Becca Farsace posts
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Newsletter: week of 2/10
Happy Valentine's Day! This morning, I asked Hannah if she would be my Valentine and got a yes 😎, so I'm feeling pretty good as I head to the Tucson Gem and Mineral Festival today.In the spirit of love, here are five things I adore:-an after-work walk through the woods-pizza and wings wit...
Newsletter: week of 2/3
This week's big news is that I managed to get tickets to theNewport Folk Festival,which sold out in under a minute. Back when I was working at The Verge, ticket-buying days were a big deal. We used to all cue up Ticketmaster or Dice and yell out section numbers as we scrambled to get tickets to ...
I took 1,000 photos with the S25 Ultra (ad-free)
Since receiving my S25 Ultra review unit on January 22nd, I have been snapping photos of just about everything in sight to truly test out the phone's camera system. And with the S25 Ultra, much like the S24 Ultra, I was quickly reminded just how damn good its camera system is. Unlike the face-br...
Patreon update! (Newsletter: week of 1/27)
Hi bud! I'm going to use this week's newsletter to give you some updates.Let's start with some stats. Since leaving The Verge and (re)starting my YouTube channel on August 26th, 2024, I have gotten over 2.5 million views on YouTube, over 173.2K watch hours, and gained 106K followers. A m...
My honest opinion of Leica cameras (ad-free)
In my six-year career as a camera reviewer, I have heard many things about Leica cameras, from "they are the best cameras ever made" to "that red dot sure does cost a lot of money." However, I had very few personal opinions about these coveted systems because I hadn't spent much ...
Newsletter: week of 1/20
The S25 seriesis here! And I really enjoyed reading what you folks had to say about them in the chat. Many of you seemed to be ok with the small, incremental changes, explaining that you are happier for companies to take it slow and get it right and that you don't expect large leaps. Cory made a...
S25 hands-on (ad-free)
A few weeks ago, I brushed the dust off my Samsung Galaxy S24 Ultra review unit in preparation for S25 coverage. When I picked it up, my first thought was, as always with an Ultra, "Wow, this thing is huge." But to my pockets' dismay, I began carrying it everywhere.The S24 Ultra was rega...
Newsletter: week of 1/13
I started this week with a one-day turnaround of a hands-onDJI Flip video.Then, I got busy doing absolutely nothing on a beach while on a family vacation. Okay, that's not totally true! I also drank a whole lot of light beer with the occasional Mai Tai too.In my spare time, I have been able to w...
DJI Flip Hands-on (ad-free)
Hello from my family's yearly vacation in Aruba! I'm writing to you from a very sunny beach, and I only have one complaint: My M1 MacBook Pro is at full brightness, and I'm still struggling to see it. 😂 But wow, it was a whirlwind getting here.I landed from CES on Friday, swapped out ...
CES 2025 (w/ ad-free video)
Holy cow. What a week. I have been to CES seven times, but doing it alone was a new beast. From networking to attempting to find video-worthy gadgets on the show floor to staying hydrated and actually eating full meals, CES completely depleted my battery. But it was worth every second.I decided to k...
How the Osmo Pocket 3 got so popular (ad-free version)
This video's ad integration is stuck in approval hell, but my part is ready to shine, so the Patreon folks get it first! With any luck, it will also go live on YouTube this week, but until then, enjoy!With this video, I wanted to fulfill two promises of my content: "show, don't tell"...
Newsletter: week of 12/30
Happy New Year, bud! I rang in the new year by cutting and pasting all sorts of hopes and dreams onto a 2025 vision board (see below!). How about you?I am setting my sights high, hoping to have 450,000 YouTube subs by 2026, but I am also trying to get more sleep and learn to fly fish... here goes no...
Newsletter: week of 12/23
Happy Holidays, bud! It's that time of year when we see what everyone really got for Christmas via app store downloads! This year, the winner is Meta Horizon, the companion app for Meta Quest devices. However, I also see Frameo and Aura Frames, two smart frame apps, in the top five. And I know t...
I tried Meta's new AR glasses (ad-free version!)
Hi folks, instead of a big BTS video/post, I thought I would remove the 2-minute Notion and YouTube ads from this video and give you a brief BTS rundown. Sadly, Patreon doesn't support 4k videos; I hope 1080 is ok!I shot all of the Orion footage on my Osmo Pocket 3 with a DJI Mic Mini, which I t...
