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What does it take to get a good photo at some of Northern Irelands more touristy places? Chris talks about his experience at The Dark Hedges, which is a hotspot for Game of Thrones fans and Giant’s Causeway, where Chris didn’t only have the most amazing geological formations in front of his lens, but also plenty of tourists climbing around on them. His solution: pre-visualize the shot and execute on the idea. Steve has come across a bunch of expired film in a thrift store and wonders how that film should be treated to get the best results. As a general rule, Chris suggests to add one stop of light per three years of expiration, but also cautions that storage conditions have a big impact on how expired film develops color casts over the years. Photo by Chris Marquardt [sc:podlovebutton] Links: Photo: The Dark Hedges by Chris Marquardt Photo: Giant’s Causeway Basalt Columns by Chris Marquardt Chris’ Black and White Photos from Ireland 2018 SPONSOR: Vistaprint. Discount code TOPFLOOR. SPONSOR: HoneyBook, small business CRM. Use code TOPFLOOR. Download the MP3 for this episode Receive TFTTF updates via email [sc:workshops] The post 839 The Wild Atlantic Way appeared first on PHOTOGRAPHY TIPS FROM THE TOP FLOOR.

Shawn wonders if there is a sweet spot for scanning photos (probably not), and Jay is interested if it’s okay to use in-camera filters. Photo by Franck V. [sc:podlovebutton] Download the MP3 for this episode Receive TFTTF updates via email [sc:workshops] The post 838 Organic Photography appeared first on PHOTOGRAPHY TIPS FROM THE TOP FLOOR.

Will storing your lenses horizontally or vertically degrade their sharpness over time? And what’s better, autofocus or manual focus? Photo by David Travis [sc:podlovebutton] Download the MP3 for this episode Receive TFTTF updates via email [sc:workshops] The post 837 AF or MF? appeared first on PHOTOGRAPHY TIPS FROM THE TOP FLOOR.

Hampus wants to know how he can convince his friend to not bake the dates right into his photos and Larry wonders about the mystery of why some LDC screens turn black when you rotate them in front of polarized glasses and some other don’t. Photo by Daniele Levis Pelusi [sc:podlovebutton] Links: Only this week! Get 40% off Wide-Angle Photography Get 35% off Chris’ Wide Angle book with code Marquardt35 [Amazon.com] Wide-Angle Photography: Capturing Landscape, Portrait, Street, and Architectural Photographs with Wide-Angle Lenses (Including Tilt-Shift Lenses): Chris Marquardt atmosfair lets you compensate your travel carbon footprint Depolarizer (optics) – Wikipedia SPONSOR: Duggal: World Class Printing. Code TOPFLOOR to gets you 25% off your first order Download the MP3 for this episode Receive TFTTF updates via email [sc:workshops] The post 836 The LCD Mystery appeared first on PHOTOGRAPHY TIPS FROM THE TOP FLOOR.

Chris discusses ethics in wildlife photography and how there’s now a proposal for Exif data that deals exactly with that: what was the stress level of the animal, how much manipulation was taking place during the shoot, and much more. Your opinion? Discuss it in the Slack on channel #genre-wildlife. Special guest on today’s episode is mad scientist photographer Don Komarechka, who tells us about his experiments with snowflakes, freezing soap bubbles and UV photography. Photo by Trevor Cole [sc:podlovebutton] Links: Ethical Exif (EE) for Wildlife Photos Discuss with other TFTTF listeners, get on the Tfttf Slack here Don Komarechka Podcast: Photo Geek Weekly Norway: Lofoten Fantastic Fjords 2018 Photo Tour – phantastic tours and workshops 2016 Lofoten Norway photo tour with Chris Marquardt Silk Road Kyrgyztan Photo Tour – phantastic tours and workshops 2019 Kyrgyztan Silk Road photo tour with Chris Marquardt Romania Fall Colours Photo Tour – phantastic tours and workshops 2019 Romaina photo tour with Chris Marquardt Support the show SPONSOR: WeTransfer – Not Creepy! Shownotes wurden mit dem Showmator erstellt Download the MP3 for this episode Receive TFTTF updates via email [sc:workshops] The post 835 A Touchy Subject appeared first on PHOTOGRAPHY TIPS FROM THE TOP FLOOR.

