Podcasts by Photo Taco Podcast

Photographers Buying Guide–M3 MacBook Pro from 2023-11-08T19:58:05

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 ...

HDR Editing in 2023 Using Lightroom and Photoshop from 2023-10-17T04:35:57

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 prod...

Deciding to Print Yourself from 2023-04-18T00:47:16

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 whe...

What is the difference between the Canon“1/2”and“3”ICC printing profiles? from 2023-01-27T03:33:28

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 c...

Making DeNoise AI Faster from 2022-03-02T01:47:21

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 t...

Help With Drive Space and Backups For Photographers from 2021-05-10T14:50:59

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”....

Dimensions and Quality For Social Media Photo Sharing from 2021-03-26T21:34:38

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 t...

13 Steps To Troubleshooting Lightroom Problems from 2021-02-18T10:00

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...

Find Your Lens Diffraction Point from 2021-01-28T20:45:39

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 DPRe...

Lens Variance vs Bad Copy from 2020-12-31T19:26:40

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 Variatio...

Fire Full Moon–How I Shot The Moon With A Foreground from 2020-08-17T13:29:31

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 ...

What Does Apple Silicon Mean For Photographers? from 2020-07-21T09:00

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...

Can Canon EOS Webcam Utility Beta Do 1080p? from 2020-06-30T16:13:45

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....

AMD vs Intel For Lightroom and Photoshop With Puget Systems from 2020-06-16T16:53:53

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 ...

Intel NUC–Inexpensive Photo Editing Computer from 2020-05-25T16:25:15

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 loo...

Slash The Import Time Of Lightroom Classic By 90%! from 2020-04-24T09:00

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 (a...

Topaz DeNoise AI vs Lightroom and Photoshop from 2020-03-16T20:29:14

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 canȁ...

Performance of External Drives With Lightroom Classic from 2020-02-17T20:21:34

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 set...

Photographer’s Checklist For Sharper Photos from 2019-12-20T10:00

Create Photography Retreat I am so excited to be presenting at the Create Photography Retreat again in 2020.  It is being held in beautiful Greenville South Carolina October 15-17 when all ...

How To Do Water Droplet Photography With Don Komarechka from 2019-11-12T10:00:51

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.don...

Photography Lens Filters Explained! from 2019-10-14T09:00:45

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 ca...

Best Background for Composites from 2019-09-23T09:00:33

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.&#...

Taking the Intimidation Out of Photoshop With Aaron Nace from 2019-07-18T16:07:08

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 t...

How To Use The Texture Slider in Lightroom Classic from 2019-06-17T09:00:26

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 photo...

Getting Started In Macro Photography With Don Komarechka from 2019-06-14T09:00:38

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 ph...

Concert Photography Tips With Steve Brazill from 2019-04-15T09:00:15

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 t...

Adobe’s New Enhance Details Feature Explained! from 2019-03-18T09:00:22

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 fr...

Why Photographers Should Choose Their Top Ten Photos Annually! from 2019-02-11T10:00:24

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? Photographe...

What Is Luminosity Masking? from 2018-11-12T17:57:25

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...

Ultimate Guide to Digitizing Prints and Negatives from 2018-10-03T02:32:22

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 ar...

What’s New with Lightroom CC 1.5? from 2018-09-10T09:00

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. ...

Adjustment Syncing and Selection in Lightroom from 2018-08-13T09:00:38

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 sel...

Lightroom Computer 2018 from 2018-07-09T09:00:56

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...

XMP Explained! from 2018-06-11T09:00:24

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 Re...

ULTIMATE Guide to Backup for Photographers from 2018-05-14T11:59:56

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...

Lightroom 7.3 Profiles Explained! from 2018-05-01T01:40:38

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 ...

Lr Embedded Preview Workflow from 2018-04-09T09:00:22

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 addre...

SAU Q1 2018 and Memory Card Hygiene from 2018-03-12T10:00:01

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 a...

Lr Classic CC 7.1 With The Lightroom Queen from 2018-02-12T10:00:32

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 ques...

DPI With Don Komarechka from 2018-02-05T10:00:33

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 anyt...

Lr Classic CC 7.1 Update&Composite Portraits from 2018-01-08T10:00:10

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 ...

Holiday Gift Guide 2017 from 2017-12-04T10:00:12

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 ...

Is Lightroom CC Classic? from 2017-11-13T10:00:06

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 ...

Inexpensive Flash from 2017-10-09T10:00:08

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 ot...

Online Backup from 2017-09-11T17:10:47

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 c...

