In October of 2023 Apple updated their extremely powerful line of MacBook Pro computers with M3 Apple Silicon. The size and design of the MacBook Pro is mostly unchanged, and Apple didn’t directly compare the M2 to M3 much, but early testing has shown about 20% improvement. Let me tell you what photographers should upgrade when buying an M3 MacBook ... The post Photographers Buying Guide – M3 MacBook Pro appeared first on Photo Taco Podcast.

Adobe just finished up their annual MAX conference where they demonstrate the latest things their software can do to help content creators. This usually includes major updates to all of the products in their Creative Cloud suite, including Lightroom and Photoshop that photographers tend to care the most about. One of the features included in the latest release of Lightroom ... The post HDR Editing in 2023 Using Lightroom and Photoshop appeared first on Photo Taco Podcast.

Should photographers spend the time and money to print their images themselves rather than sending their images out to printing labs? Here are 5 decision points photographers should consider when making that decision. If you are a photographer considering getting into printing yourself, you are not alone.  I think my personal photography journey is very similar to many photographers and ... The post Deciding to Print Yourself appeared first on Photo Taco Podcast.

Canon offers two ICC profiles specific to the printer for each type of paper. One has “1/2” in the name and the other has “3” in the name. The print quality setting you choose as you print determines which you should use. Use the “3” profile when the print quality is set to “Standard”. For all other print quality settings ... The post What is the difference between the Canon “1/2” and “3” ICC printing profiles? appeared first on Photo Taco Podcast.

Right up front I want to set some expectations on the speed of DeNoise AI. Even on the best of computer hardware here in early 2022 DeNoise AI is not “fast”. The fastest I was able to get raw images to be processed in DeNoise AI was about 6 seconds per image. 6 real seconds, not the amount of time ... The post Making DeNoise AI Faster appeared first on Photo Taco Podcast.

Hard Drive Space Problems for Photographers Let’s talk about the problems that photographers face with hard drive space.  The more technical term for that is “storage”.  Don’t confuse this with “memory” or “RAM”.  Memory is a form of storage but it only stores information while your computer is on.  Memory today comes in sizes like 8GB, 16GB, 32GB or more.  ... The post Help With Drive Space and Backups For Photographers appeared first on Photo Taco Podcast.

What Dimensions and Quality Should Photographers Use When Posting To Social Media? Nearly a constant debate online, I constantly get questions on the pixel dimensions, quality setting, and DPI that photographers should use when exporting out of Lightroom and Photoshop for posting the image on social media. The answer may change over time as the social networks make constant changes ... The post Dimensions and Quality For Social Media Photo Sharing appeared first on Photo Taco Podcast.

Common Lightroom Problems Lightroom is really complicated software here in early 2021. Not complicated as a tool that can help photographers get the most out of their photos. Complicated in that so many things can go wrong we couldn’t possibly list them all here. Lightroom problems can range from seeing strange artifacts on the screen, to performance issues, to system ... The post 13 Steps To Troubleshooting Lightroom Problems appeared first on Photo Taco Podcast.

What Is Diffraction In Photography? Let’s start off by very briefly defining diffraction.  I want to encourage all of you to go and check out the video recently released over on DPReview where Don explains diffraction really well using some simple visual experiments. https://www.dpreview.com/videos/0286755323/dpreview-tv-understanding-diffraction As a very simple explanation, your camera has to bend light to take a photo. Just ... The post Find Your Lens Diffraction Point appeared first on Photo Taco Podcast.

This post was heavily influenced by and will reference an excellent two part article that the great Roger Cicala published at DPReview.com in 2020.   Difference Between Sample Variation and Bad Copies Part 1 Difference Between Sample Variation and Bad Copies Part 2 Why Lens Variance vs Bad Copy? I get the question very regularly, probably about once a week, of ... The post Lens Variance vs Bad Copy appeared first on Photo Taco Podcast.

The details of how I created a picture of a full moon that includes a foreground and looks more like a sunrise than a moonrise The Creative Vision Your chances of creating a good photo increase dramatically when you start out your shoot with a creative vision. Having a good idea of the image you want to create and then ... The post Fire Full Moon – How I Shot The Moon With A Foreground appeared first on Photo Taco Podcast.

No doubt you have heard that Apple made big news at their annual developer’s conference (WWDC) announcing they are moving from long-term partner Intel to using custom built processors they are calling Apple Silicon. What does this move to Apple Silicon mean for photographers? Apple switching from Intel to Apple Silicon should mean faster Mac computers with longer battery life. ... The post What Does Apple Silicon Mean For Photographers? appeared first on Photo Taco Podcast.

Chances are you are here because you are trying to figure out how to get 1080p video out of your Canon camera when used as a webcam. Canon has FINALLY provided their EOS Webcam Utility Beta (v0.9.0 released April 2020) to make their DSLRs and mirrorless cameras work as webcams. Unfortunately, even though Canon cameras have been able to record ... The post Can Canon EOS Webcam Utility Beta Do 1080p? appeared first on Photo Taco Podcast.

Puget Systems Lightroom and Photoshop Benchmarks Before we tell photographers if AMD or Intel runs Lightroom and Photoshop better, it is important to know why it is Matt Bach from Puget Systems is so qualified to speak to the topic. In 2019 Puget Systems began offering a suite of tools that are extremely helpful for testing the performance of creative ... The post AMD vs Intel For Lightroom and Photoshop With Puget Systems appeared first on Photo Taco Podcast.

Can the relatively inexpensive and tiny form factor Intel NUC be a good photo editing computer? The PC counterpart to Apple’s Mac Mini, this is the first in a series of videos taking a look at the Intel 10th generation Next Unit of Computing (NUC) to see how well it can run Lightroom and Photoshop. What Is an Intel NUC? ... The post Intel NUC – Inexpensive Photo Editing Computer appeared first on Photo Taco Podcast.

How To Make Lightroom Classic Import 90% Faster This is not a new topic here on Photo Taco.  I have talked about this magical process, something Adobe calls the Embedded Preview Workflow (added to Lightroom Classic back in Oct 2017), here on the show before.  I did an episode called Lr Embedded Preview Workflow back in April 2018, so about ... The post Slash The Import Time Of Lightroom Classic By 90%! appeared first on Photo Taco Podcast.

Episode Sponsors Phlearn – When Phlearn reached out I was really excited because my friend Aaron Nace and the folks over at Plearn.com produce video training for Photoshop that I can’t recommend strongly enough. It is incredible. Aaron has forgotten more Photoshop than I have ever learned.  A huge portion of what I know about Photoshop has come from video ... The post Topaz DeNoise AI vs Lightroom and Photoshop appeared first on Photo Taco Podcast.

Note: If you just want to skip straight to the results go to 43:19 in the episode! One of the questions I have had asked hundreds of times over the past few years is how photographers should setup their catalog and photos using external drives. Does it matter if the external drive is an SSD, or are spinning drives good ... The post Performance of External Drives With Lightroom Classic appeared first on Photo Taco Podcast.

Water Droplet Refraction Photography I am sure you have seen photos featuring water droplet refraction, but you have to check out some of the images Don has on his website over at http://www.donkom.ca/category/macro-water/ under the Macro Water menu.  There are a number of images there where Don has done an incredible job of creating images that emphasize the beauty of ... The post How To Do Water Droplet Photography With Don Komarechka appeared first on Photo Taco Podcast.

