The Daily PetaPixel for 06/03/2022

The top news from the world of photography. [View this email in your browser]( [PetaPixel Homepage]( Presented by FilterPixel [Photo culling in a click.]( From a tedious & tiring culling process to a faster & smarter workflow. An AI that culls just like you do. Save more than half of your time today! [Try FilterPixel for Free.]( [SmallRig RC220 Bi-Color LED Review: Accurate and Affordable]( By David Crewe on Jun 02, 2022 04:33 pm [SmallRig-RC220B-Review]( SmallRig's 220 Watt RC220B LED light is a much-anticipated update to the RC120 series LED. While the D version is daylight balanced, the B model we tested offers a color balance of 2700K to 6500K. After making several smaller vlogger-style LED lights, it seems with this update, SmallRig is officially entering the professional continuous lighting world. [[Read More]( [Ancestry.com Now Lets You Automatically Colorize Historical Photos]( By Jaron Schneider on Jun 02, 2022 03:54 pm [Ancestry colorization]( Ancestry, the largest for-profit genealogy website on the planet, has integrated an automatic colorization feature that it says lets users bring make black and white photos more lifelike. [[Read More]( [Soft Proofing Your Photos to Get the Most From Your Printer]( By Leigh Diprose on Jun 02, 2022 03:31 pm As photographers, one of the most exciting parts of our job is to print the fantastic photos we capture. As eager as we are to get the prints, we need to ensure we follow the entire pre-printing process to the T to ensure you have realistic prints. One crucial step in the process is soft proofing. [[Read More]( [Victorian Photos Show the Bizarre Workouts That Led to Modern Gyms]( By Matt Growcoot on Jun 02, 2022 03:16 pm [Early Gym Photos]( Gyms are commonplace in the 21st century as are the machines within them. But back in the 19th century when lifting weights didn't exist, it took a series of bizarre photographs to educate the world on a new way to improve fitness. [[Read More]( [Bloom’s New Invoicing Tool is Totally Free, No Strings Attached]( By Jaron Schneider on Jun 02, 2022 03:03 pm [Boom Invoicing]( Photography-focused customer relationship manager (CRM) Bloom has deployed a new invoicing tool that is built specifically for photographers and is completely free to use, has no limits, and doesn't require an account. [[Read More]( [How to Clean a Camera Lens]( By Justin Hein on Jun 02, 2022 02:10 pm Realizing that your lens was dirty during a shoot is not a great feeling. While some specks of dust and other consequences of a dirty lens can be fixed via spot healing and other post-processing, it’s much easier to make sure your lens is clean to begin with and save editing time. Plus, attention to the state of your lens will help it retain its value over time and increase its longevity. [[Read More]( [Canon’s New imageFORMULA RS40 Can Scan 30 Photos Per Minute]( By James DeRuvo on Jun 02, 2022 01:48 pm Canon has announced the imageFORMULA RS40 photo scanner which can scan up to 40 photos per batch at a rate of 30 per minute at a maximum resolution of 600 dots per inch (DPI). [[Read More]( [Photographer Captures Adorable Shots of Seal Pups in Lake Baikal]( By Anete Lusina on Jun 02, 2022 01:23 pm [Baikal seal pups]( Photographer Dmitry Kokh traveled to Lake Baikal and photographed young, friendly Baikal seals in their natural environment -- under the icy water. [[Read More]( [Why Professional Photographers Might Actually Hate Photography]( By Gary Hughes on Jun 02, 2022 12:55 pm Have you heard this one? “I don’t pick up a camera unless I’m getting paid.” Maybe you haven’t just heard it, maybe you’ve said it. At a certain time in my career, that’s exactly how I felt. [[Read More]( [Is CFast Really Dead? Revisiting a Prediction from 2016]( By Jaron Schneider on Jun 02, 2022 12:46 pm [is Cfast dead?]( Almost six years ago, I spoke with industry experts about the state of memory cards and all of them told me that CFast was about to be a thing of the past. So did that actually happen? Is CFast really dead? [[Read More]( [Incredible Aerial Photos Show Thousands of Abandoned Military Aircraft]( By Matt Growcoot on Jun 02, 2022 12:43 pm [Plane Graveyard]( Photographer Bernhard Lang flew over thousands of decommissioned military aircraft and captured fascinating images of the seemingly endless rows of fighter jets, helicopters, and massive cargo planes. [[Read More]( [What is the Difference Between Color Grading Log Versus RAW Video?]( By James DeRuvo on Jun 02, 2022 11:45 am [log vs raw]( Videographers who transition between shooting in Log and RAW video might find that it isn't always smooth, especially when it comes to color grading. [[Read More]( [Biggie Smalls Estate Says Photographer’s Copyright is Irrelevant]( By Matt Growcoot on Jun 02, 2022 11:31 am [biggie smalls estate]( Chi Modu took some of the most iconic images of legendary rapper Notorious B.I.G standing in front of the World Trade Center in 1996 when Biggie was at the height of his fame. [[Read More]( [Man Snaps Epic Proposal Photo of Unknown Couple at Grand Canyon]( By Jaron Schneider on Jun 02, 2022 10:55 am Photographer Dan Ross Chatfield was on a road trip with friends at the Grand Canyon when he captured a photo of a marriage proposal by chance. Now he's hoping to find them so he can gift them the epic shot. [[Read More]( Earlier Stories: [Eerie Pictures of Shanghai’s Final Days Before its Brutal April Lockdown]( [‘Copyright Trolls’ Are Suing People Over Creative Commons Photos]( [James Webb Telescope’s First Full-Color Photos to be Released on July 12]( [Supreme Court Blocks Texas Social Media Moderation Ban]( [Viltrox 13mm f/1.4 Lens Ultra-Wide AF Lens Lands on Indiegogo]( [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](.