The Washington Horse Racing Commission on Friday voted to approve a 44-day season for Emerald Downs in Auburn, Wash. Racing was originally scheduled to begin on April 18 but has been delayed because of the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic. The new opening day is scheduled for Monday, June 22.  Initially, races will be conducted every Monday […]

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Which would you prefer? A manual workflow that requires you to deal with your photos every day, or the fully automated version that will automagically surface only your best photos to you? On this episode Chris looks at automated photo management compared to manual photo management, two very different approaches that both have their right … Continue reading "868 Never Touch a Photo Again"

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Chris answers some audience questions about Lightroom: How to backup and restore Lightroom and how to select and export thousands of photos over multiple folders. Chris also just made an observation about how his HomeKit cameras could breathe new life into his favorite photo exercise. Photo by Siarhei Horbach [sc:podlovebutton] Links: SPONSOR: Vistaprint: Get 500 … Continue reading "869 Home Automation and Photography"

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Chris talks with film directory Jeremiah Chechick, he is one of the two new voices on The Future of Photography. Chris’ Wide Angle Photography book is now available in Chinese. And Chris got a great deal to buy over half a Terabyte of microSD cards for only $10. Listen to find out how this went … Continue reading "870 Almost a Terabyte for 10 Bucks"

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Don Komarechka is back on the show. This time he tells us about macro photography and about his latest book. The Kickstarter for it is almost finished. [sc:podlovebutton] Links: Kickstarter: Macro Photography: The Universe at our Feet by Don Komarechka Podcast: Photo Geek Weekly Homepage: Don Komarechka Photography SPONSOR: HoneyBook. Get 50% off with code … Continue reading "871 Frozen-UV-Macro-Stereo-Photography"

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Chris takes a closer look at the world’s smallest full frame mirrorless digital camera: the Sigma fp. He also asks the question if a full frame camera can REALLY deliver medium-format level quality, as claimed by Sony with the new A7 Mark IV. [sc:podlovebutton] Download the MP3 for this episode Receive TFTTF updates via email … Continue reading "872 The World’s Smallest Full Frame"

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Chris checks in with Eimear King, the new voice on The Future of Photography and answers a question on photographic travel preparations, including camera time zones and some really nifty Lightroom stuff, so you can focus on the really important things. [sc:podlovebutton] Links: SPONSOR: HoneyBook. Get 50% off with code TOPFLOOR Download the MP3 for … Continue reading "873 The Flowers and the Bees"

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Joshua wants to transfer digital photos onto an analog medium and Robert is curious about why color is sometimes shown in a linear way and sometimes in a circle. And how this explains, why the rainbow is missing a color. [sc:podlovebutton] Links: The SKY Slack challenge reviews: Image 1: Robert Oldenburg: Spotted Cow Image 2: … Continue reading "874 The Search for the Missing Color"

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Today’s show is about origin stories (what made YOU interested in photography?). Also a story about Edward Weston that taught me how the best of the best use the simplest tools you can imagine. Photo by Terry Vlisidis [sc:podlovebutton] Links: Photography Secrets of Edward Weston’s Darkroom – YouTube Edward Weston – Wikipedia SPONSOR: HoneyBook. Get … Continue reading "875 One Leg at a Time"

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Chris has spent months and years to get a grip on this: photography stresses us out. Let’s explore what we can do about it. Also Roger has a dying camera battery and wants to know if there’s anything he could have done about that. Photo by Chris Marquardt [sc:podlovebutton] Links: Tweet: What stresses you out … Continue reading "876 Photography Means Stress"

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We’ve been making lenses for thousands of years, but someone just now discovered the formula to let you make lenses that have zero (ZERO!) spherical aberration. Will this be the miracle cure to make super lenses for cheap? [sc:podlovebutton] Links: The Formula: Spherical Aberration Solved SPONSOR: MasterClass. Get $30 off the All-Access-Pass by visiting masterclass.com/topfloor … Continue reading "877 Smaller Cheaper Sharper Lighter"