It’s time to have a closer look at all your wonderful submissions for the July Slack challenge. Some really amazing photography! And Chris introduces you to the Olympus EE-1 Dot Sight, an ingenious gadget that helps you take telephoto pictures of birds in flight using a bright red crosshair. [sc:podlovebutton] Links: Challenge entry by Joshua Peterson Challenge entry by Adrian Chitty Challenge entry by Bryan Belrad Slack channel #challenge-sept2018 Join the TFTTF Slack Be a hero! Send your voice mail to hero@tfttf.com OLYMPUS EE-1 Dot Sight (Amazon.com affiliate link) SPONSOR: Duggal: World Class Printing. Code TOPFLOOR to gets you 25% off your first order Download the MP3 for this episode Receive TFTTF updates via email [sc:workshops] The post 834 The Crosshair Gadget appeared first on PHOTOGRAPHY TIPS FROM THE TOP FLOOR.

Sometimes nature gives you an amazing combination of three sky phenomema: the century’s longest lunar eclipse, the planet Mars bright in the sky and the ISS zipping by overhead. All at the same time. And then nature decides otherwise… Photo by Anders Jildén [sc:podlovebutton] Links: Blood moon 2018: the lunar eclipse – as it happened | The Guardian geared tripod head – Google Search panorama plate – Google Search Squeeze in: Donegal and Lofoten 2018 SPONSOR: Duggal: World Class Printing. Code TOPFLOOR to gets you 25% off your first order Download the MP3 for this episode Receive TFTTF updates via email [sc:workshops] The post 833 Blood Moon appeared first on PHOTOGRAPHY TIPS FROM THE TOP FLOOR.

Chris tries (and sort of fails) to answer two questions: one about removing duplicates and one about photo asset management for a school. BREAKING: TWO SPOTS OPENED UP on the September Lofoten Fantastic Fjords photo tour. Northern Lights, amazing landscapes, stunning sunsets, excellent people. Join us in September! Photo by Cody Davis [sc:podlovebutton] Links: TWO SPOTS OPEN: Norway: Lofoten Fantastic Fjords 2018 Photo Tour with Chris Marquardt South Tyrol – Wikipedia Seiser Alm – Wikipedia Support TFTTF to keep the lights on Join the TFTTF Slack SPONSOR: WeTransfer (notcreepy) SPONSOR: Duggal: World Class Printing. Code TOPFLOOR to gets you 25% off your first order Download the MP3 for this episode Receive TFTTF updates via email [sc:workshops] The post 832 I Just Don’t Know appeared first on PHOTOGRAPHY TIPS FROM THE TOP FLOOR.

Chris found a great video with a look behind the scenes of how the Canon Flash system configures and triggers flashes with nothing but light. The code is decoded and if you’re good with electronics, you now have a great way to trigger Canon flashes remotely with an infrared LED. Chris is also fascinated by a photo project about the Maori culture of New Zealand and their Ta Moko face tattoos.. and how they don’t show up in an ancient photographic process. Photo by Alex Hockett [sc:podlovebutton] Links: PUAKI – New Zealand Photography Project Liberapay is in trouble – Urgent Action Required by Liberapay donors How Canon DSLRs Communicate with Speedlites Using Light – The Canon Protocol Reverse-Engineered SPONSOR: GET 25% OFF your first order at Duggal: World Class Printing Download the MP3 for this episode Receive TFTTF updates via email [sc:workshops] The post 831 Tattoo Removal appeared first on PHOTOGRAPHY TIPS FROM THE TOP FLOOR.

