The Daily PetaPixel for 06/12/2021

The top news from the world of photography. [View this email in your browser]( [PetaPixel Homepage]( Our Supporting Sponsor [Ep. 344: You First…Then Your Gear – and more]( By [Sharky James]( on Jun 12, 2021 06:35 am  Episode 344 of the [PetaPixel Photography Podcast](. [Download MP3Â](  [Subscribe via iTunes]( [Google Play]( [email]( or [RSS]( Featured: Sports photographer, Jordan Johnson … [[visit site to read more]( [Leica 24-70mm f/2.8 Versus Sigma 24-70mm f/2.8: Is There a Difference?]( By [David Crewe]( on Jun 11, 2021 05:25 pm While reviewing [the Leica 24-70mm f/2.8]( I was able to spend some time with a lens from Sigma that has been accused of being the exact [same lens in a rehoused body](. But is it? … [[visit site to read more]( [Researchers Use Smartphone Camera to Identify Acne-Causing Bacteria]( By [Jaron Schneider]( on Jun 11, 2021 04:49 pm Researchers from the University of Washington [have developed]( a way to use smartphone photos to identify potentially harmful bacteria on skin and in the mouth. The method can visually identify microbes on the skin that contribute to acne as well as those that cause gingivitis and dental plaques. … [[visit site to read more]( [Photographer Captures Drone Video of Bizarre, Fast-Moving ‘UFOs’]( By [Michael Bonocore]( on Jun 11, 2021 04:23 pm [Watch the Video]( Photographer and filmmaker [James Cawley]( was well aware of the recent interest in UFOs as he watched two ovular-shaped objects fly quickly through the screen of his DJI Mavic 2 Pro drone while filming the sunset in the Moab area of Utah. … [[visit site to read more]( [This Sharpness-Boosting Process is Used by Hubble Telescope Editors]( By [David Crewe]( on Jun 11, 2021 03:48 pm [Watch the Video]( [Picture Instruments]( a Germany-based software company known best for its plugins for Adobe Photoshop and Lightroom Classic, has released a new plugin that promises to create clean, detailed, ultra-sharp images with incredible depth by employing a technique used by the [Hubble Space Telescope]( team. … [[visit site to read more]( [This 2021 Solar Eclipse Timelapse Was Made from 50,000 Photos]( By [Michael Bonocore]( on Jun 11, 2021 03:04 pm [Watch the Video]( In the morning hours of June 10th, a “ring of fire” solar eclipse greeted sky observers in the northeast United States, northern Canada, Europe, northern Asia, Russia and Greenland. While most photographers [captured single photos]( of the eclipse, [Göran Strand]( decided to show the entirety of the rare eclipse from his backyard in Östersund, Sweden. … [[visit site to read more]( [Photographers to Follow on Instagram: June 11, 2021]( By [Ryan Mense]( on Jun 11, 2021 02:50 pm Every day, [the PetaPixel Instagram account]( is sharing excellent photography from our readers and those who inspire us. Here’s a look at some of our recent favorite posts and the photographers behind the lens. … [[visit site to read more]( [The 2021 Pulitzer Prizes for Photography Have Been Revealed]( By [Jaron Schneider]( on Jun 11, 2021 02:11 pm [Watch the Video]( Columbia University today announced the 2021 Pulitzer Prizes, awarded on the recommendation of the Pulitzer Prize Board. For the second — and the organization hopes last — year, the awards were announced remotely. … [[visit site to read more]( [Bo Burnham’s ‘White Woman’s Instagram’ Deftly Parodies Internet Culture]( By [Anete Lusina]( on Jun 11, 2021 01:30 pm [Watch the Video]( Comedian [Bo Burnham]( has released a comical yet brutally pointed one-man music show that pokes fun at the Internet culture and has received praise from fans and celebrities who find it perfectly relatable and on-the-nose. … [[visit site to read more]( [Photographers: Appreciate and Be Grateful for Your Captured Moments]( By Paul Sanders on Jun 11, 2021 01:00 pm The world clamors for our attention and technology demands our hard-earned money, but what has happened to the quality of the experience and the investment in ourselves? Our time is now owned by social media, competitions, and the need to prove how good and well-received our images are, usually to the detriment of the images and our self-confidence. … [[visit site to read more]( [Retro Review: The 2001 Canon PowerShot Pro90 IS]( By Gordon Laing on Jun 11, 2021 12:00 pm [Watch the Video]( Launched in 2001, the Pro90 IS was Canon’s flagship PowerShot and shared a similar external design to the earlier Pro70 from 1998 but greatly boosted its zoom capability from 2.5x to 10x. It became Canon’s first digital camera with optical image stabilization as well. … [[visit site to read more]( [The Boston Press Photographers Association’s ‘Historic’ Photos of 2020]( By [Anete Lusina]( on Jun 11, 2021 11:46 am Photo by Suzanne Kreiter. Winner of “Feature Picture Story” As 2020 brought a society-altering worldwide disruption, press photographers were able to document the monumental changes in every aspect of that “new normal.” The [Boston Press Photographers Association]( (BPPA) has shared the award-winning images from its annual [2020 Pictures of the Year Contest](. … [[visit site to read more]( [ZY Optics Launches its 50mm f/0.95 Speedmaster for L-Mount]( By [Jaron Schneider]( on Jun 11, 2021 11:31 am Zhong Yi (ZY) Optics has announced that the mirrorless [Mitakon Speedmaster 50mm f/0.95]( lens [originally launched]( for Sony E-mount, Canon RF-mount, and Nikon Z-mount (and later came [to Leica M-mount]( is now available for Leica L-mount. It is the first-ever f/0.95 lens that has been produced for L-mount. … [[visit site to read more]( [Venus Optics Unveils Automatic Aperture Version of 7.5mm f/2 MFT]( By [Jaron Schneider]( on Jun 11, 2021 10:51 am Venus Optics has launched a version of the Laowa 7.5mm f/2 for Micro Four Thirds (MFT) that includes a chip that provides metadata in EXIF as well as allows aperture control digitally through the camera. … [[visit site to read more]( Our Supporting Sponsor Earlier Stories: [‘Anti-Social’ Photo App Challenges What Social Media Should Be]( [How to Make a Digital Camera Obscura]( [Gitzo Delays the Legende Tripod Three Months, Compounding Woes]( [AI-Powered App That Turns Photos into Cartoons is Exploding in Popularity]( [Photographer Captures ‘Bird Trail’ Against a Solar Eclipse]( [Website]( [Twitter]( [Facebook]( Copyright © 2021 PetaPixel, All rights reserved. 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