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My Lightroom Workflow - pt. 3

Tuesday, December 30th, 2008

lrwf3.jpgBack 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 things.

But only the effective combination of both, mouse and keyboard will take your Lightroom editing skills to the next level.

The good thing is that you’ll only need to remember 5 of those shortcut keys to help you blaze through your image editing and have your friends lower their eyes in your presence and address you as “Oh Great Lightroom Master” from now on.

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tfttf323 - Poor Man’s Tripod - Tech Guy

Thursday, December 25th, 2008

techguy_tfttf_logo2.jpgToday Leo finds out how to build a simple tripod with a piece of string and a screw.


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Ravsitar’s Cookie Contest Winner

Tuesday, December 23rd, 2008

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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!

 -Release Pixie

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tfttf322 - Gray Card - Tech Guy

Friday, December 19th, 2008

techguy_tfttf_logo2.jpgToday 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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tfttf321 - No Background Choice On Flickr

Thursday, December 18th, 2008

img_9026.jpgNews 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 2009 workshops, we’ll open those in January. If you are not yet on the mailing list, please sign up at www.discoverthetopfloor.com

Main topic today: Why isn’t it possible to present pictures on Flickr on a non-white background. Yes, slideshow presents on black, but both of those are such strong contrasts that they really take away a lot off the image viewing experience. Chris presents a workaround using the Flickr Enlarger website by Jay Williams (link below)..

Welcome the new TFTTF Pixie Johannes Schriewer! He’s helping with the editing the Tech Guy segments, so please give him a warm welcome in the comments, because without him, you wouldn’t get your weekly fix of the Tech Guy from now on.

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