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Chris has a special guest on today’s episode. HP Kaggerud is in the house and while you might not have heard about him in the context of photography, chances are that as a TFTTF listener you have heard his music many times before. Chris and HP talk about life and creativity and how it all … Continue reading "878 Don’t Matter Where You Go"

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Sometimes the picture alone is not enough to tell the whole story. Special guest Monika Andrae shares her experience and her issues when doing people photography while traveling. Photo: Monika Andrae [sc:podlovebutton] Links: Monika Andrae’s Ethiopia Picture Book SPONSOR: PhotoPlus Expo @ photoplusexpo.com – use promo code TOPFLOOR to register now for free Download the … Continue reading "879 The Picture Is Not Enough"

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Let’s go a bit deeper into two aspects of the last episode: frameworks and how they can help you with your photography and perspectives.. but not just those that we photographers love so much. [sc:podlovebutton] Links: Baltic Sea – Photos by Chris Marquardt Inbox Zero – YouTube Pomodoro Technique – Wikipedia Getting Things Done – … Continue reading "880 Perspectives and Frameworks"

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It’s Slack Challenge Time! We’ll also take a photo together (post on your favorite social media with #tfttfnow) and Chris shares a beautiful love story with us. Links: The September Slack Challenge Winners: Cat Fur by John Knight Soft Feather by Eran Pinhasov Soft by Jon Kiphart The November 2019 Slack Challenge channel Not on … Continue reading "881 Falling in Love"

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On this episode Chris dives into a couple of topics that might as well be at home on The Future of Photography, including Sony’s new layered sensor and lenses that are 1000 times thinner than current ones. Chris also holds a new mini assignment (get your 5 minutes of photography in!), and Daniel wonders about … Continue reading "882 Photo Editing in VR"

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Are you one of those people who have given their camera a name? If the answer is yes, .. this might be one of the most normal things in the world. Today i’d like to explore the emotional relationship between us and our photographic machines. Special guest: Monika Andrae. Photo by William Daigneault Links: Photo … Continue reading "883 The Man Machine Connection"

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Let Chris talk you out of buying the new Mavic Mini, the sub 250g flying camera that I KNOW a lot of you are eyeing right now. Chris puts it in perspective for you. Links: Join the TFTTF Slack here SPONSOR: Get 15% off Masterclass by visiting masterclass.com/topfloor SPONSOR: Go to acuityscheduling.com/topfloor for 45 days … Continue reading "884 Let Me Talk You Out of the Mavic Mini"

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Chris looks at wind speeds, slow drones, a mini assignment AND you’ll learn that telephoto compression isn’t really a thing. This week’s assignment is Aperture. Post your photos online and use the hashtags #tfttf #assignment #aperture Download the MP3 for this episode Receive TFTTF updates via email

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Warning: This is not an official photo episode, but rather some background on what’s going on in the world of independent podcasts. So if you’re here for the photography, please skip this episode. I’ve hinted at it before, but here’s some more background. As independent podcasting is under immense pressure to include more and more … Continue reading "885a Protecting My Listeners and Surviving at the Same Time"

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Chris discusses the Joy of Photography. Can we define it? What makes you pick up your camera? And Matt has brought us a new Slack Challenge… so we’ll review the last one and kick off the challenge for the year. For picture taking time, this week’s assignment is Break (as in “break the rules”). Post … Continue reading "886 The Joy of Photography"

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You’re an amazing community. And a big welcome to the new patrons who have decided to support an independent creator. I’m humbled by your support. Let me say a quick thank you to the new patrons: Sid, Jeffrey, Gerald, Wayne, Jacob, CArol, Colin, Chris, Robert, Filip, Roger, Robert-Francois, David, Terry, Earl, Hank, Manuel, Dain and … Continue reading "887 Heartwarming"

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It’s the last episode for the year 2019… and we’ll talk about what I do around the holidays. This episode is also about giving your photos titles. Why should you give your photos titles and how to title your pictures? Photo by Kyle Glenn Download the MP3 for this episode Receive TFTTF updates via email

