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Photography's Future🔮, Tilta's Gift🎁, Network Ninja🤝

Photography's mid-life crisis?📸, Tilta & Miranda's mystery present🎁, Network your way to ninja status🤝.

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Welcome, creative friends!

Photography: A timeless art or Instagram's plaything? Filter through the fluff and find the true focus. Keep reading if you dare, you camera addict.

In today's rundown:

  • 📸 Photo's Fate: TBD

  • 🎁 Tilta's Cinematic Surprise

  • 🤝 Master the Art of Networking

  • 🔥 Press Worthy Stories

  • 📚 Learn & Grow

Read time: 3 minutes

VISUAL CREATORS

Click, edit, filter, repeat – that's the rhythm of today's photography scene for amateurs and pros alike.

Smartphones, digital cameras and now AI have unlocked the lens cap, welcoming a flood of images. But as tech toys with our definition of reality, the debate over photography's future develops a negative.

Are we overexposing a vibrant art form to tech's harsh flash? Photography has come a long way since the days of film, but now it’s at a turning point.

With everyone having a camera in their pocket, is the art form getting watered down? Maybe not.

Stepping back to focus: it’s clear that photographers who develop an authentic style will remain in the frame even as the scene gets crowded, edited, and reshared.

Is the rise of technology and amateur photographers shuttering the art's true development?

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🔥 Press Worthy

  1. Expensive cameras for top shots? Maybe not. PJ Pantelis rocks a week of pro photography with Sony’s cheapest cam and loves it.

  2. German printing company WhiteWall’s new black-and-white products are a hit with photographers.

  3. Family-run Irish pub steals hearts with a £700 Christmas ad. No fancy gear, just genuine storytelling—and the dog's a star.

  4. Samsung's S23 Ultra has a 200MP camera—yeah, you read that right. Video god Matthew Moniz dives deep: watch before you buy.

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 PRODUCTION MASTERY

Tilta and Claudio Miranda dropped ‘The X Gift’, a holiday short film shot entirely on the new iPhone 15 Pro with Tilta’s Khronos Ecosystem.

The film’s a heartwarmer about a family that swaps presents and finds X brings them all closer together.

Context: Tilta’s trying to show that with the right gear, your iPhone can turn into a ready-for-primetime camera. With the filmmaker tools market on fire, Tilta wants to bring “pro gear within reach” without breaking the bank.

It’s an emotional play, right in time for the holidays, proving that sometimes the best gifts come in a digital package.

Can the new Tilta gear keep democratizing filmmaking?

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🔥 Press Worthy

  1. Canon set to unveil the long-awaited 35mm prime lens for its RF mirrorless cameras. Photographers, rejoice!

  2. Copenhagen-based podcast startup Podimo raises $48m to fuel its global expansion and banks on the industry’s 32% annual growth.

  3. Aperture Indian Astrophotographer of the Year unveils 2023 winners: 5 categories, 142 entrants, and stellar shots that’ll make your eyes orbit.

  4. DJI’s Osmo Pocket 3, a hit with videographers, scores decent stills, panoramas, and time-lapses. It’s a creator’s Swiss Army knife.

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 CREATOR ECONOMY

Networking isn’t just about collecting business cards at boring conferences; it’s the power move that can help take your brand from meh to legendary.

And in today’s digital age, connecting with other creatives and industry influencers is as easy as hitting that follow button.

Imagine the possibilities: collaborating with the top dogs of your niche, getting your name in front of their massive audiences, and rubbing shoulders with the who’s who of your industry.

It’s not just about who you know: it’s about how well you can turn those connections into gold. This is especially true in the creative industry.

Your network is your net worth, so start connecting and watch your business soar.

Your network is your net worth

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🔥 Press Worthy

  1. TikTok’s 40K-strong moderation army face a ‘pretty soul-destroying’ job, sorting through videos in a race against the clock.

  2. Small sensor or periscope? Why smartphone telephoto lenses are a tricky design choice.

  3. US bans Apple Watch Series 9 & Ultra 2 over patent infringement. Apple appeals but pulls devices from its own stores.

  4. YouTube's 2024 brand playbook: Go long-form, unless you're doing Shorts; then, go short-form.

📚 Learn & Grow

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