The members of the Tech Guy flickr group have sent in their questions (thanks orbitgal for compiling the list) and Chris answers them. Show Links: » Leo Laporte - The Tech Guy » The TWiT netcast network » Tech Guy flickr group » Download the MP3 for this episode » Get the show for free in iTunes » Get the show for [...]

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Worried about scratching your lens? Find out how bad it really is. Flying with photo gear? Learn what to look for. Had a lens falling off your 5D Mark II? Or the camera falling off your lens? Find out more here. Also: Geotagging part II July/15 is Photo Day - live on the TWiT Network! The Everest Trek [...]

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How do you effectively sift through thousands of images? What’s all that excitement about geotagging your images? Find the answers to these and more questions on today’s show. Mark your calendars! Chris will host the 2009 Photo Day on Jul/15 on the TWiT Network. more… Send in your questions and comments as an iPhone 3.0 Voice Memo [...]

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Taking pictures in winter can have its pitfalls, especially when it comes to temperature and to taking photographs in snow. Listen to Chris and Leo discuss winter photography questions. Show Links: » Leo Laporte - The Tech Guy » The TWiT netcast network » Download the MP3 for this episode » Get the show for free in iTunes » Get the show [...]

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[See post to watch Flash video] Watch in high quality (right click to save) One week in Kathmandu two weeks on our way to Mt. Everest. The Everest Trek 2009 - not only the world’s highest photo workshop, but a truly life-changing event for all the participants. Follow along in this teaser episode and get a first [...]

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The Highest Photography Workshop In The World. Chris and Jon Miller are back from Nepal and they join on this episode to discuss the trek and the photography workshop. You can find Jon on his excellent video podcast The Rest of Everest at www.restofeverest.com Please remember to visit netvibes.com/everesttrek to keep up to speed on the trekking team [...]

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Landscape photography is such a quiet and relaxed business. Thinks Chris… until he gets rudely interrupted by a few members of the bovine species. A truly electric show! » Download the MP3 for this episode » Get the show for free in iTunes » Get the show for free using RSS

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Big numbers in this show. 2000 pictures, 20 memory cards, 80 GB of rugged hard disk and not enough disk space to save it all… » Download the MP3 for this episode Show Links: The Everest Trek 2009 Join a workshop such as the San Francisco Street Safari in July » Get the show for free in iTunes » Get the [...]

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Possibly the last update from Chris. Show Links: » All Everest Trek resources on one page » Download the MP3 for this episode » Get the show for free in iTunes » Get the show for free using RSS

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Another update from Chris, this time from Gorak Shep at 5180m elevation. Show Links: » All Everest Trek resources on one page » Download the MP3 for this episode » Get the show for free in iTunes » Get the show for free using RSS

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What can be more exciting than coming home late at night, being dead tired, but instead of going to bed, spending another hour hanging out the window and taking pictures of the night? Let Chris take you on a super exciting thunderstorm tour, right on the original top floor. » Download the MP3 for this episode » [...]

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Another update from Chris. The satellite phone is up and working, but the signal quality isn’t the greatest. Show Links: » All Everest Trek resources on one page » Download the MP3 for this episode » Get the show for free in iTunes » Get the show for free using RSS

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Another update from Chris. Also, if you want to know when a new trek update (or regular tfttf episode) is available, follow the Release Pixie on Twitter. Show Links: » All Everest Trek resources on one page » Download the MP3 for this episode » Get the show for free in iTunes » Get the show for free using RSS

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Chris and Leo review the “huge” assignment. Show Links: » Leo Laporte - The Tech Guy » The TWiT netcast network » Download the MP3 for this episode » Get the show for free in iTunes » Get the show for free using RSS

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A quick second update from Chris. Show Links: » All Everest Trek resources on one page » Download the MP3 for this episode » Get the show for free in iTunes » Get the show for free using RSS

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Not a proper show today. Just a quick message from Chris to let you all know he’s fine in Nepal and enjoying the trek. Show Links: » All Everest Trek resources on one page » Download the MP3 for this episode » Get the show for free in iTunes » Get the show for free using RSS

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Let’s dive into the topic of Black and White. Listen to Chris and Leo discuss this more abstracted way of looking at the world around you. Show Links: » Leo Laporte - The Tech Guy » The TWiT netcast network » Download the MP3 for this episode » Get the show for free in iTunes » Get the show for free [...]