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This episode comes at the end of a well-needed break. Actually a break that I didn’t even know I needed. But here we are. Back in the saddle with restored energy and ready to shake things up again. This episode is about 5 minutes that could change your photography forever. And trains. Stream trains. Photo … Continue reading "889 It Only Takes 5 Minutes"

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I am testing this new format for when I travel. So here are, as a test, my ramblings from the Viewfinder Villa kitchen table. Links: Download the MP3 for this episode Receive TFTTF updates via email

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Chris gets a voicemail from a listener (Brenie) discussing the new show format. And Mark helps Chris encourage more engagement for the alphabet photo challenges. Download the MP3 for this episode Receive TFTTF updates via email Support the show on Patreon or via SEPA

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This episode is all about challenging yourself to new heights… of course with a challenge or two. Also Alex wants to know what’s up with those terms and conditions where some photo businesses seem to make you sign away the rights to your photos. Download the MP3 for this episode Receive TFTTF updates via email … Continue reading "892 To New Heights"

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Chris takes a break from packing for his trip to share some additional details of the Moscow Extension of the Lake Baikal workshop. And then adds a little sound-seeing from the Moscow subway. Download the MP3 for this episode Receive TFTTF updates via email Support the show on Patreon or via SEPA

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Chris and the group are making their way across Lake Baikal, the world’s largest lake by volume. It holds 20% of the planet’s liquid fresh water and is up to 1 mile deep. It’s also frozen in winter. You’re listening to a slice of Photography Tips from the Top Floor. The shownotes are at https://tfttf.com/ … Continue reading "894 On the Lake (Slice)"

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In today’s TFTTF Slice, Chris runs you through his daily routine while on a workshop. Chris also interviews his tour guide and some of the attendees of the Lake Baikal trip. You’re listening to a slice of Photography Tips from the Top Floor. The shownotes are at https://tfttf.com/ Links: Chris’s photos from Lake Baikal on … Continue reading "895 Voices (Slice)"

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Chris talks about the Siberia photo tour in February and how to shoot ice. While Chris was in Russia, the coronavirus and the news about it have almost exploded and it is having a big impact on the travel industry and on photo travel. Chris takes you through his thoughts on the matter and how … Continue reading "896 Travel & Corona"

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Chris looks at the impact of this BLEEPING virus .. on the photo industry, on this show and on my own business and of course on YOUR photography, … and he suggests some solutions to soften the blow. Please help me find answers to these questions: What do YOU do in terms of photography to … Continue reading "897 Stuck at Home"

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Check out Chris’ new video series Pick One Photo that feature Filmmaker Jon Miller, photographer Ibarionex Perello, photographer and thrower of axes Sean Galbraith, photographer and podcast co-hosts Adrian Stock and Eimear King, illustrator and animator Andres Fernandez Cordon and Hollywood director and photographer Jeremiah Chechik. Links: Pick One Photo – stories behind the photos … Continue reading "898 Pick One Photo"

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The world of horse rescue isn't easy for anyone to take day in and day out. For volunteers who frequent horse auctions along the Canadian or Mexican borders, bidding against agents for meat processing plants, the constant onslaught of confused, homeless horses can be enough to make them lose faith in the world. Photographer Sarah […]

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Gallyn Mitchell has been on a streak of bad luck lately. It started in 2012 when he had a thumb snapped off by a horse's hoof in a gate accident. He recovered, but wasn't back in the saddle long before he had a spill that left him with two spinal fractures and a broken ankle. […]

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When Courtney Hernandez took to the track for her first start on December 7, she and mount Wildshoes for Me had tougher competition than the horse's $5,000 claiming pricetag would suggest. Hernandez left the gate just two spots away from older brother Colby Hernandez. “My brother rode at the side of me the whole time. […]

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New Year's Day dawned rainy and windy as London's New Year's Day Parade took to the streets. The weather didn't deter the crowds though, and it couldn't rinse the smiles off four riders who tacked up their off-track Thoroughbreds for the parade. The quartet, sporting the yellow, red, and black quarter sheets that are practically […]

