The Daily PetaPixel for 04/25/2020

The top news from the world of photography. [View this email in your browser]( [PetaPixel Homepage]( [I Made a ‘Mind Map’ of the Insanely Complex Sony Menu System]( By Dmitri Popov on Apr 24, 2020 05:23 pm It all started as a seemingly simple task. To make it easier to master the menu system of the Sony a7 Mark III, I decided to create a [mind map](. But this project quickly evolved into a major, and rather fascinating, undertaking. … [[visit site to read more]( [Photographer Turns Public Domain Photos Into Funny Animations]( By [DL Cade]( on Apr 24, 2020 03:38 pm Like many others, Swiss photographer and director [Nicola Tröhler]( has had all of his jobs cancelled due to COVID-19. So, since he can’t go out and take any photos, he decided to tap the public domain libraries in Switzerland and the US and work on his animation skills instead. … [[visit site to read more]( [20 Years with Fujifilm: A Look Back at the FinePix S1 Pro]( By John Magnoski on Apr 24, 2020 02:27 pm It was early 2000, and the world looked on towards a new and exciting millennium, thankful that their worst fears surrounding Y2K never surfaced. At the time, I was getting ready to launch my portrait photography business using a completely digital capture and workflow, and was intent on investing in the Nikon D1 as my primary camera. … [[visit site to read more]( [Capturing Newborn Portraits with a Smartphone: Tips for New Parents]( By Jennifer Van Elk on Apr 24, 2020 01:56 pm [Watch the Video]( Recently we’ve had to close our doors to portraits because of COVID-19, and it’s been heartbreaking. The most heartbreaking thing is having to say no to clients who want newborn portraits. Babies change so quickly, so I wanted to put together some tips on how to capture your newborn portraits with your iPhone (or Android phone) so you don’t miss out on those photos. … [[visit site to read more]( [SpaceX Unveils Plan to Keep Starlink Satellites from Ruining the Night Sky]( By [DL Cade]( on Apr 24, 2020 01:10 pm A couple of days ago, SpaceX CEO [Elon Musk]( unveiled a plan to help keep the company’s thousands of Starlink satellites from becoming a very noticeable blight on the night sky, a complaint we’ve heard from astronomers and astrophotographers alike. … [[visit site to read more]( [Faking a ‘Rolling’ Photo Shoot with a Toy Car and a Treadmill]( By [DL Cade]( on Apr 24, 2020 12:40 pm After a potential opportunity with Lamborghini fell through, automotive photographer [Kunal Kelkar]( decided to try and replicate the experience at home. How, you ask? Instead of a road, he used a treadmill; and instead of a real Lamborghini, he used a toy version. … [[visit site to read more]( [CIPA Report Shows Camera Sales Fell Off a Cliff in March]( By [DL Cade]( on Apr 24, 2020 11:48 am Right on cue, CIPA [has released]( its latest report, showing how camera shipments in March were affected by the rapid spread of the coronavirus, and the economic shutdown that followed. No surprises here: the numbers are grim. … [[visit site to read more]( [Blackmagic Pocket Cinema Camera 6K Gets Major $500 Price Drop]( By [DL Cade]( on Apr 24, 2020 11:05 am Cinema camera and software maker Blackmagic Design has [announced]( a major price drop for the popular [Pocket Cinema Camera 6K]( knocking $500 off the MSRP and making one of the cheapest cinema cameras on the market even more affordable. … [[visit site to read more]( Earlier Stories: [Astronauts Photobombed by Starlink Satellites While Shooting the Aurora]( [Bokeh Battle: Leica Noctilux f/0.95 vs Nikon Noct f/0.95]( [Canon: Imaging Profits Down 80% in Q1, But the Worst is Yet to Come]( [How to Use a Waveform Monitor for Better, Faster Photo Editing]( [I Shot the Same Model with Every Sony Lens]( [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](.