http://www.tipsfromthetopfloor.com/library/ Tue, 15 Apr 2008 10:33:03 +0100 FeedCreator 1.7.1 http://www.tipsfromthetopfloor.com/library/lib/images/favicon.ico http://www.tipsfromthetopfloor.com/library/ http://www.tipsfromthetopfloor.com/library/doku.php/printing?do=diff&1208246683 On this page you’ll find the most important topics with regards to printing. Articles Mounting prints One way to present prints is to mount them on mount board. Here is a video demonstrating how to mount prints with a bevel edge. http:... phooto@82.109.193.99 (Simon Taylor) Tue, 15 Apr 2008 10:04:43 +0100 http://www.tipsfromthetopfloor.com/library/doku.php/post_processing?do=diff&1198348143 On this page you’ll find the most important topics with regards to post-processing. Articles General HDR Photography Photoshop Tutorials The tips from the top floor Photoshop Corner Sharpening using the Highpass Filter Burning and D... eric_clawson@24.9.182.20 (Eric Clawson) Sat, 22 Dec 2007 19:29:03 +0100 http://www.tipsfromthetopfloor.com/library/doku.php/image_composition:panning?do=diff&1197006639 Panning is the act of following a moving object with the camera, usually horizontally, during an extended exposure. Most photographers take great care, through the use of tripods and fast shutter speeds, to reduce blur in a photograph, unless they ... eric_clawson@63.225.102.100 (Eric Clawson) image_composition Fri, 07 Dec 2007 06:50:39 +0100 http://www.tipsfromthetopfloor.com/library/doku.php/general?do=diff&1197006395 Here you can find general articles about Photography that don’t fit in a special topic like Post Processing or Image Composition. Articles An Introduction to Stock Photography An Introduction to RAW Contacting Flickr by phone The Five Pi... eric_clawson@63.225.102.100 (Eric Clawson) Fri, 07 Dec 2007 06:46:35 +0100 http://www.tipsfromthetopfloor.com/library/doku.php/general:critique?do=diff&1197006314 The name for this methodology, as well as its basic points, are borrowed (read “stolen outright”) from the book “Writing Without Teachers”, by Peter Elbow. Where it matches up with Dr. Elbow’s work in the teaching of wr... eric_clawson@63.225.102.100 (Eric Clawson) general Fri, 07 Dec 2007 06:45:14 +0100 http://www.tipsfromthetopfloor.com/library/doku.php/general:critique:free-shooting?do=diff&1186722926 Elbow talks about free-writing as the process of shutting up the inner editor and exercising the writing muscle. The theory is that writers write out of a sort of compulsion, and that the best writers recognize and validate that compulsion. I know... lao_tzu@216.9.250.111 (Eric Clawson) general:critique Fri, 10 Aug 2007 07:15:26 +0100 http://www.tipsfromthetopfloor.com/library/doku.php/show:list_of_shows?do=diff&1183474207 Here’s the different show categories: Tips and Tricks - General tips & tricks around photography Interviews - Interviews with professional photographers and others Sound-Seeing Tours - Follow along while Chris takes photos and explains... oliver@217.224.102.34 (Oliver Günther) show Tue, 03 Jul 2007 16:50:07 +0100 http://www.tipsfromthetopfloor.com/library/doku.php/equipment:camera_bag?do=diff&1182846655 The camera bag is very important, as it protects your equipment, keeping it dust free and adds protection in case the bag is dropped. The choice of bag is huge. You can have shoulder bags, backpacks. Think carefully before choosing, especially if y... phooto@86.17.245.227 (Simon Taylor) equipment Tue, 26 Jun 2007 10:30:55 +0100 http://www.tipsfromthetopfloor.com/library/doku.php/general:the_teacherless_photography_critique?do=diff&1182269305 Article in progress. The name for this methodology, as well as its basic points, are borrowed (read “stolen outright”) from the book “Writing Without Teachers”, by Peter Elbow. Where it matches up with Dr. Elbow’s wor... lao_tzu@206.124.19.18 (Eric Clawson) general Tue, 19 Jun 2007 18:08:25 +0100 http://www.tipsfromthetopfloor.com/library/doku.php/general:pixels?do=diff&1182204283 I remember the first time I opened Photoshop. So does anyone within fifty feet of my college dorm, that weekend. It seemed like the tools were made for computer people, not