The Daily PetaPixel for 03/22/2017

Is this email not displaying correctly? [View it in your browser](. to the PetaPixel Photography Podcast!]( TODAY'S POSTS [Fujifilm X-T2/X-Pro2 Firmware Update to Bring 33 Improvements]( [How to Find the Best ISO for Astrophotography: Dynamic Range and Noise]( [5 Tips for Posing and Directing Couples to Capture Great Lifestyle Shots]( [Adobe’s New Algorithm Makes Super Difficult Selections a Cinch]( [Go Behind the Scenes of SNL’s Photo Department with Mary Ellen Matthews]( [Sony Keeps Its Best Sensors for Its Own Cameras]( [Instagram Will Soon Let Clients Book You Right Inside the App]( [These Photo Billboards Align Perfectly with the Landscapes They Block]( [How to Turn the Sky Into Pyramids by Rotating Your Camera]( [Fujifilm X-T2/X-Pro2 Firmware Update to Bring 33 Improvements]( Mar 22, 2017 12:12 pm | Michael Zhang Fujifilm [has a history]( of releasing firmware updates [so significant]( that you feel like you’re downloading a brand new camera. The company [has just announced]( this type of upcoming update to the [X-T2]( and [X-Pro2]( the new firmware will bring a whopping 33 functional and operational improvements. … [[visit site to read more]( [Read More]( [Like The Daily PetaPixel for 03/22/2017 on Facebook]( [share on Twitter]( [How to Find the Best ISO for Astrophotography: Dynamic Range and Noise]( Mar 22, 2017 11:11 am | Ian Norman ISO is one of the three major exposure settings in the exposure triangle of a digital camera — shutter time, f/number, and ISO. Of the three, it is ISO that is probably most misunderstood. Even more so than f/number. In fact, it is a common misconception that higher ISO settings will cause images to be noisier. In fact, the opposite is often true. Wait, what? … [[visit site to read more]( [Read More]( [Like The Daily PetaPixel for 03/22/2017 on Facebook]( [share on Twitter]( [5 Tips for Posing and Directing Couples to Capture Great Lifestyle Shots]( Mar 22, 2017 10:51 am | DL Cade [Watch the Video]( There are plenty of technical posing guides out there, but for their latest educational video, Daniel and Rachel of [Mango Street Lab]( took a more natural approach. Here are 5 posing and directing tips that will keep your couples shoots looking and feeling candid and unforced. … [[visit site to read more]( [Read More]( [Like The Daily PetaPixel for 03/22/2017 on Facebook]( [share on Twitter]( [Adobe’s New Algorithm Makes Super Difficult Selections a Cinch]( Mar 22, 2017 10:08 am | DL Cade Adobe Research has been working on some [pretty interesting photo and video editing features]( but [their latest research]( might just revolutionize photo editing as we know it. Imagine if Photoshop could automatically cut out complex subjects in seconds, no matter the background… no pen tool required. … [[visit site to read more]( [Read More]( [Like The Daily PetaPixel for 03/22/2017 on Facebook]( [share on Twitter]( [Go Behind the Scenes of SNL’s Photo Department with Mary Ellen Matthews]( Mar 22, 2017 09:26 am | DL Cade [Watch the Video]( When you think of Saturday Night Live, you probably don’t think of photography… but you should. The show takes its photography very seriously—it all-but-coined an iconic style of portraiture—and this video takes us behind the scenes of the SNL Photo Department with photographer [Mary Ellen Matthews](. … [[visit site to read more]( [Read More]( [Like The Daily PetaPixel for 03/22/2017 on Facebook]( [share on Twitter]( [Sony Keeps Its Best Sensors for Its Own Cameras]( Mar 22, 2017 09:00 am | Michael Zhang Sony is [one of the heavyweights]( in the camera sensor business and a company that produces sensors for rival camera companies, including Nikon. But when it comes to Sony’s best sensor designs, the company apparently keeps those precious sensors exclusively in-house for its own cameras. … [[visit site to read more]( [Read More]( [Like The Daily PetaPixel for 03/22/2017 on Facebook]( [share on Twitter]( [Instagram Will Soon Let Clients Book You Right Inside the App]( Mar 22, 2017 08:39 am | DL Cade Instagram may soon become a solid revenue stream for talented photographers. The app’s head of business, James Quarles, has confirmed that Instagram will soon add the option to “book” a business right from inside the app. … [[visit site to read more]( [Read More]( [Like The Daily PetaPixel for 03/22/2017 on Facebook]( [share on Twitter]( [These Photo Billboards Align Perfectly with the Landscapes They Block]( Mar 22, 2017 08:20 am | DL Cade If you take a drive down the Gene Autry Trail in California sometime before April 30th, you’ll run into an unusual set of billboards. Rather than ads, you’re greeted by a landscape photograph that, for a fleeting moment as you drive by, will blend perfectly into the mountains in the distance. … [[visit site to read more]( [Read More]( [Like The Daily PetaPixel for 03/22/2017 on Facebook]( [share on Twitter]( [How to Turn the Sky Into Pyramids by Rotating Your Camera]( Mar 22, 2017 08:02 am | Jason D. Page My latest photo series, Pyramids In The Sky, was inspired when my wife and I visited the Mayan Ruins of Chacchoben while on a cruise in 2015. I have always been intrigued by ancient civilizations and how they were able to build these massive structures, seeing the pyramids in person was an inspiring experience. … [[visit site to read more]( [Read More]( [Like The Daily PetaPixel for 03/22/2017 on Facebook]( [share on Twitter]( YESTERDAY'S POSTS [Canon Just Launched a New Clothing Line]( [Burglars Steal Hundreds of Cameras and Lenses from Midwest Photo]( [This Cinematic Mars Flyover Was Made from Real 3D Photos]( [U.S. Bans Cameras and Electronics in Cabins of Planes from 8 Countries]( [Annoyed Musician Shoots Audience with Phone Instead of Playing His Solo]( [What a Failed DSLR Shutter Looks Like After 100,000+ Photos]( [You Can Browse 437 Complete Issues of ‘Soviet Photo’ Magazine Online]( [I Was Credited for an Iconic Photo Half a Century Later]( [18 Frequently Asked Questions About the Business of Photography]( [Marathon Runner Busted for Cheating Thanks to Finish Line Photo]( [Is Street Photography Killing Itself?]( Copyright © 2017 PetaPixel, All rights reserved. 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