Digital Photography Tips from the Top Floor (Audio/Video)

Use a grey card to get the proper white balance for your pictures as well as good exposure. » Download the MP3 for this episode Show Links: Leo Laporte - The Tech Guy The TWiT netcast network The 2008 TFTTF Workshops Everest Basecamp Trek 2009 with Jon Miller and Chris Marquardt » Get the show for free in iTunes » Get the show [...]

Find out where to find a free Hasselblad medium format camera (hint: pretty far away..), let’s look at how to shoot in manual mode, and please help out and donate to a fellow photographer and podcaster who was burgled.Show Links: Everest Basecamp Trek 2009 with Jon Miller and Chris Marquardt Help Allen Rockwell get back on his [...]

This is a special announcement about the Nepal Mt. Everest Basecamp 2009 trip, explaining a bit more about what is planned and what Jon and Chris are currently thinking about. » Download the MP3 for this episode Show Links: Find out more about the Everest Basecamp Trek 2009 The Rest of Everest - Jon Miller’s podcast » Get the show [...]

How to keep your camera gear safe when traveling, what gear to take with you when you travel, and how would you like to come with me and Jon Miller on the photography trip of your lifetime in 2009? » Download the MP3 for this episode Show Links: The Rest of Everest Chris’ pictures on Flickr » Get the show [...]

Ravsitar the Release Pixie here… Yeah, I know it’s never good when I get to post on the front page. Just got a message from Chris this morning. He’s buried up to his eyeballs in a “secret” project for a client. So no shows this week. He didn’t tell me what, just that it’s consuming the week and that he might be able to announce it on the next show. Why not take some time this week to take a few phots? A new Two Week Challenge just opened up over in th...more

It’s COMMUNITY time again. Chris is looking forward to the 10th (!) London Get-Together coming up this weekend. And organized by Kavey (BIG BIG THANKS, YOU ROCK!!). Also on today’s show: we’ll hear from someone who will travel to nepal because of Tips from the Top Floor, we’ll look at the life expectancy of camera [...]

[See post to watch Flash video] Watch in high quality (right click to save) A first look at the new Adobe Lightroom 2 beta. 64-bit support, 2-monitor support, output sharpening, support for plugins and FINALLY local image correction. Watch this video to see Chris take a first look at some of the new features. Show Links: Adobe Lightroom 2 [...]

What do 6 DSLRs sound like on rapid fire? Find out today. Are we still allowed to get the pictures we want? Interview with Simon Taylor. How do I capture a lit building at night? A question from Tom. … and questions around studio photography from the TFTTF workshop in Tübingen, southern Germany. » Download the MP3 for this [...]

Release Pixie here with a quick show schedule update. Chris is doing his best to get things ready for the TFTTF Workshop in Tubingen this week (starts tomorrow). The way he talks he’s likely renting a dumpster and bulldozer for the day to get the studio cleaned up. So only one show this week. We’ll have a show Friday that was recorded with the workshop participants. No Tech Guy segment this week. Hopefully we’ll return to a two show a week schedule next week with a regular ...more

Chris and Leo review the “line” assignment from the Tech Guy show and talk about the community that has come to live around the show. » Download the MP3 for this episode Show Links: Leo Laporte - The Tech Guy The TWiT netcast network The 2008 TFTTF Workshops » Get the show for free in iTunes » Get the show for free [...]