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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 just years ago. The mouse lets us point at things on the computer screen, press virtual buttons, move virtual sliders, paint virtual [...]

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Today Leo finds out how to build a simple tripod with a piece of string and a screw.

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Winning photo by Heinrock
As Chris can’t seem to remember to announce the winner, here’s a quick little show to tell you who won. Maybe Chris can take a few minutes on the next show to tell you why he liked this image.
Thanks to all the listeners, pixies, and helpers for a great year!
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Today Chris tells Leo what a gray card is good for and how it relates to the light metering of our camera.

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News about Chris’ voice: he’ll have to take it a bit easy over the next weeks. But rest assured, there will be a little something for you every week. Tips from the Top Floor is independent again – and open for new sponsorships! Inquire at info@tipsfromthetopfloor.com  – We are getting ready to kick off the [...]

Continue Reading tfttf321 – No Background Choice On Flickr

Now that Lightroom 2.2 has just been released, I thought it was a good idea to extend on my previous post where I talked about how I work with Lightroom on the import and image management side. Now it’s time to slightly dive into color and contrast management and how to get them right using [...]

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TFTTF made it to the iTunes Store home page in both, Switzerland and Norway. Mind you, not the iTunes Store Podcast home page, but the top home page that has all the music and stuff on it.
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See part two of the talk and find out how to balance different light sources to get a more even white balance. Chris talks with Leo Laporte and Amber McArthur at the New Media Expo in Las Vegas.
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Earlier this year Chris was invited to talk tech and photography with Leo Laporte and Amber McArthur at the New Media Expo in Las Vegas.Watch the first of two parts and find out if Chris manages to crash Leo’s Tricaster again.
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I used Adobe Lightroom when it was still in beta, I bought it when it came out and I recently updated to verison 2. I’m now on 2.1 and Lightroom is one of those things that I like to compare to the mouse wheel. Do you remember thinking “who needs that” when the first wheel [...]

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