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January 26, 2018808 Wildlife, Models and New Zealand
The last piece of Chris’ new mirrorless studio camera puzzle is solved, the English translation for the wide-angle book has started, Daniel has a question on model releases, Chris will come to visit New Zealand and that’s not the biggest piece of news: Chris just received confirmation that he will co-host THE most amazing and very exclusive wildlife photo tour to witness the Great Migration in the Kenyan Masai Mara in a Hemmingway-style setting in August. And he can bring just a hand full of people to join in the photography. More on that about nine minutes into this episode.
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[Chris on YouTube] Using the Sony Alpha 5100 As a Studio/Streaming Camera – Pitfalls and How to Solve Them – YouTube

[Form] Kiwis! Chris will visit New Zealand. Could you please answer a few questions on this form?

How to get on the TFTTF Slack to preview the English wide-angle book cover

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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
» Sep 2019: Greenland
» Oct 2019: Romaina Fall Colors
» Feb 2020: Lake Baikal, Siberia
» Soon: Mar 2020: Ethiopia, Omo Valley
» Soon: Apr 2020: Bhutan, The Untouched East
» Soon: Sep 2020: Ireland, Wild Atlantic Way
» all photo tours
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24 min
January 19, 2018807 My New Mirrorless Camera
Chris has streamed video for ages, but he was never happy with the way the video from his webcam looked. So he went on a bit of an odyssey to finally get to a setup with a decent camera, a decent sensor, decent bokeh and really good video quality. All for under 500 bucks.
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Chris demonstrates the Sony alpha 5100 as a streaming video camera [YouTube]

DOF simulator – Camera depth of field calculator with visual background blur and bokeh simulation.

The Future of Photography – Unsupervised Image-to-Image Translation Networks

Curiously Polar – Twilight and Sweet Buns

Sony alpha 5100 (Amazon.com affiliate link)

Sigma 19/2.8 (Amazon.com affiliate link)

Blackmagic Design UltraStudio Mini Recorder (Amazon.com affiliate link)
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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
» Sep 2019: Greenland
» Oct 2019: Romaina Fall Colors
» Feb 2020: Lake Baikal, Siberia
» Soon: Mar 2020: Ethiopia, Omo Valley
» Soon: Apr 2020: Bhutan, The Untouched East
» Soon: Sep 2020: Ireland, Wild Atlantic Way
» all photo tours
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27 min
January 13, 2018806 Why Bother Being a Photographer?
In a world where it seems that everything has already been photographed, why bother becoming a photographer at all? Chris tries to find the answer to motivation in photography.
Photo: Ricardo Gomez
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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
» Sep 2019: Greenland
» Oct 2019: Romaina Fall Colors
» Feb 2020: Lake Baikal, Siberia
» Soon: Mar 2020: Ethiopia, Omo Valley
» Soon: Apr 2020: Bhutan, The Untouched East
» Soon: Sep 2020: Ireland, Wild Atlantic Way
» all photo tours
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21 min
January 07, 2018805 Setting The Right Goals
Happy New Year everybody!! On this episode Chris talks about goals when it comes to presenting your work in public and what they entail. Tom is interested in a sharpening workflow and Chris spills the beans about his own (barely existing) sharpening workflow. Also, the little robot from the podcast The Future of Photography finally has a name. Thanks to everyone who helps with their suggestions.
Photo by Patrick Schneider
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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
» Sep 2019: Greenland
» Oct 2019: Romaina Fall Colors
» Feb 2020: Lake Baikal, Siberia
» Soon: Mar 2020: Ethiopia, Omo Valley
» Soon: Apr 2020: Bhutan, The Untouched East
» Soon: Sep 2020: Ireland, Wild Atlantic Way
» all photo tours
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29 min
December 24, 2017 804 GEAR GEAR GEAR
Here’s the GEAR SHOW! Chris answers audience questions. Wayne wonders if Luminar could easily replace Adobe Lightroom. Derrin wants to know if he should be worried about 30 dead pixels on his new camera’s sensor. Also, Fred prompts Chris to discuss how Sony A7 Mk III, Canon 5D Mk IV and Nikon D850 stack up against each other. Also, Chris talks about his personal favorite or most noteworthy smaller photo gadgets from 2017.
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Products mentioned in this episode (affiliate links):
Luminar 2018 for Windows Amazon.com
Luminar 2018 for Mac Amazon.com
Sony A7 Mk III Amazon.com
Nikon D850: Amazon.com | Amazon.de
Canon 5D Mk IV: Amazon.com | Amazon.de
BlackRapid Wander: Amazon.com | Amazon.de
Aputure AL-M9 Amaran LED Mini Light: Amazon.com | Amazon.de
Rat Rig V-Slider Mini 2.0: Amazon.com | Amazon.de
Canon SELPHY CP1300: Amazon.com | Amazon.de
Fujifilm instax SQUARE SQ10: Amazon.com | Amazon.de
The Film Photography Handbook Amazon.com
Other links:
Listen to Chris on the Sunny 16 Podcast
Front Element Scratches – Lens Rentals
Cosmic Particles – Interview with particle physicist Frank Linde [Photography Tips from the Top Floor, episode 545]
Support Chris and the show
Support Chris on Liberapay
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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
» Sep 2019: Greenland
» Oct 2019: Romaina Fall Colors
» Feb 2020: Lake Baikal, Siberia
» Soon: Mar 2020: Ethiopia, Omo Valley
» Soon: Apr 2020: Bhutan, The Untouched East
» Soon: Sep 2020: Ireland, Wild Atlantic Way
» all photo tours
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54 min
December 15, 2017803 Bubble Sort Your Photos
Chris looks at three very different methods to select the best photo from several that are equally good: 1) the nerdy method, 2) the work smarter method and 3) the get over it method.
What are your plans for May 2018? Here’s the New York Tilt-Shift Architecture and Street Photography Workshop
Photo by Sebastian Pichler
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New York City Tilt-Shift Architecture & Street Photography – May 11 2018 Photo Tour – phantastic tours and workshops and classes with Chris Marquardt

