Comments for Camera Dojo

Comment on Learning to shoot in manual mode by kgarrison

kgarrison — Fri, 10 Feb 2012 00:37:46 +0000

I completely understand what you are saying and you are mostly correct. I shoot in manual because I am used to it and I want to make the decision between shutter speed and aperture. Is that overkill? Perhaps, but I do believe you should be able to shoot in manual mode and be comfortable doing so. When you are shooting, use whatever mode you are comfortable with and you may never, or only rarely need to shoot in manual. It is purely a choice but a good photographer should know how.

Comment on YN560 Flash Speedlite Overview by kgarrison

kgarrison — Fri, 10 Feb 2012 00:29:22 +0000

The flash should be in M mode and start with your camera in Manual, this is the most basic configuration and the flash should fire.

Comment on YN560 Flash Speedlite Overview by deb Neill

deb Neill — Fri, 10 Feb 2012 00:15:25 +0000

Hi I have just purchased the flash and can't get it to work with my Rebel T1i. Can you tell me how to do it? My camera said that it is incompatible but i think maybe some of the settings may be inccorect on the camera Thanks Kerry, Deb

Comment on Learning to shoot in manual mode by Graystar

Graystar — Wed, 08 Feb 2012 09:02:01 +0000

This is what you don't understand about the auto modes. Neither shutter priority nor aperture priority, not even program mode is trying to determine anything. The "auto" of the auto modes refers to one single act of automation…aligning the camera's exposure with the meter. When you center the exposure indicator in manual mode…that's all the auto modes are doing. If you want to over or underexpose then you simply apply Exposure Compensation. The result is the same. You don't have any more or less control in manual mode than the auto modes. In fact, most camera controls are set so that the manual operation and auto/EC operation are practically identical.

The one camera function that's really making decisions for you is multi-segmented metering (Matrix for Nikon and Evaluative for Canon.) If you're shooting in one of those modes then the camera is making exposure compensation decisions for you. With those modes, if you're shooting in manual mode then you're just fooling yourself into thinking you have total control of your camera. You don't. You're really just one step away from a Point and Shoot.

Comment on Why Shutter Speed Matters With DSLR Video by kgarrison

kgarrison — Sat, 04 Feb 2012 17:45:44 +0000

Welcome to the horrible world of video on DSLRs. This is why many filmmakers use very high end lenses and all manual focus lenses.

Comment on Learning to shoot in manual mode by kgarrison

kgarrison — Sat, 04 Feb 2012 15:43:47 +0000

Absolutely disagree with you on this. No automatic mode is going to know how I want something to look. Anytime the camera is trying to determine what IT thinks is the right exposure there is a risk that it will not do what I am intending it to do.

That being said, for the VAST majority of shots, the automatic modes are absolutely appropriate and learning manual mode is only for when you are not getting what you want from the camera.

Comment on Why Shutter Speed Matters With DSLR Video by jessicasmartphotography

jessicasmartphotography — Fri, 03 Feb 2012 21:56:39 +0000

Great post!
With video/7D – Im also wondering about zoom capabilities with lenses attached to the 7D – they seem to lose focus on zooming and you have to press the shutter half way down to refocus which takes a few seconds and looks unprofessional.
Do I have to buy parfocal lenses for when Im filming and need to use the zoom?

Comment on Learning to shoot in manual mode by Graystar

Graystar — Thu, 02 Feb 2012 06:14:22 +0000

I find it sad that so many articles out there are telling people that they have to shoot in manual mode "in order to make the most of your camera" when the fact of the matter is that you have just as much control over your camera in auto modes as you do in manual mode. Proper auto technique provides superior control over the camera. And in changing-light conditions, auto techniques are the only way to get consistent exposures shot after shot.

On a modern camera manual mode is for times when the meter doesn't work, such as long exposures (night and astrophotography) and for certain types of flash photography. Otherwise, if the meter works then manual mode is the wrong mode.

Comment on Podcast #99 – Conversation with Roberto Valenzuela – Talking about balance by Hertfordshire Photos

Hertfordshire Photos — Wed, 01 Feb 2012 15:32:53 +0000

Fantastic podcast, i'm so glad you all put this together, nice one. Mark.

Comment on Why Shutter Speed Matters With DSLR Video by Sugarhouse Media

Sugarhouse Media — Fri, 27 Jan 2012 02:18:50 +0000

Thank you for your succinct explanation and accompanying video.

Comment on Camera Dojo 5 Year Anniversary by kgarrison

kgarrison — Mon, 23 Jan 2012 16:14:52 +0000

I could do a show on that topic, but David would not be participating in it.

Comment on Camera Dojo 5 Year Anniversary by Ted King

Ted King — Mon, 23 Jan 2012 15:59:23 +0000

Congrats Kerry,

Happy 5th anniversary. I hope you would do a reunion podcast with David Esquire. It would be great to talk about the advancements and setbacks in the photography industry.

Ted King

Comment on Learning to shoot in manual mode by kgarrison

kgarrison — Mon, 23 Jan 2012 14:06:11 +0000

If it is too dark without flash, then use flash. Otherwise you will need to increase your ISO speed.

Comment on Learning to shoot in manual mode by kiminobu017

kiminobu017 — Mon, 23 Jan 2012 11:50:23 +0000

Hi man, using coolpix p500, shutter speed of 1/200 and f/4.0 ISO set to 800..
shooting flash seems not an issue, but shooting without a flash (indoor) seems an issue. image is very dark.. what do i need to do to make the image viewable?? thanks!

Comment on Why Shutter Speed Matters With DSLR Video by Clay

Clay — Mon, 23 Jan 2012 02:57:55 +0000

It helps to realize (or keep in mind) that when shooting video, you are ACTUALLY shooting 24 STILL shots per second (or 30, or whatever your fps is set at). So, this means that all 24 photos taken in that second have the same characteristics as 1 still photograph. With still photography it is often desirable to "freeze" motion with a high shutter speed. This gives you a crisp clean photograph with no blurring. In Video, this crispness is unnatural and confuses the brain (most brains).

