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The journal · 2024—Now
Nimalthas Insights
Notes from behind the pictures: imaging explainers, product decisions, creative experiments and the work of building between everything else.
The Decline of Kodak and the Mistake That Changed Photography
Kodak helped invent digital photography but remained tied to the economics of film. The lesson is more complicated than simply failing to see the future.
How 360 Cameras Let You Frame After Recording
Reframing turns one spherical recording into several possible shots, changing both production and editing.
Why Insta360 Cameras Feel So Different
Insta360 changed the camera from a device that records one frame into a device that lets creators choose the frame later.
How the Osmo Action Became the Modern Action Camera
The Osmo Action’s appeal comes from practical creator focused decisions, not one headline feature.
Why DJI Is Beating GoPro
DJI approaches action cameras as part of a connected filmmaking system—and that broader strategy is putting pressure on GoPro.
How GoPro Lost Its Lead
GoPro created the modern action camera category. Better rivals, slower product changes and a shifting creator market made that lead much harder to defend.
Your iPhone Camera Is Not Set Up Properly
The iOS 26 Camera settings and simple shooting habits that help your iPhone produce cleaner, more intentional photos.
How to Film Yourself When You Are Alone
Set a repeatable frame, focus point, exposure and performance routine for solo phone or camera recording.
How to Match Shots So an Edit Feels Invisible
Match exposure, white balance, screen direction and movement before adding a creative grade.
How to Use Window Light for Natural Portraits
Shape simple portrait light by changing the subject’s distance and angle to a window.
How to Record a Better Voiceover With Your Phone
Use a quiet soft room, close microphone placement and several short takes to improve narration without specialist equipment.
How to Photograph a Trip as a Complete Story
Capture place, people, details and transitions so a camera roll remembers more than landmarks.
How to Fix a Cluttered Background Before Taking the Photo
Improve almost any photo by changing your position, simplifying the edges and separating the subject.
How to Find a Better Angle Without Better Equipment
Change height, distance and direction before blaming the camera or reaching for digital zoom.
How to Crop a Photo Without Making It Feel Accidental
Use cropping to clarify the subject, straighten the frame and remove distractions without cutting important shapes awkwardly.
Color Correction and Color Grading Are Different Jobs
Balance exposure and white balance first, then build a creative look without using style to hide technical problems.
How to Choose the Best Photo From a Large Camera Roll
Reduce near duplicates quickly by judging expression, clarity, background and feeling in a consistent order.
How to Take Better Night Photos With a Phone
Find useful light, stabilize the phone and control bright signs without making the scene look like daytime.
Claude Is Watermarking Its Output, and That Is the Smaller Half of the Story
Anthropic has started marking Claude's output as AI generated. The reason it matters has less to do with Claude than with where content provenance is heading for everyone building generative tools.
Running Sound and Full AV for Gayatri Havan
Behind the scenes of handling live sound and coordinating the full audiovisual operation for Gayatri Havan with a trusted team.
ARRI Enters the Mobile Scene Through HONOR
HONOR’s Robot Phone combines a moving gimbal camera, AI assisted framing and ARRI colour science—and points toward computational cinematography.
Exploring Audio Engineering Through Live Events
Designing a live venue's sound system, and what signal flow taught me about audio at a deeper level.
Experiencing Guru Purnima at the Vancouver Sai Center
Behind the scenes on audio, tabla and videography at the Vancouver Sai Center's Guru Purnima celebration.
Why Adobe Wants Topaz Labs
Adobe's planned acquisition of Topaz Labs is about more than adding another AI company to Creative Cloud. It shows how valuable specialist enhancement, including the ability to run it directly on…
The Rule of Thirds: When It Helps and When It Doesn't
The rule of thirds gives you a fast way to organize a photograph, but it cannot decide whether the photograph feels right. The useful skill is knowing what the grid changes and when another…
The Next Camera Revolution Won't Be Hardware
For decades, the photography industry has pushed the boundaries of hardware with larger sensors, sharper lenses, faster autofocus, and ever increasing resolutions. While these innovations continue…
Vancouver's World Cup Summer
An unforgettable World Cup summer in Vancouver, on and off the pitch.
Learning Through Music
A reflection on learning tabla, rhythm, and the mathematics behind music.
Building Between Assignments
Balancing summer coursework with building software.
The Retreat
A weekend of photography, video, and learning the DJI RS4 gimbal.
Aftershoot's New Direction
AI editing tools are maturing toward simpler, cleaner workflows.
Experimenting with LUTs
Exploring custom LUT design and how a look translates across scenes.
What Makes a Photo Feel Natural?
Studying why some edits immediately feel believable while others don't.