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Yey! Here s the 300th episode of Tips from the Top Floor, almost entirely made by YOU, the listeners! Meet Chris and hang out for a drink at one of the Meet n'Greets: - Jul/30 San Francisco, CA - Aug/6 Nashville, TN - Aug/20 Ft. Collins, CO - Aug/27 Portland, ME Make sure to get the Chris Live calendar (see links to the right) » Download the MP3 for this episode Show Links: Follow Chris on Twitter Meet Chris at the New Media Expo in Las Vegas, Aug/14-16 - and pick up some schwag! The Tech Guy with Leo Laporte Trucker Tom Everest Trek 2009 Martin Bailey Photography Thoughts on Photography with Paul Giguere The Photocast Network The Culinary Media Network with Chef Mark CC Chapman - Managing the Gray s song Ones and O s for $0.99 tfttf28 - Thunderstorm Soundseeing tfttf40 - MOOOving Landscapes tfttf54 - Vacation Special 3 of 4 tfttf191 - Interview with John Knack » Get the show for free in iTunes » Get the show for free using RSS Godaddy coupon code / promo codes: Use code TIPS1 and save 10%! Use code TIPS2 and save 20% *

Leo and Chris talk about fun tips to help you improve your photography. » 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 using RSS Godaddy coupon code / promo codes: Use code TIPS1 and save 10%! Use code TIPS2 and save 20% *

The Photocast Network just released another episode of Focus Ring! On the Focus Ring Panel: Benoit Marchal - Declencheur Boris Nienke - nSonic Chris Marquardt - Tips from the Top Floor Topics: How to become a professional photographer in minutes, how to get an all-access pass to the 24 hours of Le Mans car race and how to learn about proportion Direct link to the Focus Ring episode Direct link to the MP3 of this episode Get to the Focus Ring with iTunes Get to the Focus Ring via RSS

Chris and Leo talk about different types of lenses and what they are good for. » 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 using RSS Godaddy coupon code / promo codes: Use code TIPS1 and save 10%! Use code TIPS2 and save 20% *

Join one of the four meet n'greets while Chris is on the August tour in the US. Locations: San Francisco: Jul/30th, Nashville: Aug/6th, Ft. Collins: Aug/20th, Portland, ME: Aug/27. Latest poll result: 43% of the audience started photography with a film SLR. Make sure you participate in the new poll on the right hand side of this page. Today s main topic: is it easy to replicate a ND Grad filter in Photoshop (and if not, why?) » Download the MP3 for this episode Show Links: For real! Meet Chris and other members of the TFTTF community! Tutorial: Simulate a polarizing filter in Photoshop PicLens » Get the show for free in iTunes » Get the show for free using RSS Godaddy coupon code / promo codes: Use code TIPS1 and save 10%! Use code TIPS2 and save 20% *

Today Chris and Leo find out why the background of the image is so important. » 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 using RSS Godaddy coupon code / promo codes: Use code TIPS1 and save 10%! Use code TIPS2 and save 20% *

Join in as Leo and Chris talk about how to spice up your photography by playing with things, and by shooting through materials that you usually wouldn t shoot through. Show Links: Leo Laporte - The Tech Guy The TWiT netcast network The 2008 TFTTF Workshops » Download the MP3 for this episode » Get the show for free in iTunes » Get the show for free using RSS Godaddy coupon code / promo codes: Use code TIPS1 and save 10%! Use code TIPS2 and save 20% *

Listener questions about depth of field, monitor calibration, a new poll about how you started photography, and hurry, only 2 shows left for you to send in your greetings for show 300! » Download the MP3 for this episode Show Links: New Poll: How did you start photography? Tips from the Top Floor - Workshops Monitor Calibration tools: Huey Pro Monitor Calibration tools: Spyder 3 Monitor Calibration tools: X-Rite I1 » Get the show for free in iTunes » Get the show for free using RSS Godaddy coupon code / promo codes: Use code TIPS1 and save 10%! Use code TIPS2 and save 20% *

Today we continue our quest for a deeper understanding of color management. And we ll start simple: at the camera level. Also: the new Canon 1000D, a new poll about filters (thanks Susheel), and how to take great pictures while using the camera s build-in flash. » Download the MP3 for this episode Show Links: Susheel Chandradhas provided this week s poll question Dan Cummins photos on Flickr The workshop in Tübingen, Southern Germany, Oct/4-7 still has seats open! » Get the show for free in iTunes » Get the show for free using RSS Godaddy coupon code / promo codes: Use code TIPS1 and save 10%! Use code TIPS2 and save 20% *