What and Why of Lens Filters Every photographer, no matter the genre of photography they enjoy and do the most, should have a neutral density (ND) and circular polarizing (CPL) filter for the camera lenses. Photographers should skip the ultra-violet (UV) filter and may want to skip the graduated neutral density (GND) filter. Read on or listen to the podcast ... The post Photography Lens Filters Explained! appeared first on Photo Taco Podcast.

Lightroom Hardware Testing Project Update Still working on this.  I know that is disappointing to many of the listeners because it meant I didn’t get an episode out in August 2019.  I really thought I would be close to finishing up the testing I am doing of the Develop module in Lightroom and what the impact of hardware is on ... The post Best Background for Composites appeared first on Photo Taco Podcast.

Do You Find Photoshop Intimidating? If you find Photoshop to be intimidating you are not alone! We constantly hear from photographers that they know they need to learn how to use Photoshop but they can’t figure out how to use the program. Hopefully you have found this post and podcast episode because you need that help and we are going ... The post Taking the Intimidation Out of Photoshop With Aaron Nace appeared first on Photo Taco Podcast.

Most of photographers already know a little about the texture slider that Adobe added to Lightroom Classic in the release of version 8.3 in May 2019. In this episode I want to try and help photographers know what the Texture slider does and when and how to use it. Where Is the Texture Slider? Let’s start with where photographers can ... The post How To Use The Texture Slider in Lightroom Classic appeared first on Photo Taco Podcast.

Beginning Macro Photography Don, let’s start off the show by talking about what a competent photographer who has never done any macro can do to get started.  Let’s say this photographer is one who knows their way around their camera, knows how to control their settings to get good exposure, but has never done any macro shooting.  How would you ... The post Getting Started In Macro Photography With Don Komarechka appeared first on Photo Taco Podcast.

Permission to Shoot Let’s start off with how photographers can get permission to shoot at a concert.  There have been so many stories in the photography world over the last year or two of artists who don’t allow photography in their concerts.  I have never tried to go and shoot a concert but I assume that you can’t just buy ... The post Concert Photography Tips With Steve Brazill appeared first on Photo Taco Podcast.

What Does the New Enhance Details Feature of Lightroom Do? The Enhance Details feature in Lightroom and Photoshop uses artificial intelligence to interpret the color information in a raw file from a camera and provide better fine detail. It can be used on the raw photos you already have on your hard drive and Adobe says you can get as ... The post Adobe’s New Enhance Details Feature Explained! appeared first on Photo Taco Podcast.

Jeff explains why photographers should choose their top ten image annually and what benefit he saw from doing that for 2018. Why Should Photographers Do a Yearly Photography Top Ten? Photographers should really consider going through the thousands of photos taken over a year and choosing the ten best they created to help them see trends in their photography, the ... The post Why Photographers Should Choose Their Top Ten Photos Annually! appeared first on Photo Taco Podcast.

Greg Benz joins Jeff to answer the question of “What is Luminosity Masking?” Episode Sponsors: Squarespace has beautiful templates to make your website look great and 24 hour support if you do happen to get stuck.  Head over to squarespace.com/improve for a free trial and when you are ready to launch use offer code IMPROVE to save 10% off the ... The post What Is Luminosity Masking? appeared first on Photo Taco Podcast.

Chris Marquardt talks with Jeff about everything you need to know about digitizing prints and negatives/slides using scanners and cameras. Episode Sponsor: Squarespace We love squarespace and are sure you will too for showing off your best work.  Head over to squarespace.com/improve for a free trial and use offer code IMPROVE to save 10% off your first purchase of a ... The post Ultimate Guide to Digitizing Prints and Negatives appeared first on Photo Taco Podcast.

Jeff is joined by good friend of the show, Victoria Bampton (better known as the Lightroom Queen), to talk about the new desktop and mobile features of Lightroom CC 1.5 released in August 2018. There are 2 new features of Lightroom CC 1.5 on the computer (local albums and album membership), 4 new features for on iOS (better organization, updated ... The post What’s New with Lightroom CC 1.5? appeared first on Photo Taco Podcast.

Jeff Harmon answers a listener question about how it is that adjustment syncing between two or more photos should work in Lightroom.  He describes some important details about how photo selections work, the role of the “active” photo in selections and adjustment syncing, and some reasons why it may be that adjustment syncing may fail. Episode Resources Photo Taco: Fast ... The post Adjustment Syncing and Selection in Lightroom appeared first on Photo Taco Podcast.

Jeff talks with computer building expert Matt Bach of Puget Systems about the best choices for building a Lightroom computer in 2018.  They talk about all of the decisions to make to custom build a Windows computer, as well as the recommendations for where it is worth spending the money if you are buying a Mac or a PC from ... The post Lightroom Computer 2018 appeared first on Photo Taco Podcast.

Jeff walks through the details of XMP, what it is, why photographers should care, the pros and cons, multiple options to turn in on in Lightroom, and a couple of lesser known options. Episode Resources Adobe XMP Page: https://www.adobe.com/products/xmp.html Photo Taco – Large Lightroom Catalog: https://phototacopodcast.com/2016/03/07/large-lightroom-catalogs/ Photo Taco – Lightroom On Two Computers: https://phototacopodcast.com/2017/03/18/lightroom-on-two-computers/ Photo Taco – The ULTIMATE Guide ... The post XMP Explained! appeared first on Photo Taco Podcast.

Jeff refreshes information from his 2015 article, the ULTIMATE Backup Workflow for Photographers, with information from 2018 including the two “storage walls” photographers slam into in their photographic journey and how to recover from hitting both of them. First Advertiser – Udemy: This episode is brought to you by Udemy*, the largest marketplace for online learning. Whether you’re looking to ... The post ULTIMATE Guide to Backup for Photographers appeared first on Photo Taco Podcast.

Jeff walks through a revamp of the profiles feature in the release of Lightroom Classic CC 7.3 and Camera Raw 10.3.  Even though profiles have been around for nearly 20 years, Adobe made a lot of changes to them in this release.  Jeff walks through: There are now two types of profiles.  Camera-specific and creative. Let’s dig into each type ... The post Lightroom 7.3 Profiles Explained! appeared first on Photo Taco Podcast.

Jeff Harmon walks through how to significantly speed up you culling process in Lightroom by using the Embedded Preview workflow: Disable background processes (pause syncing to Lr CC, pause addresses lookup, pause face detection) Set critical preferences (Camera Raw Cache at least 50GB, enable “Use Smart Previews instead of Originals for Image Editing”, enabled Generate Previews in Parallel if you ... The post Lr Embedded Preview Workflow appeared first on Photo Taco Podcast.

Jeff Harmon provides go/no go on the State of Adobe Updates Q1 2018. The he outlines 8 steps of good hygiene for memory cards: 1) Turn off Camera 2) Wait for 5 seconds 3) Carefully remove card and put it in a card reader 4) Use a GOOD card reader 5) Copy the photos to the computer using Finder on ... The post SAU Q1 2018 and Memory Card Hygiene appeared first on Photo Taco Podcast.

Jeff is joined by Victoria Bampton, a.k.a. The Lightroom Queen, to talk about Lightroom Classic CC 7.1.  They talk about her new Lightroom Classic CC The Missing FAQ book and go over 6 questions (including tips on faster culling in Lightroom, the magic alt/option key, Range Masks, and why you should use Quick Adjustments in Library): What is the future ... The post Lr Classic CC 7.1 With The Lightroom Queen appeared first on Photo Taco Podcast.

