This time on the podcast, we welcome a different kind of creator, Alex Kilbee from The Photographic Eye YouTube channel. You’ll get to hear about his early professional days, his views on film versus digital, and the importance of a good lens. Then you’ll find out why Alex first ever started the YouTube Channel, the skill of making the channel grow, and his hopes for the future…and the possibility of staring a new channel next year.

Alex on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@ThePhotographicEye

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Alex on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/groups/thephotographiceyeyt

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00:00 Intro

01:00 The early days

09:30 Film v digital

14:00 Early career 

20:00 The professional life

24:45 Why Alex shoots Canon 

27:25 The importance of the lens 

30:00 Views on mobile phone photography

35:00 The Photographic Eye (TPE) YouTube channel

43:20 Starting the channel & audio!

49:00 The art of being personal and the community

55:55 The future of the channel & shorts

64:00 In to the New Year

66:00 The art of a great portrait

67:00 Wrapping up  

On this episode of he podcast, I am once again joined by Hartley from MacRumors. We have a catch with everything that has happened since we last spoke. We chat over macOS Ventura, what Stage Manager is really like on both iPad & Mac, Continuity Camera and the Mac Pro as well.

Read MacRumors: https://www.macrumors.com

MacRumors on YouTube: https://youtu.be/WVbrHZe8uwU

MacRumors on Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/the-macrumors-show/id1602394741?i=1000587275387

Hartley on Twitter: https://twitter.com/HartleyCharlton

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00:00 Intro

00:45 MacRumors after Techtember 

05:00 Mac Pro

13:00 macOS Ventura

17:00 System Settings

20:45 The Mail app in Ventura

24:25 Stage Manager on Mac

29:00 Stage Manager on iPad

35:10 Apple Watch 

40:20 Continuity Camera

47:20 Portless or USB-C next for iPhone

54:15 January event & the AR/VR headset

62:00 Black Friday is coming

65:20 AirPod Pro 2 

67:00 Wrapping up  

I’ve been back in the car this week, racking up the miles for the podcast. This time I met up with fellow content creator Alex, from the YouTube channel Alex Gear & Tech. We met in his studio, and had a good long natter about everything from working with brands, knowing your value, working with other creators, and the future of the channel. All his links are below where you can find & follow him.

So, what say you we go meet Alex!

Alex on YouTube https://www.youtube.com/c/AlexGearTech/

Follow Alex on Twitter: AlexGTech1 

Check him out on Insta: alextech    

Alex on Medium: https://medium.com/@alexgearandtech

The Tube Life Podcast: https://podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/the-tube-life-podcast/id1595881790

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00:00 Intro

00:45 Coming to the UK and moving  

02:30 Careers before YouTube

04:00 Getting started on YouTube 

09:15 The growth of the channel

11:00 Starting the channel

13:15 Getting ready to record

16:00 The algorithm 

21:30 The business of YouTube 

27:30 The benefits of friends in the community

30:00 Subs v sponsors 

34:00 Talking contracts

40:00 Planning/schedule

45:00 The tech space

50:00 Shorts 

54:30 Editing - Premiere v Final Cut 

56:30 Cameras

60:00 Going full time

65:00 The future

69:00 The Tube Life Podcast

74:00 Twitter & wrapping up

Let’s Ramble with Patrick | Minus Sixteen

A couple of weeks back, I hopped on a plane from Heathrow to Brussels, to hook up in person with Patrick. 

He found some time for me, to sit down and chat with him about starting of his wildly successful channel, balancing two businesses, family life and what he hopes to achieve in the future. 

Last week I posted a video where we took a look at his studio - click on the end card for that. It is the most amazing space! 

So…like the man says - Let’s Ramble!!

Patrick on YouTube https://www.youtube.com/c/PatrickRambles

Follow Patrick on Twitter https://twitter.com/Patrick_Rambles

Check him out on Insta  https://www.instagram.com/patrick_rambles/

Patrick’s merch https://my-store-11553323.creator-spring.com

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00:00 Intro

00:45 Making the move

03:50 Making a living from YouTube

07:35 Getting started

11:35 Benefits of writing a script

11:00 Starting the channel

13:15 Workflow

17:20 Costs of starting a channel

18:30 Thumbnail and titles

23:30 Content planning

26:00 Life as a lobbyist

29:00 Working alone and family life

36:30 After 100,000 subs

39:30 The mental strength needed

42:00 Inspirations

45:30 Working with sponsors

50:00 New beginnings 

53:00 What next & shorts

On this episode of Minus Sixteen, I am joined content creator, Mark Ellis. We talk about starting his channel, future dreams and ambitions, and also his writing. We pull back the layers to find out what has made Mark the huge success he, and his brand are. 

