Tack Sharp

Hosted by Dan Benjamin and Duncan Davidson.

Tack Sharp is a podcast about the art and science of photography, equipment, gear, and techniques, with topics and discussions geared toward both professional and hobbyist photographers.

Tack Sharp’s Episodes (Page 1)


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Episode 12: Online

Published on November 25th, 2009 (2009-11-25 17:24:00 -0500)

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.


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Episode 11: It's a Metric Ton

Published on October 26th, 2009 (2009-10-26 18:22:00 -0400)

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.


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Episode 10: The Dark

Published on October 5th, 2009 (2009-10-05 18:21:00 -0400)

Dan and Duncan discuss techniques for shooting in low light conditions, from cool roadside shots to the space shuttle.


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Episode 9: Downsizing

Published on September 24th, 2009 (2009-09-24 18:20:00 -0400)

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.


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Episode 8: TED

Published on March 2nd, 2009 (2009-03-02 17:19:00 -0500)

The eighth episode of Tack Sharp is a bit different than usual. Dan talks with Duncan about one of his latest gigs, shootingTED, the Technology, Entertainment, and Design conference. But there's a story here, and it's not what you're expecting.


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Episode 7: Camera Size

Published on February 10th, 2009 (2009-02-10 17:18:00 -0500)

Episode seven of Tack Sharp features Dan and Duncan talking about the sizes of cameras by comparing the Nikon D90 and D700 cameras.


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Episode 6: Camera Modes

Published on January 16th, 2009 (2009-01-16 17:17:00 -0500)

Episode six of Tack Sharp features Dan and Duncan talking about camera shooting modes, including program, shutter priority, aperture priority and scene modes.


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Episode 5: Bokeh

Published on December 22nd, 2008 (2008-12-22 17:15:00 -0500)

Episode five of Tack Sharp features Dan and Duncan talking about bokeh.


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Episode 4: Output

Published on December 13th, 2008 (2008-12-13 17:14:00 -0500)

Dan and Duncan talk about printers big and small. Duncan just started spending time with Printerville's Epson 4800 and Dan talks about his Epson PictureMate Dash PM260 and how he uses it make prints for his family.


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Episode 3: Tripods, Monopods, and Gorillas

Published on December 6th, 2008 (2008-12-06 17:13:00 -0500)

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.