Happy Valentine's Day! This morning, I asked Hannah if she would be my Valentine and got a yes 😎, so I'm feeling pretty good as I head to the Tucson Gem and Mineral Festival today.
In the spirit of love, here are five things I adore:
-an after-work walk through the woods
-pizza and wings with blue cheese
-...
This week's big news is that I managed to get tickets to the Newport Folk Festival, which sold out in under a minute. Back when I was working at The Verge, ticket-buying days were a big deal. We used to all cue up Ticketmaster or Dice and yell out section numbers as we sc...
2025-02-07 15:00:12 +0000 UTC View PostSince receiving my S25 Ultra review unit on January 22nd, I have been snapping photos of just about everything in sight to truly test out the phone's camera system. And with the S25 Ultra, much like the S24 Ultra, I was quickly reminded just how damn good its camera system is. Unlike the face-brightening woes of the 2025-02-06 19:12:45 +0000 UTC View Post
Hi bud! I'm going to use this week's newsletter to give you some updates.
Let's start with some stats. Since leaving The Verge and (re)starting my YouTube channel on August 26th, 2024, I have gotten over 2.5 million views on YouTube, over 173.2K watch hours, and gained 106K followers.
A metric I love is where you folks are consumin...
In my six-year career as a camera reviewer, I have heard many things about Leica cameras, from "they are the best cameras ever made" to "that red dot sure does cost a lot of money." However, I had very few personal opinions about these coveted systems because I hadn't spent much time with them.
So, about three weeks ago now, I decided to r...
2025-01-30 16:25:17 +0000 UTC View PostThe S25 series is here! And I really enjoyed reading what you folks had to say about them in the chat. Many of you seemed to be ok with the small, incremental changes, explaining that you are happier for companies t...
2025-01-24 18:03:52 +0000 UTC View PostA few weeks ago, I brushed the dust off my Samsung Galaxy S24 Ultra review unit in preparation for S25 coverage. When I picked it up, my first thought was, as always with an Ultra, "Wow, this thing is huge." But to my pockets' dismay, I began carrying it everywhere.
The S24 Ultra was regarded as one of the best phones by 2025-01-22 18:00:10 +0000 UTC View Post
I started this week with a one-day turnaround of a hands-on DJI Flip video. Then, I got busy doing absolutely nothing on a beach while on a family vacation. Okay, that's not totally true! I also drank a whole lot of light beer with the occasional Mai Tai to...
2025-01-17 15:29:04 +0000 UTC View PostHello from my family's yearly vacation in Aruba! I'm writing to you from a very sunny beach, and I only have one complaint: My M1 MacBook Pro is at full brightness, and I'm still struggling to see it. 😂 But wow, it was a whirlwind getting here.
I landed from CES on Friday, swapped out my Vegas clothes for beach clothes, and unboxed DJI...
Holy cow. What a week.
I have been to CES seven times, but doing it alone was a new beast. From networking to attempting to find video-worthy gadgets on the show floor to staying hydrated and actually eating full meals, CES completely depleted my battery. But it was worth every second.
I decided to keep my gear minimal, bringing on...
2025-01-11 18:16:59 +0000 UTC View PostThis video's ad integration is stuck in approval hell, but my part is ready to shine, so the Patreon folks get it first! With any luck, it will also go live on YouTube this week, but until then, enjoy!
With this video, I wanted to fulfill two promises of my content: "show, don't tell" and get outside. So first, I set out to visually compa...
Happy New Year, bud! I rang in the new year by cutting and pasting all sorts of hopes and dreams onto a 2025 vision board (see below!). How about you?
I am setting my sights high, hoping to have 450,000 YouTube subs by 2026, but I...
2025-01-03 16:00:14 +0000 UTC View Post
Happy Holidays, bud! It's that time of year when we see what everyone really got for Christmas via app store downloads! This year, the winner is Meta Horizon, the companion app for Meta Quest devices. However, I also see Frameo and Aura Frames, two smart frame apps, in the top five. And I know that a few of those Frameo apps are my fault 👀. <...
2024-12-27 20:08:27 +0000 UTC View PostHi folks, instead of a big BTS video/post, I thought I would remove the 2-minute Notion and YouTube ads from this video and give you a brief BTS rundown. Sadly, Patreon doesn't support 4k videos; I hope 1080 is ok!