Jeff and Don Komarechka geek out over one of the most misunderstood concepts of DPI or dots per inch.  They talk about how file size, pixel dimensions, and DPI don’t really have anything to do with each other, how Adobe isn’t doing photographers any favors with how DPI is so prominently displayed in Photoshop and Lightroom, and how even the ... The post DPI With Don Komarechka appeared first on Photo Taco Podcast.

Jeff updated his Lightroom Classic CC status with version. 7.1 from “WAIT!” to “cautiously proceed”. He recommends backing up your catalog prior to updating and then checking out the new version at a point where you don’t have a huge client Jon to process and see how it works. He also found Classic to be about 25% faster with import ... The post Lr Classic CC 7.1 Update & Composite Portraits appeared first on Photo Taco Podcast.

Jeff Harmon goes over gift ideas for the 2017 holiday season in budget categories from $20 to $2,000. Don’t forget about the Improve Photography Retreat 2018 and Jeff’s post-Retreat workshop “Be a Ninja With Your Camera” that you can sign up for at http://www.jsharmonphotos.com/workshop. Links to gift ideas: Canon T5i ($550): https://www.amazon.com/Canon-EOS-Rebel-EF-S-18-55/dp/B00BW6LWO4/ref=sr_1_5?s=electronics&ie=UTF8&qid=1512247923&sr=1-5&keywords=canon+t5i Nikon D3400 ($400): https://www.amazon.com/Nikon-D3400-NIKKOR-18-55mm-3-5-5-6G/dp/B01KITZKDE/ref=sr_1_12?s=photo&ie=UTF8&qid=1512248217&sr=1-12&keywords=nikon+d3300 SanDisk Extreme Pro 32GB ... The post Holiday Gift Guide 2017 appeared first on Photo Taco Podcast.

Jeff Harmon goes over the details about the two new Lightroom programs now available to Creative Cloud subscribers, the costs of the various Creative Cloud options, and a healthy number of bugs that have been reported making his recommendation be that photographers who need to get work done using Lightroom wait to update. Not Ready For Professional Use I know ... The post Is Lightroom CC Classic? appeared first on Photo Taco Podcast.

Jeff answers a listener question about hobbyist photographers getting into flash photography from listener Jose Lopez “I’ve primarily been taking photos of landscapes, events, and other natural light subjects, but recently wanted to do more photography where a flash would be beneficial. I’ve watched the Improve Photography tutorials and spent hours looking online at YouTube and I find that it’s ... The post Inexpensive Flash appeared first on Photo Taco Podcast.

Jim Goldstein, from cloud backup provider Backblaze, comes on to talk with Jeff about 7 important questions photographers should have about backing up their photos and Lightroom catalog to the cloud: 1) How can a cloud backup provider help with the “1” of the “3-2-1” backup strategy? 2) Does adding an external hard drive change how cloud backup providers can ... The post Online Backup appeared first on Photo Taco Podcast.

Jeff Harmon does a detailed “How I Got The Shot” (HIGTS) for the first portrait shot he felt like he created instead of just captured. It happened to be a wedding photo taken in the summer of 2017. He talks about how he actually had a sad ending to the story because the Lexar USB drive he was using to ... The post HIGTS – Millers Park Wedding Photo appeared first on Photo Taco Podcast.

Jeff Harmon revisits one of the most popular Photo Taco topics ever published and talks about his experience doing Autofocus Micro Adjustment (AFMA) tuning over a 5 month period. There are things he has learned that are important for portrait photographers to understand. Resources Mentioned: Photo Taco AMFA Explained! : https://phototacopodcast.com/2017/04/25/afma-explained/ Other Photo Taco Resources: Vote for Jeff’s “Cull” module ... The post AFMA Revisited appeared first on Photo Taco Podcast.

Jeff Harmon talks with Bill Claff about his Photographic Dynamic Range testing and math that can be seen on his photonstophotos.net website. Jeff goes over the following questions with Bill: 1) Who is Bill Claff and what do you do with photography? 2) What is the story or background of your excellent photonstophotos.net website? Why did you create it? 3)You ... The post Photographic Dynamic Range appeared first on Photo Taco Podcast.

Jeff Harmon talks about a few changes to the show with some consolidation to a single Improve Photography podcast feed and a single Facebook group and then answers a question from listener Katie Shipley who asked: “I had just finished listening to the podcast and taking notes on what to look for when buying a new computer when Apple announced ... The post 2017 iMac For Photogs appeared first on Photo Taco Podcast.

Jeff Harmon takes listeners on a surface level tour of the PhotoPills app with 5 stops on the tour: 1) What does the PhotoPills app do? 2) How photographers should learn to use the app? 3) Why is the app called PhotoPills? 4) What do each of the Photo “Pills” do? 5) What are in the MyStuff and Academy sections ... The post PhotoPills Tour appeared first on Photo Taco Podcast.

Jeff Harmon is joined by Rafel Pons of the PhotoPills app team to talk about how photographers can learn to use the fantastic PhotoPills app: 1) Best way to get started? 2) Free, online videos are great (photopills.com) but are there good cheat sheets available? 3) Advice for photographers overwhelmed by the app? 4) Most used feature? 5) Least used ... The post Take Your PhotoPills appeared first on Photo Taco Podcast.

Jeff Harmon offers advice on how photographers can defend themselves from ransomware like WannaCry (aka Wanna Decrypter and WannaCrypt) through following 3 primary computing habits: 1) Keep your computer updated. Only install software you went out to get, keep all of the software on your computer updated, if you don’t need software then get rid of it. 2) Do NOT ... The post Photographers, Don’t WannaCry appeared first on Photo Taco Podcast.

Jeff Harmon is joined by Brent Bergherm to talk about shooting a solar eclipse. For the first time since 1979 a total solar eclipse will be visible from locations across the continental United States and Jeff goes over 6 questions with Brent about how a photographer can prepare now to be ready to capture such an event: 1) What is ... The post Shooting A Solar Eclipse appeared first on Photo Taco Podcast.

Jeff Harmon answers a question from listener Melanie Rice who on the Facebook page asked: Question about upgrading equipment: Started 10 years ago with a Canon 30D. Upgraded to Canon 60D 3 years ago when photography played a bigger role in my graphic design business. Now photography is becoming my main focus – mainly stock images, fashion and real estate. ... The post When is it Time to Upgrade Your Camera? appeared first on Photo Taco Podcast.

Jeff Harmon talks about 2 Lightroom bugs that he has had a lot of questions on from listeners: 1) In 2015.10 / 6.10 when round tripping from Lightroom to Photoshop an error message saying that the Camera Raw plug-in is not version 9.10 is coming up even though Photoshop is fully updated and has the very latest version of the ... The post Lightroom: 2 Bugs and Catalog Backup appeared first on Photo Taco Podcast.

Jeff Harmon answers year old listener question from Improve Photography writer Aaron Taylor: Here’s a Photo Taco episode if there ever was one: AF Microadjust/Fine Tune. Why do it? When to do it? How important? Is it obsessive or necessary? Use a Lenscal device or just something you print yourself? Jeff talks about how autofocus micro adjustment (AFMA) is something ... The post AFMA Explained appeared first on Photo Taco Podcast.

Jeff Harmon talks through three mini-topics and then shares how to use the keywording features of Lightroom like a Pro including the Keyword Tags box, Keyword Suggestions box, and the Keyword Set box of the Keywording panel along with the Keyword List panel in the Library Module. The three mini-topics covered: 1)Lightroom bug with macOS where panels and film strip ... The post Keyword Like A Pro appeared first on Photo Taco Podcast.