HIGTS–Millers Park Wedding Photo from 2017-08-14T10:00:51

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 ...

AFMA Revisited from 2017-07-31T09:00:12

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 thing...

Photographic Dynamic Range from 2017-07-10T09:00:14

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) ...

2017 iMac For Photogs from 2017-06-19T14:26:39

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...

PhotoPills Tour from 2017-06-07T13:43:43

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 i...

Take Your PhotoPills from 2017-05-27T14:52:21

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 a...

Photographers, Don’t WannaCry from 2017-05-24T20:04:31

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...

Shooting A Solar Eclipse from 2017-05-17T05:28:59

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 S...

When is it Time to Upgrade Your Camera? from 2017-05-09T12:42:16

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...

Lightroom: 2 Bugs and Catalog Backup from 2017-04-29T19:09:53

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 t...

AFMA Explained from 2017-04-25T18:44:17

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...

Keyword Like A Pro from 2017-04-17T13:23:15

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 Se...

State Of The Updates Q1 2017 from 2017-04-11T01:03:04

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,...

Memory Cards Explained from 2017-04-04T12:40:11

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 throu...

Hyperfocal Distance Explained! from 2017-03-25T18:03:26

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...

Lightroom On Two Computers from 2017-03-18T18:24:28

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 ...

Retreat 2017 Top 10 from 2017-03-14T05:21:08

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 R...

Client Proofs And Culling from 2017-03-06T19:22:39

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 ...

Instagram Like A Pro from 2017-02-25T21:51:38

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 wit...

Luminar Vs Lightroom from 2017-02-20T17:09:10

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. Erase...

Lightroom Organization from 2017-02-11T17:26:25

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....

Kaby Lake And Lightroom from 2017-02-07T05:06:30

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 i...

Choosing Which Lens To Buy from 2017-01-31T05:08:26

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, ...

What Makes A Lens Fast and T-Stops from 2017-01-21T20:52:53

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&...

Getting Started With A Graphics Tablet from 2017-01-19T05:44:40

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...

Lightroom Virtual Copies from 2017-01-07T19:43:47

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 snaps...

Culling Like A Pro from 2016-12-31T19:13

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 epis...

Raw Bit Depth from 2016-12-28T01:10:18

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 s...

Breaking Comfort Zone from 2016-12-22T19:05:59

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...

Why And How Annual Top 10 from 2016-12-15T06:25:05

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 usi...

Sizing For Sharing from 2016-12-06T04:29:53

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 ...

Bought Lightroom–Now What from 2016-11-26T19:33:14

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 ...

Supermoon HIGTS from 2016-11-22T05:56:11

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://improvephot...

5 Lightroom Performance TIps from 2016-11-15T05:48:03

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 ...

Auto Exposure Lock from 2016-11-05T19:22:59

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? ...

Microsoft Vs Apple Hardware 2016 from 2016-11-02T04:08:30

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: h...

JPEG Mini Review from 2016-10-25T03:17:39

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 produ...

Starting With Video from 2016-10-18T06:06:49

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 Arc...

Getting Beyond Amateur from 2016-10-10T21:59:04

Jeff Harmon answers a listener question asking for advice on how to get beyond the amateur results they have been getting.

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Bracketing Explained from 2016-10-02T05:15:19

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...

Making Sense Of Lenses from 2016-09-25T05:13:43

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.

TIFF Or PSD For External Editing from 2016-09-17T18:39:59

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 recom...

Exports For Printing from 2016-09-13T06:08:51

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.

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Spot Metering Gotcha from 2016-09-03T19:53:21

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...

Sports Photography With Sharky James from 2016-08-30T04:37

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.

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Photo Editing Computer Hardware from 2016-08-23T03:36:38

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.

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Edit Capture Time from 2016-08-13T23:27:31

Jeff Harmon answers a listener question on how to update the date/time of photos so that two cameras are in sync.

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Ps Roundtripping Collections from 2016-08-09T05:18:07

Jeff Harmon answers a listener question about round tripping from Lightroom to Photoshop when using collections in Lightroom.

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Lightroom Queen from 2016-07-30T15:39:22

Jeff Harmon talks with Victoria Bampton, the Lightroom Queen, about Lightroom performance, tips on organization, GPU acceleration, and a number of other nuances.

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What And Why Tethering from 2016-07-26T13:05:56

Sandy Dorau, a professional commercial product photographer, talks the what and why for tethering your camera.

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Jumping Into Drones from 2016-07-18T23:53:27

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#...

Windows 10 Upgrade from 2016-07-12T00:54:15

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://itun...

