The Daily PetaPixel for 02/15/2020

The top news from the world of photography. [View this email in your browser]( [PetaPixel Homepage]( [Watch an Anti-Drone Laser Literally Fry a Bunch of DJI Drones from Miles Away]( By [DL Cade]( on Feb 14, 2020 03:00 pm [Watch the Video]( Israeli defense technology company Rafael Advanced Defense Systems Ltd recently released a demo of their special “Drone Dome” counter-drone defense system. A car-mounted anti-drone solution that can fry unwelcome drones from miles away using a high-powered laser beam. … [[visit site to read more]( [The Secret to Developing Your Street Photography]( By Simon Ellingworth on Feb 14, 2020 02:18 pm Shooting Street Photography without a project in mind is like shopping for food when you’re hungry. You might get a few nice treats, but ultimately you get back and find there is nothing to sustain you. … [[visit site to read more]( [Political Photographer’s Home Raided by Police Looking for Furniture Stolen from Parliament]( By [DL Cade]( on Feb 14, 2020 01:41 pm In a political story that’s stranger than fiction, the home of a former official photographer for the UK Parliament’s House of Commons was raided by the Metropolitan police earlier this week. The cops were reportedly looking for “furniture from the House of Commons and a lamp.” … [[visit site to read more]( [Topaz Labs Says It Will Start Charging for Product Upgrades, Sparks Outrage]( By [DL Cade]( on Feb 14, 2020 12:56 pm Yesterday, [Topaz Labs]( software company behind popular photo editing plugins and software like DeNoise AI, Sharpen AI, and Gigapixel AI—announced that it will start charging for product upgrades. Users are understandably upset. … [[visit site to read more]( [Refracted Rose: A Fun Valentine’s Day Macro Photography Idea]( By Maximilian Simson on Feb 14, 2020 11:30 am [Watch the Video]( It’s Valentine’s Day and a good opportunity to grab some flowers and celebrate our love for photography with another creative project. I didn’t want to miss my chance, so I grabbed some red roses and in today’s post I will share my set-up for a Valentine’s Day ‘Refracted Rose’ photo. … [[visit site to read more]( [The Nikon D6 is a Pro Camera for a Vanishingly Small Demographic]( By Allen Murabayashi on Feb 14, 2020 10:53 am When it comes to technology, consumers have been conditioned to expect notable feature changes with version numbers increases. The iPhone 11 Pro, for example, not only included the snappier A13 Bionic chip, it also sported a three lens array and significantly better low light performance. … [[visit site to read more]( Earlier Stories: [Breaking News: CP+ 2020 Has Been Cancelled Due to Coronavirus Fears]( [At Full Speed, the Canon 1D X Mark III’s Shutter Could Fail After Just 8 Hours]( [Why Won’t the ’72dpi’ Myth Die?]( [Samsung Reveals the Tech Behind Its New 108MP ‘Nonacell’ Image Sensor]( [Why Did Canon Just Now Decide to Wake Up?]( [Website]( [Twitter]( [Facebook]( Copyright © 2020 PetaPixel, All rights reserved. You are receiving this email because you opted in via our website. PetaPixel · 2944 N 44th St Ste 100 · Phoenix, AZ 85018-7258 · USA You can [update your preferences]( or [unsubscribe from this list](.