Jeff Harmon provides his view on the current state of major software updates for photographers including Windows 10 Creator’s Update, Apple macOS Sierra (10.12.4), Lightroom CC 2015.9/6.9, Luminar, and On1 Photo 2017. ====================== Advertisers for this episode: 1) improvephotographyplus.com, free two week trial and only $19.99 to subscribe 2) Luminar post-processing software $69 but get $10 off using coupon code ... The post State Of The Updates Q1 2017 appeared first on Photo Taco Podcast.

Get $10 off MacPhun Luminar by using coupon code PHOTOTACO at checkout! Jeff Harmon is joined by special guest Jeff Steinwand of cameramemoryspeed.com to talk about memory cards. They walk through the following questions: 1. Jeff’s process for testing cards to get the data for his website at cameramemoryspeed.com 2. How photographers can test cards in their specific camera 3. ... The post Memory Cards Explained appeared first on Photo Taco Podcast.

Jeff Harmon explains aperture, depth of field, and hyperfocal distance as well as why hyperfocal distance is a concept EVERY photographer should understand regardless of what type of photography they do. Advertisers: improvephotographyplus.com MacPhun Luminar Software Coupon Code: PHOTOTACO Links mentioned in the episode: Photo Pills “The Ultimate Photography Guide to Depth of Field” article: http://www.photopills.com/articles/ultimate-guide-depth-field Photo Pills Online Calculators: ... The post Hyperfocal Distance Explained! appeared first on Photo Taco Podcast.

Jeff Harmon offers 3 Lightroom tips based on questions that were asked at or just after the Improve Photography Retreat in March 2017. Tip #1: Lightroom Keyboard Shortcuts. It will increase the speed of your photography workflow if you will learn the Lightroom Keyboard Shortcuts. Bring up an overlay of the shortcuts available where you are at in Lightroom by ... The post Lightroom On Two Computers appeared first on Photo Taco Podcast.

Jeff Harmon share the top 10 things he learned during the 2017 Improve Photography Retreat. Advertisers for this episode: improvephotographyplus.com $19.99/mo macphun.com/luminar offer code “PHOTOTACO” for $10 off Top Ten from IP Retreat 2017: 1. Not a “relaxing” vacation, exhausting, yet amazing 2. So much fun to be around a lot of photographers-share interest of photography-nerd out together 3. Fail ... The post Retreat 2017 Top 10 appeared first on Photo Taco Podcast.

Jeff Harmon answers listener question from Angela Norton who loved the Culling Like a Pro episode but came away from it wondering something: Angela: Jeff Harmon LOVED this episode. I ignored it in my feed, because I thought I was doing good with culling…LOL… My question is, how are you presenting client proofs? If they are able to give stars, ... The post Client Proofs And Culling appeared first on Photo Taco Podcast.

Jeff Harmon gets expert advice from Instagrammer Josh Packer (@packtography) on how to grow your Instagram account. Within a couple of year Josh has grown his following to better than 50,000 without following many people. They walk through the following questions and more in the episode: How did you build up the following you have today? With only 385 posts ... The post Instagram Like A Pro appeared first on Photo Taco Podcast.

Jeff Harmon goes over 10 observations he has made comparing the new Luminar software from MacPhun with the old market leader in Adobe Lightrooom. 1. Non-live histogram 2. Layers Concept 3. Eraser tool (spot removal) 4. Deniose tool (noise reduction) 5. Filters 6. Presets 7. Before/After views 8. Saving 9. Overall speed 10. Pricing Jeff LOVES where MacPhun is going ... The post Luminar Vs Lightroom appeared first on Photo Taco Podcast.

Jeff Harmon and guest Victoria Bampton, better known as the Lightroom Queen, talk about 5 key principles that should guide how they organize their photos both inside and outside of Lightroom: 1. Scalable 2. Easy Backup & Restore 3. No Duplication 4. Standard Characters 5. Consistent Resources mentioned in the podcast: Photo Taco – Lightroom Queen: http://improvephotography.com/40799/photo-taco-lightroom-queen/ Why not organize ... The post Lightroom Organization appeared first on Photo Taco Podcast.

Jeff Harmon talks about the very latest, 7th generation processors from Intel code named Kaby Lake and if they are meaningful to the performance of Lightroom and Photoshop. Resources mentioned in the podcast: Windows Photo Editing SUPER Guide: http://improvephotography.com/35216/windows-photo-editing-super-guide/ Lightroom CC 2015.8 and Kaby Lake: https://www.pugetsystems.com/labs/articles/Adobe-Lightroom-CC-2015-8-Intel-Core-i7-7700K-i5-7600K-Performance-880/ Photoshop CC 2017 and Kaby Lake: https://www.pugetsystems.com/labs/articles/Adobe-Photoshop-CC-2017-Intel-Core-i7-7700K-i5-7600K-Performance-879/ Premiere Pro 2017 and Kaby Lake: https://www.pugetsystems.com/labs/articles/Premiere-Pro-2017-Intel-Core-i7-7700K-i5-7600K-Performance-884/ ... The post Kaby Lake And Lightroom appeared first on Photo Taco Podcast.

Jeff Harmon brings on guest host Brent Bergherm to answer two listener questions about buying lenses: Steve Blacket: I need to upgrade a lens. I keep looking at different lenses; Nikon, Tamron, Sigma…. It is really tough to decide as every lens has reviews that point out faults. Do you have any advice on choosing lenses or maybe a Podcast ... The post Choosing Which Lens To Buy appeared first on Photo Taco Podcast.

Jeff Harmon answers two listeners questions, that became 3 listener questions: Amber Davidson: Have you ever done a podcast on lens speed? I’ve heard people refer to a lens as “fast” but not all same aperture lenses are considered equal. Could you explain which lenses are ideal for sports and or children due to their ability to focus faster than ... The post What Makes A Lens Fast and T-Stops appeared first on Photo Taco Podcast.

Jeff Harmon walks through the things he has learned as he has incorporated a graphics tablet into his post processing workflow and some specific settings to look at in Photoshop. Check out Brian Pex’s very well done article at improvephotography.com called “8 Reasons You Need a Wacom”: 8 Reasons Why You Need a Wacom Tablet: http://improvephotography.com/43742/43742/ Photo Taco Archive: http://improvephotography.com/category/taco/ ... The post Getting Started With A Graphics Tablet appeared first on Photo Taco Podcast.

Jeff Harmon answers a question from listener Mike West about Lightroom Virtual Copies and history. He also talks about how to request Adobe add features to Lightroom and a little about the snapshots feature in Lightroom. Resources mentioned in the podcast: Lightroom: New virtual copies should inherit develop history (vote for the idea): https://feedback.photoshop.com/photoshop_family/topics/new_virtual_copies_should_inherit_develop_history Add “Cull” Module to Lightroom (vote ... The post Lightroom Virtual Copies appeared first on Photo Taco Podcast.

Jeff Harmon shares a tip on how it is he quickly and effectively culls his images using the star rating system in Lightroom and why it is photographers should consider doing the same. Other episodes mentioned: Why and How of Annual Top Ten: http://improvephotography.com/43254/photo-taco-annual-top-10/ Photo Taco Archive: http://improvephotography.com/category/taco/ iTunes review link: https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/photo-taco-quick-photography/id980781096?mt=2# Facebook Photo Taco Group: https://www.facebook.com/groups/phototaco/ Photo Taco Instagram: ... The post Culling Like A Pro appeared first on Photo Taco Podcast.