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At least one contestant in the upcoming National Handicapping Championship on Jan. 24-26 will be playing for more than the sizable winner's purse. Brent Sumja, a former trainer who recently emerged the winner of the 2013 National Handicapping Championship Tour, will be eligible for a $2-million bonus on top of the Championship's $750,000 winner's share. […]

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To this day, Mike DeMent isn't sure what drove him to look over the entries at Beulah Park in early January. The Chicago-based art director was idly clicking through a claiming race when he spotted 11-year-old Oh So Awesome. Something about the name seemed familiar to DeMent, who manages his family's small racing operation Brigade […]

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The racing industry isn't exactly known for having an atmosphere of cooperation. The conflicts within the sport stack up fast after a quick glance at the headlines. Change is on the horizon in at least one area, though—drug regulation. Officials are coming together around the Mid-Atlantic Uniform Medication Program, an initiative promoted by the Racing […]

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The Communication Alliance for Networking Thoroughbred Ex-Racehorses' Kentucky division took its operation to a new level this month when it opened its first official retraining facility in Georgetown. For both CANTER Kentucky executive director Amanda Graham and trainer Stephanie Calendrillo, the event marks the realization of long-term goals. Graham has been saving money to open the […]

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What would horse racing in the United States become if some 22 percent of the population placed a bet each year? In a world with increasingly diverse entertainment and gaming options and the sport's fan base shrinking by 4 percent annually (according to the 2011 McKinsey Report), the Jockey Club and American racetracks are struggling to […]

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Much like horse trainers, writers are never truly retired from their craft. After a lengthy career that has included seven books, numerous legal articles and time spent as an editor of a regional weekly newspaper in California, Merle Horwitz isn't done writing yet. His latest book, a novel called “Winners,” was released in December. This […]

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Snowed in? S'no problem. For those in the path of winter storm Jonas, as long as you've got electricity and Internet access (or even a cellphone signal and a smartphone), this is a great weekend to stay indoors and play some races. When this was written on Friday, there was some uncertainty about which tracks […]

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The calendar says late January but it's now less than 100 days until the Kentucky Derby at Churchill Downs on May 7 and it's time to start thinking about springtime and roses. The Kentucky Derby points races get a lot more serious in three weeks with the Grade 2 Risen Star at Louisiana Downs the […]

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Another big weekend of racing is upon us as we roll into February. The year's first two Grade 1 races are coming up at Gulfstream Park on Saturday, and some fan favorites will make their season debuts on opposite coasts. A tough field of seasoned runners have lined up to contest the G1 Donn Handicap, and […]

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The Road to the Kentucky Derby is about to ramp up in a significant way, starting with this long holiday weekend. The schedule features the final two 10-point prep races before the stakes climb to 50 points for the winners, but also on tap are a couple of non-point events that are must-see viewing for […]

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Saturday's Grade 2 Risen Star Stakes is the first of 16 prep races that comprise the Kentucky Derby Championship Series – the stretch run, if you will, to the May 7 Derby. The Risen Star winner will be awarded 50 points, and based on recent history, that will secure a spot in the starting gates at Churchill Downs. […]

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Saturday's Grade 2 Xpressbet.com Fountain of Youth Stakes brings up the highly anticipated matchup of three undefeated colts on the Kentucky Derby trail: Mohaymen, Awesome Banner, and Zulu. The Xpressbet.com Fountain of Youth winner will receive 50 points, which likely guarantees a spot in the starting gate on May 7 at Churchill Downs. Trainer Kiaran […]

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Saturday's Grade 3 Gotham Stakes at Aqueduct is the third race worth 50 points to the winner on the Road to the Kentucky Derby, as well as the traditional New York prep for next month's G1 Wood Memorial. Currently in the Shadwell Stable shadow of top dog Mohaymen, Shagaf, unbeaten in two starts for trainer […]

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