The Future of Photography

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071 Magic Helpers Mar 20, 2019

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One of the latest gadgets that claim to make you a better photographer is called Arsenal. It received over $2.5 million on Kickstarter and as of this episode, it has not even been released yet. The amount of pre-funding clearly indicates how desperate a lot of people are to find the AI-powered silver bullet that will make them better photographers. Ade and Chris take a closer look at the promises.

070 The Future of Aspect Ratios Mar 13, 2019

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Name a classic aspect ratio. Did you pick 6x4? 8x10? The Academy Ratio? Univisium? Univisium is actually Ade’s favourite. But have you shot 9:16? It’s a new video format that editing houses and digital agencies are starting to take very seriously.

069 Make It Go Even Slower Mar 06, 2019

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There are several ways to do slow motion. One is to shoot at a very high frame rate. The other is to fake it and interpolate additional frames based on a slower frame rate. Researchers at the University of Massachusetts have come up with an algorithm to stretch video time almost indefinitely and create a Super SloMo.

068 What's in Your Pocket? Feb 27, 2019

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Are you locked into an everlasting quest for high quality photo kit that fits in your pocket? Ade is. He recently bought the Fuji 27mm pancake lens which has added a new use-case to his APS-C camera - it now fits in a coat pocket. Get in touch with us on twitter @TFOPnow to show us your pocketable camera kits.

067 News Update Feb 20, 2019

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Lightroom adds Enhance Details, but is it any good? // Nokia 9 PureView comes with 5 Cameras (see also TFOP 039: Lens Multiplication) // Nvidia StyleGAN Proof of Concept: This Person Does Not Exist (Article), Nvidia StyleGAN on github (see also TFOP 063 Porsche-ness: The Future of Stock Photography)

066 Passport Photos Feb 13, 2019

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How do you get your passport photos done? Ade just had to renew his and found that the UK Government now has a great service for uploading digital photos and streamlining passport renewal. Check out the guidelines here. It's a bit different in Germany though for Chris. And in agreessive pricing news, Canon has set a new low benchmark for pricing full-frame mirrorless cameras at $1299. What does this mean for the future of camera pricing in general?

065 Toothpaste-based Lenses Feb 06, 2019

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Materials research is trying to make lenses flatter and they are making great progress by employing the same type of antenna technology that makes terrestrial radio work. Just on a much much smaller nano scale to make it work for light. Arseniy Kuznetsov is one of the scientists working with new materials to create the future of lenses, projectors and holographic displays. Watch the video here.

064 My next camera will be Chinese? Jan 30, 2019

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Who will make your next camera? Despite new launches from both Canon and Nikon recently, Fuji are winning lots of internet reviewer awards for best camera of 2018. So where do we need to look now for the next big thing? DJI Osmo Pocket? Insta360? Yongnuo? Notice all these are Chinese companies innovating photography through applying new technology. DJI even own Hasselblad now. If Chinese manufacturers who already build many phone cameras now start to make waves in the traditional camera markets, how will the established Japanese, German and other nationality companies compete?

063 Porsche-ness: The Future of Stock Photography Jan 23, 2019

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It's the age of artificial photography. Be it car ads or the latest IKEA catalog. What's been difficult is coming up with artificial people. Until now. Nvidia just presented their latest research in GANs to create any artificial photo of a person that you like. It remains to be seen what that means for the future of photography.

062 Blend don’t blast Jan 16, 2019

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Over the holidays Ade rented a type of LED light he had not used before - a Westcott Icelight 2 from hireacamera.com. “It made me think about the way I shoot with light in a different way. It didn’t give me absolute control over light - it’s not powerful enough. But it did give me plenty to light a subject above the ambient light - indoors anyway - and made me think more about what filmmakers call “practicals”. It’s a blending of light rather than blasting.” So, will the future of photographic lighting change the art? Or is this just another aesthetic trend?

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