D-Link Photo Shoot
If you didn’t know already, I got started in photography by doing product shoots and I still love doing it. Products don’t move, they aren’t late, they don’t get emotional, drunk, or have meltdowns. This week I took some photos of some D-Link equipment for some video tutorials that will appear soon. This is my favorite shot.
To get this shot (all done in-camera), the product is sitting on 1/4″ thick plexiglass on top of white muslin. In the background, about three feet behind the product is white seamless paper. The large TD5 lights come in about about 45 degree angles to each side and above while the smaller TD3 was closer in to provide some specularity. The image was processed using the public beta of Adobe Lightroom 3.0.
Equipment Used
(2) Westcott SpiderLite TD-5’s
(1) Westcott SpiderLite TD-3
Canon EOS 50D
Adobe Lightroom 3.0 Beta
Lauren Elizabeth Portrait Session
Lauren was a blast to work with, young and energetic. Lauren is working with me for some examples I needed for my upcoming workshops so I took a handful for her to use and these are just a few of my favorites. You can check out more of Lauren’s work on her Model Mayhem profile.
Stephen Headshots
I needed to get some new examples for the upcoming workshops this month and Stephen needed some new headshots, so the timing was perfect and we had a blast shooting away for an hour or so. Stephen is awesome to work with and has a super good personality. If you ever need a male model for anything hook up with Stephen on Model Mayhem. Here are some shots from this shoot.
Kristi and Aaron Wedding at The Pacific Edge
I don’t know what got into me and somehow I completely forgot to post these images earlier. What a gorgeous day it was for a beachside wedding at the Pacific Edge in Laguna Beach. The house looked awesome and was well-prepped as always by the amazing staff from At Your Service Catering and Corey Morgan assisted as second shooter. Kristi looked absolutely amazing and Aaron looked fantastic. The ceremony may have been a tad bit late, but looked great against the setting sun. If you didn’t see them before, be sure and check out their engagement pictures taken at the location where Aaron proposed to Kristi.
Podcast #72 – Conversation with Gary Fong – Talking about the paths to success
In this episode Kerry sits with Gary Fong and discuss the mindset for success. Gary’s new book, “The Accidental Millionaire – How to succeed in life without really trying“ is a memoir about Gary’s life and how he became a successful wedding photographer, inventor, and investor. Gary’s style of being open to the world around you and not being so focused on one particular goal and missing out on the opportunities that come your way but may not be part of “the plan”.
To enter to win a copy of Gary’s book, you need to follow these instructions:
Go to Gary’s blog site at: http://garyfong1.xanga.com/
You may need to go back a little bit, but you need to find the answer to the question “What animal makes a good pet”
Send your answer to contest@cameradojo.com with the subject “Gary Fong Contest”. We will pull several names on Jan 15th 2010.
Be sure and check out all of Gary’s products at http://garyfonginc.com/
Show Host
Kerry Garrison
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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 the Light, Location, and Love workshop, please check out:
http://cameradojo.com/2009/12/09/light-location-love-workshop-with-jules-bianchi-and-kerry-garrison/
Be sure and check out Jules’ website at http://julescafe.com.
Don’t forget about our CameraDojo MediaSmart Server Giveaway
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Kerry Garrison
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Podcast #70 – Conversation with Ed Kriziak – Talking about Photo Plus Expo 2009
Ed Kriziak was the Camera Dojo roving reporter at the recent Photo Plus Expo in New York.
Highlights include:
- Canon 1D Mk IV
- Lightroom 3 Beta 1
- Photek (http://www.photekusa.com/Digitala.html)
- Nations Photo Lab (http://www.nationsphotolab.com/)
- Bibble 5 (http://bibblelabs.com/products/bibble5/)
- Lens Pro To Go (www.lensprotogo.com)
- Studio Share (www.studioshare.org)
- PickPic (http://www.pickpic.com/)
- Simply Canvas (http://www.simplycanvas.com/)
- Black Rapid (http://www.blackrapid.com/)
- Spider Holster (http://www.spiderholster.com/)
And be sure and check out Ed’s work at http://www.lehighvalleyphotography.org/
Don’t forget about our CameraDojo MediaSmart Server Giveaway
Show Host
Kerry Garrison
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This podcast is also available on iTunes.
Podcast #69 – Conversation with Jim Collins – CEO Pictage
Kerry and Jim discuss how to combine your art and your business to help become more successful. Jim also talks about some important trends in print sales that are occurring in the business right now.
Jim provides some good insight into current purchasing trends that Pictage is seeing and talks about how to incorporate this information into your business.
Jim also discusses some of the changes going on with Pictage and the upcoming Pictage PartnerCon.
Pictage: http://pictage.com
PartnerCon: http://pro.pictage.com/community/ppc/neworleans/
Show Host
Kerry Garrison
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Podcast #68 – Conversation with Chase Jarvis – Talking about the world of commercial photography
In this episode Kerry sits down with the world famous commercial photographer Chase Jarvis to talk about the world of commercial photography. Chase explains some of what goes into a large commercial project and what inspires him to create the amazing images that he does.
Chase’s Links:
Chase Jarvis website: http://chasejarvis.com
The Best Camera: http://thebestcamera.com
The Best Camera Is The One That’s With You: iPhone Photography by Chase Jarvis (on Amazon)
Songs for Eating and Drinking: http://www.songsforeatinganddrinking.com
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Kerry Garrison
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Mastering Your DSLR Workshop
Mastering Your DSLR Workshop
Sunday September 20th 10am – 2pm
Tustin, Ca
Are you wanting more out of your new camera but are stuck on the lousy automatic modes that never seem to get you the shot you want? Take control of your camera with the DSLR Workshop and learn how your camera really works. In this four hour workshop you will learn about the different shooting modes and how they are used to get exactly the shots you want to get.
- What is Program mode and when to use it
- Use aperture priority to get nice depth of field shots
- Use shutter priority to capture movement
- Take full control with manual mode
Once you understand how to use your camera we then dive into getting great exposures by controlling our cameras exposure settings. By controlling the ISO, Aperture, and Shutter speed we can learn to properly control our exposure and ensure that we can get every shot.
After lunch (included in the price) we will get into using flash to your advantage and showing how to get high quality portraits with just a single flash.
Finally we will look at using Adobe Photoshop Lightroom to process our images and make them look as professional as possible.
- Lightroom workflow
- Using presets
- Camera Calibration
- Using Lightroom’s retouching tools
- Creating slideshows
- Exporting images
- Watermarking
Attendees should bring their camera equipment, accessory flash, lenses, and laptops (optional)
Total cost for this four hour event is $79 and is limited to 10 people.
Register at: http://dslr0920.eventbrite.com/