Hard Drive Full from 2016-07-12T00:24:46

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 lin...

Ps JPEG Exports from 2016-07-03T14:53:29

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 – ...

Photographing Fireworks from 2016-07-01T00:32:18

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 firework...

HIGTS Milky Way from 2016-06-29T13:55:37

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 tha...

Photo Website Hosting from 2016-06-18T21:17:44

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 Pho...

Lr Smart Previews from 2016-06-11T22:09:17

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 driv...

Lightroom Vignetting from 2016-06-04T20:01:25

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/id980781...

What Is Diffraction from 2016-05-30T22:27:56

Jeff Harmon explains what diffraction is, what it does, and what you can do about it.

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Image Stabilization On or Off from 2016-05-21T23:59:05

Jeff Harmon tackles the question of whether leaving image stabilization on all the time could make your photos not tack sharp.

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Portrait Retouching from 2016-05-17T01:06:56

Jeff Harmon answers a listener question about portrait retouching and offers a tip on something you probably don’t know about Lightroom!

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DOF Button And Monitor Inputs from 2016-05-10T03:40:14

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.

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TTL Or Not To TTL from 2016-04-23T18:24:12

Jeff Harmon answers a question from the podcast Facebook group about TTL and remote controlling the power of flash.

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Lightroom Develop Module from 2016-04-23T17:20:07

Jeff Harmon answers a listener question about the order of using the various panels in the Lightroom Develop module.

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Exposure Compensation Explained from 2016-04-16T19:58:51

Jeff Harmon explains exposure compensation, what it does, and how to use it.

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Histogram Explained from 2016-04-12T12:58:21

Jeff Harmon explains histograms and how to use them in photography including what it means to “clip” and “blow out” when taking a photo.

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Photography And Storage from 2016-04-04T17:57

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.

In-Camera Picture Styles from 2016-03-29T12:33:24

Jeff Harmon answers a listener question about in-camera picture profiles (landscape, portrait, etc) and what they are for.

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In–Camera White Balance from 2016-03-22T01:19:57

Jeff Harmon answers a question about in-camera white balance, what it is and if you should use it.

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Min Shutter Speed Max Sharpness from 2016-03-14T23:44:49

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.

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Large Lightroom Catalogs from 2016-03-08T02:13:28

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 g...

Periscope For Photographers from 2016-03-01T04:35:03

Brian McGuckin shares some tips on how to use Periscope as a photographer

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Focus Points from 2016-02-23T03:23:48

Jeff Harmon talks about contrast vs. phase detection and single vs. cross-type focus points.

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Shooting Real Estate from 2016-02-17T14:36:53

Guest host Brian McGuckin offers some tips on shooting real estate photography.

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Portrait Backgrounds from 2016-02-09T05:44:23

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.

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Roundtripping Lr And Ps from 2016-02-02T06:42:16

Jeff Harmon answer a listener question about roundtripping between Lightroom and Photoshop, then finding the image that was edited.

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Fast Lightroom Editing Tips from 2016-01-23T20:03:58

Jeff Harmon shares tips to speed up editing sessions with thousands of photos using presents, copy/paste, sync, and other Lightroom features.

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Lenses On Crop Sensors from 2016-01-20T04:50:56

Jeff Harmon explains how lenses behave differently on crop sensor cameras compared to full frame.

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JPEG Compression Levels from 2016-01-10T01:27:17

Jeff Harmon talks about JPEG compression levels and what photographers should set the “Quality” level to as they export files to JPEG.

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Metering Explained from 2016-01-05T04:59:26

Jeff Harmon answers a listener question about metering, metering modes, and when to use each.

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To DNG Or Not To DNG Part 2 from 2015-12-30T02:25:40

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

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To DNG or Not to DNG–Part 1 from 2015-12-22T07:27:32

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.

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Syncing Lightroom 2 Computers from 2015-12-14T15:34:32

Jeff Harmon talks about how you can sync a Lightroom catalog between two computers.

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Photo Taco–HDR Panoramas from 2015-12-10T14:56:56

Nick Page talks about how to combine HDR and panorama

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Lightroom Dark/Light Sliders from 2015-12-05T16:58:39

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

What Is EV from 2015-12-03T13:42:34

Jeff Harmon does his best to explain the term “EV” in photography.

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Tethering from 2015-11-26T15:32:35

Darin Mellor outlines 4 setups for tethering along with the pros and cons of each one.

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Aspect Ratio from 2015-11-24T06:57:28

Jeff Harmon explains aspect ratio and how to use it correctly to make sure your photos aren’t squished or stretched.

