PHOTOGRAPHY TIPS FROM THE TOP FLOOR

Chris talks about black pets, brindle dogs, how perspective will change background and light. Also: confusing Lightroom photo imports and what to do about them. [sc:podlovebutton] Links: SPONSOR: Vistaprint: Follow this link to get 500 high-quality custom business cards starting at $9.99 Download the MP3 for this episode Receive TFTTF updates via email [sc:workshops]

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Chris looks at shooting directly on photo paper. Mt. Everest is too small on a photo and the May Slack challenge is over: it’s the big reveal of the photos that Chris has chosen to talk about. [sc:podlovebutton] Links: May Slack Challenge Review: Tom Stewart / A sign of spring Adrian Chitty – Basket Weaver … Continue reading "866 Tiny Biggest Mountain"

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Today Colin from Scotland has a Tilt/Shift question and Darren disagrees with what Chris said on the last episode and Chris agrees that Darren is correct in disagreeing but in the end Chris think we all agree.. it’s a little complicated. Check out the new 2020 photo tour to Cappadocia in Turkey. Photo by Tyler … Continue reading "865 Agree or Disagree"

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Chris has a few announcements: 1) YOU could become the next big podcast star! 2) There are two new spectacular photo tours on discoverthetopfloor.com now: Bhutan, Land of the Thunder Dragon and Ethiopia’s Tribes in the Omo Valley. Also Bernie has questions about his project to organize and find photos of hundreds of thousands of … Continue reading "864 DAM It’s Hot"

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Florin wonders if automating the tone editing of your photos is worth doing it or if you’re better off doing it manually. Chris takes the opportunity to talk you through parts of his photo editing workflow. Don’t miss the companion video to this episode that illustrate some of the points. Photo by Crystal Kwok [sc:podlovebutton] … Continue reading "863 The Auto Button"

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Chris takes a closer look at the future of print. Print in magazines. Print in advertising. Print in books.. and of course print in photography. He also discusses the dramatic drop in mirrorless camera sales despite cameras featuring the most advanced tech ever. Photo by Alejandro Alvarez [sc:podlovebutton] Links: Be quick! Greenland Capturing Ice Photo … Continue reading "862 A Million Cameras a Month"

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It’s time to review some of the listeners’ greatest photos. It’s slack challenge time and Chris will look at three selected pictures that say “isolated subject”. He also presents the new Slack Challenge. Woody has a question about shooting through a mirror. Photo: Viviana Rishe [sc:podlovebutton] Links: March Slack Challenge Review Daisy by Joe Russo … Continue reading "861 Get Out and Get Low"

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Chris recently had a photo in Flickr Explore that got quite some attention. He takes a closer look at what it takes to get your photos noticed onto the prestigious Flickr Explore gallery. Al is red/green blind and he asks for tools to help him get the colors right. Photo by Joshua Brown [sc:podlovebutton] Links: … Continue reading "860 Cracking Explore"

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(Repost due to a publishing issue) Chris takes you through the dangers and rewards of flying a drone on a moving platform in the ocean, aka, a ship. Joe wants to know how reciprocity failure will influence his pinhole photography and Chris explains what it is and how it is linked to exposure time. Photo … Continue reading "859 Drone Ship (Repost)"

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Chris takes you through the dangers and rewards of flying a drone on a moving platform in the ocean, aka, a ship. Joe wants to know how reciprocity failure will influence his pinhole photography and Chris explains what it is and how it is linked to exposure time. Photo by Sweet Ice Cream Photography [sc:podlovebutton] … Continue reading "859 Drone Ship"

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