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[See post to watch Flash video] Watch in high quality (right click to save) Chris and Jon bring you tips on videography, they discuss the Everest Trek and talk about fake logos on real hats. Show Links: The Rest of Everest Everest Trek 2010 » Get the show for free in iTunes » Get the show for free using RSS

Chris and Leo return to discuss the third part of the Secrets of Light. Show Links: » Leo Laporte - The Tech Guy » The TWiT netcast network » Tech Guy flickr group » Download the MP3 for this episode » Get the show for free in iTunes » Get the show for free using RSS

[See post to watch Flash video] Watch in high quality (right click to save) Join the Photocast Network members as they discuss photography from many angles. Participants in the discussion are: John Arnold, Benoit Marchal, Martin Bailey and of course Yours truly. Show Links: Photocast Network Photowalkthrough Déclencheur Martin Bailey Photography » Get the show for free in iTunes » Get the show [...]

[See post to watch Flash video] Watch in high quality (right click to save) Join the Photocast Network members as they discuss photography from many angles. Participants in the discussion are: John Arnold, Benoit Marchal, Martin Bailey and of course Yours truly. Show Links: Photocast Network Photowalkthrough Déclencheur Martin Bailey Photography » Get the show for free in iTunes » Get the show [...]

This episode was recorded together with the fabulous group of participants at the 2009 Brooklyn Cookin’ workshop which was held together with Chef Mark of the Culinary Media Network. Check out the workshop pictures on flickr » Download the MP3 for this episode Show Links: Pictures taken at the 2009 Brooklyn Cookin’ workshop (flickr link) Check out the 2010 workshop [...]

[See post to watch Flash video] Watch in high quality (right click to save) Join the Photocast Network members as they discuss photography from many angles. Participants in the discussion are: John Arnold, Benoit Marchal, Martin Bailey and of course Yours truly. Show Links: Photocast Network Photowalkthrough Déclencheur Martin Bailey Photography » Get the show for free in iTunes » Get the show [...]

This was a fun workshop about a lot of things, and with a great bunch of participants. Warning: this one gets quite geeky and might not entirely be safe for work. Listen with caution. Learn about backing up your files, focusing at night and find out why Pete doesn’t delete files. » Download the MP3 for [...]

[See post to watch Flash video] Watch in high quality (right click to save) Join the Photocast Network members as they discuss photography from many angles. Participants in the discussion are: John Arnold, Benoit Marchal, Martin Bailey and of course Yours truly. Show Links: Photocast Network Photowalkthrough Déclencheur Martin Bailey Photography » Get the show for free in iTunes » Get the show for free [...]

[See post to watch Flash video] Watch in high quality (right click to save) Join the Photocast Network members as they discuss photography from many angles. Participants in the discussion are: John Arnold, Benoit Marchal, Martin Bailey and of course Yours truly. Show Links: Photocast Network Photowalkthrough Déclencheur Martin Bailey Photography » Get the show for free in iTunes » Get the show [...]

Learn how to shoot pictures of a night skyline that includes the moon while properly exposing everything, find out about what makes prime lenses so special and why there are so many of them, discover how high-speed flash sync works and listen to Chris talk with Sean Galbraith, gallery co-owner from Toronto, in the third [...]

[See post to watch Flash video] Watch in high quality (right click to save) Here’s the last part of Chris discussing Lightroom with Frederick van Johnson. Show Links: Photo Day 2009 Frederick van Johnson This Week in Photography » Get the show for free in iTunes » Get the show for free using RSS

The great variety show is back again, with topics from what to consider if shooting in Antarctica to sensor cleaning (Chris tries the GGS sensor loupe and the Sensor Klear) to camera comparisons (Canon 5D vs. 7D) to new firmware providing new features for the Panasonic LX3, including a square crop mode. Show Links: Panasonic LX3 Firmware [...]

[See post to watch Flash video] Watch in high quality (right click to save) Part two of the Lightroom discussion between Frederick van Johnson and Chris. Show Links: Photo Day 2009 Frederick van Johnson This Week in Photography » Get the show for free in iTunes » Get the show for free using RSS

What makes tilt/shift lenses so exciting? Is it the “pseudo miniature” effect or something else? Also on this episode: blog updates and a chat with Jon Miller Please visit our sponsor Squarespace.com, and use offer code tfttf if you’re ready to purchase to save 10% on your order! » Download the MP3 for this episode Show Links: Jon Miller - [...]