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The Talent Myth from 2015-11-16T00:00

Nick Page talks about the “talent myth” and photography.

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Upgrading To Full Frame–Part 2 from 2015-11-10T00:00

Jeff Harmon shares part 2 of his thoughts about what a person wanting to upgrade a crop sensor camera to full frame should know.

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Upgrading To Full Frame–Part 1 from 2015-11-03T00:00

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.

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Move Lightroom To New Computer from 2015-10-27T00:00

Jeff Harmon describes the process for moving Lightroom to a new computer.

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Color Spaces from 2015-10-20T00:00

Jeff Harmon explains color spaces and photography

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Telling True Stories with Photography from 2015-10-13T15:22:17

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How To Make Your Photos Look More Professional from 2015-10-13T15:22:15

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Adding Photo Mechanic to Your Lightroom Workflow from 2015-10-13T15:22:14

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How Big Can My Camera Print? from 2015-10-13T15:22:10

How Big Can My Camera Print? by phototaco

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What is an EVF? from 2015-10-13T15:22:05

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Capture One: Can it replace Lightroom? from 2015-10-13T15:22:04

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MS Surface Product Line from 2015-10-13T00:00

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!

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Budget Friendly Assitants from 2015-10-08T00:00

Erica Kay talks about how to get an assistant involved at a reasonable cost

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Video Sizes from 2015-10-06T00:00

Jeff Harmon nerds out about the size of 4K video and how long you can record on 32GB SD cards

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Keeping Clients Happy from 2015-10-01T00:00

Erica Kay shares some tips on how to keep your clients happy and coming back for more!

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Wedding Networking from 2015-09-29T00:00

Erica Kay shares tips about how to network as a wedding photographer.

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Productivity Tools–MTCB and Stand Up! from 2015-09-24T00:00

Jeff Harmon shares a couple of things he is doing to make his editing sessions more productive.

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Symbiotic Partnership from 2015-09-22T00:00

Erica Kay talks about the importance of establishing partnerships the mutually benefit the photographer and the partner.

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Intro To Drone from 2015-09-18T03:04:47

Jim Harmer provides an introduction to drone photography

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Instagram Posting from 2015-09-15T00:00

Jeff Harmon shares tips on how to share your edited photos to Instagram.

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USB–C And Thunderbolt 3 from 2015-09-10T00:00

Jeff Harmon nerds out about how USB-C and Thunderbolt 3 technologies and how it will help photographers.

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Sky Replacement Part 2 from 2015-09-08T00:00

The long anticipated second part of Sky Replacement tips by Nick Page!

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Sky Replacement–Part 1 from 2015-09-03T00:00

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

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Chromatic Aberration from 2015-09-01T00:00

Jeff Harmon explains “chromatic aberration” and gives 4 things you can do about it.

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Focal Length Explained from 2015-08-27T00:00

Jeff Harmon does his best to explain focal length

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What The F–Stop from 2015-08-25T00:00

Jeff Harmon does his best to explain f-stop in a way for beginners to understand it.

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Braving The Streets from 2015-08-20T00:00

Darrin Mellor shares his top tips for shooting street photography

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5 Photography Business Tips from 2015-08-18T00:00

Darrin Mellor shares his 5 tops tips about running a photography business.

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Essential Landscape Photography Gear from 2015-08-13T00:00

Nick Page details the “essential” pieces of photography gear for landscape photography

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How I Do HDR from 2015-08-11T00:00

Jeff Harmon walks through all the steps taken to get an HDR shot of a sunset on the Oregon coast.

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Starburst Effect from 2015-07-30T00:34:34

Brian McGuckin shares how to get a starburst effect on the lights in your shot

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Shooting Meteor Showers from 2015-07-30T00:34:33

Nick Page shares how to shoot a meteor shower

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How To ETTR from 2015-07-30T00:00

Jeff Harmon shares how he does the ETTR (expose to the right) technique

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Giving Up The RAW from 2015-07-27T00:00

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.

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Astrophotography from 2015-07-23T00:00

Nick Page shares tips on the gear and techniques to do astophotography

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Focus Lock from 2015-07-21T00:00

Jim Harmer talks about the proper way to lock in focus on your camera.

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Book More Now from 2015-07-16T00:00

Erica Kay shares several tips that will help you get more bookings now!

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Good V Evil Super Powers from 2015-07-13T00:00

Jeff Harmon talks about the super powers photographers have to be used for good v evil

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Dominate Social Media from 2015-07-09T00:00

Erica Kay shares her tips on how to DOMINATE social media.

