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  • 828 iOS 12 and The Future of Photography

    On this clearly non-apple-fanboy-episode ep Chris and Ade take a closer look at what Apple’s iOS 12 photography-related announcements could mean for the future of photography.

    Photo by MontyLov

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    Links:

    • Download the MP3 for this episode
    • [Video] Lofoten, Summer Solstice impressions
    • [Video] New York Tilt-Shift impressions
    • The Future of Photography ep 33: iOS 12
    • Photo Tours with Chris Marquardt – Silk Road Kyrgyztan, Romania in Fall, Fantastic Fjords 2019
    • SPONSOR: Portfoliobox. Online Portfolios for Creatives
    • SPONSOR: Udemy. Improve your life through learning.

      2019/2020 Photo Tours with Chris Marquardt
      » Feb 2019: Arctic: Fantastic Fjords Tour 1
      » Feb 2019: Arctic: Fantastic Fjords Tour 2
      » Jun 2019: Silk Road Kyrgyztan
      » Oct 2019: Romaina Fall Colors
      » Feb 2020: Lake Baikal, Siberia
      » Feb 2020: Lake Baikal, Big Ice Journey
      » Mar 2020: Ethiopia, Omo Valley
      » Apr 2020: Bhutan, The Untouched East
      » Jun 2020: Kyrgyz Republic - Unbelievable Landscapes
      » Sep 2020: Cappadocia
      » all photo tours

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      53 min
    • 827 A Selfish Challenge
      Chris talks about taking pictures out of a flying plexiglass (perspex) window at 150 mph. It’s also the reveal of the latest Slack Challenge. Let’s look at the winner photos (links below). Also someone tried to sell Jay a new camera, which made him wonder about sensor size. Chris goes into why a bigger sensor isn’t the goal.
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      Links:
      Photo Tour: Ireland’s Northwest & Giant’s Causeway 2018
      Photo Tour: Arctic: Fantastic Fjords & Northern Lights (Feb 16-23 2019)
      Photo Tour: Arctic: Fantastic Fjords & Northern Lights (Feb 23 – Mar 2 2019)Photo Tour: 
      Photo Tour: Romania Fall Colours (Oct 2019)Photo Tour: 
      Video: Fly with Chris on Delta Echo Whisky Alpha Mike [YouTube]
      TFTTF episode 699: Shooting While Flying
      Challenge review #1: Ken Cole
      Challenge review #2: Gabriel Hein: Circling The Drain
      Challenge review #3: Susannah Garton: Contrast of rich and poor
      Slack channel #challenge-july2018
      Join the TFTTF Slack here
      Support the show to keep the show going and growing
      SPONSOR: Portfoliobox, sign up through this page to get 20% off your 1st year
      Download the MP3 for this episode
      2019/2020 Photo Tours with Chris Marquardt
      » Feb 2019: Arctic: Fantastic Fjords Tour 1
      » Feb 2019: Arctic: Fantastic Fjords Tour 2
      » Jun 2019: Silk Road Kyrgyztan
      » Oct 2019: Romaina Fall Colors
      » Feb 2020: Lake Baikal, Siberia
      » Feb 2020: Lake Baikal, Big Ice Journey
      » Mar 2020: Ethiopia, Omo Valley
      » Apr 2020: Bhutan, The Untouched East
      » Jun 2020: Kyrgyz Republic - Unbelievable Landscapes
      » Sep 2020: Cappadocia
      » all photo tours
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      30 min
    • 826 Stabilization and Circles

      Today Chris tries to answer one single question and it has to do with your camera’s in-body image stabilization (IBIS) and the size of your lenses’ image circles. Will the added motion still fit inside the image circles of lenses that have been designed long before it was possible to move sensors? Is the image circle really a factor to consider when buying a new lens?

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      Links:

      • Olympus OMD-D E-M5 Mark II sensor in motion
      • Photo Tour: Romania and Transylvania in Fall 2019
      • SPONSOR: Portfoliobox. Online Portfolios for Creatives
      • SPONSOR: Udemy. Improve your life through learning.
        • Download the MP3 for this episode
        • Receive TFTTF updates via email

          • 2019/2020 Photo Tours with Chris Marquardt
          » Feb 2019: Arctic: Fantastic Fjords Tour 1
          » Feb 2019: Arctic: Fantastic Fjords Tour 2
          » Jun 2019: Silk Road Kyrgyztan
          » Oct 2019: Romaina Fall Colors
          » Feb 2020: Lake Baikal, Siberia
          » Feb 2020: Lake Baikal, Big Ice Journey
          » Mar 2020: Ethiopia, Omo Valley
          » Apr 2020: Bhutan, The Untouched East
          » Jun 2020: Kyrgyz Republic - Unbelievable Landscapes
          » Sep 2020: Cappadocia
          » all photo tours

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          29 min
        • 825 Starting in Photography

          Chris goes back to the Arctic in 2019 and you can come! Kevin got a 13 year old camera as a gift from his dad and wonders if it’s any good in today’s landscape and Matt is torn between the 50 and the 35mm lens for his D90.