[See post to watch Flash video] Watch in high quality (right click to save) Join Chris as he discusses Lightroom with Frederick van Johnson. Frederick is a professional photographer and host the “This Week in Photography” podcast. Show Links: Photo Day 2009 Frederick van Johnson This Week in Photography » Get the show for free in iTunes » Get the show for free [...]

Chris and Leo return to discuss the second part of the Secrets of Light. Show Links: » Leo Laporte - The Tech Guy » The TWiT netcast network » Tech Guy flickr group » Download the MP3 for this episode » Get the show for free in iTunes » Get the show for free using RSS

This show is not actually about weird German accents, even though Chris kinda threatened that in the last episode. We’ll take a closer look at the new Canon EOS 7D, the brand new Leica M9 and Leica X1 and Chris recommends one of his favorite books about photography and light. Please visit our sponsor Squarespace.com, [...]

Ever seen a visual effect that you got so over-saturated with that you just couldn’t take it anymore after a while? Is the tilt/shift pseudo miniature stuff on that scale for you? (pun intended) Maybe someone needs to get on his soapbox about this… » read what Chris has to say about it on his blog

Chris got on his soapbox again, this time about post processing and how evil it really is. Follow along on his personal blog as he talks about silk purses, sow’s ears and how analog photographers used to go about post processing their images in the darkroom. » Read the article on Chris’ blog

Tune in as Chris and Leo discuss the first part of the Secrets of Light. Show Links: » Leo Laporte - The Tech Guy » The TWiT netcast network »Tech Guy flickr group » Download the MP3 for this episode » Get the show for free in iTunes » Get the show for free using RSS

Do you analyze images before you take them? How about images other people took? If yes, what are the things you are looking for? Is it more about the formal aspects? Or do you listen to what an image makes you feel like, what stories it wants to share with you? Follow along the story that [...]

Okay, it’s still a rumor, the magic press conference isn’t supposed to happen until Sep/1 but from what we’ve seen popping up here and there, the 7D seems to be a real possibility. At the same time I see a lot of “What? No full frame??!” popping up on various sources. But if you detach yourself [...]

[See post to watch Flash video] Watch in high quality (right click to save) And once more people photographer Catherine Hall from the Bay Area takes us on the trip to Tasmania and lets us in on some of the secrets of successful photographers. Show Links: Catherine Hall Photo Day 2009 » Get the show for free in iTunes » Get the [...]

Today Chris tells us how he prepares for a wedding shoot on the weekend and how to get great colors. Also a shocking revelation: Leo Laporte and Dick DeBartolo poke fun at Chris behind his back. Should Chris have more of a German accent? Let us know in the comments! Show Links: Everest Trek 2010 announcement on [...]

[See post to watch Flash video] Watch in high quality (right click to save) Catherine Hall is back to tell us some of the stories behind her award-winning pictures from Tasmania. Show Links: Catherine Hall Photo Day 2009 » Get the show for free in iTunes » Get the show for free using RSS

Now that we know how to get our photography into a gallery, let’s revisit the topic and find out what we can do about presenting our art. Sean Galbraith is back on the show telling us all about it. » Download the MP3 for this episode Show Links: Gallery DK Sean Galbraith Photography Get the Daily Photo Tips e-book Everest Trek [...]

When I was a child, my parents kept telling me to not cut off people’s heads in photographs, to keep the sun in my back, to step back and make sure I have everyone in the frame, to make everyone says “cheese” in pictures. Smiles were important. It took me a while to realize that my [...]

[See post to watch Flash video] Watch in high quality (right click to save) People photographer Catherine Hall is in the studio and talks about what it takes to take pictures of total strangers. Show Links: Catherine Hall Photo Day 2009 » Get the show for free in iTunes » Get the show for free using RSS

Jon Miller of The Rest of Everest, Monika Andrae of Monis Motivklingel and Chris join a call to announce the 2010 Everest Trek workshop, The Highest Photography and Videography Workshop in the World. This episode has been recorded by Jon Miller and is a re-run of the announcement that was released on his show. » The official Everest [...]

