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Pamela Ann Berry

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Five keys to being a great assistant

I’ve been an assistant to some of the most talented people, working on cool projects and helping at awesome workshops. I feel absolutely blessed. The key theme I heard from many that I was helping was that it was so hard to find a great assistant. And once they find

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The photo setup: Commercial studio headshot

Here is a basic setup to achieve a commercial studio headshot. If you’ve never played with lights, it can be intimidating but once you just do it, you will find you have much more control and it’s not as scary as you imagine. This is a very basic setup with

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10 ways to protect your camera memory cards

Let’s talk memory cards. We have SD cards, CF cards, CFast cards and many options within those to choose from. We all have them, need them and use them. But what does it all mean? Let’s discuss taking care of our cards and preventing potential problems that can and will

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Do you really need a 50-megapixel camera?

Megapixel wars seem to be all the rage these days. Between the Sony a7R IV, the Nikon Z 7 II and Canon EOS R5 (not to mention medium format options), high-megapixel cameras are certainly becoming more and more common on the market. But do you really need 50 megapixels? Or

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My (Un)Typical Review Of The Platypod Max

I have loved Platypod from the very beginning. In fact, up until recently, it was my only tripod of sorts. I couldn’t even afford a tripod so I used my Platypod everywhere. I honestly didn’t need anything else. I was excited to use the Platypod Max on a TV show

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Be honest and upfront on your work

If you don’t know how to shoot something, don’t do it and expect to be paid. Be honest and upfront.  Okay, there’s more to it of course. If you want to learn how to do something, absolutely learn it. However, if you take a paying job and you are in

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The Interview Podcast | Photofocus Podcast December 1st 2017

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The Interview Podcast | Photofocus Podcast November 24, 2017

[soundcloud url=”https://api.soundcloud.com/tracks/359996990″ params=”color=#ff5500&auto_play=false&hide_related=false&show_comments=true&show_user=true&show_reposts=false&show_teaser=true&visual=true” width=”100%” height=”300″ iframe=”true” /] Richard Harrington sits down with Brad Malcolm from Perfectly Clear What’s new with the latest update? Discussion of the plug-in w/more applications What is intelligent auto? What other features and adjustments should we know about? Presets https://photofocus.com/2017/09/05/perfectly-clear-adds-two-more-free-preset-packs-for-landscape-and-lifestyle/ Get the show here  or get it on

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How to up your social media engagement

After the first couple times, I was asked about how I have such good engagement on social media, I disregarded the questions because I didn’t feel like my social media following was that big of a deal. Many other’s have much more followers and engagement, or so I thought. When

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Problem Solving | Photofocus Podcast |April 14th, 2017

[soundcloud url=”https://api.soundcloud.com/tracks/317600609″ params=”color=ff5500&auto_play=false&hide_related=true&show_comments=false&show_user=true&show_reposts=false” width=”100%” height=”166″ iframe=”true” /] Ron Pepper & new co-host Levi Sim start the show off by thanking Scott for paving the way. Then they dive into buying cars and what to consider as a photographer when searching for the perfect “Photowagon”. In addition they get into some

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