I shot all of the Orion footage on my Osmo Pocket 3 with a DJI Mic Mini, which I think I will also take to CES. It is nimble y...
2024-12-22 13:50:34 +0000 UTC View PostHappy Friday, bud! It's a snowy, cold day in my neck of the woods, perfect for playing hooky at the local ski slope (hence the later-than-usual newsletter). Hope you are getting some time to play hooky as well! Here is everything I played with, read, watched, and listened to this week.
2024-12-20 22:00:45 +0000 UTC
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I will get right into it because it was a big week for Google!
Tech things I read:
Google and Samsung's Android XR Headset and Glasses
Last year, while making 2024-12-13 17:15:18 +0000 UTC View Post
Let me be clear: I am no audio expert! However, I have learned some ways to easily level out audio and take out unwanted background noise. In the above video, I walk you through those steps. The TLDR is that dynamics is for leveling, and a plug-in called Clear is for...
2024-12-13 03:37:44 +0000 UTC View PostHello from a plane barreling towards Mexico City! Hannah and I are en route to our favorite city to eat through for a wedding, so if you have any must-sees, do let us know. Personally, I never miss the opportunity to watch some Lucha Libre.
In case you missed it, I posted a 2024-12-06 19:34:25 +0000 UTC View Post
Hello Patreon friends! I made a vlog about how I filmed and edited my Q&A video. It moves quickly, so if you have any other questions, send them my way. Also, send any and all editing and filming tips!
Appreciate you! -Becca
2024-12-05 12:57:14 +0000 UTC View PostYesterday was Thanksgiving Day here in the US. At my family's house, that means eating a lot of turkey and playing board games, which this year included Incohearent, 2024-11-29 17:23:38 +0000 UTC View Post
A few months ago, I called Casey for advice on how to be successful on YouTube. What I thought might be a ten-minute conversation about being creative snowballed into an hour-long conversation about business. It took me by surprise because I've always seen him as a creative first sort of guy, someone who prioritizes making "movies," as he calls ...
2024-11-28 16:58:05 +0000 UTC View PostIt's been a busy week around here! On Monday, I published my ethics statement video; on Thursday, I interviewed Casey Neistat about being a creator; and today, I published m...
2024-11-22 22:15:45 +0000 UTC View PostI have had "write an ethics statement" on my list of things to do for a while now, but after taking a brand trip last week and seeing how Marques' audience reacted to his latest sponsored video, I felt an urgency to get it done now.
If you had time to watch the video, I w...
2024-11-18 17:47:29 +0000 UTC View Post
Hey Bud! Happy Friday. I spend half of the week in the very sunny and beautiful Palm Springs, California. Canon flew some very badass photographers (I was way out of my league!) out for some time with the company's latest flagship camera, the 2024-11-15 16:46:18 +0000 UTC View Post
Well, this week was a doozy. While I don't want to get too political here, I must express my deep anger, fear, and disappointment in the presidential election that took place this week. It is important to me that you know that I don't stand for the hate, misogyny, racism, ignorance, transphobia, etc, that our country has once again voted to ampl...
2024-11-09 18:41:53 +0000 UTC View PostToday, I published my video outlining the tech I use every day, but many of the little accessories that make the big products work better didn't make the cut. So, just for you, buds, here are all the little things (some tech, some not) that keep my world going 'round. Plea...
2024-11-07 16:04:37 +0000 UTC View PostThis week was all about M4, M4, and M4! For a quick rundown check out this 2024-11-01 18:57:10 +0000 UTC View Post
You may know that David is a host of the Waveform Podcast, but what you probably don't know is that he took acting classes to be on a Disney show, worked at Intel, and only learned photography so that he could travel to tech events for the website Android Authority. Last week I sat down with him in Brooklyn's Prospect Park to learn more about hi...
2024-11-01 15:52:45 +0000 UTC View PostNew iPads, new action cameras, and this 2024-10-25 15:20:51 +0000 UTC View Post
I really love reviewing action cameras, but it's a lot of work.
First, you have to match camera settings that are all buried in different menus. Then, you have to make mounts that can hold the cameras at similar angles. Lastly, you have to do something that is visually exciting or interesting. It is a lot to juggle, but it always makes for...
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