Episode Summary 
This week on Photography Tips & Tricks, Pete Collins reviews some of the new features on the Canon 1DX. Then RC tries to demystify megapixel resolution so that you don't overspend on your next camera purchase. Also, Tony Corbell stops by to give a quick explanation of the physics of light so that you can better control highlights and shadows on your next shoot.
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Good tips! Wish that it lasted as long as the Grid. THANKS!!!
Enjoyed the show. Would love comparisons of some cameras in more moderate price ranges than a 1Dx however. Keep up the good work RC.
Nice show!
Healthy envy Pete Collins!!! 1DX …
But the “get to know your gear” thing is really important, still working on that (always).
Tony Corbell’s tips, master …
good show
Great show RC
Love the light tips, can’t see enough of that!
Thanks RC for sharing your megapixel thoughts with us!
Great episode RC. Would like some more tips for Canon cameras in future
Great episode RC and Pete! Would love to see more practical tips on the field like the lighting one.
Cheers!
Great Show as usual! Envious about the 1Dx. Awesome tips on lighting from Tony Corbell
Great tip on the lighting. Wish I could afford a 1D
enjoy the demonstrations with cause and effect.
Love watching the show on my iPad while commuting home. Makes the ride home go by quickly and profitably.
good tips
Great lighting tips and ,loved the Canon camera comparisons – essential information.
Liked your megipixel explaination, RC.
Almost though there was no Photographytnt this week! Excellent as always.
Love this show, I think it’s the right complement to the Grid, good job guys!
I look forward to this every week thanks for all of this.
Loved the show. I always come away with ways to make what I do easier.
Great tips Pete. Enjoyed the back of the camera screen (makes it easy to understand what you are talking about). Would love to know more about how you’ve tweaked your settings on the 7D based on what the 1DX is giving you (since I don’t have a 1DX to compare to my other camera).
Good stuff. Even though I am a Nikon shooter I liked Pete’s talk on the Canon–as I always tell people who ask me about photography “Know your camera”. The physics of light was great, a bit of how things work that we can use to build our work. More of that please.
Loving the new show. Would like to see some in-depth, 2-3 minute, how-to segments, like Photoshop User TV, but for photographers.
Really liked the lighting tips. Learned something new and thats always a good thing.
RC YOU ROCK!!! The best tip yet on this series. Tony’s tip was very well done. Made something I knew easier to understand and explain to others.
Great show. Love the lighting tips.
Guys … All three of you did a suerb job! Absolutely loved it. I have a few decades of 35mm film experience, and that is where I learned the essentials of photography. This show is one of the few places that demos principles in a practical way in the digital, wireless world of the DSLR. Many thanks. Oh, you could bring Tony on with a demo like that EVERY WEEK!
The science of light was excellent.
Another good show. Real good job of explaining the megapixel requirements
Hi great show again thanks.(could bring more sony into it?(if you don’t mind))
Very good tips and tricks ! Can’t wait the next episode
One of the best explanations of the relative size of light I have ever seen. Great segment.
Another great show RC. Pete – envious with the new 1DX but your emphasis on getting to know your camera settings better to expand your capabilities is as important if not more so than running out to get a new camera! (though that’s what I want to do as well!)
Great lighting tips from Tony! He really showed and explained light quality perfectly!
I’ve been watching dtown/photography tips and tricks for over a year now. As of late, I feel that the show is generally running for less minutes than it should be and that the show feels a bit rushed. I think for a show like this 25mins is perfect.
Loved Tony’s explanation of light source positioning. I haven’t seen as many women photographers featured. Are there any Kelby TV women?
Thanks for the megapixels tip! Im guilty of focusing on a cameras megapixels and buying them because of the megapixels it has.
hey guys, great show! how about a segment on lens adapters, they seem to be the hot topic in the photography magazines lately!
great show
thank you
Great show, RC! How about some off camera flash stuff….
Great show as always
Great show, loved the part about how to choose your camera use the pixels. I would like to see more about backing up your images not just to hard drives but also to cd/ dvd what are some programs that people use or softwear that they use. Thanks
Great Show! Can you show a few shooting techniques with ND and GND filters?
Great tips, would like to see some more tips lighting but working with sporting events and field shots.
As always a great learing environment!
wow, that was a great show; packed with great tips….thanks!!!
Great info. I enjoyed all three segment. The megapixel was really helpful
Great show RC. I really liked hearing Pete’s comments on getting to know your camera. As well, I appreciate the information you gave about print sizes!
Another good show. liked Tony’s explanation of the light. Easy to understand.
Love the lighting tips and would be great to see some more from Steve Simon in future episodes.
Keep up the great work.
Cheers
Phil
Great show as always. Love that you get the right mixture of gear and tips without making any of it too technical to follow. Keep it up!
Great advice, especially the lighting tips!
Excellent tips on lighting with the technical explanation.
Great show I like the canon infer
nice show. i love the megapixel explanation.
great show. had fun
Love Tips and Tricks
Enjoyed finding about Steve Simon
Interesting work
Excellent tips. Well done!
Loved the lighting segment
Nice info on megapixels. Good info.
great info as usual keep up the good work
Great tips, thanks for keeping us informed!
great info, would also like more tips on improving focus and forcus area.
RC as always great tips. thank you
Awesome – but it will be nice if you have show live the 12 shot pr. sek.
Great tips from Pete Collins about capturing action and about learning what your camera will do.
Hey Tony “Inverse Square Law” rules!!
Excellent info on lighting & megapixels.
The 1DX looks good.
Great show
Great tip on megapixels, RC!
Great tips this week. Love the show.
Loved the show. Would like to see comparisons of cameras (like Canon verses Nikon) in the same class
Resolution…understand now….thanks.
Need longer programs.
Thanks.
