The Daily PetaPixel for 07/29/2022

The top news from the world of photography. [View this email in your browser]( [PetaPixel Homepage]( Presented by Identity Digital [Drone Footage Shows the Extent of the Devastating Floods in Kentucky]( By Matt Growcoot on Jul 28, 2022 05:27 pm [Kentucky Flooding]( Remarkable 4K drone footage filmed in southeast Kentucky this morning shows the extent of the damage caused by flooding. [[Read More]( [Instagram Backpedals on Full-Screen Feed After User Criticism]( By Pesala Bandara on Jul 28, 2022 04:19 pm [Instagram Beats TikTok as most downloaded app]( Instagram will be walking back some major changes to the social media app following mounting criticism from users this week. [[Read More]( [A Rare Horse-Drawn 19th-Century Photography Studio Is Up For Auction]( By Matt Growcoot on Jul 28, 2022 03:44 pm [Photo studio]( A traveling photography studio that was pulled around the English seaside by horses from the 1860s onwards will go up for auction. [[Read More]( [Using Flash in Wedding Photography: What You Need to Know]( By Brenda Bergreen on Jul 28, 2022 03:07 pm Let’s talk about wedding photography flash and what you need to know. Shooting with flash can be intimidating if you’re just starting out but it can be freeing the more you know how to use it. There might be times when you need to use flash and there might be times when you choose to use flash. [[Read More]( [Photographer Creates DIY Telescope to Snap Incredible Photos of the Moon]( By James DeRuvo on Jul 28, 2022 02:01 pm [Telescope and example]( A photographer has used his 3D printer to create an impressive 900mm reflector telescope that is so simple to put together that "it’s like assembling furniture from IKEA." [[Read More]( [Photo Printing: Using a Lab vs Buying Your Own Printer]( By Phil Hawkins on Jul 28, 2022 01:46 pm I'm surprised by the number of people I meet who love to shoot but hate to process. For me, seeing what I captured and what kind of art I can make of the image is half the fun! Printing, of course, is part of that equation. [[Read More]( [Shocking Photos Show Western ‘Fast Fashion’ That Pollute African Beaches]( By Matt Growcoot on Jul 28, 2022 01:42 pm [unwanted clothes]( Photographer Muntaka Chasant has documented thousands of washed-up clothes on a beach in Africa, laying bare the environmental impact of fast fashion. [[Read More]( [Scientists Baffled by Strange Holes on Seafloor That Look ‘Human-Made’]( By Pesala Bandara on Jul 28, 2022 01:15 pm Scientists have discovered a series of mysterious and seemingly "human-made" holes 1.6 miles (2,540m) below the surface of the Atlantic Ocean -- holes that have left them "stumped" for answers. [[Read More]( [This is What Advanced Memory Card Data Recovery Looks Like]( By Michael Zhang on Jul 28, 2022 12:51 pm Having a memory card die with priceless photos on it is one of the biggest nightmares in digital photography. If do-it-yourself fixes fail, the next step is often to turn to a professional data recovery service. But have you ever wondered how that advanced data recovery works? [[Read More]( [Facebook and Instagram to Double Amount of ‘Recommended’ Feed Posts]( By Pesala Bandara on Jul 28, 2022 11:41 am [Mark Zuckerberg]( Instagram and Facebook are going to show even more posts from accounts that users do not follow -- after Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg announced that the company plans to "more than double" the amount of "recommended" content that appears in users' feeds by the end of next year. [[Read More]( [What Gear Do You Need To Start Your First Photography Studio?]( By Illya Ovchar on Jul 28, 2022 11:16 am Opening your own photo studio can be an incredibly large undertaking. There are many things to consider, the least of which is what pieces of gear you'll need. Having recently helped out a friend in setting up their first studio, I’d like to share a few ideas on what you may include. [[Read More]( [Tamron Unveils 50-400mm f/4.5-6.3 Lens: ‘A New Category of Telephoto’]( By Matt Growcoot on Jul 28, 2022 10:55 am [Tamron 50-400mm]( Tamron has announced a new 50-400mm f/4.5-6.3 Di III VC VXD for Sony E-mount full-frame mirrorless cameras which is expected to be available from this fall. [[Read More]( [GFP-GAN is a New Free AI Tool That Can Fix Most Old Photos Instantly]( By David Crewe on Jul 28, 2022 10:47 am [New-AI-Tool-Can-Fix-Most-Old-Photos-Instantly]( A newly-released artificial intelligence (AI) model called the "Generative Facial Prior" (GFP-GAN) can repair most old photographs in mere seconds, and it can do it for free. [[Read More]( [Joining the Effort to Make Sensor Sizes Less Confusing]( By Jaron Schneider on Jul 28, 2022 09:59 am [Type 1 sensor]( The naming convention of small sensors is confusing and misleading. In an effort to help make them more easily understood, we're changing our editorial guidelines and moving away from using "inch" to describe their size. [[Read More]( Earlier Stories: [Meta’s Reality Labs Loses $2.8B as Facebook’s Revenue Falls for First Time]( [Gen Z Are Using Social Media Less, Reshaping the Internet: Report]( [Canon EOS R10 Review: Powerful Performance at an Affordable Price]( [Edit RAW Files From Anywhere and Clean Up Duplicates With Ease Using Mylio Photos]( [Google Maps Now Has 3D Immersive Views of Famous Landmarks]( [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](.