Jeff Harmon answers listener question from Ruben Zaldaña about bit depth setup for Nikon Raw files between 12 and 14 and what choosing 12 would give up in order to get a higher frames per second. =============================== Other articles referred to in the episode: 14 bit vs 12 bit Raw – Can You Tell The Difference? https://photographylife.com/14-bit-vs-12-bit-raw The Canon sRaw ... The post Raw Bit Depth appeared first on Photo Taco Podcast.

In this episode of the Photo Taco Podcast, host Jeff Harmon asks listeners to share their Top Ten photos of 2016 on social media and tag them with #phototaco and #topten. Then he talks about how breaking out of his photography comfort zone to take on a new style of photography really helped him to gain confidence and improve as ... The post Breaking Comfort Zone appeared first on Photo Taco Podcast.

Jeff Harmon goes through the why and the how of an annual Top 10 process that helps him make significant progress year after year in improving his photography. He walks through his own setup using the collections feature of Lightroom so that listeners can get setup to make this process much easier next year. Other photo taco episodes mentioned: Photo ... The post Why And How Annual Top 10 appeared first on Photo Taco Podcast.

Jeff Harmon takes on the question for listener Scott Spain who asked: “On the heels of this great topic (JPEG Mini), I’d love to hear an episode that contains your thoughts on what image dimensions to use for various avenues. What size for Instagram? Facebook? 500px? What about your Web site… Do you sacrifice a fast loading image to accommodate ... The post Sizing For Sharing appeared first on Photo Taco Podcast.

Jeff Harmon answers a listener question listener David Medranda asked on the Photo Taco Listeners Facebook group: “I have an idea for a PT. I just got Lightroom. What next? It would be a run down of the top, say 5 things you should 1) learn first, 2)prepare (before installing?) 3) incorporate into your new workflow as a novice user.” ... The post Bought Lightroom – Now What appeared first on Photo Taco Podcast.

Jeff Harmon does a “how I got the shot” (HIGTS) by walking through the minute details that went into his late November 2016 supermoon shot. You can see the shot at http://improvephotography.com/ptsm Photo Taco Archive: http://improvephotography.com/category/taco/ iTunes review link: https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/photo-taco-quick-photography/id980781096?mt=2# Facebook Photo Taco Group: https://www.facebook.com/groups/phototaco/ Photo Taco Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/phototacopodcast/ Photo Taco email: phototacopodcast@gmail.com Jeff’s Twitter: https://twitter.com/harmon_jeff Jeff’s Facebook Page: https://www.facebook.com/jsharmonphotos/ ... The post Supermoon HIGTS appeared first on Photo Taco Podcast.

Jeff Harmon shares 5 ways to squeeze the very most performance out of the Adobe Lightroom post-processing software. Resources mentioned in the podcast: Photo Taco – Photo Editing Computer Hardware: Photo Taco – Photo Editing Computer Hardware Windows Photo Editing Super Guide: The Super Guide to Buying a Windows PC for Photo Editing Mac vs. PC for Photographers: The ULTIMATE ... The post 5 Lightroom Performance TIps appeared first on Photo Taco Podcast.

Jeff Harmon answers a listener question about the what, why, and how of exposure lock. Other episodes mentioned: June 2015: Why Shoot in Manual Mode Photo Taco – Why Shoot in Manual Mode? January 2016: Metering Modes Explained: Photo Taco – Metering Modes Explained May 2016: Exposure Compensation Explained: Photo Taco – Exposure Compensation Explained March 2016: In-Camera White Balance: ... The post Auto Exposure Lock appeared first on Photo Taco Podcast.

Jeff Harmon shares his thoughts on the hardware announcements made by both Microsoft and Apple in the last week of October 2016 and what it means to photographers. Mac vs PC for Photographers: http://improvephotography.com/31242/mac-vs-pc-for-photographers/ Windows Photo Editing SUPER Guide: The Super Guide to Buying a Windows PC for Photo Editing Macdaddy: Stuck between a rock and a hard place http://macdaddy.io/apples-new-macbook-pros/ ... The post Microsoft Vs Apple Hardware 2016 appeared first on Photo Taco Podcast.

Jeff Harmon walks through an frequently requested review of the JPEG Mini product from BEAMR, what it claims to do, how good it does it, and if photographers should consider purchasing the product. The post JPEG Mini Review appeared first on Photo Taco Podcast.

Jeff Harmon and guest host Dave Dugdale talk about how to get started shooting video with your DSLR or mirrorless camera. Check out Dave’s website at http://improvevideo.com Photo Taco Archive: http://improvephotography.com/category/taco/ iTunes review link: https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/photo-taco-quick-photography/id980781096?mt=2# Facebook Photo Taco Group: https://www.facebook.com/groups/phototaco/ Photo Taco Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/phototacopodcast/ Photo Taco email: phototacopodcast@gmail.com Jeff’s Twitter: https://twitter.com/harmon_jeff Jeff’s Facebook Page: https://www.facebook.com/jsharmonphotos/ Jeff’s Portfolio: http://jsharmonphotos.com Jeff’s Instagram: ... The post Starting With Video appeared first on Photo Taco Podcast.

Jeff Harmon answers a listener question asking for advice on how to get beyond the amateur results they have been getting. The post Getting Beyond Amateur appeared first on Photo Taco Podcast.

Jeff Harmon answers a listener question about Auto Exposure Bracketing, specifically how far apart the brackets should be. Help Jeff out with his JPEGMini experiment: http://bit.ly/lrvjmini Tony Northrup’s excellent video demonstrating trading time for money: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=E-GbuXU8YMQ Other Photo Taco episodes mentioned: What is EV: http://improvephotography.com/36036/photo-taco-what-is-ev/ Metering Modes Explained: http://improvephotography.com/36333/photo-taco-metering-modes-explained/ Photo Taco Archive: http://improvephotography.com/category/taco/ iTunes review link: https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/photo-taco-quick-photography/id980781096?mt=2# Facebook Photo Taco ... The post Bracketing Explained appeared first on Photo Taco Podcast.

Jeff Harmon asks for help with his JPEGMini experiment and answers a listener question about how to make sense of lenses and the numbers photographers throw around when talking about them. The post Making Sense Of Lenses appeared first on Photo Taco Podcast.

Ever wondered if you should “round trip” between Lightroom and Photoshop using TIFF or PSD? Jeff Harmon walks through the details about the pros and cons of each and provides a recommendation on which to use. The post TIFF Or PSD For External Editing appeared first on Photo Taco Podcast.

Jeff Harmon walks through important details in understanding how it is you export your photos for printing from Lightroom, Photoshop, or other photo editing software. The post Exports For Printing appeared first on Photo Taco Podcast.

Jeff Harmon takes a deep dive into spot metering and talks about a potential “gotcha” to be aware of specific to spot metering that if unaware could cause photographers not to use it. Links to other Photo Taco episodes referenced in this episode: Metering Modes Explained: http://improvephotography.com/36333/photo-taco-metering-modes-explained/ Shooting/Exposing to the right (ETTR): http://improvephotography.com/34062/photo-taco-how-to-ettr/ Photo Taco Archive: http://improvephotography.com/category/taco/ iTunes review link: ... The post Spot Metering Gotcha appeared first on Photo Taco Podcast.

Jeff Harmon and Sharky James (of the PetaPixel Photography Podcast) walk through everything you need to know to jump into sports photography in the fall of 2016. The post Sports Photography With Sharky James appeared first on Photo Taco Podcast.

Jeff Harmon is joined by custom PC building specialist William George from Puget Systems to talk about the computer hardware that actually matters with photo editing. The post Photo Editing Computer Hardware appeared first on Photo Taco Podcast.