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It’s time to wrap everything up and get ready for the big and exciting trip. You can follow the Everest Trek live in various ways and locations . Today I also talk about talk about the things that went into preparing for the trek and the things that are likely to turn out to be [...]

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Chris and Leo talk about some photography-related apps for the iPhone and the iPod Touch Show Links: » Leo Laporte - The Tech Guy » The TWiT netcast network » Download the MP3 for this episode » Get the show for free in iTunes » Get the show for free using RSS

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Yes yes, I dropped the 5D Mark II - and it’s still alive and kicking. Hear the story on today’s show. Also: Nonnyjorris welcomes to you to the episode, Jonzer asks about sharpening and Fifi LePew wants to learn about RAW processing. Thanks all for the great questions! Leave your question at: US: 206-202-3757 Intl.: +44-7005-805-742 Or send an [...]

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Even firework photography has its hat-trick. Chris and Leo venture into the dark… Show Links: » Leo Laporte - The Tech Guy » The TWiT netcast network » Download the MP3 for this episode » Get the show for free in iTunes » Get the show for free using RSS

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Focusing, metering and how photographers do mysterious movements with their cameras. Also: a look at EXIF and IPTC, the metadata that’s hiding inside your pictures. Subscribe to Daily Photo Tips With Chris in the sidebar to the right. » Download the MP3 for this episode » Get the show for free in iTunes » Get the show for free [...]

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It doesn’t always have to be the most expensive glass. Check out the Lensbaby or the German-built Subjektiv, both fun lenses that produce a different look. Show Links: » Leo Laporte - The Tech Guy » The TWiT netcast network » Download the MP3 for this episode » Get the show for free in iTunes » Get the show for free [...]

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Today: some tips on what to think about when sending your images off to an online printing service and custom white balance? Exposure? A grey card helps you with both. Extended: Early Bird Discount for San Francisco until Apr/12 now! » Watch the Berlin video here! (shot with Canon 5D Mark II and Lensbaby 2.0) » Download the [...]

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Chris and Leo review listener pictures of the “flat” assignment. Show Links: » Leo Laporte - The Tech Guy » The TWiT netcast network » Download the MP3 for this episode » Get the show for free in iTunes » Get the show for free using RSS

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A new photography podcast has seen the light of day: Daily Photo Tips with Chris. Subscribe here. Also: a closer look at shooting modes, some thoughts on jewelery photography and today’s main topic: easy sells. What are the things salespeople are trying to sell you even though you might not need them? » Download the MP3 for [...]

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It’s fun to shoot things that don’t move. But then, the real fun starts when you’re shooting people or things that are in motion. Let’s find out how to make sure we get what we want. Show Links: Leo Laporte - The Tech Guy The TWiT netcast network » Download the MP3 for this episode » Get the show for [...]

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[See post to watch Flash video] Watch in high quality (right click to save) Remember the unanswered question from episode 310? Is it a bird? Is it altitude sickness? Finally the time has come to find out what Alluvial Fans are - in this video episode of Tips from the Top Floor. Also on today’s show: hear [...]

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Today we’ll learn about the Cokin P system. Let’s see what  you need in order to use a ND Grad filter for landscape and other photography. Jason asks how much the use of software is responsible for good photography. And let’s try to find an answer to the question: “What additional equipment do I need [...]

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Why isn’t USB2 the same as USB2 and how does it affect your card reader? Can I shoot infrared with a digital camera or do I need film? Is it possible to do multiple RAW exposures from the same file and create an HDR image from them? Find out on today’s Tips from the Top [...]

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Let’s talk about printing and about how holding a physical image in your hand is so very different from just looking at it on your screen. Show Links: Leo Laporte - The Tech Guy The TWiT netcast network » Download the MP3 for this episode » Get the show for free in iTunes » Get the show for free using RSS

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Photo: Amber Sapp Today we’ll talk to Amber Sapp, a photographer from Kentucky who is in the process of setting up her first exhibition. Opening night Mar/19/2009 5:30-7:30 pm EDT 3010 Dixie Highway Edgewood, KY 41017 Then we look at different types of specialized and normal lenses and what they are good for. » Download the MP3 for this episode Show Links: Amber [...]

