![]() ![]() Late in 2017 when Ben Claremont hopped across the pond to give some 360 workshops in USA and Canada, he and Michael collaborated on some YouTube videos, and it was like a meeting of giants in our tiny planet universe. It is hard to imagine anyone seriously interested in 360 cameras who hasn’t crossed paths with Michael in cyber-land. Michael always finds the time to post useful content, answer questions and give suggestions. One of them is Daniel Pharaoh, who calls himself “The 360 Guy,” who moderates several groups, runs a website, and produces a lot of YouTube content.Ĭloser to home, Michael Ty of Los Angeles shows up on all the major social media channels and in Facebook groups as the man behind 360 Rumors-a site that exhaustively follows gear and industry news. There must be something about the land down under and tiny planets because I’ve interacted with several Aussies in those same Facebook groups. Ben and I have exchanged several messages and comments over the years, but he’s taken his 360 game to the next level, establishing himself as a true tiny planet and 360 camera guru with his Life in 360 YouTube channel. I also saw Ben posting in various 360 groups on Facebook where people discussed shooting techniques, software, and gear. In the process, he became something of an authority on consumer 360 cameras. Unlike me, Ben quickly devoted his entire Instagram output to tiny planets and added early 360 cameras from LG and Samsung to his toolkit. Networking with other 360 PhotographersĪs I started posting tiny planets on my Instagram account with tags relevant to my Theta m15, I encountered a very creative early adopter from Australia named Ben Claremont. My love of tiny planets started four years ago with my Ricoh Theta m15, the first consumer 360 camera. Though apps exist to turn any photo into a tiny planet, the best ones are created from extreme panoramas or full 360 spherical photos. The result looks like a little planet floating in the sky. Tiny planet refers to a type of digital photo/video manipulation that wraps a photo into a sphere and lines up the horizon from each side of the photo. So what is tiny planet photography all about? What is Tiny Planet Photography? Networking with tiny planet photographers around the globe has made my world smaller. I can’t help but think, however, how much better a place the planet would be if gardening was our outlet for this need, instead of so many of the alternatives.2.13.18 The World of Tiny Planet Photography 116 & West ![]() The rise of political extremism, culture warfare and fixation on body image have also been widely documented as being driven by a psychological need to feel a degree of certainty, control and safety in a world of pandemics, war and economic decay. Of course, gardening isn’t the only thing people turn to. And the things they have gravitated toward? Rare tropical species, variegated mutations, terrariums, even growing veg, all of which require enormous amounts of care (and control). Even those who don’t have, and will likely never have, gardens of their own have embraced the hobby. Photograph: Patrick Moynihan//Getty ImagesĪs our world becomes more and more unpredictable and often – let’s be honest – frightening, gardening seems to be able to appeal to and reach out to a whole new generation, often against all odds. Miniature world: succulents in a terrarium. Whether it’s the people who trim the edges of their lawns with nail scissors or strictly organic “rewilding” devotees, when you dig a little below the surface they are often fuelled by the same psychological desire: the instinctive need to have (or at least feel like you have) a modicum of control amid chaos. The sense of calm created by having a patch of earth, no matter how small but that I feel I have complete control over, has a powerful effect on my mind in a world that has become increasingly uncertain. Whether it is green lawns created in the driest deserts or a tropical oasis on a blustery North Atlantic island, they are all about moulding the natural world to fit our idea of what it “should” be.Īs I primp and prune my tiny terrariums on dark February nights, something magical happens to my brain. Dazzling plants, water features and floral abundance is all dialled up to well beyond what would naturally occur. ![]() They are idealised landscapes with all the mud, pests and dead plants edited out. As I primp and prune my tiny terrariums on dark February nights, something magical happens to my brainīut that wouldn’t be gardening, of course, because for all their diversity – whether we like to admit it or not – the one thing that all gardens have in common is how contrived they are.
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