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Today Chris talks about flying cameras, drones. About the requirements to fly them, some of the tech, image stabilization, cameras and sensors, regulations, travel and especially about what to keep in mind from the creative side when doing remote controlled aerial videography and photography. Photo by Antoine Beauvillain RECEIVE EMAIL FOR NEW EPISODES Links: Baum, an aerial video by Chris Marquardt [YouTube] This episode is not sponsored by DJI. Still, you feel the urge to spend money on a drone, here are some Amazon.com affiliate links for your convenience (you pay the same, I get a small kick-back): DJI Mavic Air Fly More Combo DJI Mavic Air bundle Neewer ND/Polarizer Filter Set for Mavic Air Sandisk Extreme microSD 32GB 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 824 Drones appeared first on PHOTOGRAPHY TIPS FROM THE TOP FLOOR.

Tilt-shift photography is surrounded by a lot of myths. Chris has used tilt-shift lenses for almost 10 years and he just returned from teaching a class on T/S photography in New York City. On this episode Chris shows us how a tilt-shift lens is actually seven lenses in one (actually more), how you get the most out of it and how you can save some $$$ when getting one. RECEIVE EMAIL FOR NEW EPISODES Links: SPONSOR: Format.com – The online portfolio you deserve. Free 30-day trial. SPONSOR: WeTransfer – transfer big files around the world, for free. 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 823 Tilt-Shift appeared first on PHOTOGRAPHY TIPS FROM THE TOP FLOOR.

Susannah asks a seemingly simple but really essential question: Are my pictures any good? Chris goes on a deep dive into what makes us appreciate photography and how people choose their criteria to judge photo quality. The goal is to find the answer to the biggest question in photography: What makes a good photo? Photo by Malte Wingen RECEIVE EMAIL FOR NEW EPISODES Links: SPONSOR: WeTransfer – transfer big files around the world, for free. SPONSOR: Udemy Online Courses – Learn Anything, On Your Schedule 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 822 Are My Pictures Any Good? appeared first on PHOTOGRAPHY TIPS FROM THE TOP FLOOR.

When Chris mentioned digitizing negatives using a camera on one of the last episodes, he received lots of feedback and questions. On this long awaited episode Chris finally goes into detail on how to ditch your scanner and start digitizing your negatives and slides using your camera and a cheap light table. Chris looks into the right gear from clamps to tripod heads and all the methods that will make you use this method in no time. Photo by BRUNO CERVERA RECEIVE EMAIL FOR NEW EPISODES Affiliate links Clamps with 3/8″ and 1/4″ threads Ball head Base plate (Arca Swiss compatible) Double 3/8″ adapter LED Light Table Lomo Digitaliza Other links: Good method to convert color negatives (requires Photoshop CC) Android app: HELMUT Film Scanner Android app: Lomoscanner iOS app: Filmlab (work in progress) Arq backup software (Win/Mac) Wasabi online storage SPONSOR: Format.com – The online portfolio you deserve (get 30 days free) SPONSOR: WeTransfer – transfer big files around the world, for free. 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 821 Digitize It! appeared first on PHOTOGRAPHY TIPS FROM THE TOP FLOOR.

Chris takes a closer look at what has changed in photography since he started making this podcast 13 years ago. From Cameras to screens to editing to storage technology, some changes have been gradual, some have been more revolutionary. Photo by Patryk Grądys RECEIVE EMAIL FOR NEW EPISODES Links: SPONSOR: Format.com, the online portfolio you deserve (get 30 days free) SPONSOR: WeTransfer – transfer big files around the world, for free. SPONSOR: Udemy Online Courses – Learn Anything, On Your Schedule 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 820 13 Years of Change appeared first on PHOTOGRAPHY TIPS FROM THE TOP FLOOR.

