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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Another Take on Perspective Another Take on Perspective

Last time we looked at tilting the camera and getting a little more angle on the subject. This time lets look at shooting from an angle that isn’t normal. Often changing to 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 …

Directional Lighting with On-Camera Flash Directional Lighting with On-Camera Flash

Buuuut Kerrrry…..If you use your flash ON your camera (not your pop-up flash) you can’t get directional lighting, its going to look horrible. Well…yeah, and that’s why so many people don’t like to use …

Using the PocketWizard ControlTL Wireless Flash Triggers Using the PocketWizard ControlTL Wireless Flash Triggers

Before we can really look at whether we need a product like the PocketWizard ControlTL system, we need to understand the limitations of our existing Canon speedlite system. The Canon system has a good …

Vanguard Alta Pro 284CT Tripod Review Vanguard Alta Pro 284CT Tripod Review

Tripods are one of those big dollar purchases that many photographers put off well past then they should and I can’t count how many photographers I know that rarely use their tripod because they dislike …

Podcast #75 – Conversation with Syl Arena – LIDLIPS, Speedlites, and More Podcast #75 – Conversation with Syl Arena – LIDLIPS, Speedlites, and More

In this episode I am joined by Syl Arena from Paso Robles California who is an excellent photographer and one of the people that has really been an inspiration to me in using small speedlites …

Podcast #71 – Conversation with Jules Bianchi – Talking about lighting Podcast #71 – Conversation with Jules Bianchi – Talking about lighting

Kerry and Jules talk about lighting and the differences between controlled studio lighting and on-the-fly lighting such as engagements and weddings.
Kerry and Jules also announce their upcoming workshop on Jan 26th. For more information on …

Light, Location, & Love Workshop with Jules Bianchi and Kerry Garrison Light, Location, & Love Workshop with Jules Bianchi and Kerry Garrison

I am very excited to announce an upcoming photography workshop I am doing in conjunction with the amazing Jules Bianchi! This workshop will really help you fall in love with lighting like Jules and I …

Building a Rail System for your Video DSLR 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 …