Comment on Camera Dojo 5 Year Anniversary by Brandon Cruz

Brandon Cruz — Sat, 21 Jan 2012 21:29:13 +0000

Congrats Kerry! Looking forward to seeing evolution of the Dojo.

Comment on Camera Dojo 5 Year Anniversary by Debra

Debra — Fri, 20 Jan 2012 20:46:24 +0000

Happy Anniversary Kerry! I first stumbled into the dojo in 2008 when you reviewed the Nikon D700 and I have tuned in regularly since for your product reviews and interviews with photographers and the people that create things for photographers. ( I love my Black Rapid Strap and Think Tank Bags and I thank the dojo for the recomendation) Thank you, looking foreward to the next 5 years!

Comment on Carbonite Off-Site Storage Review by spence

spence — Thu, 19 Jan 2012 15:35:05 +0000

is the 2.5 gb/day a limit on your internet upload speed or a limit set by carbonite?

Comment on JuicedLink DS214 Amp w/AGC Disable Review by toppu

toppu — Thu, 19 Jan 2012 09:02:07 +0000

nice.. thank you for your information on this. I have been using the 7d and have been looking for the solution to get ride of the AGC noise..

Comment on Why Shutter Speed Matters With DSLR Video by Mike

Mike — Mon, 16 Jan 2012 21:45:17 +0000

Ah, I'm starting to understand, thanks a bunch.

Comment on Adobe Announces Lightroom 4 – Beta Available by kgarrison

kgarrison — Mon, 16 Jan 2012 15:21:12 +0000

There will be a small learning curve but your processing time improvements will be huge.

Comment on Adobe Announces Lightroom 4 – Beta Available by Declan Carr

Declan Carr — Mon, 16 Jan 2012 11:33:01 +0000

Hi, am currently using cs and cs 4. I prefer cs but am open to trying lightroom. Is the jump a long a long learning curve.

Declan

Comment on Low Key Studio Lighting by @canvas_photo

@canvas_photo — Sun, 15 Jan 2012 16:19:44 +0000

Really usful info, cheers

Comment on How to Calculate Depth of Field by kgarrison

kgarrison — Sun, 15 Jan 2012 15:37:03 +0000

1 meter = 3.28 Feet

Comment on How to Calculate Depth of Field by Guest

Guest — Sun, 15 Jan 2012 14:28:23 +0000

Is it OK to replace feet by meters and will the results still be adequate after this little change?

Comment on Why Shutter Speed Matters With DSLR Video by kgarrison

kgarrison — Wed, 11 Jan 2012 22:00:20 +0000

Unfortunately, no it doesn't. That's why shooting video gets very confusing. My Canon 7D maxes out at 30fps but I can set the shutter speed to 1/500th but I am still only shooting at 30fps but at a faster shutter speed each frame is exposed for a shorter period of time.

Comment on Why Shutter Speed Matters With DSLR Video by Mike

Mike — Wed, 11 Jan 2012 21:51:32 +0000

If you are shooting 24 fps, the shutter is opening 24 times a second, that would take care of the shutter speed. Doubling the shutter speed to 50 means you are taking 50 frames per second. Doesn't it ????

Comment on Adobe Photoshop Lightroom 4 Wishlist by fStopper

fStopper — Wed, 11 Jan 2012 07:13:02 +0000

Correction: Rotate slider behavior corrected in in LR 3.6 update and LR 4 Beta.

Comment on Adobe Photoshop Lightroom 4 Wishlist by fStopper

fStopper — Wed, 11 Jan 2012 07:06:06 +0000

Downloaded Beta 4 today; many of the requests above made the cut. I like the changes to the basic Develop sliders, and the Adjustment Brush enhancements. The new Map and Book modules seem good for a first pass. Additional minor changes I'd like to see: using mouse scroll wheel to select image in Develop like it does in Library, Reverse the rotate slider in Develop -> Lens Corrections. Think it would be more intuitive. Flip the "Rotate" arrows in Library. Again, more intuitive. All seemingly minor but would help me greatly.

Comment on Capturing a sense of motion with shutter speed by kgarrison

kgarrison — Tue, 10 Jan 2012 18:50:18 +0000

This article was intended to discuss the use of shutter speeds to show how to capture or freeze motion and I feel it exceeds n that role. t was not intended to cover the artistic side of the composition.

Comment on Capturing a sense of motion with shutter speed by David Cabrera Diaz

David Cabrera Diaz — Tue, 10 Jan 2012 18:27:16 +0000

(no english native speaker) way too simple… achieving movement sensation it's not only a matter of blur. it's about visual dynamics. for example: paintings used to be statics given the nature of the creative process, so then, if you paint suspended animation, you'll provide motion sense. if you arrange lines and composition, you can do it too… so keep in mind, that it is a lot more complex, than just adjusting the shutter speed. this kind of tutorial is intended to make things look easier than they really are, so you can feel the achievement quick. but you'll be taking the same photograph everybody does, and there i'll be no personal vision… sorry for my english, it's not my language

Comment on YN560 Flash Speedlite Overview by kgarrison

kgarrison — Tue, 10 Jan 2012 01:52:43 +0000

What do you mean they can't be muted? You can't turn off the audio alert? I know I have dropped mine a few times and they have never broke. Once we started getting them with the metal hotshoe, I haven't even had a report of that breaking. Too bad you didn't buy the other ones from me or I would have done a warranty replacement.

Comment on YN560 Flash Speedlite Overview by ccting

ccting — Tue, 10 Jan 2012 01:47:56 +0000

Bought a few YN560, 2 of them cannot be muted, and I dropped one after 2 days usage from 12 inches height. Hoe shoe separated from the body… ! I can't believe YN560 is so fragile!

Comment on Adobe Photoshop Lightroom 4 Wishlist by Andrew Macpherson

Andrew Macpherson — Sun, 08 Jan 2012 22:14:24 +0000

I will settle for something really simple. PNG import, since lots of the iPad tools produce png format output files

Comment on GoCast #17 – What is this WPPI thing all about by Bill

Bill — Sat, 31 Dec 2011 17:13:04 +0000

I'm an audio engineer and I never thought twice about the audio quality. Your voice is very audible. I rather like the road noise… Gives me the feeling that your driving. Oh you are! I guess that's why you call it a go-cast. I love the whole concept. Just a knowledgeable guy sharing his views whike driving to an audience who is interested… Please don't "studio" it up too much… love the raw feel. Well done!!!

