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Join our daily and weekly newsletters for the latest updates and exclusive content on industry-leading AI coverage. Learn More A modern-day AI agent consists of, at least, a large language model (LLM) that has been enabled to call some tools. Given the right set of tools for coding, it would start by generating the code, […]
The first screenshot is the opening frame from a video. The second screenshot is a still shot while shooting that video. Third picture is just an image captured in Photo mode. Why is the frame from the video look much more natural, beautiful, vibrant and just better to look at than the still shots which […]
Black-and-white portraits have a timeless quality that brings out the raw emotion and character of the subject. Without the distraction of color, the focus shifts entirely to expression, texture, light, and shadow. Whether you’re shooting in natural light or in a studio, capturing powerful black-and-white portraits requires a thoughtful approach to composition, lighting, and connection […]
A Boston terrier in Boston. | Craig Turner-Bollock A photographer has spent ten years on his project Dogs of the World which sees him travel across the globe to capture dog breeds in their ancestral homeland. Photographer Craig Turner-Bollock who is based in New Zealand has captured a French Bulldog in Paris, Italian Greyhounds in […]
Cameras are a funny rabbit hole to fall down as a hacker, because we have well over a century of items to pick and choose from, a lot of which can be had for relative pennies. In my case I have more of them than I’d care to mention, mostly film cameras and 8mm movie […]
In the still, icy air, photographers wait patiently in darkness for the perfect shot. As the autumn sun rises behind the mountain’s silhouette, it lights up the trees around the pond, making them glow red. The pond’s surface, reflecting the vivid mountain slope, appears as if set ablaze for a brief moment. Trees beautifully reflected […]
One of the things I loved most about the book is Hazel Grace Lancaster's voice. She's incredibly relatable, with her sharp wit and deep introspection. Green does a fantastic job of blending humor and heartbreak, making you laugh while also hitting you with profound truths about life and mortality. Hazel’s perspective on living with cancer […]
Fall is one of the most breathtaking times of the year for photography, with its rich palette of reds, oranges, and yellows transforming landscapes into vibrant canvases. Capturing the beauty of autumn foliage requires more than just pointing your camera at the trees; it involves thoughtful composition, timing, and technique. Here’s how to make your […]
In Swift, there are two ways to capture self as a strong reference within an escaping closure. The first is to explicitly use the self keyword whenever we’re calling a method or accessing a property on the current object within such a closure. For example, the following VideoViewController performs such a strong capture in order […]