The Daily PetaPixel for 04/05/2022

The top news from the world of photography. [View this email in your browser]( [PetaPixel Homepage]( Presented by Datacolor Save up to 25% off Datacolor SpyderX + Spyder Accessories Now’s the perfect time to capture color using SpyderX products and accessories, on sale through 4/10/22! The right photo tools and accessories ensure you get the photo you want plus color that’s precise and consistent from capture through print. [Save Now]( [Capture One Update Adds New Features and Improves M1 Performance]( By Jaron Schneider on Apr 05, 2022 07:00 am Capture One has announced an update to its popular editing software that has a re-envisioned keystone tool in addition to several other updates including the promise of "substantial speed improvements" on Apple Silicon. [[Read More]( [How to Create White, Black, and Gradient Backgrounds in Photos]( By Illya Ovchar on Apr 04, 2022 05:21 pm Creating an evenly lit background can be trickier than one would think, but is a skill that every photographer should master. But with the right equipment and knowledge, it gets much easier to capture a pure white, black, or colored gradient background in-camera without the need for heavy Photoshop cleanup in post. [[Read More]( [Magical Photos of a Dutch Forest Covered in Rare Spring Snow]( By Jeroen Schouten on Apr 04, 2022 04:03 pm In Dutch we always say “April does whatever it wants” and last Friday couldn’t be a better fit for this saying. A nice amount of snow covered the country, especially the forests of the Veluwe. [[Read More]( [GoPro’s New Volta Battery Grip Enables 4 Hours of 5.3K Video Capture]( By Jaron Schneider on Apr 04, 2022 03:56 pm GoPro has launched the Volta control grip that not only provides the benefits of a handheld grip but also brings better access to the camera's controls and a beefy battery that promises to allow for over four hours of 5.3K video recording. [[Read More]( [Want to Write for PetaPixel?]( By PetaPixel on Apr 04, 2022 02:59 pm Interested in writing for PetaPixel? We are currently looking for freelance writers who are both passionate and knowledgeable about photography. [[Read More]( [AI Creates Amazing Virtual San Francisco Using Millions of Photos]( By Jaron Schneider on Apr 04, 2022 02:11 pm [AI recreates San Francisco]( Recent developments in artificial intelligence (AI) allow 3D scenes to be generated from just a handful of photos, but Waymo researchers pushed the idea to the extremes and have successfully recreated a 3D model of San Francisco from 2.8 million input photos. [[Read More]( [Closeup Photos of Frozen Flowers on Fruit Trees]( By Albert Dros on Apr 04, 2022 01:45 pm Spring is a beautiful season in the Netherlands. Every year there are many different flowers to see and photograph. You might know me for my many years of photographing tulips, but there are so many more beautiful flowers to see in the Netherlands! [[Read More]( [How to Leverage a Clear, Cloudless Sky in Your Landscape Photos]( By Anete Lusina on Apr 04, 2022 01:13 pm [Death Valley National Park Landscape Photography]( If the weather forecast shows clear skies and bright sunlight, it doesn't mean photographers should abandon their plans for a landscape shoot. Photographer Michael Shainblum has shared tips on how he leverages these weather conditions to come home with a successful set of photos. [[Read More]( [This AI Can Make an Eerily Accurate Portrait Using Only Your Voice]( By Michael Zhang on Apr 04, 2022 01:04 pm Photographs are made with the help of light, but what if portraits of people could be made with the sound of their voices? AI researchers have been working on reconstructing the face of a person using only a short audio recording of that person speaking, and the results are eerily impressive. [[Read More]( [FPV Drone Offers Stunning Tour of Tesla’s Massive Gigafactory in Berlin]( By Jaron Schneider on Apr 04, 2022 12:45 pm Tesla has published a detailed first-person view (FPV) drone flythrough of its new European manufacturing location to promote what it says is the most advanced, sustainable, and efficient facility ever. [[Read More]( [SmallRig Made an Airbag for Your Camera]( By Jaron Schneider on Apr 04, 2022 12:04 pm SmallRig will soon announce an airbag system for cameras called the AirGuard. The company says that the system, which is integrated into a camera cage, uses an accelerometer to detect a fall and automatically deploys an airbag to protect the camera. [[Read More]( [The Best Photos from GuruShots’ ‘Amazing Architecture’ Challenge]( By Sponsored on Apr 04, 2022 11:29 am GuruShots, the "World's Greatest Photo Game," has announced the winners of its "Amazing Architecture" challenge, which received thousands of entries and over 54.8 million votes. The "Top Photographer" winner of the contest is Angelo Di Stella of Italy (whose photo is seen above). [[Read More]( [Venus Optics Unveils 0.7x Focal Reducer for Its Weird Macro Probe Lens]( By Jaron Schneider on Apr 04, 2022 11:17 am Venus Optics has announced the Laowa 0.7x Focal Reducer for its 24mm f/14 2x Macro Probe lens that reduces the crop factor when using it on APS-C, Super35, or Micro Four Thirds, which helps retain the lens's perspective. [[Read More]( Earlier Stories: [Photographer Recreates Drawings by Kids in War Zones Using Toys]( [Behind the Viral Photos of Will Smith Slapping Chris Rock at the Oscars]( [Grand Teton Axes Controversial Plan to Require Portrait Photo Permits]( [23 of the Best Storm Photos of the Year]( [Hubble Photographs a Galaxy with a Supermassive Black Hole Core]( [Website]( [Twitter]( [Facebook]( Copyright © 2022 PetaPixel, All rights reserved. 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