform. With new pricing plans from entry level to Pro and a whole new interface coming soon, Pictage is really moving forward in helping photographers to build their print business.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9RevhvzjQ48

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PocketWizard at WPPI 2010

KerryG — Fri, 12 Mar 2010 14:48:26 +0000

It’s really hard to beat the flexibility and power of modern speedlites but often getting them to fire remotely can be an exercise in frustration due to issues with line-of-sight, interference, or even just your equipment having a bad hair day. PocketWizard products aim to change that with their line of remote triggers. Last year PocketWizard announced the FlexTTL system for Canon shooters and this year there is a handful of news about updates, the new Zone Controller, and even some news for Nikon shooters. Catch the interview with PocketWizard below

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=f_KSJCfHNBk

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WPPI 2010 Recap

KerryG — Thu, 11 Mar 2010 18:39:04 +0000

WPPI, the Wedding and Portrait Photographer International trade show and conference has just ended and what an amazing show it was. From dozens of top-notch industry professionals talking about everything from technique, to marketing, to branding, to Photoshop, to basically everything you need to have a successful photography business. We have a handful of interviews and video clips coming your way over the next few days so stay tuned for a quick look inside of WPPI. In the meantime, here is a video montage of some of the many, many vendors that were exhibiting at the show.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pTZyZpRUXDQ

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Tamron Video – Autofocus functions and modes

KerryG — Thu, 11 Mar 2010 05:31:26 +0000

In this video, Andrew from Tamron discusses the autofocus features of modern DSLRs and the different autofocus modes that are available. You will also learn when and how to use the different types of autofocus systems within your camera.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=COwqrvUBZ6U

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Getting to Know Your Camera – Tamron Video

KerryG — Mon, 08 Mar 2010 17:40:39 +0000

In this first video from Tamron, Andre talks about camera basics and getting to know your camera.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Dk4b0QQcgwM

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Video: Walking through a typical product shoot

KerryG — Thu, 09 Jul 2009 14:07:58 +0000

In this video Kerry walks through the process of doing a typical product shoot. This tutorial uses the Westcott Spiderlite TD-5 constant lights. Constant lights are great for product shots because you can easily get your lighting setup and see exactly in the viewfinder what you will get when you press the shutter.

During this tutorial Kerry shows how to use a light meter to determine the difference between the background and the subject to achieve a good high-key look as well as using the meter to determine the proper exposure.

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Video: Using Live View Mode for Macro Shots

KerryG — Thu, 02 Jul 2009 14:47:07 +0000

One of my favorite shots at a wedding is the ring shot or close-up shots of specific details. For these shots I love to use a Lensbaby Composer. With many DSLR’s it can be pretty tricky because of the warping action of the Lensbaby lens along with the small viewfinder and when using the super wide-angle lens it just compounds the issue on macro shots. In the past, the best I could do was to get the focus as close as possible and then take a series of shots making slight changes to the focus each time.(...)
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Post tags: closeup, Composer, focus, lensbaby, live view, macro, Tripod

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Video: Hows does aperture affect your shot

KerryG — Sat, 27 Jun 2009 15:36:36 +0000

Adam Mason asked us how aperture can affect your shot. To answer the question Kerry explains what aperture is and then demonstrates how it can be used to alter the look of the image you are trying to create. By learning how to use your aperture to control light and depth of field you can dramatically change the look of your photographs.

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Post tags: aperture, depth of field, dof, exposure

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PMA 2009 Day One Video Highlights

KerryG — Wed, 04 Mar 2009 08:05:31 +0000

We kick off PMA 2009 with a little video montage and an interview with Trek-Tech (http://trek-tech.com). PMA is the largest photography trade show in the US and happens once a year. This year the show is in Las Vegas, NV and is quite huge! While you have the big companies like Canon, Nikon, Sony, etc showing their current product lines, you also have tons of smaller companies with innovating products that are looking for distributors or retail stores to carry their products.

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WPPI Highlights – Part 5 – Video Interviews

KerryG — Mon, 23 Feb 2009 17:22:39 +0000

This is it folks, the final installment of videos from WPPI 2009, sure there were some technical issue, sure I was working on almost no sleep, sure I looked like hell warmed over, but we did the best we could to bring you as much of WPPI 2009 as we could and we hope you enjoyed it. We certainly enjoyed being there and meeting everyone and can’t wait for next year.

