Tack Sharp is a podcast about photography by Dan Benjamin and Duncan Davidson.
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Episode 12: Online Photo Sharing Sites, The Panasonic GF1, and The Daily Shoot
Published November 25, 2009
Dan and Duncan stream the show live (with video), and talk about online photo sharing sites like Flickr, Smugmug, Zenfolio, and others, the Panasonic GF1, and Duncan’s new website.
Links for this episode:
- Flickr
- Smugmug
- Zenfolio
- Photoshelter
- The Panasonic GF1 (B&H and Amazon) and the Pancake lens
- The Daily Shoot on Twitter and the Daily Shoot website
Episode 11: It’s a Metric Ton
Published October 26, 2009
Duncan phones in from Amsterdam to talk with Dan about traveling with a full complement of photographic and computer gear, the new Panasonic GF1, and more.
Links for this episode:
- Duncan’s Think Tank Airport International 2.0 (also check out the product page)
- Dan’s 16GB SD HC card
- The Panasonic GF1 available from B&H and Amazon
- One of Duncan’s shots with the GF1
- The aerial movie clips shot on with Duncan’s Panasonic GF-1
- Some of Duncan’s travel gear
Note: Duncan’s audio is less than perfect this time around, because he’s on the road and traveling without a full complement audio recording gear. Sorry about that.
Episode 10: The Dark
Published October 5, 2009
Dan and Duncan discuss techniques for shooting in low light conditions, from cool roadside shots to the space shuttle.
Links for this episode:
Episode 9: Downsizing
Published September 24, 2009
In this episode, we talk about downsizing, and the opportunities and challenges it brings. Dan downsized from a Nikon D700 to a Nikon D90, and Duncan’s been experimenting with the camera built into his iPhone 3GS … with surprising results.
Links for this episode:
- We have a new Tack Sharp Facebook Page
- The Tack Sharp Flickr Group (add your pics!)
- Duncan’s iPhone 3GS photography set on Flickr
- Dan’s new camera: Nikon D90
- Dan’s lenses: Nikkor 18-200mm, Nikkor 50mm f/1.4
- Duncan’s camera: Nikon D700
- Duncan’s lenses: Nikkor 14-24mm, 24-70mm, 70-200mm, 300mm
And yes, we’re back.
Episode 8: TED
Published March 2, 2009
The eighth episode of Tack Sharp is a bit different than usual. Dan talks with Duncan about one of his latest gigs, shooting TED, the Technology, Entertainment, and Design conference.But there’s a story here, and it’s not what you’re expecting.
Episode 7: Camera Size
Published February 10, 2009
Episode seven of Tack Sharp features Dan and Duncan talking about the sizes of cameras by comparing the Nikon D90 and D700 cameras.
Episode 6: Camera Modes
Published January 16, 2009
Subscribe in iTunesEpisode six of Tack Sharp features Dan and Duncan talking about camera shooting modes, including program, shutter priority, aperture priority and scene modes.
Episode 5: Bokeh
Published December 22, 2008
Episode five of Tack Sharp features Dan and Duncan talking about bokeh.
Episode 4: Output
Published December 13, 2008
Episode four of Tack Sharp features Dan and Duncan talking about printers big and small. Duncan just started spending time with Printerville’s Epson 4800 and is totally stoked about it. Dan talks about his Epson PictureMate Dash PM260 and how he uses it to print out prints for his family.
Episode 3: Tripods, Monopods, and Gorillas
Published December 6, 2008
Episode three of the Tack Sharp podcast features Dan and Duncan talking about tripods, monopods, and Gorilla pods. We talk about the types of supports, differences between them, and give a few recommendations on the brands to look for.
Episode 2: Crop Factor
Published December 1, 2008
Episode two of the Tack Sharp podcast features Dan and Duncan talking about the difference between crop-frame and full-frame cameras.
Episode 1: Nikon vs. Canon, Primes vs. Zooms, White Balance
Published November 24, 2008
In our inaugural episode, we take a look at the ongoing battle between Nikon and Canon to build the best dSLR in the business. Other topics include prime vs. zoom lenses, and some ways to address getting good white balance in bad light.Here links for the prime lenses we talk about in this episode:
- Nikon 50mm f/1.8 and 50mm f/1.4
- Canon 50mm f/1.8 and 50mm f/1.4
We also talk about the Nikon D700, the Canon 1D Mark III, and several other Nikon lenses including the 14-24mm wide lens, the 24-70mm mid-range zoom, and the 70-200mm telephoto zoom.
