PHOTOGRAPHY TIPS FROM THE TOP FLOOR

Chris discusses the Joy of Photography. Can we define it? What makes you pick up your camera? And Matt has brought us a new Slack Challenge… so we’ll review the last one and kick off the challenge for the year.

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Warning: This is not an official photo episode, but rather some background on what’s going on in the world of independent podcasts. So if you’re here for the photography, please skip this episode.

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Chris looks at wind speeds, slow drones, a mini assignment AND you’ll learn that telephoto compression isn’t really a thing.

This week’s assignment is Aperture. Post your photos online and use the hashtags #tfttf …

Let Chris talk you out of buying the new Mavic Mini, the sub 250g flying camera that I KNOW a lot of you are eyeing right now. Chris puts it in …

Are you one of those people who have given their camera a name? If the answer is yes, .. this might be one of the most normal things in the world. Today i’d like to explore the emotional relationship between us and …

On this episode Chris dives into a couple of topics that might as well be at home on The Future of Photography, including Sony’s new layered sensor and lenses that are 1000 times thinner than current ones. Chris also …

It’s Slack Challenge Time! We’ll also take a photo together (post on your favorite social media with #tfttfnow) and Chris shares a beautiful love …

Let’s go a bit deeper into two aspects of the last episode: frameworks and how they can help you with your photography and perspectives.. but not just those that we photographers love so much.

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Sometimes the picture alone is not enough to tell the whole story. Special guest Monika Andrae shares her experience and her issues when doing …

Chris has a special guest on today’s episode. HP Kaggerud is in the house and while you might not have heard about him in the context of photography, chances are that as a TFTTF listener you have heard his music many …

We’ve been making lenses for thousands of years, but someone just now discovered the formula to let you make lenses that have zero (ZERO!) …

Chris has spent months and years to get a grip on this: photography stresses us out. Let’s explore what we can do about it. Also Roger has a dying …

Today’s show is about origin stories (what made YOU interested in photography?). Also a story about Edward Weston that taught me how the best of …

Joshua wants to transfer digital photos onto an analog medium and Robert is curious about why color is sometimes shown in a linear way and …

Chris checks in with Eimear King, the new voice on The Future of Photography and answers a question on photographic travel preparations, including camera time zones and some really nifty Lightroom stuff, so you can …

Chris takes a closer look at the world’s smallest full frame mirrorless digital camera: the Sigma fp. He also asks the question if a full frame …

Don Komarechka is back on the show. This time he tells us about macro photography and about his latest book. The Kickstarter for it is almost …

Chris talks with film directory Jeremiah Chechick, he is one of the two new voices on The Future of Photography. Chris’ Wide Angle Photography book is now available in Chinese. And Chris got a great deal to buy over …

Chris answers some audience questions about Lightroom: How to backup and restore Lightroom and how to select and export thousands of photos over …

Which would you prefer? A manual workflow that requires you to deal with your photos every day, or the fully automated version that will …

Chris talks about black pets, brindle dogs, how perspective will change background and light. Also: confusing Lightroom photo imports and what to …

Chris looks at shooting directly on photo paper. Mt. Everest is too small on a photo and the May Slack challenge is over: it’s the big reveal of the photos that Chris has chosen to talk about.

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Today Colin from Scotland has a Tilt/Shift question and Darren disagrees with what Chris said on the last episode and Chris agrees that Darren is …

Chris has a few announcements: 1) YOU could become the next big podcast star! 2) There are two new spectacular photo tours on …

Florin wonders if automating the tone editing of your photos is worth doing it or if you’re better off doing it manually. Chris takes the opportunity to talk you through parts of his photo editing workflow. Don’t miss …

Chris takes a closer look at the future of print. Print in magazines. Print in advertising. Print in books.. and of course print in photography. He also discusses the dramatic drop in mirrorless camera sales despite …

It’s time to review some of the listeners’ greatest photos. It’s slack challenge time and Chris will look at three selected pictures that say …

