The Daily PetaPixel for 01/01/2021

The top news from the world of photography. [View this email in your browser]( [PetaPixel Homepage]( [How To Make Your Own Pinhole Camera With a Matchbox or ILC]( By [Jaron Schneider]( on Dec 31, 2020 04:39 pm [Watch the Video]( A pinhole camera is a simple image capture device that doesn’t use a lens but instead makes images through a tiny aperture. The simplest ones are just a light-proof box with a hole in it, and in this 7-minute video, you’ll learn how to make one as well as how to make your digital camera into one. … [[visit site to read more]( [How Bokeh Evolved and How Digital Photography Elevated it to Art]( By [Jaron Schneider]( on Dec 31, 2020 03:48 pm [Watch the Video]( Bokeh is one of the most subjective aspects of photo or video. As Simon’s Utak says in this 20-minute discussion on its history and how it is elevating digital photography into art, we as photographers can’t even agree how to properly say the word. … [[visit site to read more]( [78-Year-Old Everglades Photographer Didn’t Let a Stroke Slow Him Down]( By [Jaron Schneider]( on Dec 31, 2020 03:13 pm [Watch the Video]( Photographer Clyde Butcher is most well known for his giant photos of the Everglades taken with a large-format camera. In 2017 he suffered a stroke, but that setback hasn’t slowed him down. In this 4.5-minute video, Butcher explains why photography continues to be important to him. … [[visit site to read more]( [2020 Displayed in a Year of Aerial Drone Photographs]( By [Jaron Schneider]( on Dec 31, 2020 01:52 pm [Watch the Video]( Photographer [Armando Martinez]( is celebrating the final day of 2020 by sharing this beautiful montage of drone video footage and photography that he captured in the last year. … [[visit site to read more]( [Nikon Z 50mm Shootout: f/1.8 vs f/1.2 vs f/0.95 Noct]( By [Jaron Schneider]( on Dec 31, 2020 01:11 pm [Watch the Video]( Youtuber Matt Granger has published an 18-minute Nikon 50mm shootout that pits the Nikkor Z [50mm f/1.8]( against the [50mm f/1.2]( and the [58mm f/0.95 Noct](. As Granger says, every system needs a great 50mm lens, so which of these is the best? … [[visit site to read more]( [These Photos of Saturn and Jupiter Look Photoshopped, But are Real]( By [Jaron Schneider]( on Dec 31, 2020 12:25 pm During the peak of the astronomical event that was the conjunction of Jupiter and Saturn in December, a photographer named Garret who goes by [gm_astrphotography]( posted a photo that sparked some debate to its authenticity. The fact is, the image is 100% legitimate. … [[visit site to read more]( [The 10 Most Popular PetaPixel Posts of 2020]( By [Michael Zhang]( on Dec 31, 2020 11:59 am 2020 has been a crazy and eventful year. Before we turn the page and move into 2021, we thought we’d take a look back at the 10 most popular articles published here over the past 365 days. … [[visit site to read more]( [Camera Predictions for 2021: What We Think You Can Expect]( By [Jaron Schneider]( on Dec 31, 2020 11:43 am [Watch the Video]( DPReview just released its annual camera industry predictions video where Chris and Jordan discuss what they think will come from the leading manufacturers. I think that, for the most part, they’re right on the nose. … [[visit site to read more]( [Camera Gear ‘Overkill’: Why Bigger and Faster Is Not Always Better]( By Alan Adler on Dec 31, 2020 11:22 am Full frame and medium format systems can produce images of greater quality than APS-C. But that greater quality is rarely perceived, even in very large prints. I call it “overkill” because we cannot perceive the advantage of this more expensive and heavier equipment. … [[visit site to read more]( Earlier Stories: [Yes, the M1 MacBook Pro Really is THAT Good]( [Balancing Photojournalism with the Right of Refusal: The Debate Continues]( [Insects in Flight: Watch 11 Species Take Off In Super Slow Motion]( [Should You Buy a Used Camera?]( [How to Turn Any Camera into a Webcam, No App Required]( [Website]( [Twitter]( [Facebook]( Copyright © 2021 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](.