Podcast #77 – Conversation with Scott Robert Lim – Getting Started with Flash Photography
March 16, 2010 – 10:47 am | No Comment

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 …

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Understanding Exposure with the Exposure Triangle
January 28, 2009 – 3:50 pm | 16 Comments
Understanding Exposure with the Exposure Triangle

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.

ExpoImaging Tapped as Exclusive U.S. Distributor of Honl Photo Professional Products
January 28, 2009 – 3:46 pm | 2 Comments
ExpoImaging Tapped as Exclusive U.S. Distributor of Honl Photo Professional Products

Watsonville, CA (PRWEB) January 26, 2009 — ExpoImaging Inc. (www.ExpoImaging.net), developer and marketer of innovative camera accessories, including the Ray Flash Ring Light Adapter, ExpoDisc Digital White Balance Filter and the ExpoAperture2 Depth-of-Field Guide, today announced that it is now the exclusive U.S. distributor of Honl Photo Professional Products.

Podcast #33 – Conversation with Carlos Baez
January 27, 2009 – 1:12 pm | 8 Comments
Podcast #33 – Conversation with Carlos Baez

Kerry and David talk with Carlos Baez about the recent controversy over the new video called Engage (http://engagingfilms.com), using specialty lenses, getting started with lighting, trends in wedding photography, staying inspired, and much more.

Join Scarlett Lillian for a Vegas Workshop at WPPI
January 26, 2009 – 7:15 pm | One Comment
Join Scarlett Lillian for a Vegas Workshop at WPPI

Join Scarlett in Vegas for a hot night shoot at WPPI!

From Scarlett:
“I had so much fun last year shooting a sizzlin’ bride and groom session in the glamorous lights of Vegas with Ross of Flosites.com and his bride Leysa, and this year, I want to give you the same opportunity for some rockstar portfolio pieces too!

List of Free Adobe Lightroom Presets
January 24, 2009 – 8:10 pm | 4 Comments

We get asked all the time for more and more Lightroom presets and were do find good free ones. I have been working on this list for a while now and will do my best to keep it updated. If you have suggestions for us to add to the list, please leave a comment. I have tried to only list sites that have more than just a couple of presets but if you know of some really good ones, be sure and let me know.

Camera Raw 5.3 and Lightroom 2.3 Available on Adobe Labs
January 24, 2009 – 6:28 am | No Comment

Camera Raw 5.3 and Lightroom 2.3 Release Candidates are now available on Adobe Labs.(Camera Raw 5.3, Lightroom 2.3) The release includes new camera support for the following models:

* Nikon D3X
* Olympus E-30

There are several bug fixes in this update

Reader Question – Books about posing
January 24, 2009 – 6:07 am | 3 Comments
Reader Question – Books about posing

Heather wrote in with the following question and we thought it deserved more than just a quick email response.

“Hey Guys,

I got a question for ya. Sorry the answer to this might already be on your site somewhere but I’d just thought I would msg you instead. I was wondering if you had any suggestions for photography books either having to do w/ business or the technical side of things.

Borrowlenses.com Rental Service Review
January 22, 2009 – 7:56 pm | 10 Comments
Borrowlenses.com Rental Service Review

Do you have dreams of shooting a Canon 1Ds Mk III? The new Canon 5D Mk II? The Nikon flagship D3X? Or how about shooting with a $1,600 70-200 IS L 2.8? If you are like me, that’s pretty much all we can do is dream about the day we can afford high end gear like that. Rentals are always a good option either since most places require a deposit equal to the purchase price of the equipment.

Photo Contest – Converging Lines
January 21, 2009 – 5:01 pm | One Comment
Photo Contest – Converging Lines

While it may be the middle of winter for some of you, we are going to launch a new photo contest based on an idea from a recent podcast host, Roberto Valenzuela. This contest is going to be about ‘Converging Lines”. Since an image with converging lines adds a nice dimension to your images, it seems like good practice to go out and shoot some images with this as a theme.

Canon Releases EOS 40D Firmware 1.1.1
January 21, 2009 – 12:23 pm | No Comment
Canon Releases EOS 40D Firmware 1.1.1

Firmware update Version 1.1.1 incorporates the following fixes and improvements.

1. Fixes a malfunction that in rare occurrence causes a low battery indication to be displayed when using the EF 85mm F1.2L II USM lens. Depending on the battery check timing of the camera, the battery level displayed on the camera’s LCD data panel may shows Battery will be exhausted soon or Battery must be recharged, even though the battery capacity is sufficient.