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 …
Bought Lightroom – Now What
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.” …
Supermoon HIGTS
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: [email protected] Jeff’s Twitter: https://twitter.com/harmon_jeff Jeff’s Facebook Page: https://www.facebook.com/jsharmonphotos/ …
5 Lightroom Performance TIps
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 …
Auto Exposure Lock
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: …
Microsoft Vs Apple Hardware 2016
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/ …
JPEG Mini Review
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.
Starting With Video
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: [email protected] 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: …
Getting Beyond Amateur
Jeff Harmon answers a listener question asking for advice on how to get beyond the amateur results they have been getting.
Bracketing Explained
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 …