Rob Layton

Mobile Journalist | iPhone Photographer | PhD Scholar & Educator: and shot on iPhone portfolio below:

[Rob Layton @Rob_Layton]

1. Here’s an explanation of how I photographed the galactic center with #iPhone13ProMax, following a number of requests. This works for iPhone 11 and up although 12/13ProMax will yield better results due to better camera specs.
#ShotOniPhone
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Watching the waves.

#shotoniPhone

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Surfing in the rain - limited vision, flattened seas … and one of my favourite experiences. This was a recent vintage surfboard festival.
#ShotOniPhone

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Exploring an abandoned mansion in Scotland, now being overtaken by the wild. Took 40 minutes walking through the woods to find. Must have been magnificent back in its day. The underground passages were creepy, and I got a bit lost trying to find my way out.
#shotoniphone

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Heilan coos at Loch Ness in the snow. A day to remember 😀
#shotoniphone

[Yegon Emmanuel @yegonemmanuel_]

#DearJournalists in Africa,
Entries for the #MoJoAwards are now open.
Mobile Journalists can win $1,000 cash and a paid trip to the event at the International Journalism Festival in Perugia, Italy.
Other exciting prizes include; DaVinci Resolve Speed Editors from Blackmagic Design and a $500 gift certificate from the Smart Film School for every finalist.
It will be nice to have African entries and winners, so lets get to it!
More details and how to enter into the competition here: https://t.co/Wg32an3w2b
#OurStoriesAreBestToldByUs

[Rob Layton @Rob_Layton]

... Mojo Award winners will be screened in one of the theatres (and we hope to have a judges' panel discussion as well). The major award is sponsored by the UN agency International Fund for Agricultural Development , with $US1000 cash prize for the Rural Voices category.
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I’m going start migrating across.

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I’m going start migrating across.

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Cultural immersion for students taking our Gold Coast Surf Culture and Storytelling class. They learn about Aboriginal salt water culture and investigate spiritual connections.

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My first Soviet-era camera. I’ve been looking around for an affordable vintage travel 6x9, and this Moskva5 rangefinder fits the bill. I just hope it arrives before I leave for the UK in a few weeks 😬

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Edinburgh Reporter is a highly impressive news outlet - covers its patch intimately, knows its audience, delivers what they want in print and digital. And all run by one woman. Well done, Phyllis! 🙌

[Edinburgh Reporter @EdinReporter]

We are at the City Chambers where around 50 people have gathered outside before the Edinburgh Integration Joint Board meeting which is just getting underway One of the bodies funded by the EIJB is @Cyrenians1968 We spoke to CEO Ewan Aitken

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@publiclens1 Thanks Tim

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The galactic centre and stars partially reflected in a small lake at the bottom of the mountain.
#shotoniphone with #iPhone16ProMax

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DiveVolk has released a new underwater housing - MaxPlus - to accommodate bigger phones such as #iPhone16ProMax . And there’s a new Bluetooth trigger. Iphone16 is the only iPhone with zero shutter lag, so press the button that’s what you get.
#ShotOniPhone

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@MarcSettle @EdinReporter https://t.co/8qIPblElJf

[Rob Layton @Rob_Layton]

Any mojo WirelessPro users using an AI-Micro and headphones: if you want to record two mics as separate tracks and monitor, don’t use “split” as you would using the Pros directly. The AI-Micro must be set to “stereo”. Thank you @rode customer support team.

[Rob Layton @Rob_Layton]

Simple #mojo set up - Rode Wireless Go into Rode AI Micro with headphones and BlackMagic Camera app.

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@MarcSettle @EdinReporter We’ve had this conversation before.

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@MarcSettle @EdinReporter Split will not work with the AI, only one mic will record. It must be stereo and into Input1. Both mics are then mono tracks and I change them to stereo in the edit.

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@EdinReporter Surf resort? In Scotland in winter?? Maybe we should do a joint byline. Seriously, I’d be interested in doing a story on that.

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@EdinReporter I have my WirelessPros set to Stereo because I record both mics in the AI-Micro, and the cable needs to go into the Mic1 input. I’ll be in Edinburgh for a few days before Christmas if you’re around, Phyllis.

[Rob Layton @Rob_Layton]

I’ve not really bothered with Camera Control - seemed a bit of a gimmick - but in the BMD app it’s a much better experience. BMD’s commitment to this app and mobile filmmaking is impressive and should be applauded.

[Blackmagic Design @Blackmagic_News]

Blackmagic Camera for iOS 2.1 Update! Get support for using new iPhone 16 camera control features with Blackmagic Camera, improved Blackmagic Cloud organisation syncing and new recording bit rate options for H.264 and H.265 codecs. Download now from https://t.co/eCiyLRPsRE