The Daily PetaPixel for 04/16/2021

The top news from the world of photography. [View this email in your browser]( [PetaPixel Homepage]( [How To Get Your Photography Featured in Magazines]( By Dave Cox on Apr 15, 2021 05:02 pm [Watch the Video]( To many photographers, getting your work printed in a magazine is the holy grail, especially if you manage to make the front cover. Sure, posting on Instagram or Facebook is great but actually seeing your work in print… to me, there is no better feeling. … [[visit site to read more]( [35 Children’s/Consumer Groups Call for Cancelation of Instagram for Kids]( By [Jaron Schneider]( on Apr 15, 2021 04:15 pm Instagram’s intention to develop a version of its app just for kids continues to draw significant criticism, as an international coalition of 35 children’s and consumer groups have called on Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg to discontinue its plans. … [[visit site to read more]( [Little Big World: The Beauty of Moldova Captured in Miniature]( By [Jaron Schneider]( on Apr 15, 2021 03:20 pm [Watch the Video]( Photographer [Joerg Daiber]( of the YouTube Channel [Little Big World]( has published a 3-minute timelapse, tilt-shift-style aerial video along with a set of photos that captures one of Europe’s most beautiful landscapes. … [[visit site to read more]( [How I Learned to Find Joy in the Early Years of My Photographic Journey]( By Terry Gipson on Apr 15, 2021 02:40 pm I am a technical professional who wanted to become an artist in his middle years. I confess that I had no previous art training except for making papier-mâché boxes in high school! … [[visit site to read more]( [NatGeo is Providing Ways to Help Threatened Creatures and Habitats]( By [Jaron Schneider]( on Apr 15, 2021 01:44 pm National Geographic has today published the May issue of its magazine that is [available online]( and this time, it is doing more than just showing photos of animals and habitats and describing issues, but is providing ways the average person can actually help. … [[visit site to read more]( [Lighting Setups Are Nonsense — Here’s How You Really Learn Light]( By [Illya Ovchar]( on Apr 15, 2021 12:59 pm When starting out, you will inevitably stumble upon someone telling you to use a three-light setup for portraits and a beauty dish for fashion photography. I think that’s a whole bunch of nonsense. Lighting setups don’t teach you light — they only confuse you and derail you from progressing. … [[visit site to read more]( [See the Rarely-Photographed Beauty of Winter in Ladakh, India]( By [Jaron Schneider]( on Apr 15, 2021 12:56 pm [Venkitesh Ramachandran]( is a photographer and IT professional based in India who noticed very few images of the [Ladakh region]( of India are widely shared, and even fewer that feature the beauty of its winter months, likely due to the harshness of the climate which can get as cold as -18 degrees Celcius. … [[visit site to read more]( [It’s Okay to Love Cameras and Ignore Negative Photographers]( By [Lee Thirkellson]( on Apr 15, 2021 12:10 pm I have always been interested in technology. When I was a kid, I had a computer very early and I was writing and learning code at around the age of 7 or 8 years old, simple stuff such as making the screen flash different colors — important skills I have since forgotten. However, from computers to phones to TV systems, I have always embraced technology and I love playing with gadgets. … [[visit site to read more]( [Coronavirus Hug in Brazil Wins World Press Photo of the Year]( By [Jaron Schneider]( on Apr 15, 2021 11:37 am The [World Press Photo Foundation]( has [announced the winners]( of its prestigious annual photojournalism competition, naming the World Press Photo of the Year, World Press Story of the Year, and winners of eight categories. … [[visit site to read more]( [DJI Air 2S Review: Solid Performance Where It Counts Most]( By [Ryan Mense]( on Apr 15, 2021 09:01 am DJI is labeling the newly announced [$999 Air 2S]( its “all in one” drone. When something is claimed to do it all, I always wonder where the sacrifices are being made. … [[visit site to read more]( [DJI Unveils the Air 2S: 1-Inch Sensor, 20MP Photos, 5.4K Video Capture]( By [Jaron Schneider]( on Apr 15, 2021 09:00 am DJI has announced [the Air 2S drone]( a small and portable flying camera that the company says should offer an “all-in-one” solution of robust flight performance, a top-of-the-line camera, and a set of preprogrammed content creation tools. … [[visit site to read more]( Earlier Stories: [Fujifilm Announces the XF18mm f/1.4 R LM WR Lens]( [Instagram Tests Letting Users Toggle Post ‘Likes’ On and Off]( [Olympus Unveils the Winners of the Best Life Science Photos of 2020]( [The Winning Photos of the Military Visual Awards for 2020]( [How to Photograph the Milky Way: The Preparation]( [Website]( [Twitter]( [Facebook]( Copyright © 2021 PetaPixel, All rights reserved. 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