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

Podcast #38 – Conversation with Curt Apanovich Podcast #38 – Conversation with Curt Apanovich

Kerry and David talk to Curt Apanovich about the fusion of video and still photography and where this is going to take us in the near future.

Curt’s background in film and photography have combined to put him into the perfect position to take advantage of not just both mediums, but also to enable him to fuse the two together using current equipment and software.

Curt gives some tips of getting started with video and how best to use video to compliment your photography.

Podcast #36 – Conversation with Pictage CEO Jason Kiefer Podcast #36 – Conversation with Pictage CEO Jason Kiefer

Kerry and David talk to Jason Kiefer, the CEO of Pictage, to discuss how photographers can get more revenue by selling prints and how to maximize those print sales by understanding who it is that is buying the prints.

List of Free Adobe Lightroom Presets

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.

Podcast #31 – Tips and Techniques for Bridal Shows Podcast #31 – Tips and Techniques for Bridal Shows

In this episode Kerry and David talk about some lessons learned over the past couple of years on techniques that do and do not work when doing a bridal show. The discussion covers booth setup, materials, booking meetings, networking, and much more. If you are struggling with poor performance of your bridal shows or are thinking about getting a booth at a bridal show, then you should listen to this episode and it will give you some valuable tips.

Podcast #29 – Shooting the Zebra’s Butt with Roberto Valenzuela Podcast #29 – Shooting the Zebra’s Butt with Roberto Valenzuela

In this episode, Kerry and David sit down with Roberto Valenzuela from Beverly Hills, CA who is a remarkably skilled wedding photographer. Roberto talks about getting started and “finding his eye”. Roberto gives some helpful tips on how to practice different techniques to improve your skills.

20 Best Photography Websites of 2008 20 Best Photography Websites of 2008

2008 was certainly a banner year for photography enthusiasts when it comes to the number and quality of websites that you have to choose from. We certainly appreciate all the visitors here at cameradojo.com and hope we are doing a good job at bringing you good information and we are always thrilled to see our name on lists like this. Now it’s our turn to pay tribute to some of the best sites out there that we read on a regular basis.

Comparison of HDR Techniques Comparison of HDR Techniques

HDR Photography is a method of combining multiple exposures into a single image in order to achieve a greater dynamic range in an image. If that sounded a bit complex, let’s break that down a bit more. If I take a photo, the sensor only can capture a given range from light to dark, in a normally exposed image, you may lose some detail in the darkest areas and you may lose some detail in the brightest areas. But if we can take an normal exposure, an underexposed image (to get the detail in the highlights) and an overexposed image (to get the details in the shadows) and combine them into a single image, then we can get a new image that can be the best of all three.

Compact Flash Memory cards – is yours a fake? Compact Flash Memory cards – is yours a fake?

I have been wanting to write this article for some time now… ever since I received a really bad fake SandDisk Ultra II Compact Flash card a few years back. After doing some research online, I found a few others that were getting the same crap cards from their online purchases.

Podcast #11 – Current Articles, Joe McNalley Book, R-Strap in the field, Tips Podcast #11 – Current Articles, Joe McNalley Book, R-Strap in the field, Tips

Discussion Topics
Manfrotto 322RC2

The Moment it Clicks by Joe McNalley
Using the Black Rapid R-Strap

Tips of The Week
David – Go with your gut
Kerry – Keep your calendar updated with Google Apps
Maurice – Don’t ever give out unedited photos