The Daily PetaPixel for 09/22/2022

The top news from the world of photography. [View this email in your browser]( Enter PetaPixel's Wildlife Photo Contest: [Wild Personalities]( Grand Prize Winner receives an OM SYSTEM OM-1 Camera Kit and a Trip to the Galapagos with Lindblad Expeditions! [PetaPixel Homepage]( Presented by OM SYSTEM OM SYSTEM OM-1: THE ULTIMATE OUTDOOR COMPANION Adventure is our home. Take the camera system rugged and small enough to follow you anywhere! The weathersealed, ultra-lightweightOM SYSTEMOM-1 is your outdoor companion, ready to capture stunning images in any environment. [Grab Yours]( [Conjoined Cats Win Comedy Pet Photo Awards]( By Jaron Schneider on Sep 21, 2022 11:59 pm The Comedy Pet Photo Awards has announced the winners of the 2022 competition with top honors going to Kenichi Morinaga with his photo of two cats sitting on a fence that makes them appear as if they are headlessly conjoined. [[Read More]( [8 Ways Storytelling Can Improve Your Photos and Videos]( By Michael Bonocore on Sep 21, 2022 04:42 pm Photography and filmmaking wasn’t always a part of Kane Andrade’s career path. The San Francisco Bay Area native and Adobe Lightroom Ambassador originally was interested in animation before joining the military. That military experience would wound up changing the course of his life and ignited the flame that inspired him to tell the seldom heard stories of those within his community. [[Read More]( [Aperture in Photography: A Complete Guide]( By Justin Hein on Sep 21, 2022 03:23 pm Aperture can seem like one of the most challenging camera settings to fully understand, but once you understand it, your photography will improve immensely. [[Read More]( [Instagram May Add a ‘Nudity Protection’ Filter to Safeguard Users]( By Pesala Bandara on Sep 21, 2022 03:14 pm [instagram logo]( Instagram appears to be testing a new feature that would cover photos that may contain nudity in Direct Messages and safeguard users from unwanted content exposure. [[Read More]( [How Controlling Light Spill Can Dramatically Change a Photo’s Look]( By David Crewe on Sep 21, 2022 02:52 pm Most photographers don’t have an unlimited pool of money or a vast unending studio to collect and hoard gear in. For this reason, it’s especially important to choose gear and accessories that allow them to get the most bang for their buck, like a simple large white backdrop. [[Read More]( [James Webb Telescope Captures Clear Photo of Neptune’s Rings and Moons]( By Jaron Schneider on Sep 21, 2022 01:57 pm [Neptune]( NASA's James Webb Space Telescope has captured a photo of Neptune that displays the clearest view of the planet's rings in more than 30 years. [[Read More]( [Getty Images Ban AI-Generated Pictures, Shutterstock Following Suit]( By Matt Growcoot on Sep 21, 2022 01:43 pm [ai]( Getty Images has announced it will not accept submissions that were created with AI-image generators and will remove all such artworks. [[Read More]( [The Pentax K-3 III Jet Black Special Edition is Now Available in the U.S.]( By Jaron Schneider on Sep 21, 2022 01:21 pm [Jet Black K-3 Mark III]( Last spring, Ricoh launched a crowdfunding campaign in Japan for a Jet Black special edition K-3 Mark III. While originally only available in Japan, "limited quantities" of the camera can now be purchased in the United States. [[Read More]( [Two Photo Contests, Two Conflicts of Interests, Two Different Responses]( By Jaron Schneider on Sep 21, 2022 12:46 pm [Photo Gallery]( Photography competitions garner hundreds of thousands of entries per year and give away about as much money to a small subset of winners. But when those competitions are judged by well-known photographers —which is expected of any prestigious competition — this industry is small enough that it is mathematically impossible to avoid the possibility of a conflict of interest arising. [[Read More]( [One of the James Webb Telescope’s Cameras is Having a Mechanical Issue]( By Jaron Schneider on Sep 21, 2022 11:33 am [James Webb Space Telescope]( NASA has paused the use of one of the modes on the James Webb Space Telescope's (JWST) Mid-Infrared Instrument (MIRI) due to what it describes as "increased friction" that occurs during its setup phase ahead of new observations. [[Read More]( [DMV Photographer ‘Perfects Process’ and Even Has Posing Technique]( By Matt Growcoot on Sep 21, 2022 11:16 am [DMV Photographer]( DMV photographer Michal Ziemet believes he has perfected the process of taking driver's license photos after shooting half a million of them. [[Read More]( [Tamron Brings its 150-500mm f/5-6.7 Lens to Fujifilm X-Mount]( By Jaron Schneider on Sep 21, 2022 10:20 am [Tamron Lens]( Tamron has announced that it is bringing the 150-500mm f/5-6.7 Di III VC VXD to Fujifilm X-mount. The lens was originally made for full-frame Sony E-mount cameras in April of 2021. [[Read More]( [Photographer Sues TV Channel Over Interview With Meghan Markle’s Father]( By Pesala Bandara on Sep 21, 2022 10:09 am [meghan markle]( A U.S. paparazzi is suing Australian television network, Channel 7 for defamation over an interview with Meghan Markle's estranged father, in which he claimed that the photographer conspired to set him up and sabotage the royal wedding. [[Read More]( [Bright Yellow 1988 Kodak-Branded NASCAR Racer Goes to Auction]( By Matt Growcoot on Sep 21, 2022 09:39 am [kodak nascar]( An auction is being held for a 1988 Kodak-branded NASCAR racecar. The eye-catching vehicle also comes with Kodak memorabilia, including matching pit crew uniforms. [[Read More]( [Leica’s Latest is a Q2 ‘Dawn’ Edition Camera in Collaboration with Seal]( By Jaron Schneider on Sep 21, 2022 08:59 am [Leica Q2 Dawn Edition]( Leica has announced a new camera collaboration with Grammy Award-winning British singer-songwriter Seal. Called the Q2 "Dawn" edition, it is covered in what the company describes as "exquisite Japanese-woven fabric." [[Read More]( Show us the wild personalities you've captured, and win BIG! 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