Why has Chris been so busy? And can I make sure that my prints look exactly the way they looked on my screen? Let s find out the answers to these questions and more on today s show! Got questions for the next shows about color management? Profiles? Color spaces? Bit depths? Send in a voice mail at (US) 206-202-3757 or (UK) 07005-805-742 or send an MP3 or email to info@tipsfromthetopfloor.com » Download the MP3 for this episode Show Links: Canyonlands video adventure #6 The 2008 TFTTF Workshops Everest Basecamp Trek 2009 with Jon Miller and Chris Marquardt » Get the show for free in iTunes » Get the show for free using RSS Godaddy coupon code / promo codes: Use code TIPS1 and save 10%! Use code TIPS2 and save 20% *

Chris and Leo discuss various aspects of portrait photography. » 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 for free using RSS Godaddy coupon code / promo codes: Use code TIPS1 and save 10%! Use code TIPS2 and save 20% *

Chris and Leo review the call assignment. » 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 for free using RSS Godaddy coupon code / promo codes: Use code TIPS1 and save 10%! Use code TIPS2 and save 20% *

Hear Chris surprise Leo with a cheap and easy do-it-yourself alternative to the classic tripod. » 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 for free using RSS Godaddy coupon code / promo codes: Use code TIPS1 and save 10%! Use code TIPS2 and save 20% *

[See post to watch Flash video] Watch in high quality (right click to save) Join Chris again at his Canyonlands Photo Adventure and learn how to shoot close-ups without even looking through the viewfinder of your camera. Show Links: Join Chris and Jon on the photo workshop of a lifetime in 2009! Jon Miller s video podcast Music on today s episode: Beeblebrox and B.D. Lenz Canyonlands video #1 » Get the show for free in iTunes » Get the show for free using RSS Godaddy coupon code / promo codes: Use code TIPS1 and save 10%! Use code TIPS2 and save 20% *

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 for free using RSS Godaddy coupon code / promo codes: Use code TIPS1 and save 10%! Use code TIPS2 and save 20% *

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 feet Chris on Germany Tour in May - Dates and locations John Arnold s Photowalkthrough Workshop in the UK. Science Pixie Rolf Steinort s Podcast about GIMP » Download the MP3 for this episode» Get the show for free in iTunes» Get the show for free using RSSGodaddy coupon code / promo codes: Use code TIPS1 and save 10%! Use code TIPS2 and save 20% *

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 for free in iTunes » Get the show for free using RSS Godaddy coupon code / promo codes: Use code TIPS1 and save 10%! Use code TIPS2 and save 20% *

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 shutters and we ll find out why the people on cheryl s pictures always have their heads cut off. » Download the MP3 for this episode Show Links: New episode of Focus Ring The Studio Workshop in Portland, ME with support from Bogen Imaging The shutter life database - submit your camera today. Catch Chris on Twitter and get real-time updates about what he s up to » Get the show for free in iTunes » Get the show for free using RSS Godaddy coupon code / promo codes: Use code TIPS1 and save 10%! Use code TIPS2 and save 20% *

[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 Beta Aug/28-31: Studio photography workshop in Portland, ME Bogen Imaging » Get the show for free in iTunes » Get the show for free using RSS Godaddy coupon code / promo codes: Use code TIPS1 and save 10%! Use code TIPS2 and save 20% *

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 episode Show Links: The UK Photographers Rights Guide You can t picture this - video with Simon Taylor Simon Taylor s web site TFTTF Workshops in Germany and in the US » Get the show for free in iTunes » Get the show for free using RSS Godaddy coupon code / promo codes: Use code TIPS1 and save 10%! Use code TIPS2 and save 20% *

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 using RSS Godaddy coupon code / promo codes: Use code TIPS1 and save 10%! Use code TIPS2 and save 20% *

