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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?...
Another update from Chris. The satellite phone is up and working, but the signal quality isnt the greatest.
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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.
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Chris and Leo review the huge assignment.
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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 wed love to send you many many...
A quick second update from Chris.
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Not a proper show today. Just a quick message from Chris to let you all know hes fine in Nepal and enjoying the trek.
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Lets 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.
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Its 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...
One more day and Ill 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...
And heres another one - a live tracker that will update our position on this map every 30 seconds, so you can truly follow along. And no, you cant zoom in on the satellite image and...
Were ready to leave for Nepal. If you want to stay up to date with LIVE information on where we are and what we are doing, here is a widget that you can add to your web site, facebook...
Update:
The site is back up again, Wordpress is updated to the latest version.
Nothings broken, or .. well .. just a little. Dont be worried if you see this site change right now,
Chris and Leo talk about some photography-related apps for the iPhone and the iPod Touch
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Yes yes, I dropped the 5D Mark II - and its still alive and kicking. Hear the story on todays show. Also: Nonnyjorris welcomes to you to the episode, Jonzer asks about sharpening and...
Even firework photography has its hat-trick. Chris and Leo venture into the dark
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Focusing, metering and how photographers do mysterious movements with their cameras. Also: a look at EXIF and IPTC, the metadata thats hiding inside your pictures.
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It doesnt always have to be the most expensive glass. Check out the Lensbaby or the German-built Subjektiv, both fun lenses that produce a different look.
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Today: some tips on what to think about when sending your images off to an online printing service and custom white balance? Exposure? A grey card helps you with both.
Extended: Early...
Heres a little taste of the latest workshop that I and Boris held together in Berlin. We had 18 participants and a ton of fun. Enjoy!
Workshop Berlin 2009 by Chris Marquardt
The 2009...
Chris and Leo review listener pictures of the flat assignment.
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A new photography podcast has seen the light of day: Daily Photo Tips with Chris. Subscribe here.
Also: a closer look at shooting modes, some thoughts on jewelery photography and todays...
Introducing my latest production, Daily Photo Tips with Chris, where I bring you all kinds of short and sweet tips around photography. Up to three minutes, every day.. at least as long...
Its fun to shoot things that dont move. But then, the real fun starts when youre shooting people or things that are in motion. Lets find out how to make sure we get what we want.
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Remember the unanswered question from episode 310? Is it a bird? Is it altitude sickness? Finally the time...
Today well learn about the Cokin P system. Lets see what you need in order to use a ND Grad filter for landscape and other photography. Jason asks how much the use of software is responsible...
Why isnt USB2 the same as USB2 and how does it affect your card reader? Can I shoot infrared with a digital camera or do I need film? Is it possible to do multiple RAW exposures from...
Lets talk about printing and about how holding a physical image in your hand is so very different from just looking at it on your screen.
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Okay, thats a slightly obscure reference there in the title of this post, and I apologize to all of you who have never watched Red Dwarf. But thats only partially what this article
Photo: Amber Sapp
Today well talk to Amber Sapp, a photographer from Kentucky who is in the process of setting up her first exhibition.
Opening night Mar/19/2009
5:30-7:30 pm EDT
3010...
The Everest Trek 2009 is coming closer and while all the participants are working on getting everything sorted for the trek, this is the perfect time to talk with Jon Miller about a...
Whats the easiest way to get printouts that look like what youre seeing on your screen? Right! With a calibrated monitor youre a big step further.
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Mark Gilvey kicks off the show with a greeting! (Leave a greeting too, find the voice mail number in the sidebar). Chris relaunched his personal website chrismarquardt.com. Why does...
Find out how a zoom lens is not only convenient for making things bigger or smaller, but how different focal lengths also have a big influence on proportions in an image.
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Are ASA and ISO the same? Is digital really that much more scary than film?
Who is Juliana from Australia? Or Kelvin from Hongkong? Or Jay Williams? Make your voice heard on the show...
We have so many images on our computer, but sometimes its just so much more fun to present them on a different medium. Chris and Leo look at different options.
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Listener question time again. Today Chris talks about what lenses to use for indoor concert type shooting, well talk about Aperture Priority and why its the mode of choice for Chris,...
Chris has just returned from Photokina 2008, the worlds biggest photography trade show and reports on the newest trends and technologies in photography.
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Today we talk to photographer, writer and educator Ibarionex Perello, host of The Candid Frame and Shooting With Alas, about his new DVD Digital Photography - Available Light and Flash
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What do you do with all the tons and tons of pictures that are sitting somewhere on your computers hard drive? Chris and Leo talk tech about storage.
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Whenever a larger number is composed of the same digits, Chris can have a shot. Its the Schnapszahl law in Germany! (well, almost). Also on the show: What is metamerism and what does...
The contest (click here for the rules and to participate) ends today, 11:59:59pm PST. If you want to win a week with your dreamlens, you better submit that picture!
If you want to take...
I have been interviewed by Ibarionex Perello on the latest episode of his podcast The Candid Frame.
In this interview we talk about how I got to be a photographer, a podcaster and how...
Shutter speed - aperture - ISO determine exposure, Subject distance - aperture - focal length determine depth of field. Leo and Chris discuss those two very important relationships
The Everest Trek preparations are at full speed and Chris goes over his throughts on camera gear, batteries and hard disks at high elevations.
Modern DSLRs rely on noise reduction at...
After showing you how for high-ISO shots todays cameras rely more and more on noise reduction, no matter if its done in-camera, or in post processing by the camera manufacturers RAW...
After receiving a ton of great feedback on the last article in this Lightroom Workflow series, I decided to take some time over the weekend and quickly go over one more important piece...
Has this ever happened to you? You have a photography workflow that actually works like a well-oiled machine. Shoot -> import/tag -> select/prune -> rate -> post process -> export.
Today Chris and Leo review images from the silly photo assignment.
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Part 2 of Chris and Monikas trip to Leukerbad and the Gemmi Pass in the Swiss Alps. Do you need...
Light is essential. And not just for plants. Photography wouldnt be anything without light. Good photography and good light go together hand in hand. At least usually. Come with Chris...
Theres something about cars and architecture. Well designed cars and good architecture both stir something in me that is hard to explain. And dont get me wrong, Im not posting this
Imagine you are out there with a film camera and all you have left on your film is one exposure. Find out what things you can think about in order to get the most out of that one shot.
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I have just finished my first test run of the 5D Mark II video function. Click here to watch my test video in HD.
(Update: [Jan/13/2009] after digging deeper, it turns out there are...
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Chris and Monika take the trip to Leukerbad and the Gemmi Pass, both located in the Swiss Alps...
Theres more to pictures than subjects. Leo and Chris discuss negative space, the space around the subject.
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Ever heard of the burst trick? If yes, Ill show you how to use it with Lightroom to speed up your image selection process. If no, let me open up a tripod-less world to you.
Did I ever...
Chris and Leo review the pictures for the call assignment. This show is a repeat of a radio segment, so the assignment is not current.
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Back in 1970, Douglas Engelbart invented the computer mouse. Thanks to him (and a few others), most of us are now able to do things with our computers that would have seemed miraculous...
Today Leo finds out how to build a simple tripod with a piece of string and a screw.
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