The Daily PetaPixel for 10/05/2022

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 Benro Meet the Benro Polaris: The Smart, Electric Tripod Head Benro Polaris delivers remote precision - whether you’re adjusting the composition of a photo - or programming the geared head and camera to capture a series of photographs to create a high-resolution motion timelapse. The head also supports WiFi or Cellular connection so you can preview, review, and download files quickly and from anywhere. [Polaris Smart Electric Tripod Head >]( [Image of 6,000 Mile Long Asteroid Tail Created by NASA’s Deliberate Crash]( By Matt Growcoot on Oct 05, 2022 06:09 am [DART]( After NASA successfully crashed a spacecraft into Dimorphos last week, the asteroid now has a 6,000 mile-long tail made of dust and debris. [[Read More]( [Win a Trip to the Galápagos Islands and an OM-1 Camera]( By Michael Bonocore on Oct 04, 2022 05:13 pm The Galápagos Islands is a bucket list destination for almost any photographer, thanks to the remote archipelago's diverse wildlife and stunning scenery. Now, you can win a trip for two to the “living museum and showcase of evolution” onboard Lindblad Expeditions' newest ship, the National Geographic Islander II, as well as an OM-1 camera kit. The deadline to enter the PetaPixel Wild Personalities Photo Contest is October 14th, so enter today for a chance to win. [[Read More]( [You Are About to See Even More Ads on Instagram]( By Jaron Schneider on Oct 04, 2022 04:58 pm [Instagram]( As Meta is struggling to revive its falling revenue in order to reverse its downward financial spiral, it is adding new ways for advertisers to clutter up your feeds. Specifically, the Explore feed and grids are about to start getting ads. [[Read More]( [Laowa 58mm f/2.8 Macro Lens Review: Impressive, Affordable, Versatile]( By David Crewe on Oct 04, 2022 03:43 pm [Venus Optics 58mm]( Hot off of the heels of the 90mm f/2.8 2x Macro APO lens, Venus Optics has released another Laowa macro lens for mirrorless cameras in the 58mm f/2.8 2x Ultra Macro APO, which is arguably more versatile and therefore more appealing to general shooters. [[Read More]( [Canon is Building a $345M Chip Plant in Japan, its First in 21 Years]( By David Schloss on Oct 04, 2022 02:50 pm [Canon Logo]( Canon is about to begin constructing a new $345 million plant to build the equipment used in a crucial part of semiconductor manufacturing called lithography. [[Read More]( [Newly Processed Images of Europa Show Details of the Icy Moon]( By David Schloss on Oct 04, 2022 02:44 pm [New Europa Render]( Andrea Luck, known in astronomy for his unique image processing of planetary images, has released several newly edited, highly-detailed images of Europa. [[Read More]( [Combined Power: Chandra’s X-Ray Data Added to James Webb’s Photos]( By Jaron Schneider on Oct 04, 2022 01:37 pm [Chandra and webb Combined data]( X-ray data from NASA's Chandra Observatory has been combined with the infrared data captured by the James Webb Space Telescope to create new composites that make the most of each's data gathering capabilities. [[Read More]( [How to Consistently Take Good Wedding Photos]( By Brenda Bergreen on Oct 04, 2022 01:24 pm To be a wedding photographer you need to be able to consistently take good wedding photos. You need to be able to nail everything from the first kiss to the newlywed couple's sendoff in a way that delights your clients. [[Read More]( [Powerful Photos of Animals and People Affected by Climate Change]( By Matt Growcoot on Oct 04, 2022 01:20 pm [Brandt]( Famed photographer Nick Brandt's latest project The Day May Break portrays people and animals that have been impacted by environmental degradation and destruction. [[Read More]( [3,200 Megapixels: The World’s Largest Camera is Almost Complete]( By Jaron Schneider on Oct 04, 2022 12:57 pm [SLAC 3200 Megapixel Camera]( Researchers at SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory are nearly done with the Large Synoptic Survey Telescope (LSST) Camera, the world's largest digital camera ever built for astronomy. [[Read More]( [‘Father of Digital Photography’ Made No Money Inventing the Active Pixel]( By Matt Growcoot on Oct 04, 2022 12:24 pm [noble]( Peter Noble invented the solid state active pixel in 1966, a concept that is still used in brand new mirrorless cameras today via CMOS sensors. [[Read More]( [White House Releases Blueprint for Artificial Intelligence Bill of Rights]( By Jaron Schneider on Oct 04, 2022 11:53 am [AI]( On behalf of President Joe Biden, the White House has released five principles that it believes should guide the design, use, and deployment of automated systems to protect the American public in the age of artificial intelligence (AI). [[Read More]( [‘Hollywood’s Favorite Photographer’ Douglas Kirkland Dies at Age 88]( By Matt Growcoot on Oct 04, 2022 11:23 am [monroe]( Photographer to the stars Douglas Kirkland has died at his home in California. He was 88. [[Read More]( [EU Votes to Make USB-C the Charging Standard by 2024]( By Lisa Marie Segarra on Oct 04, 2022 11:16 am [USB C and Lightning cables]( It finally happened: The European Parliament (EP) voted to make almost all electronics USB-C compatible. [[Read More]( [Zenfolio ‘Smart Pricing’ Uses Data Analysis to Help Price Photo Prints]( By Jaron Schneider on Oct 04, 2022 11:09 am [Zenfolio]( Zenfolio has announced what it calls Smart Pricing, an "advanced data-driven technology" that uses pooled historical transactions to help photographers competitively price their prints and photo products. [[Read More]( [Xiaomi’s 12T Pro Smartphone Packs a Huge 200 Megapixel Camera]( By Jaron Schneider on Oct 04, 2022 10:27 am [Xiaomi 12T Pro]( Xiaomi has announced the 12T series of smartphones and the flagship 12T Pro is equipped with a 200-megapixel sensor to create massive photos and 8K videos. [[Read More]( [Gigapixel Photo of Burning Man Shows Desert Festival in Extreme Detail]( By Matt Growcoot on Oct 04, 2022 10:20 am [Burning Man]( Photographer Jamen Percy shot a mind-boggling gigapixel photo of this year's Burning Man festival held in the Nevada desert. [[Read More]( [Fascinating Book of Victorian Mugshot Photos is Saved from a Dumpster]( By Matt Growcoot on Oct 04, 2022 07:27 am [mugshots]( A police photo album from the Victorian era that features criminal mugshots will go to auction after it was saved from a dumpster. [[Read More]( Show us the wild personalities you've captured, and win BIG! [Enter Now]( Earlier Stories: [Photographer Showcases the Entrancing Beauty of ‘Sacred’ Sites]( [The Winners of the 2022 Nature Conservancy Photo Contest]( [Website]( [Twitter]( [Facebook]( Copyright © 2022 PetaPixel, All rights reserved. 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