In this video we talk to GO|Bee Bags (http://gobeebags.com), Trendy Camera Straps (http://trendycamerastraps.com) and Kerry and David head back to Orange County.

[podcast format="video"]/podcasts/WPPI2009_part5.m4v[/podcast]

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WPPI Highlights – Part 4 – Video Interviews

KerryG — Mon, 23 Feb 2009 16:51:30 +0000

If you haven’t had enough from WPPI, here is still more video interviews from WPPI 2009. There was so much to see that we wanted top bring as much to you as possible. Yes, we know the sound isn’t awesome but we had some hardware problems and couldn’t find a replacement mic at Best Buy, Fry’s, Sony Store, or any of the electronics stores that litter the strip so we had to make due with what we had, hopefully you can still get the goods on what was going on there.

In this episode we show some clips of shooting with Jeff and Dana Sipper (http://sipperphotography.com), Scarlett Lillian’s workshop (http://www.scarlettlillian.net), we see Pictage’s new slideshow tool, we then talk to Vu Bui about the FastTrack Bloggers Lounge and new video tutorials from the Bui Brothers (http://thebuibrothers.com),Â and then head over to ShootSac (http://shootsac.com) to see their newest product.

[podcast format="video"]/podcasts/WPPI2009_part4.m4v[/podcast]

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WPPI Highlights – Part 3 – Video Interviews

KerryG — Fri, 20 Feb 2009 18:13:48 +0000

Yup, even more highlights from WPPI 2009. In this installment we take a look at the masking tools and virtual backgrounds available from Studio Taxi (http://studiotaxi.com) then we focus on the engraved focusing screens from Crop Lines (http://croplines.com). We then headed over to talk with Kevin Kubota about his Kubota Imaging Tools (http://www.kubotaimagetools.com) and finally wrap up with a talk with our good friend Max from BorrowLenses.com (http://borrowlenses.com).

[podcast format="video"]/podcasts/WPPI2009_part3.m4v[/podcast]

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WPPI Highlights – Part 2 – Video Interviews

KerryG — Thu, 19 Feb 2009 15:27:52 +0000

In today’s WPPI highlights we talk to the folks at A Portrait Project to learn more about this incredible new foundation that provides photographs to women who have been victims of abuse so that they can start rebuilding their new lives, there new site will be up and running soon and we will post more information as it becomes available. We also talk to Jennifer from Triple Scoop Music (http://triplescoopmusic.com) and Ron Henry from BlackRapid, makers of the R-Strap (http://blackrapid.com).

[podcast format="video"]/podcasts/WPPI2009_part2.m4v[/podcast]

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WPPI Highlights Part 1

KerryG — Wed, 18 Feb 2009 00:32:06 +0000

This WPPI (Wedding and Portrait Photographers International) has been a great show already with tons of great speakers, two huge ballrooms of vendors, and lots of great networking with other photographers. Unfortunately you can’t be in multiple places at the same time so you have to pick and choose which speakers to go see. Right off the bat I headed over to see David Ziser. David was testing out some new material for his upcoming Digital Wake-Up Tour and if this talk is any indication, the tour is going to be a must-attend if you want to take your images to a whole new level. David discussed off-camera lighting to add depth, detail, dimension, and color saturation to your images. Go sign up and reserve your seat now.

Want to make your shooting easier so you do less cropping in post production? CropLines has the answer with engraved focus screens for 8×10, Rue of thirds, school portrait, or other designs so that you can nail your image in-camera.

Many photographers use or are considering flash brackets so that you can keep your accessory flash above your camera regardless of whether or not you have your camera in its vertical or horizontal position. The Reporter Flash Ring is one of the simplest flash brackets I have ever seen Instead of a series of hinges and brackets, the Reporter Flash Ring has a rong around the lens that doesn’t move and the flash slides around on the ring on a set of rollers. The design is simple and effective.

While not everyone wants their own photobooth, if you are looking to make you own, check out the new photobooth software from TOFURIOS. Their photobooth software is the best I have seen so far.

Stay tuned, more to come!

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Post tags: Accessories, camera, color, Crop, details, Digital, flash, lens, light, lighting, networking, new, photographer, Post, shooting, vendors, wedding, Weddings, wppi

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