Photo Taco: Quick photography tips

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.