Podcast #88 – Talking with Jason Anderson about building your lighting kit

Kerry and Jason talk about building your first lighting kit on a budget. Everyone needs a lighting kit but many people are intimidated by the upfront costs. In this show, Kerry and Jason walk through …

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Podcast #86 – Conversation with Gavin Seim – Talking about dynamic range Podcast #86 – Conversation with Gavin Seim – Talking about dynamic range

Gavin and I discuss the topic of dynamic range in images and how to obtain a high dynamic range through the use of HDR imaging, strobes, and dodgeing and burning. Follow along with the images …

Learning Lightroom Workshop Tour Launches Learning Lightroom Workshop Tour Launches

After extensive preparations, logistical planning and coordination, it is very exciting to finally announce the often teased and hinted at Learning Lightroom 3 Workshop Tour! Jason Anderson and I have pooled …

Understanding Light Stops Understanding Light Stops

One thing that seems to baffle a lot of new photographers is understanding the term “stop” as it pertains to a measurement of light. We see this word used over and over with regards to shutter speed, aperture, film speed, filters, lighting, and other ways that light is used. You may hear a phrase like “you should expose one side of face 1-2 stops under the lit side of the face and expose the background 1 stop under the main subject”. For many people that’s about like asking them to solve a complex calculus problem.

Podcast #85 – Conversation with Jason Anderson – Smartphones / Projects / Lightroom Workshop Podcast #85 – Conversation with Jason Anderson – Smartphones / Projects / Lightroom Workshop

Today I am joined again by Jason Anderson from http://canonblogger.com to talk about the use of Smart phones in our photography endeavors. We discuss using these phones, like iPhones and Android phones for taking personal …

Top Free Android Apps for Photographers Top Free Android Apps for Photographers

While the iPhone gets a lot of press, Android-based phones are selling like hotcakes, to the tune of about 150,000 per day. That’s an awful lot of Android phones out there and the hardware is …

Snap Sights SS-1000 Underwater Digital Camera Review Snap Sights SS-1000 Underwater Digital Camera Review

If you are going snorkeling or spend time in a pool it’s always great to have a digital camera that can go right in the water with you. The Snap Sights SS-1000 is designed from …

Podcast #84 – Conversation with Mark Robert Halper – Doing Personal Projects Podcast #84 – Conversation with Mark Robert Halper – Doing Personal Projects

Do you have a personal project you are working on? If not, than this is a good show for you to listen to as I talk with Mark Robert Halper about how to get started …

Photoshop CS5 Content Aware Fill – Just how good is it? Photoshop CS5 Content Aware Fill – Just how good is it?

Probably the most hyped feature of the new Adobe Photoshop CS5 is the incredible new Content Aware Fill. Somewhat like the Healing Brush, Content Aware Fill will use data from surrounding areas to fill in …

NEXTO eXtreme Portable Photo/Video Storage Review NEXTO eXtreme Portable Photo/Video Storage Review

I simply cannot say it enough, you MUST have a backup solution that works well AND you actually have to use it because you just never know what might happen. I have had a …

Simple One-Light Directional Portrait Lighting Simple One-Light Directional Portrait Lighting

Lighting can often be one of the most intimidating things to learn but it doesn’t need to be that way. I think the problem is that many people get intimidated thinking they need tons …