Jeff Harmon

Photo Taco Podcast

Arts EN ↓ 211 episodes

Jeff Harmon, passionate hobbyist photographer, works as an Information Security professional by day and loves to break down complicated and/or technical photography topics so that the newest of photographers can understand them. No topic is too simple or too complicated for the show. If he doesn’t know the answer then he brings on an expert to help him break it down. Get photography tips in the time it takes to eat a taco, or perhaps a burrito!

Author

Jeff Harmon

Category

Arts

Podcast website

phototacopodcast.com

Latest episode

Nov 8, 2023

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Episodes

Photo Website Hosting 18.06.2016

Jeff Harmon shares his tips on how to choose a photo website hosting provider. 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://jsharmonphot...

Lr Smart Previews 11.06.2016

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.

Lightroom Vignetting 04.06.2016

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 Portfoli...

What Is Diffraction 30.05.2016

Jeff Harmon explains what diffraction is, what it does, and what you can do about it.

Image Stabilization On or Off 21.05.2016

Jeff Harmon tackles the question of whether leaving image stabilization on all the time could make your photos not tack sharp.

Portrait Retouching 17.05.2016

Jeff Harmon answers a listener question about portrait retouching and offers a tip on something you probably don't know about Lightroom!

DOF Button And Monitor Inputs 10.05.2016

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.

TTL Or Not To TTL 23.04.2016

Jeff Harmon answers a question from the podcast Facebook group about TTL and remote controlling the power of flash.

Lightroom Develop Module 23.04.2016

Jeff Harmon answers a listener question about the order of using the various panels in the Lightroom Develop module.

Exposure Compensation Explained 16.04.2016

Jeff Harmon explains exposure compensation, what it does, and how to use it.

Histogram Explained 12.04.2016

Jeff Harmon explains histograms and how to use them in photography including what it means to "clip" and "blow out" when taking a photo.

Photography And Storage 04.04.2016

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.

In-Camera Picture Styles 29.03.2016

Jeff Harmon answers a listener question about in-camera picture profiles (landscape, portrait, etc) and what they are for.

In – Camera White Balance 22.03.2016

Jeff Harmon answers a question about in-camera white balance, what it is and if you should use it.

Min Shutter Speed Max Sharpness 14.03.2016

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.

Large Lightroom Catalogs 08.03.2016

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.

Periscope For Photographers 01.03.2016

Brian McGuckin shares some tips on how to use Periscope as a photographer

Focus Points 23.02.2016

Jeff Harmon talks about contrast vs. phase detection and single vs. cross-type focus points.

Shooting Real Estate 17.02.2016

Guest host Brian McGuckin offers some tips on shooting real estate photography.

Portrait Backgrounds 09.02.2016

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.

Roundtripping Lr And Ps 02.02.2016

Jeff Harmon answer a listener question about roundtripping between Lightroom and Photoshop, then finding the image that was edited.

Fast Lightroom Editing Tips 23.01.2016

Jeff Harmon shares tips to speed up editing sessions with thousands of photos using presents, copy/paste, sync, and other Lightroom features.

Lenses On Crop Sensors 20.01.2016

Jeff Harmon explains how lenses behave differently on crop sensor cameras compared to full frame.

JPEG Compression Levels 10.01.2016

Jeff Harmon talks about JPEG compression levels and what photographers should set the "Quality" level to as they export files to JPEG.

Metering Explained 05.01.2016

Jeff Harmon answers a listener question about metering, metering modes, and when to use each.

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