Comment on GoCast #18 – Making the most of your new gear by Cary Pennington

Cary Pennington — Sat, 31 Dec 2011 09:24:30 +0000

LOL! We were grabbing a sip of our Monster drink at the same time. Hey, great info. I'm a seasoned pro but its good to hear this. First time here, so I'll be checking out your other videos. That GoPro camera makes look like you're hauling you know what! Keep up the great work!

Comment on GoCast #18 – Making the most of your new gear by Shelley Minardo

Shelley Minardo — Fri, 30 Dec 2011 05:56:20 +0000

Thanks for the encouragement Kerry. I've not experienced a lot of the "sharing" and support from other photographers. I have several friends who have been, but there's been a few out there who almost growled!! lol My daughter is really in to photography and bought a lighting set for me… Like you said, " get really good at that and then move on." Glad I found you!

Comment on YN560 Flash Speedlite Overview by IAN

IAN — Tue, 27 Dec 2011 12:38:37 +0000

YOU JUST MADE MY DAY, I AM PLANNING TO BUY 2-560 & MAKE MY 430EX AS MY COMMANDER.

Comment on Vanguard GH-100 Pistol Grip Review by kgarrison

kgarrison — Mon, 26 Dec 2011 19:19:34 +0000

No it is not

Comment on Vanguard GH-100 Pistol Grip Review by cvegaarce

cvegaarce — Mon, 26 Dec 2011 18:48:44 +0000

Is it compatible with the head Vanguard vt-950?

Comment on GoCast #17 – What is this WPPI thing all about by kgarrison

kgarrison — Sat, 24 Dec 2011 02:02:38 +0000

The issue is the noise reduction. At freeway speeds there can be a lot of noise and trying to filter it out is very difficult. I am hoping to get a Hero 2 soon so I can plug in a good mic.

Comment on GoCast #17 – What is this WPPI thing all about by R. Williams

R. Williams — Sat, 24 Dec 2011 00:19:03 +0000

Digging your podcast so far Kerry, however the audio quality leaves me wanting to unsubscribe and forget about it.

Might I suggest you look into your encoder settings or seek better encoding software. The amount of compression leaves some of your podcasts sounding worse than nails on a chalkboard.

Comment on White Balancing Lens Cap Review by WFloyd

WFloyd — Fri, 23 Dec 2011 12:24:01 +0000

Hi, thanks 4 the quick reply. I would say that the more accurate result did indeed come
from the auto as you say, but just thought it a good idea to ask this question on the forum.
I am new to this, love it, and will take all the help offered. Thanks again.

Comment on White Balancing Lens Cap Review by kgarrison

kgarrison — Fri, 23 Dec 2011 05:36:01 +0000

Usually you should do the first test on Auto, and use that image to set your custom white balance.

Comment on White Balancing Lens Cap Review by WFloyd

WFloyd — Fri, 23 Dec 2011 05:32:25 +0000

Hi, Does it matter what white balance setting to use for taking the shot with the cap?
I have have experimented with 4 different WB settings and get different final results.

Comment on GoCast #17 – What is this WPPI thing all about by William Mark

William Mark — Thu, 22 Dec 2011 21:41:42 +0000

Hi Kerry, thanks for the info I may check this out…that is if the old ball and chain will allow me to.

Merry Christmas,

Comment on The Standard Three Light Portrait Setup by devon photographer

devon photographer — Thu, 22 Dec 2011 11:39:26 +0000

great information, here on cameradojo I've only just found you and have spent ages looking through.

Comment on Why Shutter Speed Matters With DSLR Video by John C

John C — Sat, 17 Dec 2011 03:53:25 +0000

WHat a great explanation. Thank you for this!

Comment on Learning to shoot in manual mode by kgarrison

kgarrison — Fri, 16 Dec 2011 17:02:07 +0000

The 430 is a pretty weak flash unit and I would not shoot on P mode, I would shoot in manual to keep control over the camera.

Comment on Learning to shoot in manual mode by Stretch

Stretch — Fri, 16 Dec 2011 16:50:01 +0000

External flash 430 set to 250 standard, ISO 800, app 5.6 in P mode

Comment on GoCast #15 – What’s Wrong With Photography Education by Andrew_Appleton

Andrew_Appleton — Thu, 15 Dec 2011 09:38:58 +0000

An interesting viewpoint Kerry, definitely agree with you on the majority of your observations.

Comment on Adobe Photoshop Lightroom 4 Wishlist by Priyanka

Priyanka — Wed, 14 Dec 2011 13:52:49 +0000

1. SURELY Better support for video making – things like using multiple audio files for one mp4 file, ability to add multiple text slides in between, different duration for different slides etc
2. Borders, margins – very very basic requirement!
3. Make diptych/triptych/quadtych easily in LR itself..
4. Better clone/heal ability.
5. Adjustment of white balance of selected areas.
6. Basically everything that will make us run to photoshop

Comment on Adobe Photoshop Lightroom 4 Wishlist by Cédric G.

Cédric G. — Wed, 14 Dec 2011 13:47:39 +0000

I want OLE Automation piloting from any language supporting OLE Automation, as it's possible with Photoshop (including access to photo library and metadatas ^_^)

A strong improvement in keyword management should be a good thing too :
- keywords replacement
- merging capabilities
- import/export of image lists with metadatas (in CSV, text, Excel formats…)

Another detail : retrieving pictures from a name list (usefull for professional photographers who work with photography agencies)

Comment on GoCast #16 – Is it the photographer or the gear? by Alexis

Alexis — Tue, 13 Dec 2011 18:17:58 +0000

I've heard this so many times — what a great picture, you must have a great camera. It's beyond idiotic, it's insulting, analogous to saying to Da Vinci, hey, what a great painting, you must have great brushes/paints/canvases, or to Beethoven, hey what a great sonata, you must have a great piano, or to Faulkner, hey what a great novel, you must have a terrific typewriter. (And no, I'm not comparing myself to any of them.)

