Category Archives: filter

The solution to Deepfakes

Blockchain, content, editing, Facebook, filter, imaging, Interface, photo sharing, PhotoTech, Social Media, technology, Twitter June 17, 2019 Paul Melcher 1 Comment

The real strength of deepfakes or alternate images is not that they falsify the truth – we have been able to that since the birth of photography but rather, thanks to social media, that they are completely dissociated from their original creators and thus their intent. When the Soviet government released a documentary, we knew to be skeptical of its content as they were notoriously prone to propaganda or biased information. Today, when we see a photo or video, we do not know its origin…

Article 13 : What does it mean for photos ?

analytic, commercial stock, content, editing, Facebook, filter, flickr, getty, Instagram, news, photo sharing, photojournalism, Pinterest, research, Social Media, technology, UGC June 22, 2018 Paul Melcher 1 Comment

Just this past week, the European Parliament’s Committee on Legal Affairs approved amendments to EU’s Directive on Copyright in the Digital Single Market. Among which is included the infamous Article 13 which ” creates an obligation on information society service providers storing and giving access to large amounts of works and other subject-matter uploaded by their users to take appropriate and proportionate measures to ensure the functioning of agreements concluded with rightsholders and to prevent the availability on their services of content identified by rightsholders in cooperation with the…

Statistics: How filters are used by Instagram’s most successful users

analytic, content, editing, filter, Instagram, marketing, mobile, PhotoTech, research, Social Media, study, UGC October 20, 2017 Stefan Pettersson Leave a comment

To facilitate execution of global, large-scale influencer marketing campaigns at Relatable we rely a lot on data to give us insights. Using a sample of about 2 million Instagram accounts (with a minimum of 1,000 followers) and 40 million posts I’ve been digging deep compiling statistics, finding insights, or just discovering some quirky facts. I will share those findings in a number of articles. Instagram filters are used to enhance photos, to give them that extra edge or just set the mood. But to what extent are they used?…

The unstoppable rise of Stories

content, filter, Instagram, Interface, mobile, Mobile Photo Connect, phablet, photo sharing, PhotoTech, Snapchat, Social Media, tablet, video March 22, 2017 Hans Hartman Leave a comment

Pictures may be worth a thousand words, but visual stories must be worth more by some mega-factor, judging by the success of Snapchat’s Stories feature and Instagram’s copycatted Stories equivalent, as well as the relentless pace and determination with which Facebook is rolling out “Stories” in all its properties (Facebook Stories, Instagram Stories, WhatsApp Status, and its recently announced Messenger Day). So what are Stories? Stories are akin to slideshows, consisting of video clips, photos, text, animations, or various graphics, which can be shared with selected…

Snap is a camera company

advertising, analytic, Brands, content, Content Recognition, filter, Funding, investment, marketing, mobile, Snapchat, Social Media, technology, wearable February 27, 2017 Paul Melcher Leave a comment

At a time of uncertain public statements, caught between fake news and alternative fact, Snap can certainly be called a camera company. But days before it’s very publicized IPO- the first for a photo app – the truth about Snapchat, along with it’s previously hidden operating cogs, reveals much more. Snap is a camera company states the official public offering, which just happens to have built its success on everything else but a camera. If Snap is indeed a camera company, it is indeed a very bad…

Innovative entrepreneurs to participate in “The Future of Visual Storytelling” panel at Mobile Photo Connect

content, Content Recognition, filter, mobile, Mobile Photo Connect, phablet, photo organizing, photo sharing, Social Media, tablet, UGC, visual recognition October 13, 2016 Hans Hartman Leave a comment

As an industry, we’re still grappling with the fact that today people primarily take photos with their smartphone, store them in many places (phone, cloud, tablet and PC) and expect the ability to share them in interesting ways with friends, family, or the world at large. We’re still searching for the best ways to serve and monetize these fast-evolving demands through apps or services, and to figure out how our offerings must adapt to stay relevant in the months and years ahead. At Mobile Photo Connect…

10 Questions to a founder : Splore

content, filter, Instagram, interview, mobile, photo sharing, prosumer, Social Media, tablet June 27, 2016 Paul Melcher Leave a comment

All social media is all about connecting users via content. First users establish a core network of relations and via content sharing ( mostly visuals) it maintains and grows that network. But what if content was put first and the network second (or not at all). That is exactly what Splore is now offering. In a way, it levels the playing field as no one has the advantage of coming in with a huge following ( like celebrities). Instead, each one can compete for popularity…

Snapchat’s uncertain future

advertising, analytic, Brands, content, editorial, filter, finance, marketing, mobile, Pinterest, Snapchat, Social Media, study, Twitter June 10, 2016 Paul Melcher Leave a comment

It all started in a classroom. Somewhere a teenager thought that exchanging info during a class using Snapchat would be foolproof because if caught, the item had already been deleted automatically. From there, Snapchat took off. Feeding on tweens insatiable appetite to communicate secretly between each other a million times a day without being caught, either by peers or authority, the ephemeral photo app became a sensation. So much so that today, it is poised to take rank in the otherwise very closed club of…

Study shows top-ranking photo apps win with new use cases

editing, filter, Interface, Mobile Photo Connect, photo merchandise, photo organizing, study January 22, 2016 Paul Melcher Leave a comment

With the number of photo and video apps on the market still rapidly growing (currently at 78,000, more than twice as many as two years ago), the question is: what competitive advantages characterize the current breed of top-ranking photo and video apps? Who are they, what is their main use case, their user rating, how long have they been on the market, and what media types do they support? To answer these and other questions the new Suite 48 Analytics Photo/Video App Market Study analyzed the top…

Why does real photography matter?

advertising, commercial stock, computational imaging, content, editing, editorial, EyeEm, filter, Instagram, marketing, mobile, PhotoTech, Social Media, UGC November 11, 2015 Taylor Davidson 5 Comments

On October 26, I participated in a fireside chat about “Real Photography” at the DMLA’s annual conference. 1 Ostensibly about “what new technologies are doing for photography”, it became a place and a time for everyone – not just the panelists, but the entire room – to talk about anything happening at the intersection of photography and technology. 2 One lesson: any conversation today that starts out about “real photography” inevitably turns into a debate about selfies. Should that be a surprise? A photo posted…