Responding to a question from Tom, Chris follows up on the last episode with a deep dive into the clone and healing brush tool. He explains the differences between cloning and healing, talks about ways of modifying your selection and points out some mind-boggling shortcuts that make you a pro healer. Photo by Peter Hershey RECEIVE EMAIL FOR NEW EPISODES Links: Check out the 2019 Photo Tours with Chris – Silk Road, Romania and Lofoten, Norway Support Chris’ Freedom to Produce Content TFTTF ep 829: Automated Healing (aka part 1 of the healing series) Download the MP3 for this episode Receive TFTTF updates via email 2019/2020 Photo Tours with Chris Marquardt » Feb 2019: Arctic: Fantastic Fjords Tour 1 » Feb 2019: Arctic: Fantastic Fjords Tour 2 » Jun 2019: Silk Road Kyrgyztan » Oct 2019: Romaina Fall Colors » Feb 2020: Lake Baikal, Siberia » Feb 2020: Lake Baikal, Big Ice Journey » Mar 2020: Ethiopia, Omo Valley » Apr 2020: Bhutan, The Untouched East » Jun 2020: Kyrgyz Republic - Unbelievable Landscapes » Sep 2020: Cappadocia » all photo tours The post 830 Healing Superpowers appeared first on PHOTOGRAPHY TIPS FROM THE TOP FLOOR.

Let’s have a quick chat about Fuji’s X-Trans sensor. Chris also looks at an exciting new channel on the TFTTF Slack and answers listener questions. Michael is interested in cataloging smartphone images and Andy wonders about the strange way Lightroom auto-selects healing spots and how it sees shadows, mid-tones and highlights. Photo by Christin Hume RECEIVE EMAIL FOR NEW EPISODES Links: The Future of X-Trans, TFOP episode 34 Photo Tours with Chris Marquardt – Silk Road Kyrgyztan, Romania in Fall, Fantastic Fjords 2019 SPONSOR: Portfoliobox. Online Portfolios for Creatives Download the MP3 for this episode Receive TFTTF updates via email 2019/2020 Photo Tours with Chris Marquardt » Feb 2019: Arctic: Fantastic Fjords Tour 1 » Feb 2019: Arctic: Fantastic Fjords Tour 2 » Jun 2019: Silk Road Kyrgyztan » Oct 2019: Romaina Fall Colors » Feb 2020: Lake Baikal, Siberia » Feb 2020: Lake Baikal, Big Ice Journey » Mar 2020: Ethiopia, Omo Valley » Apr 2020: Bhutan, The Untouched East » Jun 2020: Kyrgyz Republic - Unbelievable Landscapes » Sep 2020: Cappadocia » all photo tours The post 829 Automated Healing appeared first on PHOTOGRAPHY TIPS FROM THE TOP FLOOR.

On this clearly non-apple-fanboy-episode ep Chris and Ade take a closer look at what Apple’s iOS 12 photography-related announcements could mean for the future of photography. Photo by MontyLov RECEIVE EMAIL FOR NEW EPISODES Links: Download the MP3 for this episode [Video] Lofoten, Summer Solstice impressions [Video] New York Tilt-Shift impressions The Future of Photography ep 33: iOS 12 Photo Tours with Chris Marquardt – Silk Road Kyrgyztan, Romania in Fall, Fantastic Fjords 2019 SPONSOR: Portfoliobox. Online Portfolios for Creatives SPONSOR: Udemy. Improve your life through learning. 2019/2020 Photo Tours with Chris Marquardt » Feb 2019: Arctic: Fantastic Fjords Tour 1 » Feb 2019: Arctic: Fantastic Fjords Tour 2 » Jun 2019: Silk Road Kyrgyztan » Oct 2019: Romaina Fall Colors » Feb 2020: Lake Baikal, Siberia » Feb 2020: Lake Baikal, Big Ice Journey » Mar 2020: Ethiopia, Omo Valley » Apr 2020: Bhutan, The Untouched East » Jun 2020: Kyrgyz Republic - Unbelievable Landscapes » Sep 2020: Cappadocia » all photo tours The post 828 iOS 12 and The Future of Photography appeared first on PHOTOGRAPHY TIPS FROM THE TOP FLOOR.

