The Daily PetaPixel for 04/28/2020

The top news from the world of photography. [View this email in your browser]( [PetaPixel Homepage]( [DJI Unveils the Mavic Air 2 with 48MP Sensor, 4K/60p Video, and 34 Minute Battery]( By [DL Cade]( on Apr 27, 2020 09:30 pm Just 10 days after [a major leak]( told us what we should expect, Chinese drone maker DJI has officially unveiled [the Mavic Air 2]( a drone they’re calling “the smartest, safest and easiest-to-fly consumer drone” on the market. … [[visit site to read more]( [Photographer Says Major Credit Card Processor is Withholding Payments]( By [DL Cade]( on Apr 27, 2020 06:04 pm When the COVID lockdowns hit, [Raleigh-based wedding and portrait photographer]( Rebecca Faulk was able to keep generating some income by selling prints and rescheduling her photo shoots. That is, until her credit card processor decided to hold on to her funds… … [[visit site to read more]( [Capturing Both the Crescent Moon and ‘Earthshine’ in One Image]( By Christopher Sherman on Apr 27, 2020 04:00 pm This is something I’ve been wanting to attempt for a while, but the skies have not be clear enough to do so. Iowa skies in fact have been almost constantly cloudy of late – or a least when one wants to shoot the moon. … [[visit site to read more]( [Pro Tips for Shooting Fast Action with the Nikon Z7, Z6, and Z50]( By [DL Cade]( on Apr 27, 2020 03:14 pm [Watch the Video]( Wildlife photographer and YouTuber [Steve Perry]( has put together an incredibly helpful video that will show you how to improve your “keeper” rate when shooting fast action with Nikon’s full-frame mirrorless [Z7]( and [Z6]( and even the [crop-sensor Z50](. … [[visit site to read more]( [The Fuji X100V: Falling In Love All Over Again]( By Stephen Yang on Apr 27, 2020 02:06 pm Every time Fuji releases a new camera I feel like this is the generation that will let me leave Canon behind. I had the same hopes and eventual disappointments with the XT2 and the XT3. Inevitably, I would realize full frame always beats out crop frame, that high ISOs and battery life can’t be matched, that Fuji was just not good enough to beat my Canons. … [[visit site to read more]( [Photographer Uses Household Items to Create Miniature Worlds for His Toys]( By [DL Cade]( on Apr 27, 2020 01:20 pm Hong Kong-based photographer [Ric Tse]( is getting creative in quarantine. For his recent series My Home’s Rhapsody, he’s taking regular household items and using them to create miniature worlds and landscapes for LEGO and other toys, before zooming out to reveal the truth behind the photo. … [[visit site to read more]( [Teardown Suggests the ‘New’ iPhone SE Uses Old Camera from the iPhone 8]( By [DL Cade]( on Apr 27, 2020 12:38 pm iFixit has finished [its teardown of Apple’s new iPhone SE]( and one of the main revelations is a disappointing one for smartphone photographers: the new phone does NOT use the camera from the iPhone XR. Instead, Apple is using a module that is basically identical to the one in the iPhone 8. … [[visit site to read more]( [We Can Finally Stop Caring About the Sony a7S III]( By Usman Dawood on Apr 27, 2020 11:51 am When Sony [released the a7R III all the way back in 2017]( most people speculated what this release could mean for [the a7S series]( of cameras. Many of us were anticipating a mark III for the S series to be announced, and potentially even released not long after the update to the R model. … [[visit site to read more]( [The Most Beautiful Flower Garden in the World, Without People]( By Albert Dros on Apr 27, 2020 10:47 am As a real Dutchman, I am a big fan of our flowers. And as a landscape photographer, I enjoy our beautiful spring each year in which I always find time to photograph the flowers and show the beauty of the Dutch flowers to the whole world. … [[visit site to read more]( Earlier Stories: [Photographer Captures Dolphins Swimming in Bioluminescence]( [A Look at ‘The Decisive Moment’ by Henri Cartier-Bresson]( [How I Photograph the Milky Way with Medium Format Film]( [Shooting the Dubai Skyline from a Balcony During Lockdown]( [Doing a Personal Photo Project During Social Distancing]( [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](.