Last year alone the estimate is that people took 1.2 trillion photos. A lot of them were selfies. These are different from other photos. The ego is at stake in a selfie which is why there are so many touch up apps out there. Facetune2 is one example. It can smooth out...
The percentage of women who are FAA-certified drone pilots in the US is less than 5%. The percentage of female drone pilots who fly recreational drones is probably much higher. To support and encourage women who fly drones two women have launched Women Who Drone...
A person or actor who is an extra in movies and TV shows is also called a "background artist." If you are interested in how the movie business works, and want to earn some extra dough, this can be an ideal way to see it close-up and maybe even appear in a movie or TV...
If you reverse one optical element of a $70 Zenit MC Zenitar 50mm f/2 lens, you get this magic bokeh. Iranian photographer Alireza Rostami has been studying and experimenting with lenses for years. He discovered that by reversing one of the elements in a lens, the...
The first step in trying to repair corrupted video files is to view the technical and tag data of that file. The best way to do that is with a free, open-source program called MediaInfo. This program provides a unified display of the most relevant technical and tag...
I've been using the RetroScan Universal for scanning 8mm, Super 8 and 16mm films since May of 2018. I've been very happy with the results. This machine works differently from all the others I have used or studied. It scans frame-by-frame high definition stills and can...
The Volvo Ocean Race is a round the world ocean race that takes about 9 months to complete. It is held every three years. The race is sponsored and owned by Volvo, the Swedish automobile manufacturer. The race typically leaves from Europe in October, and in recent...
Slow motion footage is created by running a video camera at at faster rate than the normal 29.97 frames per second. The amazing Phantom VEO 710 camera can shoot 1 million frames per second. This makes one second last more than nine hours! And it comes with a price -...
Two years ago Adobe demonstrated a program that can edit speech just like you can edit text, but it can also add new speech. The program is called VoCo. It ingests speech, breaks it down to basic elements and then creates new words and sentences from scratch. So you...
The new full-frame A7 III is midway between the A7R III and the A7S II, which is Sony's low light and video king. The mirrorless A7 III shoots 4K HDR video, as well as 120 frames per second slow motion at 1080p. It also includes the ability to capture in the more...
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