This is the 13th anniversary edition of TFTTF. Chris goes over what has happened during those 13 years, and how TFTTF has enabled an entire new life for him. Also Simon has two questions regarding scanning of negatives and Chris suggests to ditch the scanner and instead switch to taking photographs of the negatives. Photo by Wil Stewart RECEIVE EMAIL FOR NEW EPISODES Links: Pre-order: Wide-Angle Photography: Capturing Landscape, Portrait, Street, and Architectural Photographs with Wide-Angle Lenses (Including Tilt-Shift Lenses): Chris Marquardt [Amazon.com] Film scanner tests [filmscanner.info] A4 Ultra-thin Portable LED Light Table [Amazon.com] Support TFTTF SPONSOR: Format.com – The online portfolio you deserve (get 30 days free) SPONSOR: Udemy Online Courses – Learn Anything, On Your Schedule 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 819 13th Anniversary appeared first on PHOTOGRAPHY TIPS FROM THE TOP FLOOR.

Chris and Adrien look at some futuristic stuff around photography with a peek into another podcast on this network: The Future of Photography. Also, Colin is planning to do a fun pinhole camera build project with children and Chris goes into some detail on how to build one and why this is such an amazing idea. Photo by Jason Chen RECEIVE EMAIL FOR NEW EPISODES Links: Build a Matchbox Pinhole Camera SPONSOR: Format.com – The online portfolio you deserve. Free 30-day trial. SPONSOR: WeTransfer – no-hassle transfer of big files world-wide, for free. 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 818 Spinning Heads appeared first on PHOTOGRAPHY TIPS FROM THE TOP FLOOR.

It’s time for the Slack March Challenge review! We’ll have a closer look at photos by Kyle, Andreas and Brendan. You can watch the review video here. Also Andrew wants some photo tip for his upcoming Alaskan summer cruise. Photo by Matt Artz RECEIVE EMAIL FOR NEW EPISODES Links: Pre-order now: Wide-Angle Photography: Capturing Landscape, Portrait, Street, and Architectural Photographs with Wide-Angle Lenses (Including Tilt-Shift Lenses) by Chris Marquardt The Future of Photography: Videotography TFTTF 817 Slack Photo Challenge Review – YouTube Join the TFTTF Slack here SPONSOR: WeTransfer – free, simple, fast, no sign-up. Transfer big files! 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 817 Alaskan Summer appeared first on PHOTOGRAPHY TIPS FROM THE TOP FLOOR.

Chris tries to find out what STYLE in photography really means and why and if you should develop one. We’ll look at how to shoot video and do photography at minus seven degrees Fahrenheit while being on a ship in wind force eight and 16 ft waves. Talk about a challenge. RECEIVE EMAIL FOR NEW EPISODES Links: 78°N and Back – Chris Marquardt’s Soapbox Video Playlist: Noorderlicht 2018 Adventure Noorderlicht 2018: Photos by Chris Marquardt Svalbard / Spitzbergen – Photo Tour 2017 (video) s/v Noorderlicht: Official Website SPONSOR: MasterClass.com – Get the All-Access Pass here SPONSOR: WeTransfer – the simplest way to share big files around the world, for free 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 816 Gale-Force Winds appeared first on PHOTOGRAPHY TIPS FROM THE TOP FLOOR.

Chris brings out the pixel buckets again to discuss the difference between larger and smaller pixels on your sensor and why they aren’t as crucial for image quality as you might think. Photo by Vlad Tchompalov RECEIVE EMAIL FOR NEW EPISODES Links: Become a member of the amazing TFTTF Slack community SPONSOR: WeTransfer.com. You make. We transfer. 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 815 Sizeable Pixels appeared first on PHOTOGRAPHY TIPS FROM THE TOP FLOOR.