photographers. I was confused, angry, then confused again. Over time, I got... lao_tzu@206.124.19.18 (Eric Clawson) general Tue, 19 Jun 2007 00:04:43 +0100 http://www.tipsfromthetopfloor.com/library/doku.php/storage_and_media:flash_memory?do=diff&1178792303 Flash Memory is, a generic term for solid-state (no moving parts) memory in electronic devices. Flash memory comes in a variety of formats, and can retain stored information without power. The lack of moving parts in flash memory makes them the logi... phooto@83.104.24.2 (Simon Taylor) storage_and_media Thu, 10 May 2007 12:18:23 +0100 http://www.tipsfromthetopfloor.com/library/doku.php/situations:sports_photography?do=diff&1178791815 While there are many different types of sports, most will have something in common with the experience I have shooting rugby. This is an outdoor field sport, and the challenges here are capturing the action, distance from the subject and getting a p... phooto@83.104.24.2 (Simon Taylor) situations Thu, 10 May 2007 12:10:15 +0100 http://www.tipsfromthetopfloor.com/library/doku.php/software:raw_converters?do=diff&1178363270 RAW files are basically the data from your cameras CCD (Charge Coupled Device, the image sensor) that is saved directly to you memory card without any processing. This data either contains 12 or 14 bits of data per pixel depending on the the camera.... floz@149.157.192.252 (Florian Knorn) software Sat, 05 May 2007 13:07:50 +0100 http://www.tipsfromthetopfloor.com/library/doku.php/glossary?do=diff&1178190537 The glossary contains items about digital photography. Please, do always use the provided Template for this type of article! 0 - 9 100% Crop A accessory shoe AE lock AF servo ambient light angle of view aperture aperture priority artifa... oliver@217.224.41.48 (Oliver Günther) Thu, 03 May 2007 13:08:57 +0100 http://www.tipsfromthetopfloor.com/library/doku.php/storage_and_media?do=diff&1177788679 On this page you’ll find the most important topics with regards to storage and media. Articles Flash Memory MicroDrive Online photo storage ... spiffytech@66.57.79.13 (Brian) Sat, 28 Apr 2007 21:31:19 +0100 http://www.tipsfromthetopfloor.com/library/doku.php/show:what_is_a_podcast?do=diff&1176934763 A podcast is a kind of online radio show that you can download to your computer for free. You can then listen to the show whenever, wherever and as many times as you like. People all over the world listen to the show while working at their comput... chris@84.56.202.251 (Chris Marquardt) show Thu, 19 Apr 2007 00:19:23 +0100 http://www.tipsfromthetopfloor.com/library/doku.php/show:recommended_shows?do=diff&1176806982 Here are a few listener favourite shows that you might want to check out to get started with tips from the top floor Mooooving Landscapes A good first sound-seeing tour to listen to. Listen to Chris trying to take landscape pictures in the Black... oliver@217.224.3.181 (Oliver Günther) show Tue, 17 Apr 2007 12:49:42 +0100 http://www.tipsfromthetopfloor.com/library/doku.php/post_processing:fixing_image_rotation?do=diff&1176606150 Photoshop 7.0 Find a vertical object in the photo Select the measure tool Drag a line along the object Then go to images in the tool bar and select rotate click arbitrary and ok This will rotate the image so every thing is inline. ... photo-art@65.92.96.129 (matt) post_processing Sun, 15 Apr 2007 05:02:30 +0100 http://www.tipsfromthetopfloor.com/library/doku.php/editors?do=diff&1176187337 If you are an editor of this library, feel free to enter your name in the list below: Editor Real Name Forum Name Area of Interest/Role chris Chris Marquardt Chris whole library, show host flow Oliver G... phooto@86.17.245.227 (Simon Taylor) Tue, 10 Apr 2007 08:42:17 +0100 http://www.tipsfromthetopfloor.com/library/doku.php/equipment:dslr?do=diff&1176187079 A type of camera, DSLR stands for Digital Single Lens Reflex instead of the traditional SLR which uses film. In a DSLR, film is replaced by a digital sensor, allowing instant capture and replay like point and shoot cameras. However, the major advant... phooto@86.17.245.227 (Simon Taylor) equipment Tue, 10 Apr 2007 08:37:59 +0100