PHOTOGRAPHY TIPS FROM THE TOP FLOOR

Gary has a note on backing up pictures during travel, Bear has thoughts on getting out of a rut by using other arts, and he needs a backup strategy for his pictures during a 70 day long motorcycle trip, Frank … Continue reading →

Chris and Monika spend a long weekend in St. Peter-Ording at the German North Sea, getting caught by a snow storm and having a blast working in windy conditions with digital and analog photo gear. Show Links: Chris’ pictures from … Continue reading →

Barry wants to lead a photowalk and Chris offers TFTTF as a platform to advertise listener meet-ups, we’ll look at a super-low-contrast picture, Mitch has a question about photography in the south of Germany and let’s try to find an … Continue reading →

Kirk wants to buy 35mm film and Chris takes him through several alternatives, where to buy and how to develop, Rob has a question about contrast and Chris explains some photographer’s lingo and what “one stop” exactly means. Show Links: … Continue reading →

On this episode of TFTTF German wants to know how to deal with Lightroom and multiple catalogs, Simon has a question on the inverse square law (no math in this episode, promise!) and Happy 111th Birthday, Ansel Adams! “There is … Continue reading →

Get a more in-depth view at shooting wildlife in Hokkaido, Japan and listen to Chris talk about equipment, culture, washlets, video, cranes, snow monkeys, white-tailed eagles, steller’s sea eagles, big lenses and of course how to deal with the cold … Continue reading →

Chris packs for shooting in minus 30 degree Celsius conditions, including down pants and a ton of batteries, Bruce wants to know about the advantages and disadvantages of variable ND filters and let’s find out if a modern lens really … Continue reading →

Chris and Martin Bailey are calling in at 5am from a Japanese bus on their way to do a sunrise photo shoot with the workshop group over lake Kushiro. They also briefly touch on the 6.4 earthquake that happened in … Continue reading →

Chris talks about a double exposure, Mark wants to scan 1000s of photos (not negatives) and we’ll learn a few surprises about how Lightroom handles JPG compression. Show Links: Voigtländer Bessa (video) Kodak Brownie Christmas Ornaments (blog post) JPG quality … Continue reading →

Today Sean wants to know how to get out of his photographic funk, we’ll take another look at vignettes and find out what you can learn from over 40 years of active photography. Does equipment really matter more than you … Continue reading →

Today Chris talks about vignettes and how to do them right, the latest from the TFTTF Google+ community, a picture with extreme spectrum and how to travel with two big cameras. Show Links: The TFTTF Community The episode 583 picture … Continue reading →

Happy New Year! Today Chris looks at what leaving your comfort zones can do for your photography, he will review last episode’s you-had-to-be-there picture and take a look at sharpness. Also a quick review of 2012 and an outlook to … Continue reading →

Chris talks about Instagram and how he thinks the big fuss is a red herring to distract from a completely different issue: advertising to users without telling them about it. Also on the show: the spectrum of light and how … Continue reading →

Chris sheds light on the advantages and disadvantages of DNG over RAW, you will learn about the spectrum of CFLs and LEDs and he’ll try an answer to the question on how to make your files come out great in … Continue reading →

Kew Gardens, © 2006 Chris Marquardt Find out the secret behind the reflection picture on the last episode, Release Pixie Matt Ravsitar Armstead has a great tip with regards to coin photography, James wants to start a photo club, we’ll … Continue reading →