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DPReview TV: We answer your questions about how to start a YouTube channel

05 Nov

Following our DPReview TV video series ‘How to start a YouTube channel’, we received lots of follow-up questions from viewers, so Chris and Jordan sat down to answer some of the most common ones.

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  • Introduction
  • How important is it to publish consistently?
  • How much time does it take to shoot an episode?
  • How do you get things like health insurance?
  • How do you know what videos will succeed?
  • Should you include humor/personality?
  • Video editing speed round!
  • Should you focus on making videos for yourself or your audience?
  • Chris is cold

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DPReview TV: How to start a YouTube channel Part III – should you shoot in a studio or in the field?

24 Sep

Have you ever dreamed of starting your own YouTube channel? In this video, we discuss the pros and cons of working of shooting from a studio vs. shooting in the field.

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  • Introduction
  • Studio: Advantages
  • Studio: Disadvantages
  • Field: Advantages
  • Field: Disadvantages
  • Field: Conclusion

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DPReview TV: How to start a YouTube channel Part II – should you write a script, an outline or just wing it?

11 Sep

Have you ever dreamed of starting your own YouTube channel? In this video, we show you three different ways to plan and script your show.

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  • Introduction
  • Scripting
  • Outlines
  • Riffing
  • The wrap

Articles: Digital Photography Review (dpreview.com)

 
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DPReview TV: How to start a YouTube channel Part I – the gear you need to get started

29 Aug

Have you ever dreamed of starting your own YouTube channel? In this video, the first in a series, we talk about the basic gear you’ll need to get going – all for under $ 1000.

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  • Introduction
  • Camera
  • Lavalier microphone
  • On-camera microphone
  • Tripod
  • Memory cards
  • ND filter
  • Your basic kit

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Twitter will start labeling manipulated and deepfaked content

06 Feb

Twitter plans to crack down on ‘deceptively edited’ and deepfaked media content by labeling tweets that contain these images and videos. According to Reuters, the company also plans to remove edited or computer-generated content in cases where it may put someone’s privacy or safety at risk, suppress voters or cause ‘widespread civil unrest.’

Twitter’s decision comes ahead of the contentious 2020 presidential election season, which is expected to include huge quantities of manipulated and deepfaked content intended to shape the outcome of the election. Other major online platforms have enacted similar rules about deepfaked content, though some critics say they aren’t taking a hard enough stance against such content.

Facebook, for example, likewise labels fake or otherwise altered images as ‘false,’ but won’t remove this type of content unless it is a video generated using AI to make it appear that someone is saying something they never said. According to Reuters, Twitter will take into account the text in a tweet and ‘other contextual signals’ to decide whether a post will be labeled as false or removed entirely.

It remains unclear how Twitter’s platform will detect manipulated and deepfaked content.

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Blackmagic Camera Setup 6.8 improves start time and performance for 4K, 6K Pocket Cinema Cameras

04 Feb

Blackmagic Pocket Cinema Camera 6K

Blackmagic has released an update for its Blackmagic Camera models that adds a number of new features, bug fixes and other improvements to the systems.

On both the Blackmagic Pocket Cinema Camera 4K (BMPCC4K) and Blackmagic Pocket Cinema Camera 6K (BMPCC6K), Blackmagic Camera Setup 6.8 improves startup time, improves the USB PTP control performance and fixes an issue with ‘slow mounting of media containing a large number of clips.’

The update also increases 4K 2.40:1 recording pixel height from 1712 to 1720 pixels on the BMPCC4K and fixes an ‘issue where EF lens stabilization cannot be turned on if the camera is started with lens IS turned off’ on the BMPCC6K.

The update also includes Blackmagic RAW 1.6.1, which adds support for Blackmagic’s URSA Broadcast. Other ‘general performance and stability improvements have been made for Blackmagic’s RAW plugin for Avid Media Composer and Adobe Premiere Pro.

You can download the latest update through Blackmagic’s support page.

Update details:

Blackmagic Camera Setup 6.8

Welcome to the Blackmagic Camera Setup!

This software package allows you to update your Blackmagic Camera to the latest software release for new features, bug fixes and other enhancements.