Comment on Adobe Photoshop Lightroom 4 Wishlist by Mike Turner

Mike Turner — Tue, 13 Dec 2011 01:04:59 +0000

Just saw something interesting.. Matt Kloskowski posted his Lightroom Killer Tips today, and in the video he saves a file…
In his Downloads folder is "LR4R15ReleaseNotes.pdf" and "LR_4.0_796371_osx10_Release_Installer.zip". So, it's coming soon!

Comment on Adobe Photoshop Lightroom 4 Wishlist by Ron

Ron — Mon, 12 Dec 2011 20:09:39 +0000

Ik like to see a file list in the library module, just like in the windows explorer. Including a lot of columns like metadata (Exif).

Comment on Snap Sights SS-1000 Underwater Digital Camera Review by kgarrison

kgarrison — Sun, 11 Dec 2011 03:20:28 +0000

Depends on your definition of acceptable

Comment on Snap Sights SS-1000 Underwater Digital Camera Review by Johnny

Johnny — Sun, 11 Dec 2011 03:17:54 +0000

The camera is acceptable for most basic needs and the price of $ 27 on Amazon is very comfortable

Comment on Adobe Photoshop Lightroom 4 Wishlist by Justin

Justin — Sun, 11 Dec 2011 03:10:20 +0000

some HDR imaging support, what if we have lightroom but not photoshop? We cant use Merge to HDR in photoshop so it would be nice to have some sort HDR imaging support so we dont have to result to downloading thirdparty programs.

Comment on Vanguard Auctus Plus 324AT Tripod Review by Turning

Turning — Fri, 09 Dec 2011 18:58:47 +0000

That model is one I am considering. Can you tell me the minumum height of the tripod (not counting head) with the legs collapsed and in the started minimum angle (smallest footprint)? Thanks.

Comment on Adobe Photoshop Lightroom 4 Wishlist by @v_vernigor

@v_vernigor — Fri, 09 Dec 2011 09:43:43 +0000

RGB and maybe CMYK Curves!!!

Comment on Adobe Photoshop Lightroom 4 Wishlist by Shutterdipity

Shutterdipity — Fri, 09 Dec 2011 04:09:18 +0000

Keywording by face recognition would be great, like iPhoto.

Comment on Adobe Photoshop Lightroom 4 Wishlist by Debra

Debra — Thu, 08 Dec 2011 18:59:03 +0000

Fix the cropping tool! It is currently very hard to make fine adjustments with the crop tool since both the border and the image moves. Keep the image still and make the border a 1 px dashed line, please!

Comment on Adobe Photoshop Lightroom 4 Wishlist by Andrew Brown

Andrew Brown — Thu, 08 Dec 2011 17:52:46 +0000

simple really – i would like the brush tool to have a square or rectangle option instead of just being round!
How many square items can you process with a round brush?

There's enough options in Photoshop, surely they can port one of them over?

Comment on Adobe Photoshop Lightroom 4 Wishlist by Kamil

Kamil — Thu, 08 Dec 2011 16:55:01 +0000

I agree with Kerry Garrison – i want better support for Wacom Intuos tablet.

Comment on Adobe Photoshop Lightroom 4 Wishlist by Mark Teskey

Mark Teskey — Thu, 08 Dec 2011 16:20:31 +0000

Adding white balance to the adjustment brush would be a big win for me – I do architectural photography and there can be a huge difference between WB inside & outside. It would sure be nice to just 'brush' just the windows to warm them up!

Comment on Adobe Photoshop Lightroom 4 Wishlist by Nat Coalson

Nat Coalson — Thu, 08 Dec 2011 15:46:58 +0000

I'd love to see soft proofing, basic video editing and book layout capabilities.

Comment on Adobe Photoshop Lightroom 4 Wishlist by @JimRector

@JimRector — Thu, 08 Dec 2011 15:41:20 +0000

A full healing brush and clone tool would be nice. With that and tools from Nik and OnOne I would almost never have to go to PS.

Comment on Lighting ratios for portraits by kgarrison

kgarrison — Wed, 07 Dec 2011 16:02:47 +0000

Thanks for letting me know, I have fixed the images

Comment on Lighting ratios for portraits by Kris

Kris — Wed, 07 Dec 2011 08:27:21 +0000

Hi Kerry, thank you for your informative articles, I really enjoy reading them. I would be great if the pictures were available to. Have they been taken down?

Comment on Mastering Your Flash 101 – Learning to Love eTTL/iTTL by kgarrison

kgarrison — Sun, 04 Dec 2011 05:49:34 +0000

You would be wrong. The extra light on the arms is from the ceiling lights but you see it more because of the longer exposure.

Comment on Mastering Your Flash 101 – Learning to Love eTTL/iTTL by filippe

filippe — Sun, 04 Dec 2011 05:08:05 +0000

On the first photo, there is only one Flash, it's true.
On the second one, I bet you have a slave flash hidden in the back of the model.
Look carefully at the arms and it seems obvious.
The lesson is: Masters only show one halk of the secrets ! ! !

Comment on Vanguard GH-100 Pistol Grip Review by kgarrison

kgarrison — Fri, 02 Dec 2011 21:06:02 +0000

Yes you can

Comment on Vanguard GH-100 Pistol Grip Review by Alexey

Alexey — Fri, 02 Dec 2011 20:16:02 +0000

Hi,
Does any one knows, is it possible to use Vanguard ballhead with Manfrotto tripods?

Comment on YN560 Flash Speedlite Overview by kgarrison

kgarrison — Fri, 02 Dec 2011 17:13:32 +0000

Nikon works out of the box, Sony requires a hot shoe adapter.

Comment on YN560 Flash Speedlite Overview by Bola

Bola — Fri, 02 Dec 2011 17:02:37 +0000

I saw on a site that this can also be used with Nikon or Sony cameras. Can you confirm this?

Comment on GoCast #11 – Teach Someone Something by A. Amadi

A. Amadi — Fri, 02 Dec 2011 13:29:45 +0000

Kerry, I agree with you 100% . Everyone has something to offer the another. I may not be a college Professor, but I have something to share with someone; even if it's about my life experience in making wrong choices and the consequences that followed. A lot of the things I encountered in life could have been avoided, if someone had taken the time to just teach me the basic…. Like, how to choose the best path for my life?