Chris recently had a photo in Flickr Explore that got quite some attention. He takes a closer look at what it takes to get your photos noticed onto the prestigious Flickr Explore gallery. Al is red/green blind and he …

(Repost due to a publishing issue) Chris takes you through the dangers and rewards of flying a drone on a moving platform in the ocean, aka, a …

Chris takes you through the dangers and rewards of flying a drone on a moving platform in the ocean, aka, a ship. Joe wants to know how reciprocity …

Chris looks at what extreme limitation can do to your photography and why it works at all. Chuck wants to know how to prepare for an extreme Himalayan winter journey.. and Chris talks about how a big walk-in freezer …

Chris takes you above the Arctic Circle trying to shoot the Northern Lights on a moving ship. Also Wilson wants to move his photos to a different disk and Tom is trying to take pictures of his black dog.

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Chris is on the MS Togo, a comfortable expedition vessel in the Arctic, where he takes a group of 12 photographers to the Lofoten archipelago. They …

Chris and Monika discuss Demolition World, a place in Invercargill, New Zealand, that is full of stories and a photographer’s dream. Check out the …

Chris had an issue with his left eye, which in turn triggered a discussion with Monika regarding loss. Loss of eye-sight, loss of gear and loss of creative mojo.

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Monika is back on the show to, among other things, discuss why New Zealand mailboxes might be one of the big creative outlets over here. Chris and Monika also go into why she hated her sheep shearing photos and how …

Chris and Monika discuss their New Zealand adventure, Larry has a follow-up regarding subscription models and friends don’t let friends shoot …

Happy New Year! FINALLY FINALLY the November challenge review. Chris also takes a quick look back over the last year and he talks to his guest Ibarionex Perello about the visual workflow.

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Professional film maker and host of The Two Hosers Photography Show, Allan Attridge, joins the show to help us still photographers up our game in videography. He shares his personal experience and provides some simple …

Chris takes a look at the frustration people have around Adobe’s subscription model. Especially as it concerns us photographers. The Adobe …

Chris spent time in Rochester, NY, at the School of Photographic Arts & Sciences, where associate professor Ted Kinsman showed him around and …

Flickr is about to change its business model, limiting free subscribers to 1000 photos and doing away with their free 1 TB storage space. Chris looks at how bad the new Flickr situation really is. Frank wants to know …

Chris talks about how to get the perfect silhouette shot of camels (hint: there’s a trick). He also review the latest TFTTF Slack Challenge (REFLECTION) and Matt presents the new SILHOUETTE challenge. Last but not …

Aubrey has a tip regarding Digital Asset Management, Rafael wants to shoot flat architectural drawings and wonders what camera and lens to use and ONE of the cameras that were announced at Photokina peaks Chris’ …

Chris received follow-up on the the ethical exif debate, this time about the practice of owl baiting. Joe wonders if he can use his LR hard drive …

Chris has a call for help all the Kiwis out there. Well, several. About rental cars, workshop locations and ground support. Hugh wonders if the very special film that he exposed 20 years ago and never developed is …

Join Chris on Oct 3 for his free webinar on the creative challenges in wide-angle photography and how to overcome them. RSVP required (also for replay link).

Chris also looks at disappearing files, sensors of varying …

Chris revisits the ethical exif discussion by looking at a sea eagle safari. Ryan wonders about lens resolution and Tom has questions about the new …

Hampus wonders about exposure compensation when using Auto ISO in manual mode. Is there such a thing? Does it make sense? Colin wants to know how …

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 …

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.

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Will storing your lenses horizontally or vertically degrade their sharpness over time? And what’s better, autofocus or manual focus?

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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 …

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 …

It’s time to have a closer look at all your wonderful submissions for the July Slack challenge. Some really amazing photography! And Chris …

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 …

Chris tries (and sort of fails) to answer two questions: one about removing duplicates and one about photo asset management for a school.

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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 …

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 …

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 …