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The Everest Trek 2009 is coming closer and while all the participants are working on getting everything sorted for the trek, this is the perfect time to talk with Jon Miller about a lot of the details starting with sleeping bags, jackets, lenses, cameras, solar chargers and obviously batteries and the ability to charge them. [...]

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What’s the easiest way to get printouts that look like what you’re seeing on your screen? Right! With a calibrated monitor you’re a big step further. Show Links: Leo Laporte - The Tech Guy The TWiT netcast network » Download the MP3 for this episode » Get the show for free in iTunes » Get the show for free using RSS

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Mark Gilvey kicks off the show with a greeting! (Leave a greeting too, find the voice mail number in the sidebar). Chris relaunched his personal website chrismarquardt.com. Why does some software make your images look sharper than other? How to get back into photography after a long break? Switching from analog to digital: What do [...]

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Find out how a zoom lens is not only convenient for making things bigger or smaller, but how different focal lengths also have a big influence on proportions in an image. Show Links: Leo Laporte - The Tech Guy The TWiT netcast network » Download the MP3 for this episode » Get the show for free in iTunes » Get the [...]

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Are ASA and ISO the same? Is digital really that much more scary than film? Who is Juliana from Australia? Or Kelvin from Hongkong? Or Jay Williams? Make your voice heard on the show and tell everyone where you live. Send an MP3 to info@tipsfromthetopfloor.com or call the voice mail line: US: 206-202-3757 - Intl.: +44-7005-805-742 Show [...]

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We have so many images on our computer, but sometimes it’s just so much more fun to present them on a different medium. Chris and Leo look at different options. Show Links: Leo Laporte - The Tech Guy The TWiT netcast network » Download the MP3 for this episode » Get the show for free in iTunes » Get the show [...]

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Listener question time again. Today Chris talks about what lenses to use for indoor concert type shooting, we’ll talk about Aperture Priority and why it’s the mode of choice for Chris, and what does that Clarity slider do in Adobe Camera Raw? Music on today’s show: Jazz Breakfast by Gecko 3 Show Links: The photo challenges on the [...]

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Chris has just returned from Photokina 2008, the world’s biggest photography trade show and reports on the newest trends and technologies in photography. Show Links: Leo Laporte - The Tech Guy The TWiT netcast network » Download the MP3 for this episode » Get the show for free in iTunes » Get the show for free using RSS

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Today we talk to photographer, writer and educator Ibarionex Perello, host of The Candid Frame and Shooting With Alas, about his new DVD “Digital Photography - Available Light and Flash”         Show Links: The Candid Frame Podcast Available Light and Flash - the DVD Shooting with Alas » Download the MP3 for this episode » Get the show for free in iTunes » [...]

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What do you do with all the tons and tons of pictures that are sitting somewhere on your computer’s hard drive? Chris and Leo talk tech about storage. Show Links: Leo Laporte - The Tech Guy The TWiT netcast network » Download the MP3 for this episode » Get the show for free in iTunes » Get the show for free [...]

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Whenever a larger number is composed of the same digits, Chris can have a shot. It’s the “Schnapszahl” law in Germany! (well, almost). Also on the show: What is metamerism and what does it have to do with a paint that costs $300 per gallon? And let’s find out how burning in the edges of [...]

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Shutter speed - aperture - ISO determine exposure, Subject distance - aperture - focal length determine depth of field. Leo and Chris discuss those two very important relationships in photography. Show Links: Leo Laporte - The Tech Guy The TWiT netcast network » Download the MP3 for this episode » Get the show for free in iTunes » Get the show [...]

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The Everest Trek preparations are at full speed and Chris goes over his throughts on camera gear, batteries and hard disks at high elevations. Modern DSLRs rely on noise reduction at high ISO levels. Lightroom’s noise reduction can’t hold a candle to DPP and Capture NX, or can it? » Download the MP3 for this episode Show Links: Chris’ [...]

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Today Chris and Leo review images from the “silly” photo assignment. » Download the MP3 for this episode Show Links: Leo Laporte - The Tech Guy The TWiT netcast network » Get the show for free in iTunes » Get the show for free using RSS

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[See post to watch Flash video] Watch in high quality (right click to save) Watch part 1 Part 2 of Chris’ and Monika’s trip to Leukerbad and the Gemmi Pass in the Swiss Alps. Do you need a polarizer at altitude? And how about batteries in cold weather? Got some winter and snow photography tips of your own? Share [...]

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