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 #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 …

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Blackbelt Lighting Products in Pasadena Sun 11/13

If you are in southern California and looking for great deals on camera gear, be sure and checkout the Bargain Camera Shows that happen every month. This weekend we will be in Pasadena at 400 W. Colorado Blvd selling our Blackbelt Lighting Products. Tickets are only $2.00 so be sure and bring some friends. Other …

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Kerry Garrison at Los Angeles SmugMug Oct 20th

Master your lighting using multiple speedlights: with Kerry Garrison Thursday, October 20, 2011, 6:30 PM Beverly Garland Holiday Inn 4222 Vineland Avenue, North Hollywood, CA (map) Inside Beverly Garland Theatre. Hotel Self-Park to the right for $5.00 or Free Street Parking. Kerry Garrison will demonstrate working with multiple light sources. He will start with a …

Ovation CEO Calls Out Sarah Palin

Some like her, some hate her, but like her or not Sarah Palin has made a name for herself for speaking out on different topics. This time on the Fox “Hannity” show Palin calls for cutting back on the National Endowment of the Arts. During her interview on the show, Palin said, “NPR, the National Endowment …

What is Kerry Up To? There’s an App for That!

I know millions of you must not be able to sleep every day without knowing what I am up to (yeah right) so I have developed an app that will show you my latest blog posts, images, and special projects. It’s a free app currently available in the iTunes store (coming soon for Android). Check …

Blackbelt Lighting Products

If you listen to my podcast or read my articles over at Camera Dojo you know I am  not only a big fan of off-camera lighting, but I am a much bigger fan of doing things on a tight budget. After years of telling people where to find good deals the opportunity came up for …

Professional Photobooks Offer an Alternative to Traditional Photo Albums

Whether I’m shooting an outdoor wedding in an exclusive Orange County location, am working with a manufacturer to capture their products in the perfect light, or am volunteering my time to take family portraits at my local university’s Veteran’s Appreciation night, I’m always thinking about the finished product. After all, it’s the finished product that …

Great Day Fishing in Western New York

I absolutely love coming out to Western New York and usually try to get out for a little fishing while out here. We had fair day fishing on Thursday but today we went out and just nailed it! With yours truly taking the top count at 26 fish with a combination of Rock Bass, Small …

Dinner in Buffalo

While East Aurora, New York has become somewhat of a second home for me the past few months I haven’t ventured out away from the village much. Tonight I was treated to dinner in Buffalo at Shanghai Red’s on the waterfront. Great view, great food.