Jeff Harmon answers a listener question on how to update the date/time of photos so that two cameras are in sync. The post Edit Capture Time appeared first on Photo Taco Podcast.

Jeff Harmon answers a listener question about round tripping from Lightroom to Photoshop when using collections in Lightroom. The post Ps Roundtripping Collections appeared first on Photo Taco Podcast.

Jeff Harmon talks with Victoria Bampton, the Lightroom Queen, about Lightroom performance, tips on organization, GPU acceleration, and a number of other nuances. The post Lightroom Queen appeared first on Photo Taco Podcast.

Sandy Dorau, a professional commercial product photographer, talks the what and why for tethering your camera. The post What And Why Tethering appeared first on Photo Taco Podcast.

The fabulous Nick Page talks about his experience doing photography and video with a drone. iTunes review link: https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/photo-taco-quick-photography/id980781096?mt=2# Facebook Photo Taco Group: https://www.facebook.com/groups/phototaco/ Jeff’s Twitter: https://twitter.com/harmon_jeff Jeff’s Facebook Page: https://www.facebook.com/jsharmonphotos/ Jeff’s Portfolio: http://jsharmonphotos.com Jeff’s Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/harmonjeff/ The post Jumping Into Drones appeared first on Photo Taco Podcast.

Jeff Harmon talks about the things photographers need to know about upgrading their Windows PC to Windows 10 and how it will cost $120 more after July 29th 2016. iTunes review link: https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/photo-taco-quick-photography/id980781096?mt=2# Facebook Photo Taco Group: https://www.facebook.com/groups/phototaco/ Jeff’s Twitter: https://twitter.com/harmon_jeff Jeff’s Facebook Page: https://www.facebook.com/jsharmonphotos/ Jeff’s Portfolio: http://jsharmonphotos.com Jeff’s Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/harmonjeff/ The post Windows 10 Upgrade appeared first on Photo Taco Podcast.

Jeff Harmon answers a listener question about what a “non-techie” photography is supposed to do when the computer is telling them their computer has not more space. iTunes review link: https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/photo-taco-quick-photography/id980781096?mt=2# Facebook Photo Taco Group: https://www.facebook.com/groups/phototaco/ Jeff’s Twitter: https://twitter.com/harmon_jeff Jeff’s Facebook Page: https://www.facebook.com/jsharmonphotos/ Jeff’s Portfolio: http://jsharmonphotos.com Jeff’s Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/harmonjeff/ The post Hard Drive Full appeared first on Photo Taco Podcast.

Jeff Harmon walks through the 3 ways to export from Photoshop to JPEG (Save As, Save for Web, Export As) and what every option on all the screens means and how he recommends they be set – including the quality levels. iTunes review link: https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/photo-taco-quick-photography/id980781096?mt=2# Facebook Photo Taco Group: https://www.facebook.com/groups/phototaco/ Jeff’s Twitter: https://twitter.com/harmon_jeff Jeff’s Facebook Page: https://www.facebook.com/jsharmonphotos/ Jeff’s Portfolio: http://jsharmonphotos.com ... The post Ps JPEG Exports appeared first on Photo Taco Podcast.

A special episode made just for your holiday listening pleasure with the 4th of July coming up in the USA where Brian McGuckin gives you 20 glorious minutes of tips on how to photograph fireworks. Enjoy and have a great holiday for those in the USA! The post Photographing Fireworks appeared first on Photo Taco Podcast.

Jeff Harmon walks through how he got a recent photo of the Milky Way taken while helping out a local Boy Scout Troop on an overnight camp. He goes over how he chose the composition, the gear that was used (and how you don’t need thousands of dollars in gear to do this), how he arrived at the settings for ... The post HIGTS Milky Way appeared first on Photo Taco Podcast.

Jeff Harmon shares his tips on how to choose a photo website hosting provider. iTunes review link: https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/photo-taco-quick-photography/id980781096?mt=2# Facebook Photo Taco Group: https://www.facebook.com/groups/phototaco/ Jeff’s Twitter: https://twitter.com/harmon_jeff Jeff’s Facebook Page: https://www.facebook.com/jsharmonphotos/ Jeff’s Portfolio: http://jsharmonphotos.com Jeff’s Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/harmonjeff/ The post Photo Website Hosting appeared first on Photo Taco Podcast.

Jeff Harmon explains the Smart Previews feature that Adobe put into Lightroom 5 in 2013 and how it can be used to make your culling go 4x faster even if you don’t use an external hard drive. The post Lr Smart Previews appeared first on Photo Taco Podcast.

Jeff Harmon answers a listener question about the 3 different post-crop vignette modes in Lightroom. iTunes review link: https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/photo-taco-quick-photography/id980781096?mt=2# Facebook Photo Taco Group: https://www.facebook.com/groups/phototaco/ Jeff’s Twitter: https://twitter.com/harmon_jeff Jeff’s Facebook Page: https://www.facebook.com/jsharmonphotos/ Jeff’s Portfolio: http://jsharmonphotos.com Jeff’s Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/harmonjeff/ The post Lightroom Vignetting appeared first on Photo Taco Podcast.

Jeff Harmon explains what diffraction is, what it does, and what you can do about it. The post What Is Diffraction appeared first on Photo Taco Podcast.

Jeff Harmon tackles the question of whether leaving image stabilization on all the time could make your photos not tack sharp. The post Image Stabilization On or Off appeared first on Photo Taco Podcast.

Jeff Harmon answers a listener question about portrait retouching and offers a tip on something you probably don’t know about Lightroom! The post Portrait Retouching appeared first on Photo Taco Podcast.

Jeff Harmon answers two different and unrelated listener questions about the depth of field (DOF) button on DSLR cameras and what inputs to use connecting a computer to a monitor. The post DOF Button And Monitor Inputs appeared first on Photo Taco Podcast.

Jeff Harmon answers a question from the podcast Facebook group about TTL and remote controlling the power of flash. The post TTL Or Not To TTL appeared first on Photo Taco Podcast.

Jeff Harmon answers a listener question about the order of using the various panels in the Lightroom Develop module. The post Lightroom Develop Module appeared first on Photo Taco Podcast.

Jeff Harmon explains exposure compensation, what it does, and how to use it. The post Exposure Compensation Explained appeared first on Photo Taco Podcast.

Jeff Harmon explains histograms and how to use them in photography including what it means to “clip” and “blow out” when taking a photo. The post Histogram Explained appeared first on Photo Taco Podcast.

Jeff Harmon outlines the storage workflow he is currently using keep all of his photos online at once in Lightroom and suggests a good strategy for photographers with much bigger disk needs. The post Photography And Storage appeared first on Photo Taco Podcast.

Jeff Harmon answers a listener question about in-camera picture profiles (landscape, portrait, etc) and what they are for. The post In-Camera Picture Styles appeared first on Photo Taco Podcast.

Jeff Harmon answers a question about in-camera white balance, what it is and if you should use it. The post In – Camera White Balance appeared first on Photo Taco Podcast.

Is the old 1/focus length a good rule for getting maximum sharpness, or is it a wives’ tale now with digital cameras? Jim Harmer tells you what his testing has shown. The post Min Shutter Speed Max Sharpness appeared first on Photo Taco Podcast.

Jeff Harmon tells photographers (in very technical detail) if they should plan to split their Lightroom catalog after putting a large number of photos in there. WARNING: Content ahead is super geeky.  Today’s topic comes from the Facebook group where CA Eccles asked: Hey Jeff! I read on the adobe forum that lightroom struggles when catalogues exceed x number of ... The post Large Lightroom Catalogs appeared first on Photo Taco Podcast.

