The Daily PetaPixel for 09/28/2021

The top news from the world of photography. [View this email in your browser]( [PetaPixel Homepage]( Today's Edition is Sponsored by [HP ZBook Studio G8 Review: Rock Solid Performance, Painful Price Tag]( By DL Cade on Sep 27, 2021 05:13 pm HP’s ZBook lineup — which encompasses the lightweight ZBook Firefly, the affordable ZBook Power, the powerful ZBook Fury, and the best-of-all-worlds ZBook Studio brands — doesn’t attract a lot of attention. As a mobile workstation-class device, the ZBook Studio is not as flashy as most gaming laptops or as affordable as most “creator” laptops, but in many ways, it’s better than both. … [[visit site to read more]( [iPhone 14 Will Reportedly Be a ‘Complete Redesign’]( By Jaron Schneider on Sep 27, 2021 04:53 pm The iPhone 13 series phone just barely reached store shelves, but new reports allege that the iPhone 14 coming next year will be a “complete redesign” and that buyers can expect a total “overhaul.” … [[visit site to read more]( [Vivo Designs Detachable, Double-Sided Pop-Up Smartphone Camera]( By Anete Lusina on Sep 27, 2021 04:24 pm Vivo has designed a detachable pop-up camera system that consists of three total cameras and two flashes and runs on its own built-in battery. … [[visit site to read more]( [Teardown Shows iPhone 13 Pro Camera Module is Much Larger]( By Jaron Schneider on Sep 27, 2021 04:06 pm The iPhone 13 series may look like an incremental update from the outside, but the team from [iFixit]( shows that after a teardown, there are some notable differences from the 12 Pro series, especially when it comes to the camera. … [[visit site to read more]( [Hubble Photographs Odd ‘Dead’ Galaxies from the Early Universe]( By Jaron Schneider on Sep 27, 2021 02:15 pm The Hubble Space Telescope in concert with the Atacama Large millimeter/submillimeter Array (ALMA) in Chile found what NASA [describes]( as odd: early, massive, “dead” galaxies that have run out of the fuel necessary to continue to make stars. … [[visit site to read more]( [Mobile Classroom Teaches At-Risk Children the Art of Analog Photography]( By Anete Lusina on Sep 27, 2021 01:42 pm Syrian photographer [Serbest Salih]( has set up a mobile photography school that introduces vulnerable Syrian, Iraqi, and Turkish children to analog photography. … [[visit site to read more]( [Photographer: Photos of Border Patrol ‘Whipping’ Migrants ‘Misconstrued’]( By Jaron Schneider on Sep 27, 2021 01:11 pm The photographer who captured viral and controversial photos of US Border Patrol agents “whipping” Haitian migrants is speaking up to say that his images have been misconstrued. … [[visit site to read more]( [Pixii Unveils New 26MP APS-C Rangefinder with ‘Interactive’ Viewfinder]( By Jaron Schneider on Sep 27, 2021 12:39 pm Pixii, the company behind [the Pixii Camera originally announced in 2018]( has unveiled [an upgraded version]( of the APS-C M-mount rangefinder that boasts a new 26-megapixel sensor, USB-C support, a new “interactive” viewfinder, and a $3,000 price. … [[visit site to read more]( [This Was ‘Instagram vs Reality’ in 1909]( By Michael Zhang on Sep 27, 2021 12:25 pm If you’re tired of the unrealistic beauty standards set by all the edited pictures on Instagram and long for a return to “the good old days,” here is some bad news: people have been “Photoshopping” portraits for just about as long as photography has been around. … [[visit site to read more]( [‘Speaking Portrait’ Turns Photos into Eerily Realistic Talking Heads]( By Jaron Schneider on Sep 27, 2021 11:44 am D-ID, the company whose tech powers the [MyHeritage app]( has demonstrated a new use for its technology. Called “Speaking Portrait,” it allows any photo to be animated with uncanny realism and is capable of saying whatever the user wants. … [[visit site to read more]( [Facebook is ‘Pausing’ Development of Instagram for Kids]( By Jaron Schneider on Sep 27, 2021 11:02 am Instagram’s head Adam Mosseri has [announced]( that the company is pausing development for an “Instagram for Kids” amid outside pressure from lawmakers and regulators, although Mosseri says Instagram still believes it’s “the right thing to do.” … [[visit site to read more]( Sponsored by StellaPro [Dancing for Healing]( By Michelle Valberg Makhena is an eighteen-year-old, two-spirit Algonquin-Cree hoop dancer, who is a force of nature when she’s in the flow of her dance. I first photographed her for my Planet Hope Series, which focused on the inspiring frontline workers in our community during the Pandemic. … [[visit site to read more]( Earlier Stories: [Great Reads in Photography: September 26, 2021]( [Comparing the Max Power of Godox Strobes, Speedlites, and LEDs]( [What I Wish I Knew Before My First Fashion Photo Shoot]( [Photographers to Follow on Instagram: September 24, 2021]( [Hunter Finds Lost GoPro Filled with Footage Shot by a Bear]( [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](.