tfttf544 – Lytro, Mechanical and Electronic Shutters

Today Chris will discuss the Lytro camera with John Arnold of Photowalkthrough fame, and we will find out the difference between an electronic and a mechanical shutter and what the respective advantages and disadvantages are.

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Jan 2013: Snow Monkeys & Hokkaido, Japan (completed)
Aug 2013: Liverpool, UK
Aug 2013: Farnborough, UK (outside London)
Mar 2014: Iceland
May 2014: Mt. Everest
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tfttf540 – Fix It In Camera

fixitinpostLightroom 4 is out but it has a migration bug that replaced all of the tone curves for Chris. Find the latest status on the personal blog of Chris.

How much can you fix in post and how much should you get right in camera? How about exposure, colors, highlights, perspective and focus? Chris ponders the powers of a modern tool like Lightroom 4.

Also learn about the One Shot, AI Servo and AI Focus modes.

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Coming up: workshops with Chris Marquardt
Jan 2013: Snow Monkeys & Hokkaido, Japan (completed)
Aug 2013: Liverpool, UK
Aug 2013: Farnborough, UK (outside London)
Mar 2014: Iceland
May 2014: Mt. Everest
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tfttf457 – Managing your photos – Tech Guy

techguy_tfttf_logo2.jpgTo start the New Year off right, we’re talking about what to do with all the photos you took last year? Managing pictures is important and there’s a workflow you can follow. Beyond the conventional folder system, which can make it fairly hard to find over time. Chris recommends Apple Aperture for the Mac or for the PC – Adobe Lightroom


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tfttf429 – Photoday 2009 Video – Post Processing with John Arnold – Part 1 of 4

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In this episode Chris and John Arnold talk about post processing your images and John shows you how to do it in Lightroom.

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tfttf397 – Focus Ring – Part 5 of 5

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Join the Photocast Network members as they discuss photography from many angles. Participants in the discussion are: John Arnold, Benoit Marchal, Martin Bailey and of course Yours truly.

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