The software installer no longer installs the Desktop Video or UltraScope applications and they will need to be downloaded separately from the Blackmagic Design website: https://www.blackmagicdesign.com/support

To use UltraScope via Thunderbolt with Blackmagic Cinema Camera or Production Camera 4K, download and install the Blackmagic UltraScope software. If you want to use Media Express with the supported cameras, download and install the Blackmagic Desktop Video software.

Please ensure that your device is plugged into mains power before running the software update. To update Blackmagic Camera Fiber Converter you will need to ensure that the unit is powered from the camera using the URSA 12V power supply rather than SMPTE fiber during the update.

Please update your camera before attaching the Blackmagic Camera Battery Grip.

For updating Blackmagic Cameras from Camera 4.0 or above it is advisable to export your presets and LUTs onto a card as they will be removed during this update.

What’s new in Blackmagic Camera Setup 6.8

New features for Blackmagic Pocket Cinema Camera 4K

  • Improve camera startup time.
  • Improved USB PTP control performance.
  • Increase 4K 2.40:1 recording pixel height from 1712 to 1720.
  • Fixed issue with slow mounting of media containing large number of clips.

New features for Blackmagic Pocket Cinema Camera 6K

  • Improve camera startup time.
  • Improved USB PTP control performance.
  • Fixed issue with slow mounting of media containing large number of clips.
  • Fixed issue where EF lens stabilization cannot be turned on if camera is started with lens IS turned off.

No new features in 6.8 for other camera models.

What’s new in Blackmagic RAW 1.6.1

  • Added Blackmagic URSA Broadcast support.
  • Blackmagic RAW Avid Media Composer plugin general performance and stability improvements.
  • Blackmagic RAW Adobe Premiere Pro plugin general performance and stability improvements.

Minimum system requirements for Blackmagic Camera Setup on macOS

  • macOS Catalina 10.15 or later
  • macOS Mojave 10.14 or later
  • A suitable USB 2.0 port

Minimum system requirements for Blackmagic RAW on macOS

  • macOS Catalina 10.15 or later
  • macOS Mojave 10.14 or later
  • AVX, AVX2, or SSE compatible chipset
  • Adobe CC 2019 or later for Adobe Premiere Pro plug-ins
  • Avid Media Composer 2018 for Avid Media Composer AMA plug-in

Minimum system requirements for Blackmagic Camera Setup on Windows

  • Microsoft Windows 10 64-bit or later
  • A suitable USB 2.0 port

Minimum system requirements for Blackmagic RAW on Windows

  • Windows 10 or later
  • AVX, AVX2, or SSE compatible chipset
  • Adobe CC 2019 or later for Adobe Premiere Pro plug-ins
  • Avid Media Composer 2018 for Avid Media Composer AMA plug-in

Installing Blackmagic Camera Utility

Before installing the software, we recommend that you run “Uninstall Blackmagic Camera Setup” first.

While installing Camera Update on URSA Mini and URSA Mini Pro you may notice a pause around the 10% mark in the install process, this is normal and will continue installing after around 20 seconds.

While installing Camera Update on Pocket Cinema Camera 4K you may notice a pause around the 70% mark in the install process, this is normal. Please do not power off the camera as it may still be in the middle of the update process. When the update is completed, the camera will restart into its normal operating state.

After loading the software on the Blackmagic Cinema Camera PL, EF or MFT, you may notice a slight flickering on the built-in LCD screen. This is normal and expected behavior. The flickering will go away after a few minutes of operation.

The Blackmagic Camera Installer package installs:

  • Blackmagic Camera Setup
  • Blackmagic RAW SDK
  • Blackmagic RAW Player
  • Blackmagic RAW Speed Test
  • Blackmagic RAW plugin for Adobe Premiere Pro
  • Blackmagic RAW plugin for Avid Media Composer
  • Uninstall Blackmagic Camera Setup
  • User Manuals

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Change of Perspective in Photography – Start from the Top

13 Jan

The post Change of Perspective in Photography – Start from the Top appeared first on Digital Photography School. It was authored by Ana Mireles.

