Everything is new on today’s show! Tips from the top floor has an all new forum with new looks, better use of screen space and higher spam protection! We have a new assignment! There’s a new newbie question from CC Chapman! And last but not least, a new Usless Fact of the Day!

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Tips from the Top Floor, produced by photographer Chris Marquardt, is a free mp3 audio and video show about all things photography. From image composition to post processing. Use a point-and-shoot? A DSLR? Beginner? Learn photography from Chris, it's like a free photo workshop! Professional photographer? Get your refresher class here for free!







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Hey Chris, another great show. I’m new to TFTTF and have been downloading like crazy trying to get all the episodes. I’ve just bought some lens hoods from ebay so this show came at the perfect time. Just wanted to say that yours is one of the best podcasts I’ve ever heard and your listeners seem like the most fun people. My only regret is that I didn’t find your show earlier because I would have made a donation to the equipment replacemnet fund. Thanks again for all the information and entertainment you bring us. Auf wiedersehn.
Hey man. I really am enjoying your podcast. Keep up the good work.
Any way to show us a setup of your podcast area and what you use. I plan to do one for people that know me whne I go to school and I would like to know what I need to get started. I am on a macintosh.
A good way to let people know that I am still alive - kickin’ and screamin’.
caio
Hey! I’m officially addicted to your podcast. I, as a newbie, tried to start a photography podcast for newbies. My podcast is Spanish, Mexican Spanish and it’s called <strong><a href="http:50mm.pozotecnico.com/">50mm de Pozo Técnico</a></strong>.
Anyways, I would like to know what are the actual uses for ND, PL and that sort of filters. Can you explain them a little bit? Thanks in advance.
Saludos desde México (Greetings from México).
Hi Chris,

thanks again for a great show.
After a two weeks vacation with headphones nearly constantly in my ears I am now up to the latest show. But for some reasons there will always be some days delay.
So I listened to tfttf161 by Saturday but I did not memorize the assignment subject and so I checked the website after . It read "due by Nov 11". So I was not even able to get a new shot for the assignment in time because it was so dark outside that probably exposure would have leveraged all the time that was remaining
Maybe it would have been a goot idea to take a picture of me (trying to do at least some rough image processing to a shot from last weekend in just an hour or so) and just submit this as the "Drama" pic
Woud you mind to admit a bit more time in http://www.tipsfromthetopfloor.com/assignments/ and optionally cancel my late Saturday nightsubmission ("Rauenberg Chainsaw").
Liebe Grüße,
M.
@ Mainzelmann: I believe the assignment is actually open till November 22 (that’s at least what it says on the TFTTF homepage).
Grüße,
Rebecca
Thanks Rebecca for clarifying .. I had a typo on the assignment detail page, but it’s fixed now.
Official closing date: Nov/22