Paying it forward is a good thing! In our world today, we need all the good we can get.

Comment on GoCast #11 – Teach Someone Something by C Brown Photography

C Brown Photography — Wed, 30 Nov 2011 01:37:05 +0000

Keri: Heard the audio fine and I totally agree. I found when I was a professor that I learned so much about what I had been doing for years … at least about how to articulate what I had been doing.

Comment on Why DSLR Audio Recording Sucks and What To Do About It by Scott

Scott — Tue, 22 Nov 2011 18:43:47 +0000

And the DR-40 is only $149 right now on Amazon! I got one a couple weeks ago. It is a great value.

Comment on Is Square The Answer For Credit/Debit Card Payments? by kgarrison

kgarrison — Fri, 18 Nov 2011 12:21:54 +0000

no, but you get the lower rate if you swipe the card and then a signature is required over $25.

Comment on Is Square The Answer For Credit/Debit Card Payments? by guest

guest — Fri, 18 Nov 2011 04:15:40 +0000

But don't you have to have customer sign if over $25.00?

Comment on GoCast #12 – Inspiration and Motivation by John Marion

John Marion — Thu, 17 Nov 2011 19:42:41 +0000

You bring up a VERY interesting discussion. My response is based on several characteristics that may or may not be unique to me, but I assume could be somewhat universal. I have had a very successful career as a portrait photographer. I am at a total session count somewhere around 24,000 according to files that we have kept since inception of our business. Throughout most of the 80's and 90's I was extremely active in our state photography association as well as regional and national. Along with this very high volume of work that I was putting out I was at the same time receiving very much success in the print competition realm. 23 images in the loan collection, etc. etc.
Fast forward to today. Am I motivated? Am I inspired? I gotta tell you, I am tired. My theory is that when you are young and hungry maybe starving for the finances as well as still wearing rose tinted glasses in search of ideals, there is a heightened awareness of motivation and inspiration. Because at that point in your career, that is surrounding you immensely. There is something about a callous that dulls the sensitivity and truly the same as I feel dulls my need for motivation and inspiration. Yes, I still want it. But the motivation is very much lower now than it was when I first started. It's like, I want it. but I want it without the commitment that it requires. So, in the end, do I really have what it takes to be motivated and inspired. I am very impressed when I see older successful photographers that are still driven to seek and find that magic in photography.
In conclusion, I think that there is another element that effects these two wonderful feelings. Being burnt out. What causes that in myself, is a lack of clientele who are willing to hire me for what I do best. Or a lack of eccentric clientele, coming from a quiet conservative midwest community. Eccentric people make me very motivated and inspired. They are rare here. People lined up to spend money for gorgeous classic portraits makes me motivated and inspired as well. With the economy down here, that has also been lacking. And based on the success that I have had and saved for a rainy day, I have become very passive in my attempt to find the magic in my given market and economic state. Of course and also do to the fact that I have been conditioned over all these years, that if I'm not getting paid, I'm not shooting. That sounds callous as well, but for many years I was so busy shooting from morning till night that I didn't have time nor did I want to shoot just for the fun of it. So I know now that THAT is the answer. Get over the stigma of making money, OK it might even cost you some money, but get out and have FUN. (I'm still searching for that part of me that will let go and just have fun)
Thanks for your podcasts, love them.
John Marion

Comment on GoCast #12 – Inspiration and Motivation by Paul Themens

Paul Themens — Tue, 15 Nov 2011 18:34:28 +0000

What motivates me in photography is getting out of the house and taking advantage of the fresh air and strolling in the woods taking pictures of nature and wildlife for my personal benifit and enjoyment. I also enjoy taking candid photos of children doing their best "at play".

Comment on GoCast #12 – Inspiration and Motivation by NVP

NVP — Tue, 15 Nov 2011 16:50:03 +0000

My main motivation being a youth, high school, and small college sports photographer, I want to give kids the photo of themselves playing sports that I wish I had of me growing up. I want to try and make them look like they are on the cover of a magazine or their favorite athlete on a commercial.

Inspiration comes from seeing what other people are doing. I constantly look at what other photographers are doing. I like to see how I can put my own spin on that photo and then see if I can go out and make that photo.

Comment on GoCast #11 – Teach Someone Something by kgarrison

kgarrison — Sat, 12 Nov 2011 02:43:02 +0000

Fixed, thanks for letting me know

Comment on GoCast #11 – Teach Someone Something by antonio rowe

antonio rowe — Sat, 12 Nov 2011 02:37:32 +0000

i couldnt get the audio… there is some problem!

Comment on Why DSLR Audio Recording Sucks and What To Do About It by james

james — Wed, 09 Nov 2011 04:26:02 +0000

The newer Tascam DR-40 seems to be giving the H4N by Zoom a battle both on price and options.

Comment on Why DSLR Audio Recording Sucks and What To Do About It by james

james — Wed, 09 Nov 2011 04:18:23 +0000

It's shame many Canon 7D DSLR camera owners can't yet benefit from Magic Lantern, I have a 60D and one of the reasons was the manual audio level setting I could adjust.

Comment on Why Shutter Speed Matters With DSLR Video by james

james — Wed, 09 Nov 2011 04:13:04 +0000

Shutter speed it important to give a more natural and realistic motion to your work on DSLR video, other wise a stuttery or slight juddery look can result. Also if it's to fast you can get artifacts and the rolling shutter effect is exacerbated as well.

Comment on GoCast #12 – Inspiration and Motivation by DebraEkas

DebraEkas — Tue, 08 Nov 2011 17:10:12 +0000

Interesting conversation Kerry.
I have been motivated by: assignments, competition, and compensation at different points in the span of my relationship with the camera. In a class, when the instructor would set an assignment with specific parameters, it worked to inspire me to look differently. I am a very competitive person, so my fellow students, always motivated me to push my self further. Working for the paper, trying to meet their requirements, bummed me out, put me off photography for a while.
Inspiration though, comes from everything. Pretty light, new places, changing perspectives Reviewing and reflecting on classic works of art has inspired me to look at light and posing again. Lately I am inspired by the people around me that make art out of every day events. People that make it their mission to guide others to find , or make, their light.
You are right, inspiration is very personal, and motivation can be unique. But when you love something, motivation and inspiration do not have to be mutually exclusive. They can intersect in, art.

