Update your Zoom meetings and video streams with this high-quality camera app
XSplit VCam lets you use DSLR quality picture even when video chatting on your laptop.
10 November, 2020
- Working from home often requires professional-looking backdrops for Zoom meetings.
- Zoom backgrounds are glitchy and DIY green screens aren't very reliable.
- The XSplit VCam replaces your background with an image, video, webpage or YouTube video.
<p>While work from home has adapted to a new norm, so has the need to maintain a professional backdrop or creatively enhance the space around you. Zoom backgrounds are glitchy and DIY green screens aren't very reliable with the simple quality of a computer's camera lens. For those who do regular web chats, film podcast episodes, live stream their work, or have really any need for videography or photography, there's no need to settle for blurry or whitewashed backgrounds.<br></p><p>It's now possible to give your webcam a DSLR or Portrait Mode style effect, with the simplicity of just one gadget attachment. The<a href="https://shop.bigthink.com/sales/xsplit-vcam-lifetime-subscription?utm_source=bigthink.com&utm_medium=referral&utm_campaign=xsplit-vcam-lifetime-subscription&utm_term=scsf-446049&utm_content=a0x1P000004YcqQQAS&scsonar=1" target="_blank"> XSplit VCam</a> is designed to replace your background with an image, video, webpage or YouTube video. It's basically like your own personal photography assistant and editor—and you call all the shots.</p><p>Now, you can prepare high-quality pictures for work presentations or videos for your social channels. Plus, you'll look great when just video chatting with extended family. The <a href="https://shop.bigthink.com/sales/xsplit-vcam-lifetime-subscription?utm_source=bigthink.com&utm_medium=referral&utm_campaign=xsplit-vcam-lifetime-subscription&utm_term=scsf-446049&utm_content=a0x1P000004YcqQQAS&scsonar=1" rel="noopener" target="_blank">XSplit VCam is on sale for $19.99</a>, with a lifetime subscription to its 24/7 tech support. Even the least tech-savvy person can learn and benefit from this.</p>
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Never settle for a generic stock photo again thanks to JumpStory
This platform utilizes unique AI to help you decide what photos work best.
10 June, 2020
- Stock photography companies emerged a century ago to help newspapers source images.
- The internet created an increased demand for captivating imagery to accompany articles.
- Finding images that catch a reader's eye is now one of the most important considerations of content companies, bloggers, and magazines.
<p>Generic stock photos are so prevalent that our eyes glaze over them as if they're clickbait ads. Whereas finding imagery was once an issue, today there are billions of free and paid images to choose from. Today's challenge is discovering which photographs draw readers to your content—ideally without paying a ton of money. <br></p><p>Enter <a href="https://shop.bigthink.com/sales/jumpstory-authentic-stock-photography-lifetime-membership?utm_source=bigthink.com&utm_medium=referral&utm_campaign=jumpstory-authentic-stock-photography-lifetime-membership&utm_term=scsf-400095&utm_content=a0x1P000004sSC5QAM&scsonar=1" target="_blank"><strong>JumpStory</strong></a>, a stock photography agency featuring over 25 million non-stock-looking images, illustrations, videos, and vector icons. More than a site to source photos, JumpStory's powerful editor lets you re-size images, insert text or logos, and play with the contrast and colors.</p><p>JumpStory's AI features an orange HighJumper on certain images to inform you that certain images will perform best based on your search. This AI feature also lets you remove backgrounds with ease. As JumpStory adds over 20,000 images every day, you'll never be stuck searching for the perfect photo. Plus, you'll never have to settle for generic stock images again. </p><p>With your <a href="https://shop.bigthink.com/sales/jumpstory-authentic-stock-photography-lifetime-membership?utm_source=bigthink.com&utm_medium=referral&utm_campaign=jumpstory-authentic-stock-photography-lifetime-membership&utm_term=scsf-400095&utm_content=a0x1P000004sSC5QAM&scsonar=1" rel="noopener" target="_blank"><strong>lifetime subscription</strong></a>, you'll have access to JumpStory's 25 million images, 500,000 professional videos, 500,000 illustrations, 100,000 vectors, and 50,000 icons. <a href="https://jumpstory.com/publicroadmap/" rel="noopener" target="_blank">Soon</a>, you'll also have 50,000 fonts and music to choose from as well.</p><p><strong><a href="https://shop.bigthink.com/sales/jumpstory-authentic-stock-photography-lifetime-membership?utm_source=bigthink.com&utm_medium=referral&utm_campaign=jumpstory-authentic-stock-photography-lifetime-membership&utm_term=scsf-400095&utm_content=a0x1P000004sSC5QAM&scsonar=1" rel="noopener" target="_blank">A lifetime membership to JumpStory™ Authentic Stock Photography</a></strong> is on sale for just $99.99. Join today and save 95% off the listed price. </p><p><em>Price subject to change. This plan is only available to new users.</em></p><p><strong>More from the Big Think Shop</strong></p><ul class="ee-ul">
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Under what conditions are we most creative?
While we might not love the idea of deadlines, they can be cause for some of our greatest creative work.
02 April, 2020
- Creative individuals produce better work when there's a deadline involved, says media mogul Tina Brown.
- To extract great work, you shouldn't have the option to escape it. Deadlines add a level of pressure that makes for better results.
- In Brown's opinion, some of the best journalistic work was done in the period after 9/11. The combination of subject matter, content, and passion rallied creatives to put forth incredible coverage.
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How to stand out as a professional photographer
While everyone has a camera, great photography is still an art mastered by few.
31 March, 2020
- While everyone has a camera in the smartphone era, photography is still an art that takes time and discipline to do well.
- Learning to use natural light and frame landscapes are two challenging photo skills.
- Great photography begins by choosing the proper gear for the style you have in mind.
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There are <a href="https://www.omnicoreagency.com/instagram-statistics/" target="_blank">over 100 million photos and videos</a> uploaded to Instagram <em>every single day</em>. Standing out in this staggering field of amateur (and professional) photographers takes work. Considerations of light, subject matter, gear, angles, and frames are all important when it comes to producing stunning photographs.
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These 94 lessons over five courses provide masterful tips on using natural light, capturing unforgettable landscape and travel moments, picking the right gear, learning how to use photo editing programs Photoshop and Lightroom, and even how to shoot nature like a <em>National Geographic</em> photographer, as one teaches that course.
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Bring your digital content to the next level with this amazing deal from Scopio
Image ownership and copyright law are huge considerations for anyone producing digital content these days. Scopio offers hundreds of royalty-free images for use anywhere for any purpose.
26 November, 2019
- Scopio provides a massive library of royalty-free images for use.
- Photographs can be used anywhere from websites to social media accounts to ads.
- New images are added daily.
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