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The free show about all things photography.
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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?...
Published: Friday, 15 May 2009 16:30:04
Duration: 00:19:04
Size: 20.98 MB
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Another update from Chris. The satellite phone is up and working, but the signal quality isnt the greatest. Show Links: » All Everest Trek resources on one page » Download the MP3 for...
Published: Wednesday, 13 May 2009 03:10:32
Duration: 00:02:11
Size: 2.42 MB
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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. Show Links: » All Everest Trek...
Published: Saturday, 09 May 2009 17:38:45
Duration: 00:02:04
Size: 2.29 MB
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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 »...
Published: Friday, 08 May 2009 16:45:43
Duration: 00:09:40
Size: 10.64 MB
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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...
Published: Friday, 08 May 2009 10:22:21
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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
Published: Friday, 08 May 2009 03:02:26
Duration: 00:02:04
Size: 2.29 MB
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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. Show Links: » All Everest Trek resources on one page » Download...
Published: Thursday, 07 May 2009 01:05:40
Duration: 00:02:44
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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. Show Links: » Leo Laporte - The Tech Guy »
Published: Friday, 01 May 2009 16:00:04
Duration: 00:09:37
Size: 10.58 MB
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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...
Published: Thursday, 30 April 2009 23:48:17
Duration: 00:43:38
Size: 48.0 MB
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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...
Published: Wednesday, 29 April 2009 22:36:04
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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...
Published: Wednesday, 29 April 2009 20:03:00
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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...
Published: Wednesday, 29 April 2009 15:27:10
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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,
Published: Tuesday, 28 April 2009 20:46:17
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Chris and Leo talk about some photography-related apps for the iPhone and the iPod Touch Show Links: » Leo Laporte - The Tech Guy » The TWiT netcast network » Download the MP3 for
Published: Friday, 24 April 2009 16:00:53
Duration: 00:00:00
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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...
Published: Thursday, 23 April 2009 22:46:05
Duration: 00:20:43
Size: 22.81 MB
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Even firework photography has its hat-trick. Chris and Leo venture into the dark Show Links: » Leo Laporte - The Tech Guy » The TWiT netcast network » Download the MP3 for this episode »...
Published: Friday, 17 April 2009 16:00:11
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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. Subscribe to Daily...
Published: Wednesday, 15 April 2009 22:00:47
Duration: 00:14:44
Size: 16.22 MB
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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. Show Links: » Leo Laporte
Published: Saturday, 11 April 2009 05:00:49
Duration: 00:04:11
Size: 4.61 MB
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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...
Published: Thursday, 09 April 2009 22:45:30
Duration: 00:00:17
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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...
Published: Tuesday, 07 April 2009 17:58:44
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Chris and Leo review listener pictures of the flat assignment. Show Links: » Leo Laporte - The Tech Guy » The TWiT netcast network » Download the MP3 for this episode » Get the show...
Published: Friday, 03 April 2009 16:00:17
Duration: 00:09:28
Size: 10.43 MB
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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...
Published: Thursday, 02 April 2009 00:47:58
Duration: 00:25:29
Size: 28.04 MB
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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...
Published: Wednesday, 01 April 2009 13:27:40
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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. Show...
Published: Saturday, 28 March 2009 17:00:09
Duration: 00:06:30
Size: 7.17 MB
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[See post to watch Flash video] Watch in high quality (right click to save) Remember the unanswered question from episode 310? Is it a bird? Is it altitude sickness? Finally the time...
Published: Thursday, 26 March 2009 22:39:22
Duration: 00:58:51
Size: 64.75 MB
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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...
Published: Thursday, 26 March 2009 00:33:58
Duration: 00:21:33
Size: 23.71 MB
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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...
Published: Thursday, 19 March 2009 18:00:09
Duration: 00:14:54
Size: 16.4 MB
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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. Show Links: Leo Laporte - The Tech Guy The...
Published: Saturday, 14 March 2009 15:09:42
Duration: 00:00:00
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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
Published: Saturday, 14 March 2009 14:38:46
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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...
Published: Thursday, 12 March 2009 17:43:15
Duration: 00:33:33
Size: 36.92 MB
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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...