[See post to watch Flash video] Watch in high quality (right click to save) John Chiara is different from most other photographers. With his trailer-size big camera he pulls up at a curb and takes landscape pictures in a process that turns quite a few paradigms upside down. Show Links: Video about John Chiara’s photographic process John Chiara Photo Day 2009 » [...]

Questions on today’s show: Will setting your camera to a lower resolution avoid noise? What type of media should you print your images on? How can you make money with your photography? Build a cable release for $2! » Download the MP3 for this episode Show Links: DIY cable release for Canon 300D » Get the show for free [...]

[See post to watch Flash video] Watch in high quality (right click to save) John Chiara is different from most other photographers. With his trailer-size big camera he pulls up at a curb and takes landscape pictures in a process that turns quite a few paradigms upside down. Come back next week for part 2. Show Links: Video about [...]

Interview with Sean Galbraith: Find out how to avoid the biggest stumbling blocks that lie in between you and your photography being exhibited in a gallery. The videos of Photo Day will come up soon here on the feed. Stay subscribed and you won’t miss a single beat. » Download the MP3 for this episode Show Links: San [...]

Finally another sound-seeing, taking you to various places in San Francisco on our San Francisco Street Safari workshop. Listen in to hear about street photography in an awesome city. » Download the MP3 for this episode Show Links: More workshops with Chris » Get the show for free in iTunes » Get the show for free using RSS

Aaaand another one in the tradition to do a pre-workshop meet-up that is open for everybody to join, to hang out, to grab a bite, to have a beer and to talk photography. Thursday, Jul/16 6:30pm is the date. Anabelle’s Bar and Bistro in downtown San Francisco is the place. Full address: Anabelle’s Bar and Bistro (just left of [...]

Photo Day 2009, live on the TWiT Network on July 15th! Simple story: Leo Laporte hands Chris keys to TWiT Cottage. Chris sends shoutout into world of photography. Photographers from all kinds of fields show up to talk photography. Date: Jul/15 Time: 11 AM to 5 PM (Pacific Time) Location: » TWiT Live TV Guests: John Chiara (the big camera), [...]

Join us in the Shalimar restaurant in San Francisco while we discuss focal lengths, street photography and lamb chops. » Download the MP3 for this episode Show Links: San Francisco Street Safari - The Workshop Shalimar Restaurant » Get the show for free in iTunes » Get the show for free using RSS

Chris & Leo review images from the “silhouette” assignment Show Links: » Leo Laporte - The Tech Guy »The TWiT netcast network »Tech Guy flickr group » Download the MP3 for this episode » Get the show for free in iTunes » Get the show for free using RSS

[See post to watch Flash video] Watch in high quality (right click to save) For a change, here’s a tech guy video episode. Are scratched lenses really that bad? Show Links: Leo Laporte - The Tech Guy The TWiT netcast network Tech Guy flickr group » Get the show for free in iTunes » Get the show for free using RSS

Over the years it has turned into a nice tradition to do a pre-workshop meet-up that is open for everybody to join, to hang out, to have a beer and to talk photography. Or other stuff. Thursday, Jul/9 6:30pm is the date. Anabelle’s Bar and Bistro in downtown San Francisco is the place. Full address: Anabelle’s Bar and Bistro [...]

The members of the Tech Guy flickr group have sent in their questions (thanks orbitgal for compiling the list) and Chris answers them. Show Links: » Leo Laporte - The Tech Guy » The TWiT netcast network » Tech Guy flickr group » Download the MP3 for this episode » Get the show for free in iTunes » Get the show for [...]

Worried about scratching your lens? Find out how bad it really is. Flying with photo gear? Learn what to look for. Had a lens falling off your 5D Mark II? Or the camera falling off your lens? Find out more here. Also: Geotagging part II July/15 is Photo Day - live on the TWiT Network! The Everest Trek [...]

How do you effectively sift through thousands of images? What’s all that excitement about geotagging your images? Find the answers to these and more questions on today’s show. Mark your calendars! Chris will host the 2009 Photo Day on Jul/15 on the TWiT Network. more… Send in your questions and comments as an iPhone 3.0 Voice Memo [...]

