The Daily PetaPixel for 10/18/2022

The top news from the world of photography. [View this email in your browser]( [PetaPixel Homepage]( Presented by Imagen [The Mitakon 50mm T/1.0 Lens Completes Micro Four Thirds Lineup]( By Matt Growcoot on Oct 18, 2022 05:52 am [50MM]( Chinese lens manufacturer Zhong Yi Optics has announced the Mitakon Speedmaster 50mm T/1.0 Cine Lens, designed to be part of a lineup of Micro Four Thirds cine lenses. [[Read More]( [FBI Arrests Gallery Owner for Forging Ansel Adams Photos]( By Pesala Bandara on Oct 17, 2022 04:14 pm [Ansel Adams]( The FBI raided the home of a gallery owner who is accused of cheating clients out of more than 100 rare fine art photographs, including prints by famed landscape photographer Ansel Adams, worth an estimated $1.6 million. [[Read More]( [Adaptalux’s Pod Mini Controls the Lighting for Macro Photography]( By Matt Growcoot on Oct 17, 2022 03:37 pm [Adaptalux Pod Mini]( Adaptalux is launching the Pod Mini, a small control unit that connects to Adaptalux lighting arms for macro photography. [[Read More]( [How to Make a Double Exposure Photo in Photoshop]( By Brandon Jackson on Oct 17, 2022 02:22 pm In the past, double exposing film was one of the most popular special effects used in photography, and often could be hit or miss. The idea was to combine two (or more) photos into the same image. [[Read More]( [Mirrorless Continues Its Inexorable Rise At the Expense of the DSLR]( By Mike Smith on Oct 17, 2022 01:18 pm The death of the DSLR was always in the cards - as soon as Nikon and Canon entered the mirrorless fray in 2018 it was not a case of if, but when. However, what was perhaps not expected was the rapidity with which the sales rug would be pulled from beneath DSLR consumers' feet. It's all or nothing when it comes to mirrorless. [[Read More]( [The NVIDIA RTX 4090 is Amazing, and Photographers Should NOT Buy It]( By DL Cade on Oct 17, 2022 01:01 pm When NVIDIA reached out to ask if we wanted to try the new RTX 4090 GPU, we almost said "no." Most of our readers are photographers, and most photo editing simply doesn't require a top-tier GPU. But we did say "yes" because we wanted to answer a different, more relevant question: do photo editors need a GPU at all? And if so, how much do you need to spend to get top-notch photo editing performance? [[Read More]( [Influencer Claims Photographer Fat-Shamed Her During Photoshoot]( By Pesala Bandara on Oct 17, 2022 12:41 pm [Model]( A photographer was embroiled in a social media controversy over the weekend after an influencer claimed the camerawoman had fat-shamed her during a photoshoot. [[Read More]( [How to Make A Simple DIY Loupedeck or StreamDeck Alternative]( By David Crewe on Oct 17, 2022 12:28 pm As creatives are tasked with greater and greater volumes of work, accessories to help speed up their workflow become more and more valuable. While editing consoles can be incredibly useful, they can also be incredibly expensive, which is why YouTuber "Pedro" of DSLR DIY CNC has shared how you can build your own custom "InfiniteDeck" for just about $50. [[Read More]( [Something is Strange with the Google Pixel 7 Pro’s Zoom Processing]( By Aashish Bharadwaj on Oct 17, 2022 12:09 pm The Google Pixel 7 Pro introduces a lot of new software tactics to get better images, particularly at various zoom levels. I did some detailed testing and noticed something curious with the zoom processing. [[Read More]( [Companies Are Faking ‘Staff’ Portraits of People Who Don’t Exist]( By Matt Growcoot on Oct 17, 2022 11:17 am [Infroma Systems]( Companies are using photos of fake staff that are generated by artificial intelligence (AI) programs. The pictures are published under the "About Us" section of a company's website to give a false impression of a larger workforce. [[Read More]( [A British Photographer’s View of Texas Hill Country in 2007]( By Anete Lusina on Oct 17, 2022 11:02 am Photographer Edward Thompson, known for his documentary photo essays on various social topics, has created a body of work about the Texas Hill Country. Shot entirely on medium format film, he captured the curious and, at times, strange lives of local Texans at the time of George Bush’s political reign. [[Read More]( [NASCAR Driver Chase Elliott Pushes Photographer Away]( By Matt Growcoot on Oct 17, 2022 09:33 am [Pushing camera]( NASCAR driver Chase Elliott took his frustration out on a photographer by pushing his lens away and acting aggressively toward the cameraman. [[Read More]( [The Rock Pays Touching Tribute to Legendary Wrestling Photographer]( By Matt Growcoot on Oct 17, 2022 07:50 am [the rock]( Dwayne "The Rock" Johnson has paid a touching tribute to legendary pro wrestling photographer George Napolitano. [[Read More]( Earlier Stories: [Ami Vitale: From Photographer to Conservationist]( [Razer’s Compatible Blue Screen Looks Handy for Mobile Photographers]( [How I Changed My View of Lightroom Presets with a New Workflow]( [Queen Elizabeth II: Capturing the World’s Most Photographed Woman in Life and Death]( [How I Collaborated With Brands as a Photographer for My Tesla Model Y]( [Website]( [Twitter]( [Facebook]( Copyright © 2022 PetaPixel, All rights reserved. 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