The Daily PetaPixel for 03/01/2022

The top news from the world of photography. [View this email in your browser]( [PetaPixel Homepage]( [White House Photographer Discusses His Time Covering 7 Presidents]( By Jaron Schneider on Feb 28, 2022 05:06 pm [Doug Mills White House Photographer]( White House and New York Times photographer Doug Mills has captured seven different presidents through his lens. In a short video interview with Today, he discusses his time behind the lens covering some of the most powerful people on Earth. [[Read More]( [How to Edit Photos Using Masks in Lightroom Mobile]( By David Crewe on Feb 28, 2022 03:23 pm [How to Use Masks in Lightroom Mobile]( Professional photographer and YouTuber Chris Parker explains how to easily take an extremely underexposed image and edit it in a professional way with masks using Adobe Lightroom Mobile. [[Read More]( [The Nikon Z9 May Get Custom Shutter Sounds, Including a Cat’s Meow]( By Michael Zhang on Feb 28, 2022 02:28 pm The Nikon Z9 uses a purely electronic shutter, meaning the camera shoots completely silently and that any shutter sound you hear is an artificial audio file. Nikon has developed a beta firmware and teased the possibility of custom shutter sounds, including a cat's meow. [[Read More]( [Samsung Has Officially Killed Off the Galaxy Note Line]( By Jaron Schneider on Feb 28, 2022 02:10 pm [Samsung Galaxy Note smartphone]( Long suspected but confirmed today, Samsung has said that it is officially retiring the Galaxy Note brand. The company says that it is integrating the features from the Note into its S Ultra series smartphone line instead. [[Read More]( [KamLan Unveils 55mm f/1.4 Full Frame Lens for Sony, Nikon, and Canon]( By Jaron Schneider on Feb 28, 2022 01:43 pm [KamLan 55mm f/1.4 lens]( KamLan has announced a new 55mm f/1.4 full-frame lens for Sony E-mount, Nikon Z-mount, and Canon RF-mount. While pricing has not been made available, given KamLan's history it should be affordable. [[Read More]( [Canon’s Institute Under Fire for Calling Climate Change Fake News]( By Jaron Schneider on Feb 28, 2022 01:07 pm [Climate Change]( The Canon Institute for Global Studies, a Canon Inc. think tank, has come under pressure to remove multiple articles from a researcher who refers to the climate crisis as "fake news" and who has publicly called Greta Thunberg a communist. [[Read More]( [The iPad Still Has No Native Instagram App, And Won’t Any Time Soon]( By Jaron Schneider on Feb 28, 2022 12:07 pm [iPad Pro 2021]( More than 11 years after it first launched and Instagram still has no native iPad app. Adam Mosseri, the company's head, says that fact isn't likely to change any time soon. [[Read More]( [Photographer Recreates Spider-Man Meme with Spider-Man Actors]( By David Crewe on Feb 28, 2022 11:39 am There's a classic meme on the Internet of Spider-Mans pointing at each other. The three Hollywood actors who have most recently played the famous comic book web-slinger on the silver screen recently got together and recreated the meme in a photo captured by photographer Matt Kennedy. [[Read More]( [Manfrotto PRO Light Tough Cases Go Beyond the Standard Hard Case]( By Jaron Schneider on Feb 28, 2022 11:31 am [Manfrotto Pro Light Tough Cases]( Manfrotto recently expanded its PRO Light Tough cases and while at their core these hard cases are pretty similar to other offerings, Manfrotto does offer some modular accessories that make them stand apart. [[Read More]( [Sony and Canon Both Claim to Be #1 in Mirrorless Cameras — Who Really Is?]( By Mike Smith on Feb 28, 2022 10:44 am Sony announced last week that it was the number one mirrorless brand holding the highest market share for eight years straight. Canon then followed this up by claiming that it was the number one digital camera company, also leading on mirrorless market share. In a game of smoke and mirrors--something Sherlock Holmes would be proud of--who is telling the truth? [[Read More]( [James Webb Space Telescope Captures First Photo with Aligned Mirrors]( By Jaron Schneider on Feb 28, 2022 10:24 am [James Webb Completed Segment Alignment]( The James Webb Space Telescope has reached another major milestone in its mirror alignment process as the team has successfully worked through the second and third phases of the process and completed Segment Alignment. [[Read More]( Earlier Stories: [These Portraits Celebrate the History of Black Hair Styles]( [How Photographer Rick Sammon Shot the Blue Swallow Motel in HDR]( [Why Outsourcing Wedding Photography Editing is a Slippery Slope]( [Photographing Russian Ballet on the Eve of the Invasion of Ukraine]( [The Best Camera Bags and Backpacks in 2022]( [Website]( [Twitter]( [Facebook]( Copyright © 2022 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](.