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RECEIVE EMAIL FOR NEW EPISODES Find out how to pimp your lens to make it do things it wasn’t supposed to do and Bernd talks about taking photos from a small plane. » Download the MP3 for this episode Upcoming events: » Jun 2016: Lofoten, Norway » Sep 2016: Donegal » Feb 2017: Lake Baikal, Siberia » May 2017: Svalbard/Spitzbergen » Nov 2017: Bhutan » all events The post tfttf692 – Pimp My Lens appeared first on PHOTOGRAPHY TIPS FROM THE TOP FLOOR.

RECEIVE EMAIL FOR NEW EPISODES Chris takes you on a tour through the Viewfinder Villa, while he tidies up the studio for a weekend workshop. Also: why is it that finishing a project is so magic? » Download the MP3 for this episode Upcoming events: » Jun 2016: Lofoten, Norway » Sep 2016: Donegal » Feb 2017: Lake Baikal, Siberia » May 2017: Svalbard/Spitzbergen » Nov 2017: Bhutan » all events The post tfttf691 – Best Before 2003 appeared first on PHOTOGRAPHY TIPS FROM THE TOP FLOOR.

Receive free updates Does a mirrorless full frame camera really save a lot of weight compared to a DSLR? Some manufacturers claim their cameras are half as heavy as their mirrored brethren. But how do things look when you take the weight of the lenses into account? Because here’s the secret: the size of the … Continue reading "tfttf690 – Analog Is For Hipsters" The post tfttf690 – Analog Is For Hipsters appeared first on TIPS FROM THE TOP FLOOR.

Receive free updates Dave takes us back in time, Joørgen plays wonderful music and Chris tries to answer the question what’s better: Lightroom or Capture One. Show Links: SPONSOR: lynda.com, try it 7 days for free! (check out their Photography Tutorials) My Hovercraft Is Full Of Eels – Monty Python’s The Flying Circus – YouTube … Continue reading "tfttf689 – 10 Years in 5 Minutes" The post tfttf689 – 10 Years in 5 Minutes appeared first on TIPS FROM THE TOP FLOOR.

Receive free updates Chris discusses his photo book manuscript and some of the decisions that went into it. Also find out what your personal experiences have to do with how you approach photography and how you could improve on that. » Download the MP3 for this episode Workshops with Chris Marquardt Jan 2016: Ethiopia - … Continue reading "tfttf688 – Your Experience Backpack" The post tfttf688 – Your Experience Backpack appeared first on TIPS FROM THE TOP FLOOR.

Receive free updates Today’s episode tries to answer the question on how far you should stop down your bright prime lens and 10 years ago, Chris’ life went through a fundamental transformationl That’s when Apple introduced Podcasting on iTunes, opening up a massive opportunity for tens of thousands of people. Today Podcasting is seeing another … Continue reading "tfttf687 – To Stop Or Not To Stop. Down." The post tfttf687 – To Stop Or Not To Stop. Down. appeared first on TIPS FROM THE TOP FLOOR.

Receive free updates Chris talks about his recent travels to northern India, Sikkim, West Bengal and Kathmandu, Nepal. After a bumpy start, his photography tour took him to wonderful places. He visited tea plantations to see tea pluckers at work, he got to experience the culture and people of this wonderful part of the world … Continue reading "tfttf686 – In the Louvre" The post tfttf686 – In the Louvre appeared first on TIPS FROM THE TOP FLOOR.

Receive free updates Stuart has a question on compression. And he doesn’t mean JPG compression, but the visual compression that you get when using a telephoto lens. Is it really the focal length that does it? Or the angle of view? Or maybe the distance between the camera and the subject? Chris explores some of … Continue reading "tfttf685 – The Kids Episode" The post tfttf685 – The Kids Episode appeared first on TIPS FROM THE TOP FLOOR.

Receive free updates Let Chris take you to the rim of a live volcano as he interviews PHow hard is it to focus your camera at night? Or on a white sheet of paper? Find out how to find or create the required contrast to help your camera do it. Or switch to manual mode … Continue reading "tfttf684 – The Q&A Episode" The post tfttf684 – The Q&A Episode appeared first on TIPS FROM THE TOP FLOOR.

Receive free updates As Monika prepares her next episode of Monis Motivklingel (her photography podcast in German) Chris talks to her about the topic of this episode: anger in photography. Marcus wonders how to price his photography and it’s a bit more involved than one might imagine. You’ll have to think about your cost of … Continue reading "tfttf683 – The Angry Episode" The post tfttf683 – The Angry Episode appeared first on TIPS FROM THE TOP FLOOR.

Receive free updates Warning: this episode might be a little bit morbid. Chris talks to his guest lawyer Mike Diamond about what happens to your digital photos when you die, especially if most of your photos live in the cloud. It’s harder than you think to retrieve digital assets from Yahoo, Facebook or others if … Continue reading "tfttf682 – The Morbid Episode" The post tfttf682 – The Morbid Episode appeared first on TIPS FROM THE TOP FLOOR.

RECEIVE UPDATES This episode explores if there’s such a thing as “photoshopped to death” – Chris opens up his top secret before and after comparisons, the Nepal fundraiser has made over $10k and that’s just because of you (THANK YOU!!!) Chris will also do an unplanned surprise visit to the Kingdom of Bhutan, the fundraiser … Continue reading "tfttf681 – Photoshopped To Death" The post tfttf681 – Photoshopped To Death appeared first on TIPS FROM THE TOP FLOOR.

Receive free updates In April 2015, Nepal was hit hard by a devastating earthquake that brought down buildings and killed and injured thousands of people. Chris Marquardt and Monika Andrae have visited and photographed the people and places of Kathmandu, Patan, Bhakthapur and other areas in and around Nepal from 2009 to 2014. Areas that … Continue reading "FUNDRAISER: People Of The Himalayas" The post FUNDRAISER: People Of The Himalayas appeared first on TIPS FROM THE TOP FLOOR.

Receive free updates IT’S 10 YEARS OF TIPS FROM THE TOP FLOOR!! Dave is curious about sensor dust, how bad it is and what you can do about it. Chris doesn’t really worry too much about dust. Modern cameras do a good job in shaking the dust off the sensor, but if you have something … Continue reading "tfttf680 – Zoom Lens Bicycle Pump" The post tfttf680 – Zoom Lens Bicycle Pump appeared first on TIPS FROM THE TOP FLOOR.

Receive free updates Lisa wants to know what filters to take on her trip to Nepal, Kathmandu and the Khumbu valley in the Himalayas. Chris goes over the three most recommended ones: the protective filter, the polarizer and the ND grad filter … and why he’ll leave all three at home. Pauline wonders how she … Continue reading "tfttf679 – Remarkable, Not Marketable" The post tfttf679 – Remarkable, Not Marketable appeared first on TIPS FROM THE TOP FLOOR.