When photographers travel abroad, one of the most crucial matters they need to be aware and take care of is safety for their gear and themselves. There are many incidents of thieves snatching cameras from photographers all around the world and a very few are usually able to get their equipment back.
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In Barcelona, Spain, a Chinese photographer, Jia Daming, was able to choke down the thief who snatched his camera and this news has gone viral for his heroic act. Footage of the incident can be found here on X. The photographer was not harmed and was able to get his equipment back.
The photographer who travels the world to shoot for fashion, celebrity brands and wedding photography, was filming a newlywed couple in a famous landmark in Barcelona, Spain, when a group of three men tried to steal the camera. The photographer got hold of one of the thieves while the other two fled the scene.
Witnesses in that area, besides capturing this incident, quickly called the local police to report the incident. The thief was choked by the photographer in an act of self-defence and to restrain him till the police arrived. The police handcuffed the thief and according to other reports, the police are investigating this matter.
The footage from the scene have been shared on social media and has attracted millions of views. Onlookers and social media users applauded the photographer for his brave act. While it can be very dangerous to restrain a thief, it looks like the photographer used martial arts to neck choke hold the thief and this can sometimes even cause death because of the restricted air and blood flow to the brain.
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YouTube is pioneering a novel way to search video uploads and it could fundamentally change how we use the platform.
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And, naturally, it involves everyone’s favorite buzzword these days: AI.
Described by PetaPixel in much the same way that Google provides previews for search engine results, Alphabet’s YouTube is looking into having AI specifically take clips from videos that match your search results in a similar preview format.
In other words, it will help you cut to the chase and find exactly what you’re looking for, where, and when in a YouTube video. No more searching, waiting, and going through multiple advertisements to get what you need.
It sounds like a pretty neat feature and, initially, it’s going to be limited to a few niche subjects such as travel and shopping, the website quotes YouTube brass.
That makes sense because those are both very lucrative areas for companies and content creators and it is also one where very specific, timely information makes the most sense.
If it works out here, we could see it expanding to other search results.
One thing that comes to mind, however, is that often you will find yourself watching ads and various other monetization clips when digging through YouTube videos to find what you need. While that is a pain, it helps the creators of the content make money and, ostensibly, create more useful content. How will that system fare once everything is being quick clipped by AI remains to be seen but, if anything, hopefully it eliminates the overly long content that does nothing but generate clicks.
Any thoughts you might have on this somewhat novel idea are welcome in the comments.
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A couple weeks ago, I asked my subscribers to let me know what kinds of online photography courses they’d like to see me teach, and I got some incredible feedback! After reading hundreds of answers, I have some solid direction about how to proceed, and I’m looking to start filming some brand new courses in the next few weeks.
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