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You’d be surprised how a simple change of perspective in photography can take your images from amateur to pro. Pay attention to any magazine, advertisement, exhibition, etc., and you’ll notice how almost none of the photographs were taken at eye-level.

change of perspective in photography

1/30 sec. f5.6, ISO 800

Just by changing the point of view, you can completely transform an image. You can play with size, proportion, depth, and many other characteristics. One of the most important aspects, however, is that you are showing the viewer the subject from a point of view that is out of the ordinary.

There are many angles you can choose from, in this article I’m going to focus on positioning yourself above the subject. Now let’s see a couple of choices for you to get started.

Bird’s eye view

As the name suggests, this shot means that you should be highly elevated and therefore watching your subject from a flying bird’s perspective. With small subjects or even a portrait, you can just climb on a chair or a tree. However, for landscapes, you can go up a building or tower. There are lots of touristic places that have high scenic viewpoints for you to practice.

change of perspective in photography

1/400 sec. f5.6, ISO 100

Gear

You don’t need any specific gear for it but there are some things to consider regarding your settings:

  • If you’re in the open, it might be windy the higher you go, so use fast shutter speed.
  • Even if you’re behind glass, but you’re not to allowed to use a tripod (like it happens in most touristic places), you’ll still need to keep an eye on your shutter speed to avoid blurry images.
  • Speaking of being behind glass, be careful with the reflections. For this problem, you might find useful to carry with you a lens hood or a polarizing filter. More tips to minimizing reflections on windows can be found here.

If you are really enjoying a higher photographic perspective, you may want to consider buying yourself a drone or looking into aerial photography.

Creative uses

A change of perspective in photography is not only a good practice to improve your skills, but it can also be used creatively. Here are some ideas for you to try using the bird’s eye perspective:

  • Incorporate an object in the foreground to make more interesting photographs Having an anchor in your image can guide the viewer through your image.
  • A bird’s eye perspective is great to do panoramas. This technique will need some post-production to stitch together your images.  Here’s all you need to know to do it, give it a try.
  • Finally, try creating your own miniature world by trying the tilt and shift effect. Bird’s eye is the best perspective to achieve the perfect illusion.
change of perspective in photography

1/400 sec. f13, ISO 400 with a tilt-shift effect done in PS

Top-Down

The top-down name is quite clear. It means that you’re looking down directly onto the subject. Of course, this is also a perspective a bird could have, however, it’s a camera angle in its own right. For this, your focal plane has to be parallel to the subject.

Gear and Setup for a top-down shooting

Gear

You don’t need special gear. You can achieve this with any camera – even with your smartphone – which is probably why it’s so popular for food and still-life photography on Instagram. It’s also very popular for drone photography.

However, there are some accessories that can be useful:

  • You need to be parallel to the surface you’re photographing, so a tripod and a bubble level can make your life much easier.
  • If you’re using a tripod, you may need to use an extension arm or similar. This will prevent the legs from coming into the frame.
  • This is not a piece of equipment, but a recommendation about where you place the tripod. Be careful not to cast the shadow of the tripod, lights, or yourself on the subject.

Creative uses

Flat lay

Flat lay is a very popular term for blogs and social media, especially Instagram. It refers to a composition of objects laid onto a flat surface. There are many contests and challenges online, look for them with the hashtag flat-lay. Join them and practice your top-down skills.

Colors and shapes

Because there’s almost no depth with the top-down perspective, you have to make the most out of the two dimensions you have to work with. Instead of it being a limitation, get creative and use composition, colors, and shapes to improve your designer skills.

change of perspective in photography

2 sec. f22, ISO 800

In conclusion

A change of perspective in photography can give you lots of opportunities to improve and create fun and innovative images. You don’t need to buy any extra equipment or learn any new techniques, all you need to do is move around your subject. I hope you have fun and if you feel up to it keep on exploring with these extra articles:

  • How to Improve Your Photography by Changing Perspective
  • The Power of Perspective in Photography

 

 

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Instagram CEO says it will start testing hidden ‘likes’ in the US starting this week

10 Nov

After testing it in numerous other regions, including Brazil, Japan, Canada and Australia, Instagram has confirmed it will start hiding ‘likes’ for accounts based in the United States this coming week.

The confirmation comes from Instagram CEO Adam Mosseri during the below interview at WIRED25. In it, he says certain users in the United States will have ‘private likes’ as soon as this week. Based on how Mosseri addresses the crowd, it appears as though the rollout will be random.