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          Links:

          • New 2019 Photo Tours with Chris Marquardt: Norway, Italy, Czech Republic, Kyrgyzstan, Greenland, Romania
          • SPONSOR: Udemy, improve your life through learning.
            • Download the MP3 for this episode
            • Receive TFTTF updates via email

              • 2019/2020 Photo Tours with Chris Marquardt
              » Feb 2019: Arctic: Fantastic Fjords Tour 1
              » Feb 2019: Arctic: Fantastic Fjords Tour 2
              » Jun 2019: Silk Road Kyrgyztan
              » Oct 2019: Romaina Fall Colors
              » Feb 2020: Lake Baikal, Siberia
              » Feb 2020: Lake Baikal, Big Ice Journey
              » Mar 2020: Ethiopia, Omo Valley
              » Apr 2020: Bhutan, The Untouched East
              » Jun 2020: Kyrgyz Republic - Unbelievable Landscapes
              » Sep 2020: Cappadocia
              » all photo tours

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              31 min
            • 824 Drones

              Today Chris talks about flying cameras, drones. About the requirements to fly them, some of the tech, image stabilization, cameras and sensors, regulations, travel and especially about what to keep in mind from the creative side when doing remote controlled aerial videography and photography.

              Photo by Antoine Beauvillain

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              Links:

              • Baum, an aerial video by Chris Marquardt [YouTube]

                This episode is not sponsored by DJI. Still, you feel the urge to spend money on a drone, here are some Amazon.com affiliate links for your convenience (you pay the same, I get a small kick-back):

                • DJI Mavic Air Fly More Combo
                • DJI Mavic Air bundle
                • Neewer ND/Polarizer Filter Set for Mavic Air
                • Sandisk Extreme microSD 32GB
                  • Download the MP3 for this episode
                  • Receive TFTTF updates via email

                    • 2019/2020 Photo Tours with Chris Marquardt
                    » Feb 2019: Arctic: Fantastic Fjords Tour 1
                    » Feb 2019: Arctic: Fantastic Fjords Tour 2
                    » Jun 2019: Silk Road Kyrgyztan
                    » Oct 2019: Romaina Fall Colors
                    » Feb 2020: Lake Baikal, Siberia
                    » Feb 2020: Lake Baikal, Big Ice Journey
                    » Mar 2020: Ethiopia, Omo Valley
                    » Apr 2020: Bhutan, The Untouched East
                    » Jun 2020: Kyrgyz Republic - Unbelievable Landscapes
                    » Sep 2020: Cappadocia
                    » all photo tours

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                    45 min
                  • 823 Tilt-Shift

                    Tilt-shift photography is surrounded by a lot of myths. Chris has used tilt-shift lenses for almost 10 years and he just returned from teaching a class on T/S photography in New York City. On this episode Chris shows us how a tilt-shift lens is actually seven lenses in one (actually more), how you get the most out of it and how you can save some $$$ when getting one.

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                    Links:

                    • SPONSOR: Format.com – The online portfolio you deserve. Free 30-day trial.
                    • SPONSOR: WeTransfer – transfer big files around the world, for free.
                      • Download the MP3 for this episode
                      • Receive TFTTF updates via email

                        • 2019/2020 Photo Tours with Chris Marquardt
                        » Feb 2019: Arctic: Fantastic Fjords Tour 1
                        » Feb 2019: Arctic: Fantastic Fjords Tour 2
                        » Jun 2019: Silk Road Kyrgyztan
                        » Oct 2019: Romaina Fall Colors
                        » Feb 2020: Lake Baikal, Siberia
                        » Feb 2020: Lake Baikal, Big Ice Journey
                        » Mar 2020: Ethiopia, Omo Valley
                        » Apr 2020: Bhutan, The Untouched East
                        » Jun 2020: Kyrgyz Republic - Unbelievable Landscapes
                        » Sep 2020: Cappadocia
                        » all photo tours

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                        58 min
                      • 822 Are My Pictures Any Good?

                        Susannah asks a seemingly simple but really essential question: Are my pictures any good? Chris goes on a deep dive into what makes us appreciate photography and how people choose their criteria to judge photo quality. The goal is to find the answer to the biggest question in photography: What makes a good photo?

                        Photo by Malte Wingen

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                        Links:

                        • SPONSOR: WeTransfer – transfer big files around the world, for free.
                        • SPONSOR: Udemy Online Courses – Learn Anything, On Your Schedule
                          • Download the MP3 for this episode
                          • Receive TFTTF updates via email

                            • 2019/2020 Photo Tours with Chris Marquardt
                            » Feb 2019: Arctic: Fantastic Fjords Tour 1
                            » Feb 2019: Arctic: Fantastic Fjords Tour 2
                            » Jun 2019: Silk Road Kyrgyztan
                            » Oct 2019: Romaina Fall Colors
                            » Feb 2020: Lake Baikal, Siberia
                            » Feb 2020: Lake Baikal, Big Ice Journey
                            » Mar 2020: Ethiopia, Omo Valley
                            » Apr 2020: Bhutan, The Untouched East
                            » Jun 2020: Kyrgyz Republic - Unbelievable Landscapes
                            » Sep 2020: Cappadocia
                            » all photo tours

