Traveling via John Wayne Airport

Fortunately or unfortunately, depending on how you look at it, I fly around the country fairly often and since I live less than 10 minutes from John Wayne Airport I fly out of there if at all possible. Since I am pretty familiar with the airport now I thought I would share a few tips …

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GoCast #19 – How to choose the right equipment

With different camera bodies, lenses, and countless accessories available, deciding what to buy that will really make a difference is often very difficult. In this episode I discusses how to go about picking out the right gear. Host: Kerry Garrison Sponsors: GoPro, Blackbelt Lighting Click here to subscribe via iTunes

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Budget Aerial Photography Part 2

While I have been doing some experiments with the AR Drone, it just really isn’t cut out to carry a payload. This week I was at CES and ran across a platform I had seen before and decided to give it a second look. The Rotor Concept HPQ-1 is a big step up from the …

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Get Yourself a Hobby

I know for many of your that photography is your hobby and if that is what photography is to you, than that is great. For others who are trying to go from a hobby to a business, this is when you need some other distraction to keep yourself balanced. For some people it is video …

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Budget Aerial Photography

Usually an article like this would find its way onto my educational site at http://cameradojo.com but it’s here on my personal blog because it is very much a work in progress versus a completed project. Put simply, I have been experimenting with different platforms that can carry different size camera platforms. For light weight cameras, …

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GoCast #18 – Making the most of your new gear

In this episode, I talk about making the most out of your new photography gear that you just got for the holidays. During this show, I discuss what things you may want to look at next, how to go about planning future purchases, and how to make the most out of your photography budget. If …

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GoCast #17 – What is this WPPI thing all about

WPPI is coming up in mid-February which may seem a ways out, but if you are going, you should make your plans today. What is WPPI? WPPI is the yearly convention for wedding and portrait photographers. At WPPI you will find some amazing speakers, a huge expo floor, and a wonderful community of fellow photographers. …

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GoCast #16 – Is it the photographer or the gear?

In this episode, I discuss the ago old question…is it the photographer or the gear? At almost any event someone will likely say “That’s looks like a great camera, it must take awesome pictures” and over the years people have argued that you can hand a point and shoot camera to a great photographer and …

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Simple and Effective Three Light Portrait Setup

After learning the ins and outs of your camera, the next thing you generally want to do is to start working on your portrait skills. One of the biggest challenges is figuring out how to get really good lighting without spending more on lighting than you did on your camera. I have been promoting a …

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GoCast #15 – What’s Wrong With Photography Education

While I have many friends that are photography instructors and I know many photographers who have moved into doing workshops, seminars, ebooks, and other education formats to try to pay the bills, one of the biggest issues I have is instructors that completely over sell the earning potential for photographers. The fact is, very few …