Brian McGuckin shares some tips on how to use Periscope as a photographer The post Periscope For Photographers appeared first on Photo Taco Podcast.

Jeff Harmon talks about contrast vs. phase detection and single vs. cross-type focus points. The post Focus Points appeared first on Photo Taco Podcast.

Guest host Brian McGuckin offers some tips on shooting real estate photography. The post Shooting Real Estate appeared first on Photo Taco Podcast.

Jeff Harmon shares tips on how to get an all white background in a portrait and something that may save you some time with large group portraits indoors. The post Portrait Backgrounds appeared first on Photo Taco Podcast.

Jeff Harmon answer a listener question about roundtripping between Lightroom and Photoshop, then finding the image that was edited. The post Roundtripping Lr And Ps appeared first on Photo Taco Podcast.

Jeff Harmon shares tips to speed up editing sessions with thousands of photos using presents, copy/paste, sync, and other Lightroom features. The post Fast Lightroom Editing Tips appeared first on Photo Taco Podcast.

Jeff Harmon explains how lenses behave differently on crop sensor cameras compared to full frame. The post Lenses On Crop Sensors appeared first on Photo Taco Podcast.

Jeff Harmon talks about JPEG compression levels and what photographers should set the “Quality” level to as they export files to JPEG. The post JPEG Compression Levels appeared first on Photo Taco Podcast.

Jeff Harmon answers a listener question about metering, metering modes, and when to use each. The post Metering Explained appeared first on Photo Taco Podcast.

Jeff Harmon finishes up his discussion on the Adobe DNG file format and tells you whether he thinks photographers should be using it as they process their images in Lightroom The post To DNG Or Not To DNG Part 2 appeared first on Photo Taco Podcast.

First part of a two part episode where Jeff Harmon talks about the DNG file format and if it is something that photographers should be using. The post To DNG or Not to DNG – Part 1 appeared first on Photo Taco Podcast.

Jeff Harmon talks about how you can sync a Lightroom catalog between two computers. The post Syncing Lightroom 2 Computers appeared first on Photo Taco Podcast.

Nick Page talks about how to combine HDR and panorama The post Photo Taco – HDR Panoramas appeared first on Photo Taco Podcast.

Jeff Harmon takes on explaining the difference between the 8 sliders dealing with the dark and light portions of a photo in the basic and tone curve panels of the develop module in Lightroom The post Lightroom Dark/Light Sliders appeared first on Photo Taco Podcast.

Jeff Harmon does his best to explain the term “EV” in photography. The post What Is EV appeared first on Photo Taco Podcast.

Darin Mellor outlines 4 setups for tethering along with the pros and cons of each one. The post Tethering appeared first on Photo Taco Podcast.

Jeff Harmon explains aspect ratio and how to use it correctly to make sure your photos aren’t squished or stretched. The post Aspect Ratio appeared first on Photo Taco Podcast.

Nick Page talks about the “talent myth” and photography. The post The Talent Myth appeared first on Photo Taco Podcast.

Jeff Harmon shares part 2 of his thoughts about what a person wanting to upgrade a crop sensor camera to full frame should know. The post Upgrading To Full Frame – Part 2 appeared first on Photo Taco Podcast.

Part 1 of 2 part episode where Jeff Harmon explains some important things to consider when thinking about upgrading that crop sensor body to a full frame sensor body. The post Upgrading To Full Frame – Part 1 appeared first on Photo Taco Podcast.

Jeff Harmon describes the process for moving Lightroom to a new computer. The post Move Lightroom To New Computer appeared first on Photo Taco Podcast.

Jeff Harmon explains color spaces and photography The post Color Spaces appeared first on Photo Taco Podcast.

Telling True Stories with Photography by phototaco The post Telling True Stories with Photography appeared first on Photo Taco Podcast.

How To Make Your Photos Look More Professional by phototaco The post How To Make Your Photos Look More Professional appeared first on Photo Taco Podcast.

Adding Photo Mechanic to Your Lightroom Workflow by phototaco The post Adding Photo Mechanic to Your Lightroom Workflow appeared first on Photo Taco Podcast.

How Big Can My Camera Print? by phototaco The post How Big Can My Camera Print? appeared first on Photo Taco Podcast.

What is an EVF? by phototaco The post What is an EVF? appeared first on Photo Taco Podcast.

Capture One: Can it replace Lightroom? by phototaco The post Capture One: Can it replace Lightroom? appeared first on Photo Taco Podcast.

Jeff Harmon geeks out of the possibilities for photographers to use the new Microsoft Surface Pro 4 or Surface Book for their photo editing needs! The post MS Surface Product Line appeared first on Photo Taco Podcast.

Erica Kay talks about how to get an assistant involved at a reasonable cost The post Budget Friendly Assitants appeared first on Photo Taco Podcast.

Jeff Harmon nerds out about the size of 4K video and how long you can record on 32GB SD cards The post Video Sizes appeared first on Photo Taco Podcast.

Erica Kay shares some tips on how to keep your clients happy and coming back for more! The post Keeping Clients Happy appeared first on Photo Taco Podcast.

Erica Kay shares tips about how to network as a wedding photographer. The post Wedding Networking appeared first on Photo Taco Podcast.

Jeff Harmon shares a couple of things he is doing to make his editing sessions more productive. The post Productivity Tools – MTCB and Stand Up! appeared first on Photo Taco Podcast.

Erica Kay talks about the importance of establishing partnerships the mutually benefit the photographer and the partner. The post Symbiotic Partnership appeared first on Photo Taco Podcast.

Jim Harmer provides an introduction to drone photography The post Intro To Drone appeared first on Photo Taco Podcast.

Jeff Harmon shares tips on how to share your edited photos to Instagram. The post Instagram Posting appeared first on Photo Taco Podcast.

Jeff Harmon nerds out about how USB-C and Thunderbolt 3 technologies and how it will help photographers. The post USB – C And Thunderbolt 3 appeared first on Photo Taco Podcast.

The long anticipated second part of Sky Replacement tips by Nick Page! The post Sky Replacement Part 2 appeared first on Photo Taco Podcast.

First episode in a two part series where Nick Page walks you through how to replace the sky in a photo through a technique called compositing The post Sky Replacement – Part 1 appeared first on Photo Taco Podcast.

Jeff Harmon explains “chromatic aberration” and gives 4 things you can do about it. The post Chromatic Aberration appeared first on Photo Taco Podcast.

Jeff Harmon does his best to explain focal length The post Focal Length Explained appeared first on Photo Taco Podcast.

Jeff Harmon does his best to explain f-stop in a way for beginners to understand it. The post What The F – Stop appeared first on Photo Taco Podcast.

Darrin Mellor shares his top tips for shooting street photography The post Braving The Streets appeared first on Photo Taco Podcast.

Darrin Mellor shares his 5 tops tips about running a photography business. The post 5 Photography Business Tips appeared first on Photo Taco Podcast.

Nick Page details the “essential” pieces of photography gear for landscape photography The post Essential Landscape Photography Gear appeared first on Photo Taco Podcast.

Jeff Harmon walks through all the steps taken to get an HDR shot of a sunset on the Oregon coast. The post How I Do HDR appeared first on Photo Taco Podcast.

Brian McGuckin shares how to get a starburst effect on the lights in your shot The post Starburst Effect appeared first on Photo Taco Podcast.