Newsletter: week of 12/16
Happy Friday, bud! It's a snowy, cold day in my neck of the woods, perfect for playing hooky at the local ski slope (hence the later-than-usual newsletter). Hope you are getting some time to play hooky as well! Here is everything I played with, read, watched, and listened to this week.Source: Ti...
Newsletter: week of 12/09
I will get right into it because it was a big week for Google!Tech things I read:Google and Samsung's Android XR Headset and GlassesLast year, while making a videoabout the history of smart glasses, I realized that if I stayed in the tech creator space, my future would include many of them. And ...
How I master my audio
Let me be clear: I am no audio expert! However, I have learned some ways to easily level out audio and take out unwanted background noise. In the above video, I walk you through those steps. The TLDR is that dynamics is for leveling, and a plug-in called Clearis for removing unwanted background nois...
Newsletter: week of Dec. 1st
Hello from a plane barreling towards Mexico City! Hannah and I are en route to our favorite city to eat through for a wedding, so if you have any must-sees, do let us know. Personally, I never miss the opportunity to watch some Lucha Libre.In case you missed it, I posted a Q&A videoyesterday and a b...
BTS Vlog: How my solo YouTube career is going...
Hello Patreon friends! I made a vlog about how I filmed and edited my Q&A video. It moves quickly, so if you have any other questions, send them my way. Also, send any and all editing and filming tips!Appreciate you! -Becca
Newsletter: week of Nov. 25
Yesterday was Thanksgiving Day here in the US. At my family's house, that means eating a lot of turkey and playing board games, which this year included Incohearent, Ticket to Ride, and some Wavelength. It was a tough day on the rails for me, with a third-place finish in Ticket to Ride.In the sp...
Casey Neistat on the business of being a creator
A few months ago, I called Casey for advice on how to be successful on YouTube. What I thought might be a ten-minute conversation about being creative snowballed into an hour-long conversation about business. It took me by surprise because I've always seen him as a creative first sort of guy, so...
Newsletter: week of Nov. 18
It's been a busy week around here! On Monday, I published my ethics statement video; on Thursday, I interviewed Casey Neistat about being a creator; and today, I published my review of the Google Pixel Buds Pro 2. I'll post that interview with Casey exclusively for Patreon subscribers early ...
Removing Mics and Making Titles
I have had "write an ethics statement" on my list of things to do for a while now, but after taking a brand trip last week and seeing how Marques' audience reacted to his latest sponsored video, I felt an urgency to get it done now.If you had time to watch the video, I would love to hear...
Newsletter: week of Nov. 11th
Hey Bud! Happy Friday. I spend half of the week in the very sunny and beautiful Palm Springs, California. Canon flew some very badass photographers (I was way out of my league!) out for some time with the company's latest flagship camera, the Canon R1. And what a camera it is! The autofocus is f...
Newsletter: week of nov. 4th
Well, this week was a doozy. While I don't want to get too political here, I must express my deep anger, fear, and disappointment in the presidential election that took place this week. It is important to me that you know that I don't stand for the hate, misogyny, racism, ignorance, transpho...
More tech I use every day
Today, I published my videooutlining the tech I use every day, but many of the little accessories that make the big products work better didn't make the cut. So, just for you, buds, here are all the little things (some tech, some not) that keep my world going 'round. Please share yours in th...
Newsletter: week of Oct. 28
This week was all about M4, M4, and M4! For a quick rundown check out this lil' recapfrom my bud Vjeran. In a few days I'll have a video about the tech I use everyday, which includes a used M1 MacBook Pro (spoiler: you don't need to upgrade).tech-y stuff i have been thinking about:Making...
October 2024 Chat: David Imel on the ups/downs of tech
You may know that David is a host of the Waveform Podcast, but what you probably don't know is that he took acting classes to be on a Disney show, worked at Intel, and only learned photography so that he could travel to tech events for the website Android Authority. Last week I sat down with him...
Newsletter: week of Oct. 21st
New iPads, new action cameras, and this very good looking EV. Here are the things I watched, read, listened to, and thought about this week.Please drop what you were tuned into down in the comments! (playlist trades highly encouraged).tech-y stuff i cant stop thinking about:Quest app lets you visual...
How I Review Action Cameras
I really love reviewing action cameras, but it's a lot of work.First, you have to match camera settings that are all buried in different menus. Then, you have to make mounts that can hold the cameras at similar angles. Lastly, you have to do something that is visually exciting or interesting. It...