Good show, I like the way your including some new faces for tips.
GREAT SHOW CAN YOU TALK ABOUT
LIGHT METERS
Great show. How about more grip tips.
Great show, like the lighting tips this week.
Thanks
Thanks you Pete and RC for a great show.
Pete is on the money about the 7D, 5D Mark111, and the 1DX. The focusing menu for the two later models help me with my focusing with the 7D. Good tip.
Hello guys great show and tips.
Another great show. More on making prints please.
Great show great tips what about old cameras I have 30 d where should I go to Next…
Great tip on lighting and advise on the overkill on megapixels. Just the right length for T&T.
Could you show how a light meter works with examples.
I understand that a light meter works differently (and more accurately) than that of the camera itself.
Good tips and tricks, would like to see more detailed and longer web casts.
Hi there, Greetings From London, I’m a intermediate photographer looking forward to learn more about lighting the way Dean Bradshaw does, I’m a big fan of you guys but i gotta say Dean just has a perfect composition and creativity plus an incredible lighting, but I think it’d be great to know more about his technique.
Viva La Vida!
Sergio G
Nice show,thx guys.
Great tip from Tony Corbell, thanks. Would it be possible to allow the video timeline be altered by using the mouse to enable a re-watch of a favourite part of the show without having to watch it all through again? Keep up the good work!
Great show, RC!
Great show !
Loved the mega pixel discussion.
Great episode. particularly about camera megapixels and about lighting.
I’d like to suggest a topic. it’s about nikon’s Auto Dynamic Lighting. Is it useful?
great tips on the megapixal size and lighting, also maybe adding a couple more tips on each show would be very beneficial and helpful
My question is, what is the best way to set your camera when shooting RAW in nikon, SRGB or Adobe RGB. Then what are your setups for Adobe lightroom and photoshop. Is it SRGB or Adobe RGB. What do you recommend. My next question is, will it matter when editing photos in lightroom and adobe photoshop.
Hey RC, Great show as always. Sound information on usable megapixels and print sizes. Now me on the other hand am a megapixel hog. I frame and compose my shots in camera, but always tend to shoot wider. The reason being, it gives me more freedom in post to recompose and zoom in if I change my mind, or see something I missed during the shoot. This happens more often than I like to admit, and those extra pixels can make the difference in detail.
Good show, love the light explanation. Good tip on the megapixel. More isn’t always better/needed.
Great show. How about more grip tips!
Hey Pete, Nice job on the Canon 1Dx! Hey, I shoot a 7D also, but I haven’t quite figured out how to set up the AF tracking focus. You mentioned in the show that you learned some tricks on doing that on the 7D. Any chance you could pass that along to us 7D users? I have a Granddaughter that is a Great Ice Skater, but I can never seem to get good focus shot of her skating. Thanks guys for a great show!
Dennis
How about choosing a good studio background for composite shooting
Thanks RC great show, I really enjoyed Tony Corbell part on light. This an area that I have to admit goes over my head, but I am interested in learning more about it…
Look forward to next week will be in you part of the country in Ft Myers..
Regards,
RichG
Loving this show! Great tip about light! Thank you!
Nice show! LIked the no nonsense coverage of mega pixels / print size as well as the camera comparison. Tony’s simple discussion on light was equally as good. Thanks guys!
Love your podcasts! Great motivation for beginners.
I like the fact that this show has something new on learn on each episode. I am loving it…
I like the fact that this show has something new to learn on each episode. I am loving it…
Id love to see more tips and tricks on posing more then one person.
I also love gadgets! Those are always fun!
Keep up the good work guys!
Shabang…. love Petter’s work and tips. and Thanks RC for the info on camera selection. l would like to see some tips on better focus when auto focus just does not cut it. and lens selection for potrature work.
Great show RC. Can you talk about headshots?
thank you
Lighting. I love the lighting tips and want to see more. Thanks for this show.
Loved the Corbel tip. very cool
Love you show! I would like to see pet portrait tips as well as black and white portrait tips. Black and white photography is my favorite style! Thanks and keep up the great episodes!!
I love you show! I would like to see more tips on pet portraits and or Black and white lighting and techniques for making black and whites photos stand out. Thanks and keep up with the great episodes!
I enjoyed the 1DX comparison with the 7D, good practical advise – that coming from a Nikon shooter
RC’s tips on megapixels again great practical advise… Keep up the great work… Cheers, Rob
I really like the product reviews. I’ve been a regular follower of all of the KelbyTV series, and I trust your recommendations! Thanks for making my like that much easier!
Great show… more lighting tips!!
I love the show, very great and useful tips.
What I wish to see upcoming episodes is about home printing for photographs and color calibrations.
Thanks
Great show.
Thanks once again
Always enjoy the show and thanks for making my commute in more enjoyable.
Great show as usual Photoshop Guys!
Always learn a lot, keep up the good work.
Thank’s for explaining mega pix’s, makes a lot more sense.
Really enjoyed the tips on lighting and the brief bit on portraits.
It would be great to see more on the physics of lighting.
Amazing show, as always, guys
Love the show.
Great tips on lighting loved it.
Pam
Super lighting tip…. great show.
Great show. Would like to know what is the intro song. It’s perfect background music for editing photos.
Thanks for the show.
Just watched one of your workshops on Youtube, and kudos to everyone there for the amazing, to the point learning tools. Great information for the beginner, hobbyist, or professional. I don’t think anyone is to good, NOT to learn something from Kelbytraining. Thank you!!
Tony Korbell’s hilight info was just what I needed
great show guys! love the free tips, i would love to learn something more about hyperfocal distance, not necessarily theory but how do you use it in practice
Damn you Pete Collins now I have to convince my CFO(aka my wife) that I need to budget the purchase of a Canon 1DX.
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