Digital Dash by Afdtechtalk

This is the concluding episode of the Art series started last week.

The famous artist Leonardo Da Vinci once said, "Art is never finished, only abandoned." Human history has been interspersed with art and the earliest evidence of this is found in caves in Chauvet, whose paintings date about 30,000 years ago. Art is a means of preservation of expression. Right from the times of ancient civilization from Egypt & Mesopotamia, through to the Hellenistic civilization period that permeated the Roman and Greek empires until now with the post-modern movement and digital age, humans have evolved art to better tell their story.

Joining us today in the studio are two prolific Ghanaian artists, Bright Ackwerh & Peter Asare to discuss this all-important topic.

The famous artist Leonardo Da Vinci once said, "Art is never finished, only abandoned." Human history has been interspersed with art and the earliest evidence of this is found in caves in Chauvet, whose paintings date about 30,000 years ago. Art is a means of preservation of expression. Right from the times of ancient civilization from Egypt & Mesopotamia, through to the Hellenistic civilization period that permeated the Roman and Greek empires until now with the post-modern movement and digital age, humans have evolved art to better tell their story.  

Joining us today in the studio are two prolific Ghanaian artists, Bright Ackwerh & Peter Asare to discuss this all-important topic. 

To conclude, Enam (thegreyshutter) and Lawrence (Ghog) discuss photography terms (ISO, megapixels, SLR, etc), innovations in photography, software editors and other topics from the photography mixed bag.

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Smartphone photography has come a long way. Flagship phones have at least 4 cameras - a front facing HD camera; a main camera; an ultrawide shooter and a telephoto lens. Many phones are able to shoot excellent lowlight footage with insane image stabilization. So now we are wondering: have smartphone cameras caught up with professional cameras? The John Legend "A Good Night" video was shot entirely on a Google Pixel 2; Eminem's "Venom" performance was shot entirely on a Google Pixel 3; the list goes on and on. If you compare pictures and videos from $1,000 smartphones and  $4,000+ full frame mirrorless professional cameras, how similar can they get? 

Today we are joined by Enam (thegreyshutter) and Lawrence (Ghog), two of the most talented photographers in Ghana for an exciting discussion. 

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Video gaming goes as far back as the 50's but did not reach mainstream popularity until the 70s and 80s, when arcade games and consoles using joysticks, buttons, and other controllers, along with graphics on computer screens and home computer games were introduced to the general public. Now with over a million video games in circulation and about 2 billion global gamers, the video game industry generates north of $140 billion annually.

Join avid gamers Selorm, Nii, Gasim & Joel in in the concluding episode of a two-part series where they discuss their gaming interest, origins, platform of choice and other interesting topics. Stay tuned for more.

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Video gaming goes as far back as the 50's but did not reach mainstream popularity until the 70s and 80s, when arcade games and consoles using joysticks, buttons, and other controllers, along with graphics on computer screens and home computer games were introduced to the general public. Now with over a million video games in circulation and about 2 billion global gamers, the video game industry generates north of $140 billion annually. 

Join avid gamers Selorm, Nii, Gasim & Joel in in the first of a two-part series where they discuss their gaming interest, origins, platform of choice and other interesting topics. Stay tuned for more.

Links:

https://twitter.com/afdtechtalk

https://instagram.com/afdtechtalk

https://facebook.com/afdtechtalk

https://twitter.com/duh_qid

https://twitter.com/n_akwei

https://twitter.com/one_sheyi

https://twitter.com/ga5im

https://twitter.com/kea_hga

Gone are the days when smartphone announcements could make us super giddy. Exciting features, remarkable upgrades, eye-rolling gimmicks, etc. Now, smartphone announcements have become very boring, and that is not necessarily a bad thing. It is testament to the remarkable progress we have seen in smartphone technology.

Join Kwamina, Selorm & Nii as they talk about the state of smartphones in 2020.

After the internet collectively raised over $55,000 for Ray Styles of Penciled Celebrities, a lot of us have questions, comments, opinions and reservations about crowdfunding, especially when it comes to Ghana.

On this episode, Selorm, Nii and Kwamina discuss the concept of crowdfunding, its inception, prevalence in Ghana, risks, mechanics and other topics that pertain to it.

Enjoy.