PHOTOGRAPHY TIPS FROM THE TOP FLOOR

Chris talks with videographer Jon Miller of The Rest of Everest about his latest tool to gather amazing footage: a quadrocopter that is capable of carrying motion-stabilized cameras and can fly at the high elevation of Mt. Everest Base Camp. In their discussion Chris and Jon touch on everything form the technology and how to … Continue reading tfttf635 – Interview: Jon Miller on Drones The post tfttf635 – Interview: Jon Miller on Drones appeared first on Photography Tips from the Top Floor.

A quick update from Chris from Kathmandu about Everest Trek 2014 Show Links: See Chris’s Everest Trek Photos as he shares them. » Download the MP3 for this episode The post Everest Trek 2014 – Update #1 appeared first on Photography Tips from the Top Floor.

Chris talks about cameras at 18,000 ft, about cold weather, weak batteries, camera attachment systems, yak poop fires, energy management while hiking, backpack choices, lenses at -4 degrees Fahrhenheit and about how wonderful it is to be able to now get an affordable 256GB USB 3.0 SSD the size of a credit card at far … Continue reading tfttf634 – The 2-Second Rule The post tfttf634 – The 2-Second Rule appeared first on Photography Tips from the Top Floor.

Chris briefly explores a 40-year old film format, the 110 pocket film. He has a few observations on what’s the best time to buy a new camera (hint: not two weeks before an important vacation as you won’t have time to build your muscle memory). In this episode we’ll also take a closer look at … Continue reading tfttf633 – Magical Muscle Memory The post tfttf633 – Magical Muscle Memory appeared first on Photography Tips from the Top Floor.

Chris teaches you at least three ways why using a hole instead of a lens to take pictures can really make you a better photographer – and why with the analog taste to it, it is still easy to approach it from the technical side. The Iceland posters are pretty much on their way and … Continue reading tfttf632 – f/213 The post tfttf632 – f/213 appeared first on Photography Tips from the Top Floor.

Chris explains why we see a 3D effect in photos without 3D glasses, Rob thinks Chris might be selling the show a bit short and goes to the solar system, until April 8th 2014 you have the once-in-a-lifetime chance to get a limited edition poster of one of Chris’ photos. Also: why aspect ratios actually … Continue reading tfttf631 – The Adapter Matte The post tfttf631 – The Adapter Matte appeared first on Photography Tips from the Top Floor.

Chris talks about camera shame, that’s when you feel inferior to the other photographers around you when you don’t have the latest and greatest camera. David is looking for a camera for real-estate photography. Alan learns about skin tones in mixed groups of kids and Chris talks about what goes into creating a wall paper … Continue reading tfttf630 – Camera Shame The post tfttf630 – Camera Shame appeared first on Photography Tips from the Top Floor.

Today we’ll hear from a pilot, Rohan asks about auto focus (AF) accuracy and Chris will take you LIVE to a night photo shoot in Iceland. Show Links: Aurora Borealis – Iceland tour Feb 1-7 2015 1 Hour 1000 Pics – Supercharge your Lightroom Workflow – now also works for Aperture Video: A Day of … Continue reading tfttf629 – Smurfs In Iceland The post tfttf629 – Smurfs In Iceland appeared first on Photography Tips from the Top Floor.

Show description: Chris plays catch-up with his friend CC Chapman, Tom wants to know what the dead sea has done to his colors, Rich has an interesting question about WB when shooting black-and-white and Denis from Montreal has an interesting … Continue reading → The post tfttf628 – Black and Whitebalance appeared first on Photography Tips from the Top Floor.

Chris reports on his photoshoot with a band and how he got to take pictures of “sole music”, Denis from Montreal has questions about the missing bits in JPG, Alexander is awesomely giving away a freebie extension to 1 Hour … Continue reading → The post tfttf627 – The Tin Parachute appeared first on Photography Tips from the Top Floor.

Pauline asks a question about the Canon SL1/100D, Chris tries to find out why the comments for the last episode exploded and George wants to know how to find the great photo locations when on vacation – and yes, there’s … Continue reading → The post tfttf626 – Exploding Comments appeared first on Photography Tips from the Top Floor.

George from Colombia is looking for the magic solution to his crop sensor issue (hint: the solution is probably to get a wider lens), John brings up a very interesting thought about the difference between music and photograpy: why are … Continue reading → The post tfttf625 – Finally: Chris Got A New Camera appeared first on Photography Tips from the Top Floor.

Chris clearly needs help. From you. To decide about something important: what compact camera to get. Nick needs his camera serviced and Andy goes all philosophical on us when it comes to the question: who owns the photons… Show Links: … Continue reading → The post tfttf624 – Who Owns The Photons? appeared first on Photography Tips from the Top Floor.

Chris presents his latest project: 1 Hour 1000 Pics – Supercharge your Lightroom Workflow. He discusses travel to exotic places and what that means for your camera gear, presents a method to customize the fonts and font sizes in your … Continue reading → The post tfttf623 – 1000 Pictures in 1 Hour appeared first on Photography Tips from the Top Floor.

Gordon tells us a horror story with a happy ending, Jay has a hint for us about a customer response gallery, George tries to find out how to shoot in bad weather in Lyon, France and Chris finally pulls the … Continue reading → The post tfttf622 – Behind The Scenes: Video Production appeared first on Photography Tips from the Top Floor.