Chris talks about taking pictures out of a flying plexiglass (perspex) window at 150 mph. It’s also the reveal of the latest Slack Challenge. Let’s look at the winner photos (links below). Also someone tried to sell Jay a new camera, which made him wonder about sensor size. Chris goes into why a bigger sensor isn’t the goal. RECEIVE EMAIL FOR NEW EPISODES Links: Photo Tour: Ireland’s Northwest & Giant’s Causeway 2018 Photo Tour: Arctic: Fantastic Fjords & Northern Lights (Feb 16-23 2019) Photo Tour: Arctic: Fantastic Fjords & Northern Lights (Feb 23 – Mar 2 2019)Photo Tour:  Photo Tour: Romania Fall Colours (Oct 2019)Photo Tour:  Video: Fly with Chris on Delta Echo Whisky Alpha Mike [YouTube] TFTTF episode 699: Shooting While Flying Challenge review #1: Ken Cole Challenge review #2: Gabriel Hein: Circling The Drain Challenge review #3: Susannah Garton: Contrast of rich and poor Slack channel #challenge-july2018 Join the TFTTF Slack here Support the show to keep the show going and growing SPONSOR: Portfoliobox, sign up through this page to get 20% off your 1st year Download the MP3 for this episode 2019/2020 Photo Tours with Chris Marquardt » Feb 2019: Arctic: Fantastic Fjords Tour 1 » Feb 2019: Arctic: Fantastic Fjords Tour 2 » Jun 2019: Silk Road Kyrgyztan » Oct 2019: Romaina Fall Colors » Feb 2020: Lake Baikal, Siberia » Feb 2020: Lake Baikal, Big Ice Journey » Mar 2020: Ethiopia, Omo Valley » Apr 2020: Bhutan, The Untouched East » Jun 2020: Kyrgyz Republic - Unbelievable Landscapes » Sep 2020: Cappadocia » all photo tours The post 827 A Selfish Challenge appeared first on PHOTOGRAPHY TIPS FROM THE TOP FLOOR.

Today Chris tries to answer one single question and it has to do with your camera’s in-body image stabilization (IBIS) and the size of your lenses’ image circles. Will the added motion still fit inside the image circles of lenses that have been designed long before it was possible to move sensors? Is the image circle really a factor to consider when buying a new lens? RECEIVE EMAIL FOR NEW EPISODES Links: Olympus OMD-D E-M5 Mark II sensor in motion Photo Tour: Romania and Transylvania in Fall 2019 SPONSOR: Portfoliobox. Online Portfolios for Creatives SPONSOR: Udemy. Improve your life through learning. Download the MP3 for this episode Receive TFTTF updates via email 2019/2020 Photo Tours with Chris Marquardt » Feb 2019: Arctic: Fantastic Fjords Tour 1 » Feb 2019: Arctic: Fantastic Fjords Tour 2 » Jun 2019: Silk Road Kyrgyztan » Oct 2019: Romaina Fall Colors » Feb 2020: Lake Baikal, Siberia » Feb 2020: Lake Baikal, Big Ice Journey » Mar 2020: Ethiopia, Omo Valley » Apr 2020: Bhutan, The Untouched East » Jun 2020: Kyrgyz Republic - Unbelievable Landscapes » Sep 2020: Cappadocia » all photo tours The post 826 Stabilization and Circles appeared first on PHOTOGRAPHY TIPS FROM THE TOP FLOOR.

Chris goes back to the Arctic in 2019 and you can come! Kevin got a 13 year old camera as a gift from his dad and wonders if it’s any good in today’s landscape and Matt is torn between the 50 and the 35mm lens for his D90. RECEIVE EMAIL FOR NEW EPISODES Links: New 2019 Photo Tours with Chris Marquardt: Norway, Italy, Czech Republic, Kyrgyzstan, Greenland, Romania SPONSOR: Udemy, improve your life through learning. Download the MP3 for this episode Receive TFTTF updates via email 2019/2020 Photo Tours with Chris Marquardt » Feb 2019: Arctic: Fantastic Fjords Tour 1 » Feb 2019: Arctic: Fantastic Fjords Tour 2 » Jun 2019: Silk Road Kyrgyztan » Oct 2019: Romaina Fall Colors » Feb 2020: Lake Baikal, Siberia » Feb 2020: Lake Baikal, Big Ice Journey » Mar 2020: Ethiopia, Omo Valley » Apr 2020: Bhutan, The Untouched East » Jun 2020: Kyrgyz Republic - Unbelievable Landscapes » Sep 2020: Cappadocia » all photo tours The post 825 Starting in Photography appeared first on PHOTOGRAPHY TIPS FROM THE TOP FLOOR.