Comment on Sigma 70-200mm F2.8 EX DG OS HSM Lens Review by kgarrison

kgarrison — Tue, 08 Nov 2011 14:21:35 +0000

The Canon EF 70-200mm f/2.8L IS USM has a street price of $1,599 per Amazon.com

Comment on Sigma 70-200mm F2.8 EX DG OS HSM Lens Review by Nick

Nick — Tue, 08 Nov 2011 11:43:48 +0000

The price you have for the canon v1 is only for a USM no IS. The Sigma price is HSM & OS that's a huge difference in price. The street price for the canon v1 (USM IS) is $2k which makes it $600 more just to get IS on the canon. I got a Sigma…it rocks.

Comment on Lightroom 3 on Sale for 50% Off by Thomas Arne Strand

Thomas Arne Strand — Tue, 08 Nov 2011 10:51:27 +0000

Lightroom is hands down my favorite post product.

Comment on Ave Water Bottle Photo Shoot by Michael Wise II

Michael Wise II — Mon, 07 Nov 2011 03:12:43 +0000

Kerry you really are a strong product shooter and this really lets people like myself see that there is much more to being product photographer than knowing how to light it. I hope you share more shoots like this in the future.

Comment on Common DSLR Myths – Always Use The Lowest ISO by PhotoSEL - Lighting

PhotoSEL - Lighting — Sat, 29 Oct 2011 21:51:58 +0000

Thanks for such a good article. I found the similar problems when using my Canon cameras. I'll test tonight to find the sweet spot of my camera.

Comment on Ave Water Bottle Photo Shoot by Jouni Kallio

Jouni Kallio — Fri, 28 Oct 2011 14:32:21 +0000

Thanks for a nice tutorial!

Comment on GoPro HD Hero – It Does Stills? by Stuart

Stuart — Thu, 27 Oct 2011 08:29:29 +0000

it seems like the camera has a good quality lens. As you said it lacks flash but it can still be good for some Pictorial on a good background. GoPro HD is too much expensive for me, though I want to try it some day.

Comment on GoCast #5 – Your Personal Image by Mike Wilson

Mike Wilson — Tue, 25 Oct 2011 16:44:59 +0000

Gotcha. I'm listening to #7 right now, and you're right that the audio does seem to be better.

Comment on GoCast #5 – Your Personal Image by kgarrison

kgarrison — Mon, 24 Oct 2011 20:40:28 +0000

The audio quality is much better on the newer ones. The point of the video was to show that I was doing it will driving so as to excuse some of the poorer-than-podcast audio. I have been updating the previous shows with audio-only and adding them to the podcast stream as quickly as I can. I should be all caught up with them this week.

Comment on GoCast #5 – Your Personal Image by Mike Wilson

Mike Wilson — Mon, 24 Oct 2011 20:30:07 +0000

I'm going to echo the rest here. Personally I'm not a fan of these GoCasts because all 5 of them that I've listened to (for some reason iTunes is way behind on them) have really terrible sound. This one is especially bad to the point where it's pretty much unlistenable.

I'm not trying to complain for the sake of complaining. I think the short-format stream-of-consciousness format is a great addition to the show, but man I sure do wish you could find a way to fix the sound issues. I guess I'm just spoiled for audio quality

A last thought… why the need for video? Would an audio-only version of this done with a headset produce a better sound quality. I do enjoy watching the host of podcasts talk… I think it adds something sometimes, but watching you drive and (occasionally) address the camera actually makes it uncomfortable for me. I don't want you distracted from driving!

I hope that rambling makes some sort of sense!

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Comment on GoCast #9 – Getting out of a creative rut by karen anne

karen anne — Wed, 19 Oct 2011 21:40:41 +0000

He was so excited talking about his go cast at about 6:45 that he was driving fast and passing everyone up on the road! thanks for this …ive been in a rut..

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Makers of Explorer battery packs released new models of portable batteries on location. I have read a review of their Mini version: http://prettygirlshooter.blogspot.com/2011/07/tro...

Comment on GoCast #9 – Getting out of a creative rut by PhotographyTalk

PhotographyTalk — Mon, 17 Oct 2011 19:40:00 +0000

Great tips – creativity is at the core of taking good photos, and when it's dead, you have to do something to get it back.

Comment on Why Shutter Speed Matters With DSLR Video by kgarrison

kgarrison — Sun, 16 Oct 2011 03:30:04 +0000

This is one of the most confusing topics I have ever dealt with in all the years I have done photography. My basic understanding and based on my experiments, is that if we are going to slow down the video, if we had shot with a slower shutter speed we would get a softer image due to the blurring between frames. If we use a faster shutter speed we have more clean data to work with. A slower shutter speed provides less data so the final result will be worse.

Comment on Why Shutter Speed Matters With DSLR Video by Mario

Mario — Sun, 16 Oct 2011 02:41:11 +0000

Thank you for this post, it's been really helpful.
I have a question about the 'Exception to the Rule' that you mentioned though.

'If we use the basic rule of having a shutter speed that is double the frame rate, when we slow down the video we will end up with more blurry video. If you shoot at faster shutter speeds, when you slow the video down you will get cleaner looking video.'

The more I thought about this, the less it made sense to me.
Let's say I shoot at 50fps with 1/100 shutter speed (according to the 180 degree rule).
Now I slow the video down by playing it at 25fps – which means I'm playing 25fps video which was shot at 1/100 shutter speed. Wouldn't I rather want 25fps with 1/50 shutter speed? So my point is – in order to follow the 180 degree rule for the resulting video, wouldn't it make sense to shoot at SLOWER shutter speeds when shooting for slow motion?

