The Daily PetaPixel for 07/23/2022

The top news from the world of photography. [View this email in your browser]( [PetaPixel Homepage]( Presented by Identity Digital [Nikon Z 800mm f/6.3 VR S Review: In a Class of Its Own]( By Ryan Mense on Jul 22, 2022 04:09 pm The Nikon Z 800mm f/6.3 VR S is an anomaly: lens with this kind of focal length and aperture shouldn’t be so easy to use and inexpensive. So, what’s the catch? [[Read More]( [Scientists Mimic a Camera with Ear-Based Sonar to Image a Human Face]( By Pesala Bandara on Jul 22, 2022 03:34 pm Traditionally, camera-based technology has been used to track facial movements in real-time. But now, researchers at Cornell University have developed a wearable earphone device -- or "earable" -- that bounces sound off of a human's cheeks and transforms the echoes into an avatar of that person’s entire moving face. [[Read More]( [MegaPortraits: High-Res Deepfakes Created From a Single Photo]( By Jaron Schneider on Jul 22, 2022 03:09 pm Researchers from Samsung Labs have developed a way to create high-resolution avatars, or deepfakes, from a single still frame photo or even a painting. [[Read More]( [Only Known Photo of Mormon Founder Joseph Smith Found in Locket]( By Matt Growcoot on Jul 22, 2022 01:32 pm [The locket of Joseph Smith]( A photograph of Joseph Smith, the founder of Mormonism and the Latter Day Saint movement, has been discovered in a locket belonging to his great-great-grandson. It is the only known photo that exists of the American prophet. [[Read More]( [Meta Commits Additional $150 Million to its Oversight Board]( By Jaron Schneider on Jul 22, 2022 01:23 pm [Meta]( Meta's Oversight Board has announced that the company has agreed to commit an additional $150 million, which is in addition to the initial $130 million when it was founded in 2019. [[Read More]( [The Best Camera Bags and Backpacks in 2022]( By Jaron Schneider on Jul 22, 2022 12:50 pm [The Best Camera Bags and Backpacks in 2022]( A photographer's camera bag is the unsung hero of the working professional. Without it, photographers simply could not do their jobs. But for as many good bags out there, there are hundreds of bad ones. Let's sift through that noise. [[Read More]( [‘No Photographs’: Trump’s Order to White House Photographer on Jan 6]( By Jaron Schneider on Jul 22, 2022 12:14 pm Former President Donald Trump allegedly ordered his official White House Photographer not to take any photos during the January 6, 2021 assault on the Capitol. [[Read More]( [Canon Firmware Update Boosts the R3’s Burst Photo Speed to 195 FPS]( By Jaron Schneider on Jul 22, 2022 11:43 am Canon has published a series of firmware updates for the R5, R6, and R3. The most notable improvement is to the R3, which can now shoot photos at a blistering 195 frames per second. [[Read More]( [Photographers Dive into an Abandoned Underwater Prison]( By Matt Growcoot on Jul 22, 2022 10:51 am Two photographers risked freezing cold waters to explore a former Soviet labor camp in Estonia that's now partially submerged in a lake. [[Read More]( [Angelbird Has Launched the World’s First 1TB V60 SD Card]( By Jaron Schneider on Jul 22, 2022 10:50 am [Angelbird AV PRO 1TB V60 SD]( Angelbird has announced the first 1TB capacity V60 speed SD memory card, the highest capacity card available with the promise of at least 60 MB/s sustained transfer speeds. [[Read More]( [Court Overturns Prior Ruling that Photos of Picasso’s Art Was Fair Use]( By Matt Growcoot on Jul 22, 2022 10:07 am [Picasso painting in New York]( A longstanding legal battle that surrounds photographs of Pablo Picasso's paintings has just had a fresh twist after the United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit overturned a lower court's ruling that reproduction of the images was fair use. [[Read More]( [Ultra High-Speed Photography Creates Human-Like Sculptures from Water]( By Matt Growcoot on Jul 22, 2022 08:26 am [liquid sculptures]( Photographer Ronny Tertnes uses ultra high-speed photography to capture remarkable liquid sculptures that appear to come to life. [[Read More]( Earlier Stories: [The Outstanding Finalists of Leica’s 2022 Oskar Barnack Photo Awards]( [Client Surprised at Photographer’s Way of Getting Amazing Car Photos]( [DaVinci Resolve 18 Adds Collaboration Features and Proxy Enhancements]( [Anyone Can Now Make Any Public Instagram Photo into a Reel]( [Photographer Lands 9 Newspaper Front Pages of UK’s Hottest Ever Day]( [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](.