Taking pictures in winter can have its pitfalls, especially when it comes to temperature and to taking photographs in snow. Listen to Chris and Leo discuss winter photography questions. Show Links: » Leo Laporte - The Tech Guy » The TWiT netcast network » Download the MP3 for this episode » Get the show for free in iTunes » Get the show [...]

[See post to watch Flash video] Watch in high quality (right click to save) One week in Kathmandu two weeks on our way to Mt. Everest. The Everest Trek 2009 - not only the world’s highest photo workshop, but a truly life-changing event for all the participants. Follow along in this teaser episode and get a first [...]

The Highest Photography Workshop In The World. Chris and Jon Miller are back from Nepal and they join on this episode to discuss the trek and the photography workshop. You can find Jon on his excellent video podcast The Rest of Everest at www.restofeverest.com Please remember to visit netvibes.com/everesttrek to keep up to speed on the trekking team [...]

Landscape photography is such a quiet and relaxed business. Thinks Chris… until he gets rudely interrupted by a few members of the bovine species. A truly electric show! » Download the MP3 for this episode » Get the show for free in iTunes » Get the show for free using RSS

Big numbers in this show. 2000 pictures, 20 memory cards, 80 GB of rugged hard disk and not enough disk space to save it all… » Download the MP3 for this episode Show Links: The Everest Trek 2009 Join a workshop such as the San Francisco Street Safari in July » Get the show for free in iTunes » Get the [...]

Possibly the last update from Chris. Show Links: » All Everest Trek resources on one page » Download the MP3 for this episode » Get the show for free in iTunes » Get the show for free using RSS

Another update from Chris, this time from Gorak Shep at 5180m elevation. Show Links: » All Everest Trek resources on one page » Download the MP3 for this episode » Get the show for free in iTunes » Get the show for free using RSS

What can be more exciting than coming home late at night, being dead tired, but instead of going to bed, spending another hour hanging out the window and taking pictures of the night? Let Chris take you on a super exciting thunderstorm tour, right on the original top floor. » Download the MP3 for this episode » [...]

Another update from Chris. The satellite phone is up and working, but the signal quality isn’t the greatest. Show Links: » All Everest Trek resources on one page » Download the MP3 for this episode » Get the show for free in iTunes » Get the show for free using RSS

Another update from Chris. Also, if you want to know when a new trek update (or regular tfttf episode) is available, follow the Release Pixie on Twitter. Show Links: » All Everest Trek resources on one page » Download the MP3 for this episode » Get the show for free in iTunes » Get the show for free using RSS

Chris and Leo review the “huge” assignment. Show Links: » Leo Laporte - The Tech Guy » The TWiT netcast network » Download the MP3 for this episode » Get the show for free in iTunes » Get the show for free using RSS

Hiya all, this is Chris calling in from a small internet cafe (1 computer) at Namche Bazar in Nepal. We made our way up here from Lukla and even though we’d love to send you many many more updates, we are currently stuck with a satellite phone that doesn’t activate, resulting in less than optimum [...]

A quick second update from Chris. Show Links: » All Everest Trek resources on one page » Download the MP3 for this episode » Get the show for free in iTunes » Get the show for free using RSS

Not a proper show today. Just a quick message from Chris to let you all know he’s fine in Nepal and enjoying the trek. Show Links: » All Everest Trek resources on one page » Download the MP3 for this episode » Get the show for free in iTunes » Get the show for free using RSS

Let’s dive into the topic of Black and White. Listen to Chris and Leo discuss this more abstracted way of looking at the world around you. Show Links: » Leo Laporte - The Tech Guy » The TWiT netcast network » Download the MP3 for this episode » Get the show for free in iTunes » Get the show for free [...]

It’s time to wrap everything up and get ready for the big and exciting trip. You can follow the Everest Trek live in various ways and locations . Today I also talk about talk about the things that went into preparing for the trek and the things that are likely to turn out to be [...]

One more day and I’ll leave for Frankfurt, and on Friday we fly out to Kathmandu. During my 4-week absence Ravsitar the Release Pixie will do what he loves doing: take care of releasing things to you on this site. But as a last official update from myself, here’s the list of links for [...]