Published: Tuesday, 10 March 2009 23:43:13
Duration: 00:32:38
Size: 35.91 MB
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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. Show Links: Leo Laporte - The Tech...
Published: Saturday, 07 March 2009 05:53:06
Duration: 00:04:54
Size: 5.39 MB
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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...
Published: Thursday, 05 March 2009 00:16:19
Duration: 00:30:43
Size: 33.8 MB
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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. Show Links: Leo...
Published: Friday, 27 February 2009 17:00:25
Duration: 00:01:36
Size: 1.77 MB
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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...
Published: Thursday, 26 February 2009 01:28:21
Duration: 00:01:37
Size: 1.78 MB
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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. Show Links: Leo Laporte...
Published: Friday, 20 February 2009 17:00:29
Duration: 00:00:00
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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,...
Published: Thursday, 19 February 2009 01:27:17
Duration: 00:08:58
Size: 9.88 MB
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Chris has just returned from Photokina 2008, the worlds biggest photography trade show and reports on the newest trends and technologies in photography. Show Links: Leo Laporte - The...
Published: Saturday, 14 February 2009 00:07:54
Duration: 00:00:00
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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 Show...
Published: Thursday, 12 February 2009 23:54:47
Duration: 00:31:50
Size: 35.03 MB
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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. Show Links: Leo Laporte - The
Published: Saturday, 07 February 2009 01:25:50
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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...
Published: Friday, 06 February 2009 00:18:32
Duration: 00:07:33
Size: 8.31 MB
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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...
Published: Tuesday, 03 February 2009 20:13:51
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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...
Published: Monday, 02 February 2009 23:06:15
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Shutter speed - aperture - ISO determine exposure, Subject distance - aperture - focal length determine depth of field. Leo and Chris discuss those two very important relationships
Published: Saturday, 31 January 2009 07:18:53
Duration: 00:06:52
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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...
Published: Wednesday, 28 January 2009 20:09:02
Duration: 00:27:32
Size: 30.3 MB
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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...
Published: Monday, 26 January 2009 12:40:10
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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...
Published: Saturday, 24 January 2009 13:04:01
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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.
Published: Friday, 23 January 2009 20:49:15
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Today Chris and Leo review images from the silly photo assignment. » Download the MP3 for this episode Show Links: Leo Laporte - The Tech Guy The TWiT netcast network » Get the show...
Published: Friday, 23 January 2009 17:00:49
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[See post to watch Flash video] Watch in high quality (right click to save) Watch part 1 Part 2 of Chris and Monikas trip to Leukerbad and the Gemmi Pass in the Swiss Alps. Do you need...
Published: Thursday, 22 January 2009 16:48:54
Duration: 00:48:11
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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...
Published: Wednesday, 21 January 2009 00:06:47
Duration: 00:16:33
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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
Published: Monday, 19 January 2009 10:16:08
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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. Show...
Published: Friday, 16 January 2009 04:52:31
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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...
Published: Monday, 12 January 2009 20:23:53
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[See post to watch Flash video] Watch in high quality (right click to save) Watch part 2 Chris and Monika take the trip to Leukerbad and the Gemmi Pass, both located in the Swiss Alps...
Published: Sunday, 11 January 2009 13:00:36
Duration: 00:49:45
Size: 54.73 MB
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Theres more to pictures than subjects. Leo and Chris discuss negative space, the space around the subject. Show Links: Leo Laporte - The Tech Guy The TWiT netcast network » Download...
Published: Friday, 09 January 2009 13:48:03
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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...
Published: Saturday, 03 January 2009 18:56:02
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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. » Download the MP3 for this episode Show Links: Leo...
Published: Friday, 02 January 2009 02:40:32
Duration: 00:05:36
Size: 6.16 MB
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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...
Published: Tuesday, 30 December 2008 21:11:24
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Today Leo finds out how to build a simple tripod with a piece of string and a screw. » Download the MP3 for this episode Show Links: Leo Laporte - The Tech Guy The TWiT netcast network »...
Published: Wednesday, 24 December 2008 23:27:25
Duration: 00:06:38
Size: 7.3 MB
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