But then I started thinking about the actual motion that was captured in each frame:
In the example given above the 1/100 shutter speed seems too fast for 25fps, but the sharper image might be justified by the fact that there is a lot less (blur-needing) motion in every image compared to video that was shot at 25 fps.
So it seems to me that if you're following the 180 degree rule when you're shooting the result might be just fine no matter at what speed it's going to be played.
Anyway – any further explanation would be appreciated.

Comment on GoPro HD Hero – It Does Stills? by kgarrison

kgarrison — Thu, 06 Oct 2011 21:02:27 +0000

I posted more images to flickr showing before and after lens correction. In all cases the lens correction was done in Lightroom with the maximum slider settings. As you can see from the images, the closer you are to a subject the harder it is to correct. The further away the subject is, the less noticable the distortion is. http://www.flickr.com/photos/kgarrison/tags/gopro...

Comment on GoPro HD Hero – It Does Stills? by kgarrison

kgarrison — Thu, 06 Oct 2011 17:25:43 +0000

The problem with that idea is the lack of a flash. You would be better off buying $99 point and shoot cameras. I will try to post some more extreme examples with before and after lens correction.

Comment on GoPro HD Hero – It Does Stills? by John Lombardo

John Lombardo — Thu, 06 Oct 2011 17:20:11 +0000

This camera looks like a lot of fun. I like the idea of sprinkling a lot of them around a wedding reception just to see what you get.

Since they're such wide angle cameras, if you have an interesting pic of a group of people, say at a specific table, can you fix the barrel distortion and crop the image and still come up with something worth printing? Any examples you can share?

Thanks,
John

Comment on White Balancing Lens Cap Review by kgarrison

kgarrison — Wed, 05 Oct 2011 15:40:59 +0000

You always do your white balance with the lights on that you are using. So with flash, you would use your flash to illuminate the scene when getting your white balance.

Comment on White Balancing Lens Cap Review by Ashraf Adrutdin

Ashraf Adrutdin — Wed, 05 Oct 2011 14:55:34 +0000

great! my question is, how about indoor shooting with flash, shoot i take with flash on or off for the customize wb?

Comment on Podcast #63 – Conversation with Mark Robert Halper – Taking Great Portraits by @JoshuaMonesson

@JoshuaMonesson — Wed, 05 Oct 2011 03:35:08 +0000

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Comment on Top Free Android Apps for Photographers by s4ty4

s4ty4 — Tue, 04 Oct 2011 07:23:05 +0000

i love the free Pixlr-o-matic !

Comment on GoCast #5 – Your Personal Image by kgarrison

kgarrison — Mon, 03 Oct 2011 13:33:50 +0000

It was a combination of things. First off, I had to replace the GoPro back with the non-waterproof one. A waterproof case does not work well when recording audio. So it was pretty hard to pull the voice up out of the background noise. All of the others sound much better.

Comment on GoCast #5 – Your Personal Image by Jason

Jason — Mon, 03 Oct 2011 13:30:16 +0000

It sounds like Camtasia did some sort of compression on the audio though…the "aquarium effect" is typical of over-compression from software rather than a low quality microphone

Comment on GoCast #3 – Running a Photography Business by Calvin

Calvin — Sun, 02 Oct 2011 17:20:52 +0000

Great Information! I really appreciate information like this.

Comment on Why DSLR Audio Recording Sucks and What To Do About It by kgarrison

kgarrison — Thu, 29 Sep 2011 05:54:20 +0000

I am actually quite surprised that Canon didn't include the same level of audio control in their DSLR's that they have in their low-end consumer camcorders at a minimum. My three year old Vixia has AGC control, Mic Attenuation, and a basic audio level meter. My 7D has none of those basic features.

Comment on Why DSLR Audio Recording Sucks and What To Do About It by El Jefe

El Jefe — Thu, 29 Sep 2011 05:49:21 +0000

I mentioned this on Facebook, but the D7000 does have rough audio levels: Auto (AGC), High, Medium, Low, and Off. Of course then the next thing is why not have a finer level adjustment, like 0-11? And maybe even a "VU meter" to set the level? It's all just programming.

Comment on Video capability coming to Canon 50D by adrian

adrian — Wed, 28 Sep 2011 13:42:30 +0000

I actually bought a 5D mk2, after having owned a 50D for a year, simply because I had wanted video recording. Wish Magic Lantern had come up with this hack earlier!

Comment on Learning to shoot in manual mode by kgarrison

kgarrison — Tue, 27 Sep 2011 18:08:41 +0000

Are you using a flash? Just shooting at night at ISO 800 will not make a good image unless you have additional lighting.

Comment on GoCast #5 – Your Personal Image by kgarrison

kgarrison — Tue, 27 Sep 2011 18:06:24 +0000

Well I WAS in my car speeding down the freeway. Going to be working on the audio on future ones and see if I can improve on it.

Comment on GoCast #5 – Your Personal Image by Luke

Luke — Tue, 27 Sep 2011 18:00:17 +0000

It sounds like you are in an aquarium – really weird background noises.

Comment on GoCast #5 – Your Personal Image by Rusty Tripod

Rusty Tripod — Mon, 26 Sep 2011 14:56:04 +0000

I reloaded and tried a second time without success. Sorry. No other video problems on computer sites.Rusty

Comment on GoCast #5 – Your Personal Image by kgarrison

kgarrison — Mon, 26 Sep 2011 14:33:39 +0000

I will check my file and the upload and see if I can figure out what you are getting

Comment on GoCast #5 – Your Personal Image by Rusty Tripod

Rusty Tripod — Mon, 26 Sep 2011 14:25:54 +0000

Filled with all manner of sound effects. I checked to see if there were sounds coming from other open windows, but nothing related to sounds activated. Quite a distraction! I surrender.

Comment on Learning to shoot in manual mode by usman

usman — Mon, 26 Sep 2011 12:52:42 +0000

i this is usman ….i read this article ..i m a beginner of slr.i have d5100 nikon…but i have a problem to use it for night weeding indoor photography..plz guide me how i use this camera in (P) as u said i set this ofr indoor iso 800 ,,,result is nothig….

