This week we discuss how assignments can help you grow, learning from photography books and what to put in your camera bag when you don’t know what to expect. With Chris Marquardt, Ibarionex Perello and John Arnold.

• Focus Ring Episode 4

Assignment pictures from Chris’ latest workshop
http://www.flickr.com/groups/hs-bilderflut/pool/tags/hsworkshop01

Challenges at Tips from the Top Floor
http://www.tipsfromthetopfloor.com/forum/viewforum.php?f=29

Jonathan Coulton
http://www.jonathancoulton.com/

Cleaning your sensor with Discofilm
- video - http://www.tipsfromthetopfloor.com/2007/03/13/tfttf185-video-discofilm/
- audio - http://www.tipsfromthetopfloor.com/2007/03/15/tfttf186-discofilm-ii/

William Eggleston - In The Real World
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0443698/

Andy Gotts - Degrees
http://www.andygotts.com/

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