Digital Photography Tips

The first one is from Pixel Pusher and is called Spring. A very colorful shot of two ladybugs getting “randy.”
Secondly, Mat Frazier’s Handoff. Lastly, “Planting Seeds” by Laura Joquist. Showing planting, which is always done in the Spring.

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First, always try and shoot images that are candid. Natural shots of people being themselves and don’t realize their being photographed.

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A true macro is where the image is as big as the picture itself. With DSLRs, you can get a dedicated macro lens which gives you a LOT of depth of field, whereas shooting on a point and shoot macro setting gives you very little depth of field.
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Let’s try to find out how important that new lens really is. Chris talks about some of the behind-the-scenes things around PocketChris. Also, Chris will speak about his work at the San Francisco Apple store on Jul/26 at 6:30pm.
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Chris wants to talk about getting your colors right today. When you shoot images where color is important – like flowers – or if you don’t get the skin tone right, you need to balance out the white balance to get it right. It’s all about color temperature.
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How curious are you? Do you try out things? Put them to the test? Do you put one and one together and apply the results to photography? Also: Chris releases PocketChris, an interactive photography book in the form of a FREE iPhone app that lets you put things to the test and learn by experiencing [...]

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Chris Marquardt joins us to talk about old school, analog photography. When did you shoot your last roll of film? The great impact of digital photography is that you take a lot more images and you have greater control of managing the image (called the digital darkroom). And because you’re taking more images and you [...]

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kasperhor’s Shadow Heart – using a ring and a book, and showing shadow to reveal a heart.
Bear Heart, uses an affect to create heart shaped lights floating thanks to a trick of the aperture and a tiny heart shaped hole.
Our next assignment – “Spring” and “no flowers”. Take some shots and upload to flickr. Tag [...]

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Chris talks about how to shoot from a helicopter without getting camera shake. Learn what a backside illuminated (or back-lit) camera sensor is. The Trek Shirt contest is over, winners will be announced next week. Introduce your camera club here on Tips from the Top Floor! Ask your question on the show!
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How to get through all the pictures you have, save the images you want. Chris marks bad images he wants to toss. Images that are out of focus, pointing to the floor, etc. Just blaze through them. It’s like photo triage looking for the obvious junk. Second pass, give your images ratings based on a [...]

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