While elaborating on why Instagram is looking to test this, Mosseri said:

It’s about young people. The idea is to try and depressurize Instagram [to] make it less of a competition [and] giving people more space to focus on connecting with people that they love [and] the things that inspire them.

It very much seems as though this is a work in progress, far from being set in stone, so initial feedback will likely play a major role in whether or not this feature — or mores the lack of a feature — sticks around.

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Panono angers remaining customers by deciding to start charging for its stitching service

12 Aug

When we first saw the first prototype of the Panono 360-degree camera after its launch on Indiegogo in 2013, it looked like an impressive hardware and software product that had the potential to revolutionize some areas of photography.

However, it took almost three years for us to hold a production version in our hands, and although we found a lot to like in our test, by 2016 the number of competitors in the 360-degree camera market had grown exponentially, making it a lot more difficult for Panono to compete in the relatively new market for 360-degree cameras.

It’s probably fair to say that since then the path of Panono has been rocky. In May 2017 the original founders filed for bankruptcy. In July of the same year the company was sold to Swiss-based private equity investor Bryanston Group AG after only managing to deliver around 400 cameras to its backers.

Anyone who took up the offer back then could be forgiven for feeling tempted to smash their Panono camera against a wall, as the company has decided to start charging for its cloud-based stitching service.

In December 2017 the new owners contacted about 2,000 Indiegogo backers who received neither refund or camera during the original crowdfunding campaign, offering them to buy the camera at production cost. In addition they would get unrestricted access to Panono’s cloud features.

Anyone who took up the offer back then could be forgiven for feeling tempted to smash their Panono camera against a wall, as the company has decided to start charging for its cloud-based stitching service. In an email to users the company announced that from September 1st, 2019 the previously free service will cost Panono users €0.79 per image.

This is especially frustrating to users like photographer Nico Goodden, who voiced his discontent on Twitter, as there is no offline alternative to the Panono cloud stitching and the files recorded by the camera are not compatible with any third-party services, leaving users without any alternatives.

If it’s the Panono’s 108MP resolution you are after, there aren’t currently many affordable alternatives, but still it’s hard to recommend the camera to anyone at this point. It looks like charging for a service that is an essential element of the product and was always understood to be free to buyers of the camera, could be the final nail in the coffin of a once promising project.

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Chief Design Officer Jony Ive is leaving Apple to start new design firm

03 Jul
Jony Ive and Tim Cook at the September 2018 launch of iPhone XR | Photo provided by Apple

Apple has announced that Jonathan ‘Jony’ Ive, Apple’s chief design officer, is leaving the company ‘later this year to form an independent design company which will count Apple among its primary clients.’

Ive’s departure is a monumental one considering the impact he’s had on Apple products since he was hired in September 1992. From the original, iconic iMac to Apple’s new Apple Park headquarters in Cupertino, California, which is estimated to have cost upwards of five billion dollars to construct, Ive has played a critical role in the look and—arguably more importantly—feel of Apple products for more than two decades.

No one person will assume the role of chief design officer, a title more or less created for Ive. Instead, as Apple explains below, two other design team leaders within Apple are expected to fill the void Ive is leaving behind1:

Design team leaders Evans Hankey, vice president of Industrial Design, and Alan Dye, vice president of Human Interface Design, will report to Jeff Williams, Apple’s chief operating officer.

It’s unknown how much interaction will occur between Apple and Ive’s new design firm, but John Gruber of Daring Fireball says:

This angle that he’s still going to work with Apple as an independent design firm seems like pure spin. You’re either at Apple or you’re not. Ive is out.

Gruber also points out that despite Ive leaving Apple, there’s little doubt his impact on Apple will remain for years to come, regardless of the role his design firm will have with the design of Apple products:

Apple’s hardware and industrial design teams work so far out that, even if I’m right and Ive is now effectively out of Apple, we’ll still be seeing Ive-designed hardware 5 years from now. It is going to take a long time to evaluate his absence.

Time will tell the impact Ive’s departure will have on Apple and its products.


1AppleInsider has a great run-down of who Evans Hankey and Alan Dye are.

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