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Bit By The Travel Bug from 2015-07-07T00:00

Brian McGuckin talks about being bitten by the travel photography bug.

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Photographing Couples from 2015-07-02T00:00

Erica Kay shares some tips on how to shoot couples

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Travel Tips from 2015-06-30T00:00

Brian McGukin shares his best travel photography tips

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Photographing Women from 2015-06-24T00:00

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.

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Travel Photography Prep from 2015-06-22T00:00

Brian McGuckin, the host of the Thoughts on Photography Podcast, shares his tips on how to prepare for a travel photography trip.

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Killer Ring Shots from 2015-06-17T00:00

Erica Kay tells you how to get “killer” ring shots as part of shooting a wedding.

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What Is An Intervalometer from 2015-06-15T00:00

Jeff Harmon talks about the basics of what an intervalometer is and why you need one for some types of photography.

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Wedding Gear from 2015-06-10T00:00

Erica Kay shares information about here favorite gear to shoot weddings.

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Why The Noise from 2015-06-09T00:00

Jeff Harmon explains why digital cameras produce noise and what you can do about it.

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Wedding Day Prep from 2015-06-03T00:00

Erica Kay shares some tips on how to make the day of your wedding shoot a good one.

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Why Manual Mode from 2015-06-02T00:00

Jeff Harmon answers a listener question about why anyone would shoot in manual mode.

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Wedding Photography Preparation from 2015-05-27T00:00

Erica Kay shares 5 tips on perfect preparation for shooting a wedding

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RAW vs JPEG from 2015-05-26T00:00

Jeff Harmon compares RAW to JPEG and talks pros and cons

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Softboxes vs. Umbrellas from 2015-05-21T00:00

Nick Page talks about the differences between softboxes and umbrellas

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New Lr CC 2015 Preferences from 2015-05-19T00:00

Jeff Harmon goes over two new preference options available in the new Lightroom CC 2015

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Lightpainting Tips from 2015-05-14T00:00

Nick Pages walks you through some basic lightpainting techniques in photography

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Hobbyist Pricing from 2015-05-12T00:00

Jeff Harmon walks through some suggestions on how a hobbyist should price their photo shoots.

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7 Deadly Sins Of Landscape Photography from 2015-05-07T00:00

Nick Page hosts this episode that outlines the 7 deadly sins of landscape photography

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Lightroom Secret Weapon–HSL from 2015-05-05T00:00

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

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Special Episode–Preset Deal&Lr CC Speed from 2015-05-02T00:00

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

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Don’t Corrupt Your SD Cards from 2015-04-16T06:01:39

Jeff Harmon shares 7 quick tips to help you avoid corrupting your SD cards

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Lightroom Collections from 2015-04-15T19:08:53

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

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Screen Size from 2015-04-14T00:00

Jeff Harmon talks about how screen size and screen resolution plays into photo editing

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Real Estate Do’s And Dont’s from 2015-03-11T20:37:14

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

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Photo Taco–5 Sport Tips from 2015-03-11T20:34:58

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

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How to Get More Feedback on Your Photos from 2015-03-10T22:09:53

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It’s a diopter, dodo! from 2015-03-10T22:09:45

It’s a diopter, dodo! by phototaco

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Contrast vs. Phase Detect Autofocus Modes from 2015-03-10T22:09:34

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Macro Photography on the cheap! from 2015-03-10T22:09:21

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Change Your Settings Faster! from 2015-03-10T22:09:10

Change Your Settings Faster! by phototaco

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Focus Breathing from 2015-03-10T05:57:11

Learn what “focus breathing” is and if it is something you should be worried about.

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Free Photo Backup Tool For PC from 2015-03-10T05:55:07

A quick tip in a free utility for PC users to automatically backup their photos to an external hard drive.

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Lightroom Solo Mode from 2015-03-10T05:54:01

A quick tip on a simple configuration change to make using Lightroom go faster.

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The Beginner’s Trap from 2015-03-10T05:52:47

An episode discussing the “beginner’s trap” in photography and how to avoid it.

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Back Button Focus from 2015-03-10T05:51:13

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.

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Weird Photography Tips That Actually Work (6–9) from 2015-03-08T00:00

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...

Weird Photography Tips That Actually Work (1–5) from 2015-03-03T00:00

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...

Weather Sealing: Some things you probably don’t know from 2015-02-23T22:59:42

Tips on choosing a camera with weather sealing, how weather sealed cameras actually are, and more.

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