The Daily PetaPixel for 05/01/2024

The top news from the world of photography. [View this email in your browser]( [PetaPixel Homepage]( [Photographer Arrested at Protests Has Felony Assault Charges Dropped]( By Lisa Marie Segarra on Apr 30, 2024 06:31 pm [A close-up of a person's wrists handcuffed, with a focus on one hand and the metal cuffs. the person is wearing a dark blue shirt, and the background is a blurred light gray surface.]( A photojournalist arrested while covering a Pro-Palestinian protest at a university had his assault charges dropped following an outcry. [[Read More]( [Wacom’s Movink 13 OLED Pen Display Is Made for Traveling Photographers]( By Jeremy Gray on Apr 30, 2024 05:12 pm [A digital drawing tablet featuring a sleek black design, resting at an angle with its stylus placed beside it on a white background. the tablet displays a vibrant abstract wallpaper.]( Wacom is a big name in the drawing tablet and pen display segment. Many photographers and illustrators use Wacom products to edit images and create art. The company's latest is the Wacom Movink, a 13-inch OLED pen display that Wacom calls "Always ready to go." [[Read More]( [The Canon R100 is Down to $414, But You Still Shouldn’t Buy It]( By Jaron Schneider on Apr 30, 2024 04:49 pm [Close-up of a canon eos camera focusing on the brand name and model, with a soft beige background.]( Canon's mirrorless R100, basically the successor the Rebel SL series DSLRs, is on sale this week at Walmart paired with a kit lens for $414 -- that's nearly 20% off the listed price. You still should not buy it. [[Read More]( [Private Spacecraft Snaps First Rendezvous Photo of Space Debris]( By Lisa Marie Segarra on Apr 30, 2024 03:40 pm [Image of a satellite in space against a dark background, captured by astroscale, showing detailed parts reflecting light.]( Cue the anti-space litter campaigns. A satellite captured a historic photo of space debris during a new mission. [[Read More]( [Why I Shoot Medium Format Film]( By Phil Davies on Apr 30, 2024 03:22 pm [Split image featuring a vintage camera on the left and two boys standing against a city street background on the right. one boy has his arm around the other's shoulder. black and white tone.]( Back in the day, 35mm film was called “miniature” format; its itty bitty negatives were considered only good for snapshots and maybe street photography (sorry, Leica shooter Henri Cartier-Bresson). Serious photography—landscape, portraiture, documentary, commercial—was dominated by medium format film, a platform that produced images with fine detail and luscious tonality, even when blown up to make billboard-size prints. [[Read More]( [NASA Develops Tiny Yet Mighty 36-Pixel Sensor]( By Jeremy Gray on Apr 30, 2024 01:53 pm [Close-up image of a quantum computer chip installed in a gold casing with visible intricate wiring and cooling mechanisms, highlighting advanced technology components.]( While NASA's James Webb Space Telescope is helping astronomers craft 122-megapixel photos 1.5 million kilometers from Earth, the agency's newest camera performs groundbreaking space science with just 36 pixels. Yes, 36 pixels, not 36 megapixels. [[Read More]( [Instagram’s New Algorithm Punishes Copycats, Rewards Original Creators]( By Lisa Marie Segarra on Apr 30, 2024 12:14 pm [Meta adds AI chatbot to Instagram]( Instagram announced changes to its somewhat infamous algorithm, this time providing a boost to smaller, original creators. [[Read More]( [2005’s Sony R1 All-in-One Was Late to the Party Yet Ahead of Its Time]( By Jeremy Gray on Apr 30, 2024 12:09 pm [A sony camera with a zoom lens, displayed against a multi-colored circular background. the focus is on the camera's professional features and design details.]( As part of his retrospective Retro Review series, Gordon Laing of Cameralabs is looking at a very special Sony camera -- the Cyber-shot R1. 19 years ago, it became the first camera Laing published on Cameralabs. [[Read More]( [The Very Least You Need to Be a Pro Portrait Photographer]( By Chris Niccolls on Apr 30, 2024 10:05 am [Two men in the foreground smile and point at a camera, while in the background, an arrow points from the men to two women walking and talking.]( We always want our YouTube videos to both educate and entertain but sometimes, we also want to push ourselves beyond standard reviews and try something different. For our latest photo challenge, we wanted to see just how minimal we could go with our gear and still be able to pull off professional-grade images. [[Read More]( [Profoto is Developing LED Lights and Softboxes for Hollywood Cinema]( By Jaron Schneider on Apr 30, 2024 09:56 am [A photographer captures an energetic woman in a white suit posing on a studio set with ambient lighting and draped backdrops.]( After focusing only on supporting the art of still photography for more than 55 years, Profoto is developing a new line of LED lights and "light shaping tools" for use in the cinema market. 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