Chris looks at how photo booths have changed over the years, from the vintage film-based ones to the fun-packed and prop-packed digital systems that you can find on weddings and other events these days. Also Mike wants to know how to shoot star trails with his film camera and Chris does some digging to find out. Photo by Andrew Preble RECEIVE EMAIL FOR NEW EPISODES Links: Hartmann Mask DSLR Booth Free Booth A vintage photo booth in action Join the TFTTF Slack SPONSOR: WeTransfer.com. You make. We transfer. SPONSOR: MasterClass. Get the All-Access Pass. 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 814 Star Trails on Film appeared first on PHOTOGRAPHY TIPS FROM THE TOP FLOOR.

Chris looks at the five important lines of a histogram and how you can use your knowledge of these lines to get more details in your photo’s highlights. Photo by Liane Metzler RECEIVE EMAIL FOR NEW EPISODES Links: TFTTF 810 Desert Island Challenge Submit your photo to the TFTTF Slack photo Challenge, become a member of the TFTTF Slack here SPONSOR: Jimdo.com – build your free website. To save 20% on your first year of the Pro and Business packages use code TOPFLOOR on checkout 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 813 The Five Lines of the Histogram appeared first on PHOTOGRAPHY TIPS FROM THE TOP FLOOR.

Paul got $1500 from his grandma and tries to figure out which film camera to invest in. Chris explores the universe of medium format cameras and comes to the conclusion that making a recommendation is not as easy as it sounds. Cameras mentioned: Mamiya 645, Mamiya RB67, Leica M3, Nikon FE2, Hasselblad, Holga, Voigtlaender Bessa 6×9, Pentax 6×7. The TFTTF Slack is home to a great community of film photographers on channel #film-photography. Join the Slack here. RECEIVE EMAIL FOR NEW EPISODES Links: Android voice recorder recommendations: #1: Auphonic Edit | #2: Samsung Voice Recorder | #3: Audio Recorder SPONSOR: MasterClass.com – get your All-Access Pass for the price of two classes. SPONSOR: Jimdo.com – build your free website. To save 20% on your first year of the Pro and Business packages use code TOPFLOOR on checkout. 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 812 Recommendation Impossible appeared first on PHOTOGRAPHY TIPS FROM THE TOP FLOOR.

Alexei did a photographic exercise that Chris considers one of the most important ones. He took the same photo 136 times. Benjamin wonders how to replicate the style of Film Noir with the right type of lighting and Chris helps analyze what Film Noir is, what its typical look is and how you can achieve the same today. Photo by Rodion Kutsaev RECEIVE EMAIL FOR NEW EPISODES Links: #tfttfdesertisland hashtag on Twitter 136 photos of the same place by Alexei 809 Up Your BW Game – PHOTOGRAPHY TIPS FROM THE TOP FLOOR Film noir – Wikipedia SPONSOR: Jimdo.com – build your free website. To save 20% on your first year of the Pro and Business packages use code TOPFLOOR on checkout. 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 811 Film Noir appeared first on PHOTOGRAPHY TIPS FROM THE TOP FLOOR.

Let’s discuss how to avoid reflections in glasses and shadows from glasses in portrait photography. The Tips from the Top Floor Desert Island Challenge: Spend an entire weekend with one focal length, post your best photo on Twitter with Hashtag #tfttfdesertisland and Chris will review some of your shots on one of the next episodes. Or send a voice mail, telling us what the Desert Island Challenge did for your photography. Photo by Pablo García Saldaña RECEIVE EMAIL FOR NEW EPISODES Links: Chris’ tweet that started the Desert Island Challenge Tell us what the Challenge did for your photography Support TFTTF Video: Last week’s slack photo challenge review Pre-order the book: Wide-Angle Photography: Capturing Landscape, Portrait, Street, and Architectural Photographs with Wide-Angle Lenses (Including Tilt-Shift Lenses) SPONSOR: Make your free website with Jimdo.com, get 20% off the first year of Pro and Business packages using offer code TOPFLOOR on checkout. 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 810 Desert Island Challenge appeared first on PHOTOGRAPHY TIPS FROM THE TOP FLOOR.