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The Friday Roundup – 2026 Vlogging Cams and Isobuster Updates

Which Vlogging Camera Should You Buy in 2026? Given the fact that this website is quite literally a one man band there is absolutely no way I can keep up with the camera market. That’s why you don’t see any camera reviews or even all that much camera news here……

Continue Reading […] The Friday Roundup – 2026 Vlogging Cams and Isobuster Updates

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The Friday Roundup – Incoherent Dialogue and B-roll Tips

Don’t Make Viewers Play Catch-Up One of the great truths in making videos is that the most important part of video, is audio! The vast majority of viewers will forgive substandard video quality but will switch off in a heartbeat when there is bad audio. This rejection…

Continue Reading […] The Friday Roundup – Incoherent Dialogue and B-roll Tips

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The Friday Roundup – Catch Lights and Room Setups

Make Eyes Pop on Camera with This Simple Lighting Trick One tiny little detail that is often missed on lighting tutorials is the idea of positioning one of your lights to cause a little reflection in the subject’s eye. One of the most obvious examples of this…

Continue Reading […] The Friday Roundup – Catch Lights and Room Setups

YouTube shooting secrets.

The Friday Roundup – Shooting Secrets and an A.I. Comparison

Shooting Secrets Creators Don’t Show You When you look at a lot of the videos that well known creators produce and upload, they all look pretty slick from the outside. Because of that, when you first start out for yourself, you tend to get the idea that…

Continue Reading […] The Friday Roundup – Shooting Secrets and an A.I. Comparison

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The Friday Roundup – Setups for YouTube and Speed Ramping

Lighting Setup Masterclass for YouTube A few years back now I started shooting videos for my wife who wanted to start her own YouTube channel. Up until that point I was mainly involved in editing videos and as far as shooting them went, it was strictly “point…

Continue Reading […] The Friday Roundup – Setups for YouTube and Speed Ramping

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The Friday Roundup – YouTube Setups and Voice Clones

$100 Cinematic YouTube Studio Setup (Full Guide) When I first started shooting footage for my wife for her YouTube channel I really didn’t know too much about shooting in that specific situation. I was always more an editing guy than a video shooting guy! So when I…

Continue Reading […] The Friday Roundup – YouTube Setups and Voice Clones

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The Friday Roundup – Zoom Lens or Prime Plus Microphones

Zooms or Prime Lenses? One of the questions that may come up for you when you move up to a dedicated video shooting camera like a DSLR or an MILC is that of lenses. There used to be an assumption not too long ago that a Prime…

Continue Reading […] The Friday Roundup – Zoom Lens or Prime Plus Microphones

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