Nick Page shares how to shoot a meteor shower The post Shooting Meteor Showers appeared first on Photo Taco Podcast.

Jeff Harmon shares how he does the ETTR (expose to the right) technique The post How To ETTR appeared first on Photo Taco Podcast.

Jeff Harmon provides information photographers can send clients to for educating them on RAW files and what it means to ask for them as part of a paid shoot. The post Giving Up The RAW appeared first on Photo Taco Podcast.

Nick Page shares tips on the gear and techniques to do astophotography The post Astrophotography appeared first on Photo Taco Podcast.

Jim Harmer talks about the proper way to lock in focus on your camera. The post Focus Lock appeared first on Photo Taco Podcast.

Erica Kay shares several tips that will help you get more bookings now! The post Book More Now appeared first on Photo Taco Podcast.

Jeff Harmon talks about the super powers photographers have to be used for good v evil The post Good V Evil Super Powers appeared first on Photo Taco Podcast.

Erica Kay shares her tips on how to DOMINATE social media. The post Dominate Social Media appeared first on Photo Taco Podcast.

Brian McGuckin talks about being bitten by the travel photography bug. The post Bit By The Travel Bug appeared first on Photo Taco Podcast.

Erica Kay shares some tips on how to shoot couples The post Photographing Couples appeared first on Photo Taco Podcast.

Brian McGukin shares his best travel photography tips The post Travel Tips appeared first on Photo Taco Podcast.

Erica Kay, co-host of the Portrait Session Podcast, shares her best tips on how to pose women to get shots that she will love. The post Photographing Women appeared first on Photo Taco Podcast.

Brian McGuckin, the host of the Thoughts on Photography Podcast, shares his tips on how to prepare for a travel photography trip. The post Travel Photography Prep appeared first on Photo Taco Podcast.

Erica Kay tells you how to get “killer” ring shots as part of shooting a wedding. The post Killer Ring Shots appeared first on Photo Taco Podcast.

Jeff Harmon talks about the basics of what an intervalometer is and why you need one for some types of photography. The post What Is An Intervalometer appeared first on Photo Taco Podcast.

Erica Kay shares information about here favorite gear to shoot weddings. The post Wedding Gear appeared first on Photo Taco Podcast.

Jeff Harmon explains why digital cameras produce noise and what you can do about it. The post Why The Noise appeared first on Photo Taco Podcast.

Erica Kay shares some tips on how to make the day of your wedding shoot a good one. The post Wedding Day Prep appeared first on Photo Taco Podcast.

Jeff Harmon answers a listener question about why anyone would shoot in manual mode. The post Why Manual Mode appeared first on Photo Taco Podcast.

Erica Kay shares 5 tips on perfect preparation for shooting a wedding The post Wedding Photography Preparation appeared first on Photo Taco Podcast.

Jeff Harmon compares RAW to JPEG and talks pros and cons The post RAW vs JPEG appeared first on Photo Taco Podcast.

Nick Page talks about the differences between softboxes and umbrellas The post Softboxes vs. Umbrellas appeared first on Photo Taco Podcast.

Jeff Harmon goes over two new preference options available in the new Lightroom CC 2015 The post New Lr CC 2015 Preferences appeared first on Photo Taco Podcast.

Nick Pages walks you through some basic lightpainting techniques in photography The post Lightpainting Tips appeared first on Photo Taco Podcast.

Jeff Harmon walks through some suggestions on how a hobbyist should price their photo shoots. The post Hobbyist Pricing appeared first on Photo Taco Podcast.

Nick Page hosts this episode that outlines the 7 deadly sins of landscape photography The post 7 Deadly Sins Of Landscape Photography appeared first on Photo Taco Podcast.

Jeff Harmon talks about a secret weapon in Lightroom many photographers don’t seem to use or know about with the HSL panel and how it can help with colors in a photo The post Lightroom Secret Weapon – HSL appeared first on Photo Taco Podcast.

This is a special episode of Photo Taco announcing a couple of things from improvephotography: the bi-annual presets deal and how to speed up Lightroom CC The post Special Episode – Preset Deal & Lr CC Speed appeared first on Photo Taco Podcast.

Jeff Harmon shares 7 quick tips to help you avoid corrupting your SD cards The post Don’t Corrupt Your SD Cards appeared first on Photo Taco Podcast.

Jeff Harmon, Hobbyist Editor at improvephotography.com, offers a tip of why it is he thinks photographers should use collections instead of folders to organize their photos The post Lightroom Collections appeared first on Photo Taco Podcast.

Jeff Harmon talks about how screen size and screen resolution plays into photo editing The post Screen Size appeared first on Photo Taco Podcast.

A tip for those just starting out with photography on avoiding “the beginner’s trap!” Visit improvephotography.com for great articles on news, gear, and other photography tips. The post The Beginner’s Trap appeared first on Photo Taco Podcast.

Nick Page, professional photography and host of the Portrait Session podcast on the Improve Photography network goes over the do’s and don’ts of real estate photography The post Real Estate Do’s And Dont’s appeared first on Photo Taco Podcast.

Professional photographer and host of the Portrait Sessions podcast on the Improve Photography podcast network outlines 5 tips every photographer should know about sports photography The post Photo Taco – 5 Sport Tips appeared first on Photo Taco Podcast.

How to Get More Feedback on Your Photos by phototaco The post How to Get More Feedback on Your Photos appeared first on Photo Taco Podcast.

It’s a diopter, dodo! by phototaco The post It’s a diopter, dodo! appeared first on Photo Taco Podcast.

Contrast vs. Phase Detect Autofocus Modes by phototaco The post Contrast vs. Phase Detect Autofocus Modes appeared first on Photo Taco Podcast.

Macro Photography on the cheap! by phototaco The post Macro Photography on the cheap! appeared first on Photo Taco Podcast.

Change Your Settings Faster! by phototaco The post Change Your Settings Faster! appeared first on Photo Taco Podcast.

Learn what “focus breathing” is and if it is something you should be worried about. The post Focus Breathing appeared first on Photo Taco Podcast.

A quick tip in a free utility for PC users to automatically backup their photos to an external hard drive. The post Free Photo Backup Tool For PC appeared first on Photo Taco Podcast.

A quick tip on a simple configuration change to make using Lightroom go faster. The post Lightroom Solo Mode appeared first on Photo Taco Podcast.

An episode discussing the “beginner’s trap” in photography and how to avoid it. The post The Beginner’s Trap appeared first on Photo Taco Podcast.

A quick review of what back button focus is and why you may want to enable it on your camera – at least for some types of shooting. The post Back Button Focus appeared first on Photo Taco Podcast.

Photo Taco is a photography tips podcast where each episode last only the time it would take for you to eat a taco, or maybe a burrito! Jeff Harmon, Hobbyist Editor at improvephotography.com, as the host for this episode shares weird photography tips 6 through 9 that actually work! Be sure to check out the other weird tips that work ... The post Weird Photography Tips That Actually Work (6 – 9) appeared first on Photo Taco Podcast.

Photo Taco is a photography tips podcast where each episode last only the time it would take for you to eat a taco, or maybe a burrito! Jeff Harmon, Hobbyist Editor at improvephotography.com, as the host for this episode shares 5 out of 9 weird photography tips that actually work. Catch a follow-up episode to hear the other 4. You ... The post Weird Photography Tips That Actually Work (1 – 5) appeared first on Photo Taco Podcast.

Tips on choosing a camera with weather sealing, how weather sealed cameras actually are, and more. The post Weather Sealing: Some things you probably don’t know appeared first on Photo Taco Podcast.