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                            20 min
                          • 821 Digitize It!
                            When Chris mentioned digitizing negatives using a camera on one of the last episodes, he received lots of feedback and questions. On this long awaited episode Chris finally goes into detail on how to ditch your scanner and start digitizing your negatives and slides using your camera and a cheap light table. Chris looks into the right gear from clamps to tripod heads and all the methods that will make you use this method in no time.
                            Photo by BRUNO CERVERA
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                            Affiliate links
                            Clamps with 3/8″ and 1/4″ threads
                            Ball head
                            Base plate (Arca Swiss compatible)
                            Double 3/8″ adapter
                            LED Light Table
                            Lomo Digitaliza
                            Other links:
                            Good method to convert color negatives (requires Photoshop CC)
                            Android app: HELMUT Film Scanner
                            Android app: Lomoscanner
                            iOS app: Filmlab (work in progress)
                            Arq backup software (Win/Mac)
                            Wasabi online storage
                            SPONSOR: Format.com – The online portfolio you deserve (get 30 days free)
                            SPONSOR: WeTransfer – transfer big files around the world, for free.
                            Download the MP3 for this episode
                            Receive TFTTF updates via email
                            2019/2020 Photo Tours with Chris Marquardt
                            » Feb 2019: Arctic: Fantastic Fjords Tour 1
                            » Feb 2019: Arctic: Fantastic Fjords Tour 2
                            » Jun 2019: Silk Road Kyrgyztan
                            » Oct 2019: Romaina Fall Colors
                            » Feb 2020: Lake Baikal, Siberia
                            » Feb 2020: Lake Baikal, Big Ice Journey
                            » Mar 2020: Ethiopia, Omo Valley
                            » Apr 2020: Bhutan, The Untouched East
                            » Jun 2020: Kyrgyz Republic - Unbelievable Landscapes
                            » Sep 2020: Cappadocia
                            » all photo tours
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                            38 min
                          • 820 13 Years of Change

                            Chris takes a closer look at what has changed in photography since he started making this podcast 13 years ago. From Cameras to screens to editing to storage technology, some changes have been gradual, some have been more revolutionary.

                            Photo by Patryk Grądys

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                            • SPONSOR: WeTransfer – transfer big files around the world, for free.
                            • SPONSOR: Udemy Online Courses – Learn Anything, On Your Schedule
                              • Download the MP3 for this episode
                              • Receive TFTTF updates via email

                                • 2019/2020 Photo Tours with Chris Marquardt
                                » Feb 2019: Arctic: Fantastic Fjords Tour 1
                                » Feb 2019: Arctic: Fantastic Fjords Tour 2
                                » Jun 2019: Silk Road Kyrgyztan
                                » Oct 2019: Romaina Fall Colors
                                » Feb 2020: Lake Baikal, Siberia
                                » Feb 2020: Lake Baikal, Big Ice Journey
                                » Mar 2020: Ethiopia, Omo Valley
                                » Apr 2020: Bhutan, The Untouched East
                                » Jun 2020: Kyrgyz Republic - Unbelievable Landscapes
                                » Sep 2020: Cappadocia
                                » all photo tours

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                                49 min
                              • 819 13th Anniversary
                                This is the 13th anniversary edition of TFTTF. Chris goes over what has happened during those 13 years, and how TFTTF has enabled an entire new life for him. Also Simon has two questions regarding scanning of negatives and Chris suggests to ditch the scanner and instead switch to taking photographs of the negatives.
                                Photo by Wil Stewart
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                                Links:
                                Pre-order: Wide-Angle Photography: Capturing Landscape, Portrait, Street, and Architectural Photographs with Wide-Angle Lenses (Including Tilt-Shift Lenses): Chris Marquardt [Amazon.com]
                                Film scanner tests [filmscanner.info]
                                A4 Ultra-thin Portable LED Light Table [Amazon.com]
                                Support TFTTF
                                SPONSOR: Format.com – The online portfolio you deserve (get 30 days free)
                                SPONSOR: Udemy Online Courses – Learn Anything, On Your Schedule
                                Download the MP3 for this episode
                                Receive TFTTF updates via email
                                2019/2020 Photo Tours with Chris Marquardt
                                » Feb 2019: Arctic: Fantastic Fjords Tour 1
                                » Feb 2019: Arctic: Fantastic Fjords Tour 2
                                » Jun 2019: Silk Road Kyrgyztan
                                » Oct 2019: Romaina Fall Colors
                                » Feb 2020: Lake Baikal, Siberia
                                » Feb 2020: Lake Baikal, Big Ice Journey
                                » Mar 2020: Ethiopia, Omo Valley
                                » Apr 2020: Bhutan, The Untouched East
                                » Jun 2020: Kyrgyz Republic - Unbelievable Landscapes
                                » Sep 2020: Cappadocia
                                » all photo tours
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                                42 min

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