Today s show will be exciting! We ll find out who won the free workshop participation, we ll learn more about tripods from Boris and let s talk a bit about online backup. » Download the MP3 for this episode Show Links: Don t miss out on the workshops! Ft. Collins almost sold out, Nashville, Portland and Tübingen still open. .Mac - Online storage for your Mac Jungledisk - Online storage for Mac and Windows Follow Chris on Twitter Only want the audio shows? Or just the videos? Check out this thread in the forums. nsonic.de - Boris’ podcast Need info on podcasting? Check out podcast411.com » Get the show for free in iTunes » Get the show for free using RSS Godaddy coupon code / promo codes: Use code TIPS1 and save 10%! Use code TIPS2 and save 20% *

What sets expensive lenses apart from cheap lenses? Is it possible to get sharper pictures with the right settings no matter what lens I use? Find out today as Leo and Chris discuss the sweet spot of lenses. » 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 using RSS Godaddy coupon code / promo codes: Use code TIPS1 and save 10%! Use code TIPS2 and save 20% *

How to expose for the sky, how to repair a ruined sensor, how to take black-and-white pictures and how to get into conflict with Minneapolis security. » Download the MP3 for this episode Show Links: The Zone System according to Luminous Landscape .. and on Wikipedia Photos from the TFTTF Minneapolis Get Together on March 8th The 2008 TFTTF Workshops » Get the show for free in iTunes » Get the show for free using RSS Godaddy coupon code / promo codes: Use code TIPS1 and save 10%! Use code TIPS2 and save 20% *

Explore simple design principles together with Chris and Leo. Today: the line. » 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 using RSS Godaddy coupon code / promo codes: Use code TIPS1 and save 10%! Use code TIPS2 and save 20% *

Learn how NOT to clean your camera s sensor, find out everything you ever wanted to know about tripod heads and learn to make pictures shot on overcast days look a bit more sunny. » Download the MP3 for this episode Show Links: Sign up for a workshop around landscape photography in Colorado, event photography in Nashville, or studio photography in Portland, ME at Discoverthetopfloor.com nsonic.de - Boris podcast Check out some Tripods over on wikipedia. » Get the show for free in iTunes » Get the show for free using RSS Godaddy coupon code / promo codes: Use code TIPS1 and save 10%! Use code TIPS2 and save 20% *

Part one of a tripod special - Interview with Boris Nienke - Assignments - Shoot in cold weather and don t get your camera fogged up when going inside. Show Links: Boris Nienke - nsonic.de Current assignment: sweet Buy Geoff Smith s songs for 99ct on the PMN Join Ravsitar on a GTG in Minneapolis, MN on March 8th. Check out this thread in the forum. » Download the MP3 for this episode » Get the show for free in iTunes » Get the show for free using RSS Godaddy coupon code / promo codes: Use code TIPS1 and save 10%! Use code TIPS2 and save 20% *

Listen as Chris and Leo take a deep look in their photo bags and discuss some cool gadgets. Show Links: Leo Laporte - The Tech Guy The TWiT netcast network The 2008 TFTTF Workshops Want to join Ravsitar on a get together? Check out this thread in the forum. » Download the MP3 for this episode » Get the show for free in iTunes » Get the show for free using RSS Godaddy coupon code / promo codes: Use code TIPS1 and save 10%! Use code TIPS2 and save 20% *

All 2008 workshops are now open for registration! Book before Mar/5 and save over 14% with the early bird special! On today s show: wide angle questions, a call from Leo, and a get-together in Minneapolis! If you d like a stack of TFTTF business cards to hand out to your customers, camera club, friends or colleagues, drop us a note at info@tipsfromthetopfloor.com » Download the MP3 for this episode Show Links: 2008 workshops open for booking! Early Bird Special available until Mar/5th. Save 14% Want to join Ravsitar on a get together? Check out this thread in the forum. The new assignment has been given: Sweet! Leo Laporte - The Tech Guy » Get the show for free in iTunes » Get the show for free using RSS Godaddy coupon code / promo codes: Use code TIPS1 and save 10%! Use code TIPS2 and save 20% *

[See post to watch Flash video] Watch in high quality (right click to save) Join us for part 5 of the Canyonlands Photo Adventure. Today we ll drive down the scary Shafer Trail and end up in Needle District. Show Links: The 2008 TFTTF Workshops Jon Miller’s podcast: The Rest of Everest Show music: B.D. Lenz at music.podshow.com » Get the show for free in iTunes » Get the show for free using RSS Godaddy coupon code / promo codes: Use code TIPS1 and save 10%! Use code TIPS2 and save 20% *