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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
» Sep 2020: Ireland, The Wild Atlantic Way
» all photo tours
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26 min
December 08, 2017802 Ice Packs
Chris talk about the ice packs on his cheek, he looks at the photos of the November challenge winners (thanks Chris, Cedomil and Roan), Bob wonders about web photo consistency (is there any at all?) and Chris is giving Anchor another shake and … we’ll have to talk about Patreon.
Photo by Evan Kirby
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November Challenge entry: Aspen on the beach by Chris Butler

November Challenge entry: It’s not Christmass yet by Cedomil Kolic

November Challenge entry: November Bokeh by Roan Dickey

Chris Marquardt on Anchor

The January Slack Challenge [link goes to Slack]

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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
» Sep 2020: Ireland, The Wild Atlantic Way
» all photo tours
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31 min
December 02, 2017801 The Cult of Done Manifesto
Let’s look at a philosophy that can help you get your photo projects done, the Cult of Done Manifesto. Daniel needs help with release forms, Tony wonders about camera settings for shooting video and you can win a t-shirt by helping find a name for our little robot.
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The Cult of Done Manifesto – Bre Pettis

Win a t-shirt: help us name our robot – The Future of Photography

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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
» Sep 2020: Ireland, The Wild Atlantic Way
» all photo tours
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34 min
November 24, 2017800 The Future of Photography
Robert tries to take photos with good colors at a camp fire, Raja wonders about what the switch to Full Frame could do to his speedlights.
Also Chris introduces his new podcast The Future of Photography where he and Adrian Stock (of Sunny 16 fame) explore the ways new technology can help you make fantastic photos. Subscribe wherever you find your other podcasts.
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The Future of Photography – the NEW photography podcast with Chris Marquardt and Adrian Stock

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» 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
» Sep 2020: Ireland, The Wild Atlantic Way
» all photo tours
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25 min
November 17, 2017 799 Deep Space Color
Chris does a quick wrap-up of the latest Bhutan photo tour (hint: it was a wonderful experience all around). He will NOT talk about phalluses this time
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