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Custom-Made Cameras Are Finally Here 📷, Insta Models AI 🤖, TikTok TV 🎬
Custom-Made Cameras Are Finally Here 📷; Insta's AI influencer 🤖; TikTok's small screen leap 🎬.
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Welcome, creative friends!
Pose, filter, or binge? Your daily industry triage is here. Prepare for your media diet to get a major upgrade.
In today's rundown:
📷 Boaz's Pi Cam
🤖 Insta's AI Con
🎬 TikTok's TV Coup
🔥 Press Worthy Stories
📚 Learn & Grow
Read time: 3 minutes
VISUAL CREATORS
Stuck with a camera not tailor-made for you? Creator Boaz might have the fix—a 3D-printed Raspberry Pi camera you can customize to your heart’s content.
Boaz sees this as a step towards the future where ‘killer apps’ will be all about personalization. And they’re not stopping at cameras; more projects are in the pipeline.
This could be a game-changer, unlocking a world where your gadgets are as unique as you are.
Imagine the possibilities if this tech goes mainstream. It’s a DIY dream come true, with every layer customized, by you.
Will 3D-printed cameras redefine personal tech?Vote to see live results! |
🔥 Press Worthy
Canon patents haptic feedback for mirrorless cameras, aiming to replace the traditional shutter 'click' with a silent yet noticeable vibration.
NASA's deep space experiment beams a 15-second, HD video of a cat back from 19 million miles. Yep, space now has better internet than you.
Midjourney 6 is a major leap in AI photography, getting closer to ‘real’ images. Landscapes still give it away, but portraits are getting scarily close.
Filmmakers accuse nonfiction studio XTR of repeatedly pledging—and then retracting—large grants, jeopardizing projects and baffling the industry.
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📚 Learn & Grow
PRODUCTION MASTERY
The Clueless Agency
Barcelona-based agency The Clueless has been creating AI-generated models, with their latest, Aitana Lopez, racking up the followers and even some celebrity attention.
But photographer Jake Hicks isn't worried about business – he's worried about the impact on the next generation.
Hicks argues that it’s fine to follow an AI model as long as you know they're not real, but many creators aren't being transparent.
As for the impact on the industry, Hicks compares the situation to the mid-90s stock photography apocalypse.
AI models: Cool or Catastrophe?Vote to see live results! |
🔥 Press Worthy
Inside Imaging closes after 15 years. Australia’s photo scene loses a news hub.
Matthew Moniz reviews Acer's Swift Go 14 laptop: A budget-friendly creative tool.
Copenhagen-based podcast startup Podimo reels in a $48m funding round, plans global expansion with its Netflix-style subscription model.
📚 Learn & Grow
Record on the Go: Choose the Best Handheld Recorder.
URSA G2 Links to Blackmagic Cloud & DaVinci
Affinity Photo 2: Blur Backgrounds Like a Pro
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CREATOR ECONOMY
The creator economy is reshaping how brands connect with audiences, and TikTok is at the center of it all.
With its close-knit communities, TikTok lets brands tap into the power of creators to forge authentic connections.
And it’s paying off: Brands that partner with creators see a 26% boost in favorability.
As word-of-mouth marketing goes digital, creators are becoming more than just content collaborators—they’re becoming the creative compass for brands looking to stand out.
With 2 in 5 viewers feeling part of a brand’s community after watching creator content, it’s clear that the creator economy is primed to be a cornerstone of modern marketing.
Creators + Brands: A match made in marketing heaven?Vote to see live results! |
🔥 Press Worthy
AI-generated image of a chainsaw sculptor's dog keeps going viral on Facebook, highlighting the platform's struggle to combat the rise of fake, stolen content.
Insta Reels beat TikTok in branded video performance in 2023, says Emplifi.
TikTok's 40k safety squad operates in a pressure cooker. Anonymous mods reveal 1-month "overwhelming" training with locked laptops tracking every move.
TikTok’s AI Expand filter steals the spotlight, elongating images with a creepy-yet-cool twist.
📚 Learn & Grow
X/Twitter Outage: What Did We Miss?
Epic Games re-lists blockchain titles with 'Adults Only' ratings
Beeper's iMessage Android Workaround: A Tale of Unsustainability.
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