Follow Mark on Twitter https://twitter.com/mellisreviews

Check out his website https://markellisreviews.com

Eight or Sixteen Podcast https://open.spotify.com/show/6O9Gl55bbgtm7Eq49UEjgH?si=2859d9f479754a4d

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00:00 Intro

00:45 Eye update

02:10 Mark growing up

03:35 Start of working life

09:30 Mark the writer

11:00 Starting the channel

15:25 Initial plans for the channel

17:20 Costs of starting a channel

21:00 The channel taking off

24:30 Plans behind the channel

29:00 The move to the new studio

31:30 Mark’s workflow

35:30 The future of the brand & sponsored videos

39:30 The state of tech YouTube

45:00 The creative process

51:00 Mark the family man

57:00 Tech-Tober, scheduling, and the rest of the year

60:00 Out of the comfort zone

62:00 Creators working together

65:00 Mark’s suggestions for getting started

This time on Minus Sixteen we have podcaster, and app developer, Casey Liss joining us. We find out what it takes to develop an app, and also talk about the hugely successful podcast - Accidental Tech Podcast.

You can send any donations to support the Children's cancer charity St Jude here: https://stjude.org/relay

Follow Casey on Twitter https://twitter.com/caseyliss

Check out his website https://www.caseyliss.com/

Accidental Tech Podcast https://podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/accidental-tech-podcast/id617416468

Links to apps and podcasts 

Forecast - https://overcast.fm/forecast

CGP Grey - https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC2C_jShtL725hvbm1arSV9w and you can find his video explaining the Uk here https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rNu8XDBSn10

https://relay.fm/

https://relay.fm/analogue

https://atp.fm/

https://neutral.fm/

https://techcrunch.com/2019/05/22/vignette-is-a-handy-new-app-that-keeps-your-ios-contact-photos-up-to-date/

https://www.caseyliss.com/peek-a-view

https://www.caseyliss.com/2022/3/3/maskeraid

00:00 Intro

01:30 Casey as a kid

04:00 Casey & his degree - was it useful?

06:30 Life as a commercial iOS app developer

11:30 How an app starts life

15:30 MaskerAid app in development

18:00 Beta testing

21:00 Making a living as an app developer

23:20 Casey as a podcaster

24:50:When the ATP podcast got started

31:30 The history of the ATP podcast

48:00 Meeting podcast ‘voices’

49:50 How the ATP podcast is produced

60:00 St Jude Children’s Cancer Charity

69:30 Casey relaxing

72:00 Wrapping up

Rico is back on this episode of Minus Sixteen, and this time around we are talking about the state of the music business. Rico is in the perfect position to tell us what it really like to release an album and how the streaming culture has changed the music industry forever!

Checkout Rico's Seeds project here https://open.spotify.com/album/2RRVNJ5jUJdwjRUmfzoOo3?si=q_Iqxe44Sl2Qo37DtxvRpg

Follow him on Twitter https://twitter.com/Lasperanza_Soul

00:00 Intro

02:00 Completing an album

05:00 A record companies involvement

11:00 Nearing release

15:00 Royalties and how they work

25:00 Streaming - the good and bad

32:00 Streaming revenue versus physical sales

41:00 Post release blues

43:20 Getting on a Spotify playlist

45:40 YouTube and music

49:00 How streaming revenue is set

53:30 Is music viable?

61:00 Wrapping up

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Just a few days before Apple's long awaited iPhone release, Hartley once again joins me to discuss Far Out. In this episode, we cover it all...

01:30 the invite

02:45 MacRumors & how they report the event

07:15 iPhone 14

20:15 Apple Watch 8

29:30 AirPod Pro II

33:15 Stage Manager

40:00 Looking at future events

47:40 AR/VR Headset

56:45 CarPlay

Check out Hartley and the MacRumours podcast here https://podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/the-macrumors-show/id1602394741

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Renders genius Ian Zelbo joins me on this episode. We chat over how he started in Blender, designing Jon Prosser's new FPT set, working day-to-day with Jon & Luke and his plans for the future. This one is not to be missed! 

00:00 Intro

01:30 Ian and art and getting started

02:50 Blender & 3D

07:10 Career plans

09:10 Starting to work for Jon 

12:50 How the process works

15:00 Luke & the Mac Studio

17:55 The Pixel Watch & MacBook Air with Jon

20:00 What’s coming in Tech-tember

22:15 Mac Pro

26:00 Uni/work balance

27:25 The FPT set design

31:50 Having to work on PC

33:30 Following online trends

36:15 What its like when it goes wrong

37:10 AR/VR Headset

39:45 Apple’s take on the leaks

44:20 THE S22 Ultra 

46:25 iOS 16 beta 

49:00 Final Cut v Premiere

53:00 Wrapping up

Follow Ian on Twitter - https://twitter.com/ianzelbo

Check out his latest work on his website - Zelbo.nyc

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On this episode of Minus Sixteen, we are joined by journalist Sami Fathi. Hear his opinions on iPads new Stage Manager app, the M2 Macs and his current Mac line-up.

00:00 Intro’s

06:45 Journalism & MacRumors

12:00 Getting in to Apple   

13:00 The Keynote Events

16:30 Apple & MacRumors 

17:00 M2 MacBook Air

31:00 Sami’s current kit

34:00 Sami & beta’s

36:30 iOS 16

38:30 iPads &Stage Manager

45:30 Apple Watch

50:00 iPhone 14

55:00 Lock Screen

Follow Sami on Twitter https://twitter.com/SamiFathi_