The Daily PetaPixel for 06/17/2022

The top news from the world of photography. [View this email in your browser]( [PetaPixel Homepage]( Presented by Datacolor Incredible Offer for Current Calibrators! Do you currently own an older Spyder (Spyder 2, 3, 4 or 5) or a monitor calibration device from another manufacturer? Then take advantage of Datacolor’s special offer! [UPGRADE TODAY]( [Intel’s $153 Discrete Arc 3 Graphics Processor is Aimed at Creators]( By James DeRuvo on Jun 16, 2022 05:01 pm Intel has announced the first of its Arc A-series 3 graphics desktop cards -- the ARC3 A380 Discrete Graphics processor -- for use in Intel-based computers. [[Read More]( [Photographer Captures Footage of Gator Lunging at Him in a City Park]( By Matt Growcoot on Jun 16, 2022 03:40 pm An alligator lunged at a photographer who was filming the beast in the same park where a man was killed. [[Read More]( [Creatively Simple Abstract Photos Made with Food]( By Anete Lusina on Jun 16, 2022 03:38 pm [Abstract Food Photos]( When asked to present food in a natural yet humorous manner, photographer Dwight Eschliman and his team brought the concept to life through a series of well-lit, colorful, and styled photos for the supermarket chain Lidl. [[Read More]( [Instagram is Testing a TikTok-Like Full-Screen Feed]( By Jaron Schneider on Jun 16, 2022 03:06 pm [instagram full screen test]( Facebook isn't the only Meta property that is leaning harder into adopting more TikTok-like features. Instagram is also currently testing a full-screen feed that strongly mimics the company's rival. [[Read More]( [Camera+ App Adds AI-Driven Image Upscaler For Up To 48MP Photos]( By James DeRuvo on Jun 16, 2022 02:58 pm Camera+ app, which allows manual control of the iOS camera, is moving to a monthly subscription service and has announced new features such as a 48MP AI-driven image upscaler. [[Read More]( [Facebook Will Soon Feel a Lot Like TikTok: Report]( By Jaron Schneider on Jun 16, 2022 01:55 pm [Facebook logo in tiktok style]( According to a new report, Facebook has decided to make its feed feel more like TikTok in an attempt to better compete against what has become the biggest threat to the social media giant's bottom line. [[Read More]( [Pultizer Photographer is Fined Under ‘Gag Law’ While Capturing Migrants]( By Matt Growcoot on Jun 16, 2022 01:54 pm [A photographer was fined while capturing migrants]( A Pulitzer prize-winning photographer has been fined $1,000 under Spain's "gag law" when he attempted to take pictures of a refugee camp. [[Read More]( [LG DualUp Monitor Review: It’s Really, Really Big]( By Jaron Schneider on Jun 16, 2022 01:25 pm [LG DualUp Monitor]( The LG DualUp is unique. It's a massive 28-inch double-height 2,560 by 2,880 pixels display that is equivalent to two 21.5-inch displays stacked on each other. It's truly huge and lives up to the "productivity powerhouse" promise. [[Read More]( [Zhiyun’s LED Light the FR100C is ‘Five Times Brighter’ than Competitors]( By James DeRuvo on Jun 16, 2022 01:18 pm Zhiyun has launched its first LED light with the FiveRay FR100C LED Light Stick, which the company says is five times brighter than competing light sticks. [[Read More]( [Golden Hour: When Sunlight is Warm and Photos are Magical]( By Justin Hein on Jun 16, 2022 12:31 pm If you’ve been outside during a nice sunrise or sunset, chances are good you’ve heard the term “golden hour.” It’s one of the best times to do many types of photography and a beautiful time to be outside. This guide will help you understand golden hour, when it happens, and how to make the most of it through various types of photography. [[Read More]( [Scientists Capture Fastest Growing Black Hole in the Universe]( By Matt Growcoot on Jun 16, 2022 12:07 pm [J1144 Quasar]( An international team of researchers believe they have discovered the fastest-growing black hole of the past nine billion years. [[Read More]( [NASA Perseverance Rover Spots Trash on Mars]( By Jaron Schneider on Jun 16, 2022 11:49 am [Thermal Blanket]( NASA's Mars Perseverance Rover has spotted something unexpected: a piece of the thermal blanket that the rover's team believes may have come off its rocket-powered jet pack when it made its descent to the Red Planet last year. [[Read More]( [Rapidly-Growing Picfair Announces Adobe Collaboration]( By Sponsored on Jun 16, 2022 11:19 am Picfair has joined forces with Adobe to bring the power of Adobe Photoshop Lightroom and Adobe Photoshop to its photographers. [[Read More]( [Webb Space Telescope’s First Color Photos to be Unveiled on Live TV]( By Jaron Schneider on Jun 16, 2022 11:17 am [James Webb Space Telescope]( NASA, the European Space Agency (ESA), and the Canadian Space Agency (CSA) will jointly release the James Webb Space Telescope's first full-color images and spectroscopic data during a live broadcast on July 12 at 10:40 AM EDT. [[Read More]( [Photographer Captures Colliding Galaxies From His Backyard]( By Matt Growcoot on Jun 16, 2022 10:35 am [Astrophotographer's Image of Colliding Galaxies Lights Up TikTok]( Astrophotographer Brandon O'Meal managed to photograph a pair of colliding galaxies that exist about 130 million light-years away from his backyard. [[Read More]( [Tamron Launches a 17-70mm f/2.8 for Fujifilm X-Mount]( By Jaron Schneider on Jun 16, 2022 10:21 am [Tamron 17-70mm f/2.8 Di III-A VC RXD]( Tamron has announced what it is calling the world's first wide range 4.1x standard zoom lens for Fujifilm X-mount, the new 17-70mm f/2.8 Di III-A VC RXD. [[Read More]( [Luminar Neo Adds a One-Click Portrait Background Removal Tool]( By David Crewe on Jun 16, 2022 07:59 am [Skylum-Adds-Portrait-Background-Removal-to-Luminar-Neo]( Skylum has announced a new artificial intelligence (AI) tool in Luminar Neo that it says will help eliminate the time-consuming process of masking and background removal in portraits. [[Read More]( Earlier Stories: [Fujifilm’s Instax Mini Link 2 Smartphone Printer Lets You Draw on Prints]( [Climate Change-Themed Image Wins the 2022 Creative Photo Awards]( [Judge Throws Out Lawsuit That Claimed the Pentax K-50 Was Flawed]( [Website]( [Twitter]( [Facebook]( Copyright © 2022 PetaPixel, All rights reserved. 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