The Daily PetaPixel for 08/05/2022

The top news from the world of photography. [View this email in your browser]( [PetaPixel Homepage]( [Aputure’s MT Pro Mini Tube Light is Packed with Ultra-Precise RGBW LEDs]( By David Crewe on Aug 04, 2022 04:55 pm [Aputure-Launches-MT-Pro-RGBWW-Led-Light]( Aputure has announced the $199 MT Pro Pixel RGBWW Mini Tube light, what it calls the first-ever one-foot-long full-color mini LED tube. [[Read More]( [20-Foot Custom Tripod Used to Capture America’s Fading Lighthouses]( By Matt Growcoot on Aug 04, 2022 04:12 pm [Zapatka with tripod]( When photographer David Zapatka was growing up on Rhode Island listening to the foghorn of a nearby lighthouse, it instilled in him what his wife describes as an "obsession." [[Read More]( [Testing Every Type of Stabilization Technique to Pick a Winner]( By David Crewe on Aug 04, 2022 03:50 pm [SyrpLabs-Test-Ever-Stabilizer-So-You-Don't-Have-To]( In this latest Film Science video, the team at Syrp Lab tests every kind of stabilizer -- digital and physical -- in order to determine which provides the smoothest footage. [[Read More]( [Artificial Vision Inspired by Crab Eyes Can ‘See’ on Land and Underwater]( By Pesala Bandara on Aug 04, 2022 03:19 pm [Artificial Vision]( A team of researchers has developed an artificial vision system that offers a full, panoramic view both above and under the water that is inspired by the eyes of fiddler crabs. [[Read More]( [Film School Goes Bankrupt Despite Raising $410K on Kickstarter]( By Jaron Schneider on Aug 04, 2022 02:55 pm [The Garage Learning]( Steve Giralt's The Garage Learning film school raised over $410,000 on Kickstarter in 2020. But now, just under two years later, the business has filed for bankruptcy as the idea "did not work as planned." [[Read More]( [The Beginner’s Guide to Tripods]( By Jeremy Gray on Aug 04, 2022 01:55 pm The trusty tripod has remained relatively unchanged as cameras and lenses become increasingly more advanced and complicated. Sure, manufacturers use increasingly more sophisticated materials, such as carbon fiber, but the fundamental character of the tripod has stood the test of time. A tripod has three legs and is a worthy addition to any photographer's kit. There's not much else to say, is there? [[Read More]( [Time Magazine Cover Mocked for Bad Photoshop, But It’s the Artist’s Style]( By Matt Growcoot on Aug 04, 2022 01:28 pm [Brittney Griner Time Mag]( The latest Time magazine cover, which features embattled basketball player Brittney Griner, has been mocked for being a "high school Photoshop" job. [[Read More]( [Nikon Has Discontinued 35 DSLR Lenses Over the Past 3 Years: Report]( By Jaron Schneider on Aug 04, 2022 01:21 pm [Nikon Lens Discontinued]( A new report alleges that Nikon has discontinued 35 of its F-mount DSLR lenses over the past three years as the company focuses its efforts on mirrorless cameras. [[Read More]( [Instagram is Expanding its NFT Features to More Than 100 Countries]( By Jaron Schneider on Aug 04, 2022 12:51 pm Instagram is expanding its non-fungible token (NFT) features to more than 100 countries as well as launching new integrations with Coinbase and Dapper. [[Read More]( [Scientists Capture Footage of a Neutron Star Merger for the First Time]( By Jaron Schneider on Aug 04, 2022 12:10 pm [Neutron Star Collission]( Scientists have, for the first time, recorded a millimeter-wavelength light explosion caused by the merging of a neutron star with another star. [[Read More]( [The Godox M600Bi BiColor LED is Brighter and has Touchscreen Controls]( By James DeRuvo on Aug 04, 2022 11:48 am Godox has announced a bi-color version of its M600D studio light, launched late last year. The new Knowled M600Bi has a touchscreen LED display, a Bowens mounted reflector, a variety of lighting effects, and cooling fan noise cancellation. [[Read More]( [Photographer Reunites Puppy with Owner After it Was Lost in a Fire]( By Matt Growcoot on Aug 04, 2022 10:51 am [Patches reunited with owner]( Photojournalist Jonathan Rivas was documenting the devastating McKinney Fire in California when a puppy emerged from the ashes and ran up to Rivas -- ecstatic that it had found a human. [[Read More]( [Tamron’s New Lens Utility App Will Let You Tune Optics with a Phone]( By Jaron Schneider on Aug 04, 2022 10:47 am [Tamron Lens Utility App]( Tamron has announced that it is working on a mobile version of its Lens Utility desktop app. Designed for Android devices, the Lens Utility Mobile will enable the customization of various lens functions on some Tamron lenses. [[Read More]( [Wedding Company Suddenly Shutters, Stranding Clients and Photographers]( By Matt Growcoot on Aug 04, 2022 09:55 am [stressed photographer]( A wedding studio has closed its doors leaving a team of photographers and videographers without thousands of dollars in owed payments and hundreds of couples without imagery from their big day. 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