Comment on GoCast #4 – Learning your gear by kgarrison

kgarrison — Sun, 25 Sep 2011 18:25:14 +0000

Thanks Paul. I really didn't know how people would react to this series. Since I was testing out the GoPros for another project i decided I would try to use them to create some unique content since I have be on the go so much recently. I hope you continue to enjoy them as there are more coming.

Comment on GoCast #4 – Learning your gear by Paul

Paul — Sun, 25 Sep 2011 17:51:46 +0000

I enjoyed your gocast it was very clear and informative. I must say that you have tremendous concentration to drive and doing this video at the same time. This tells me you know your stuff inside and out. Keep up the good work Kerry._Paul _

Comment on GoCast #3 – Running a Photography Business by C Brown Photo

C Brown Photo — Sun, 25 Sep 2011 01:33:28 +0000

Great info, Kerry. The lady GPS voice and the horn honk really sets the scene

Comment on GoCast #2 – Doing Personal Projects by HTC In Pakistan

HTC In Pakistan — Sat, 24 Sep 2011 16:42:20 +0000

wow that was a very beautiful post.. great post..

Comment on GoCast #3 – Running a Photography Business by Richard

Richard — Thu, 22 Sep 2011 01:15:16 +0000

Would love to have these segments also in plain audio so I can listen to them on my work commute! I love your show!

Comment on GoCast #3 – Running a Photography Business by Richard

Richard — Thu, 22 Sep 2011 01:15:16 +0000

Would love to have these segments also in plain audio so I can listen to them on my work commute! I love your show!

Comment on GoCast #2 – Doing Personal Projects by TriggerTom

TriggerTom — Fri, 16 Sep 2011 16:36:10 +0000

Very inspirational, as usual, Kerry. I AM enjoying the Gocasts. Thanks for posting.

Comment on GoCast #2 – Doing Personal Projects by TriggerTom

TriggerTom — Fri, 16 Sep 2011 16:36:10 +0000

Very inspirational, as usual, Kerry. I AM enjoying the Gocasts. Thanks for posting.

Comment on GoCast #2 – Doing Personal Projects by Luke

Luke — Wed, 14 Sep 2011 16:55:16 +0000

Definitely agree with you, Kerry! I recently started a 365 Project in which I draw a random word each day and that word then becomes my subject. Many of the random words were offered from fans on my Facebook page. It's already given me an opportunity to experiment with different camera settings, angles, and lighting. I'm posting my images here: http://lukeslens.blogspot.com/

Comment on GoCast #2 – Doing Personal Projects by Debra

Debra — Wed, 14 Sep 2011 15:35:39 +0000

Love the Go-Cast. thanks Kerry!

Comment on GoCast #1 – Dealing With Clients on the Cheap by Robert Bostick

Robert Bostick — Wed, 14 Sep 2011 01:10:37 +0000

Love this new series!

Comment on GoCast #1 – Dealing With Clients on the Cheap by wetzelphoto

wetzelphoto — Tue, 13 Sep 2011 17:47:47 +0000

I consider myself to be a pretty good photographer but I am not a wedding photographer and have never shot a wedding. When a couple hires a professional wedding photographer they are paying for much more then the photographers time, talent and expenses, they also are paying for their EXPERIENCE. I would never ever consider to be hired as the wedding photographer. I can take well composed, technically good images, but I DO NOT have the experience needed to cover all the bases shooting a wedding. I would do a much better job then uncle Bob would, but that alone is not enough. There can be no do overs with a wedding like there can be with a product shot or portrait session. If the photographer misses a key moment – it's gone forever. I just had a friend of mine tell my completely unpleased she was with the photographs of her daughters wedding. They did not go the crags list round – but they did do it on the cheap. They got exactly what they paid for. People are uneducated about these facts and it is our job as photographers to help assist in their education.

Comment on GoCast #1 – Dealing With Clients on the Cheap by Jerome

Jerome — Sun, 11 Sep 2011 04:07:28 +0000

Great Go cast. Just remember to watch the road!

Comment on Video: How to use a Light Meter by Deborah C. Smith

Deborah C. Smith — Sun, 11 Sep 2011 03:48:44 +0000

Great video, Well done

Comment on Video: How to use a Light Meter by Deborah C. Smith

Deborah C. Smith — Sun, 11 Sep 2011 03:48:44 +0000

Great video, Well done

Comment on GoCast #1 – Dealing With Clients on the Cheap by Rusty Tripod

Rusty Tripod — Fri, 09 Sep 2011 13:34:23 +0000

A budget bride can be told to purchase a DSLR and appropriate card that she can give to a family member with a good eye. The member can put the camera on jpeg and shoot. When it is done, she will have the images and a camera thereby meeting her budget with extras. Of course, the shots may not be professional. One can note that most images offered at a price equal to or lower than the price of a prosumer DSLR will not likely be professional either. Thus,. most professionals who offer additional services will most likely not begin at prices below the cost of a prosumer DSLR.

Comment on GoCast #1 – Dealing With Clients on the Cheap by Rusty Tripod

Rusty Tripod — Fri, 09 Sep 2011 13:34:23 +0000

Comment on GoCast #1 – Dealing With Clients on the Cheap by David

David — Fri, 09 Sep 2011 03:40:08 +0000

I like the new gocasts kerry!

Comment on Comparison of HDR Techniques by Alpha

Alpha — Mon, 05 Sep 2011 16:45:19 +0000

Photomatix is capable of fusing exposures, you just need to know what you're doing. Photoshop CS5 also produces impressive HDR/fused exposures, but again, you need to actually know what you're doing.

Comment on Poor Man’s DSLR Focus Pulling by Amelia

Amelia — Tue, 30 Aug 2011 18:33:27 +0000

Great tip. Haven't done much in the way of video, but looking for a new camera and would like to get into it more.

Comment on Poor Man’s DSLR Focus Pulling by Amelia

Amelia — Tue, 30 Aug 2011 18:33:27 +0000

Great tip. Haven't done much in the way of video, but looking for a new camera and would like to get into it more.

Comment on Top Free Android Apps for Photographers by Android Camera Apps

Android Camera Apps — Fri, 26 Aug 2011 03:59:40 +0000

PicSay and Camera 360 are the best Android Camera Apps to enhance photography. Thanks for other apps. I'll try them out.

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