The Daily PetaPixel for 12/14/2022

The top news from the world of photography. [View this email in your browser]( [Save Big With Up To 30% Off Xencelabs Digital Drawing Gear]( [PetaPixel Homepage]( Presented by Mylio Photos [Polar Bears in Abandoned Village Wins Nature Photographer of the Year 2022]( By Matt Growcoot on Dec 14, 2022 06:06 am A group of polar bears exploring an abandoned Soviet village in the Arctic has won Nature Photographer of the Year 2022. [[Read More]( [Congress Introduces Bill to Ban TikTok from the U.S. Amid Spying Fears]( By Jaron Schneider on Dec 13, 2022 04:33 pm [Tiktok search]( Members of both the United States House of Representatives and the Senate have introduced a new bipartisan bill that aims to completely ban TikTok from operating in the country amid spying concerns. [[Read More]( [How to Smile for Pictures: 8 Tips for Perfect Portraits]( By Adam Klann on Dec 13, 2022 03:55 pm It’s a beautiful, sunny day. You’re celebrating a special event with a photo session, getting your poses ready. You’ve posed countless times with family and friends, at parties, and for selfies. This should be a piece of cake, right? You say ‘cheese’ in your head and bring out the pearly whites. Then you check the camera to see the result. [[Read More]( [AI Image Generators are a New Frontier of Copyright Confusion]( By Jaron Schneider on Dec 13, 2022 03:51 pm [Arguing over Ai generated art rights]( Artificial intelligence-powered image generators have exploded into the mainstream. Thanks to support from major stock sites, they are also an approachable route to making money. But as is almost always the case, when money gets involved, the situation quickly becomes far more complicated. [[Read More]( [Portrait and Headshot Retouching with Luminar Neo]( By Sponsored on Dec 13, 2022 02:23 pm Portrait retouching can get overwhelming sometimes with the steps you need to take to make your shots look absolutely perfect. Maybe these steps aren't that hard, but they can definitely be very time-consuming, so finding any way to speed this process up to make better and more efficient use of your time is a high priority for every photographer. Using Luminar Neo to tackle these steps can make retouching a breeze using just a few tools and leveraging some of the Artificial Intelligence (AI) built into the application. [[Read More]( [Flickr Establishes New Nonprofit to Preserve Photography’s History]( By David Schloss on Dec 13, 2022 02:13 pm [Martin Luther King Jr., part of Flickr's archive.]( SmugMug and Flickr (which was acquired by SmugMug in 2018) have announced a new nonprofit organization called the Flickr Foundation, whose mission is to help keep "billions of historic and culturally significant photographs safe, sound, and accessible for future generations." [[Read More]( [Instagram Launches its CopyCat BeReal Feature ‘Candid Stories’]( By Pesala Bandara on Dec 13, 2022 01:51 pm [bereal]( Instagram has officially launched "Candid Stories" -- a new dual camera feature that copies the photo-sharing app BeReal. [[Read More]( [Lensa AI’s Terms Allow It To Use Images ‘Without Compensation’]( By Pesala Bandara on Dec 13, 2022 01:36 pm Photo editing app Lensa AI's terms and conditions allow it to distribute and use users' images without any compensation. [[Read More]( [Drone Documents Humpback Whale’s Tragic Journey With Broken Back]( By Matt Growcoot on Dec 13, 2022 01:30 pm [whale]( A humpback whale swam 3,100 miles (5,000 kilometers) with a broken back that was monitored with drone cameras. [[Read More]( [Meta’s New Open-Source Content Mod Scans for Terrorism and Photo-Based Abuse]( By Jaron Schneider on Dec 13, 2022 01:22 pm [Meta]( Meta has announced a new open-source content moderation tool that allows platforms to identify and remove a range of "violating content" at scale, including terrorism, child exploitation, and other types of abuse. [[Read More]( [Celebrity Photographer Helps School That Couldn’t Afford Picture Day]( By Pesala Bandara on Dec 13, 2022 12:32 pm [pictureday]( Picture day almost did not happen for a New York City school, until a celebrity photographer stepped in to shoot the students' portraits. [[Read More]( [Irix’s Updated 150mm T3.0 Tele Cine Lens Has Wider Focus and Iris Range]( By Jaron Schneider on Dec 13, 2022 11:00 am [Irix 150mm t3.0]( Irix has announced a second version of its 150mm T3.0 cinema lens called the 150mm T3.0 Tele. It doesn't replace the previous version, but makes it more usable for a wider audience by improving the focus and aperture range and removing the macro designation. [[Read More]( [Bella Hadid Sued by Photo Agency For Sharing Photo Without Permission]( By Pesala Bandara on Dec 13, 2022 10:31 am [bellahadid]( Model Bella Hadid is facing a copyright infringement lawsuit after she posted an image of herself on Instagram without the photographer’s permission. [[Read More]( [SpaceX Rocket Photobombs Couple’s Wedding Picture]( By Matt Growcoot on Dec 13, 2022 10:22 am [spacex]( A pair of newlyweds were shocked and excited when a SpaceX rocket photobombed their wedding picture as it blasted off into space. [[Read More]( [AI Photo Editing Apps Now Dominate the Apple Charts Following Lensa AI’s Success]( By Pesala Bandara on Dec 13, 2022 08:53 am [ai selfies]( Artificial intelligence (AI) photo editing apps are now dominating Apple’s App Store charts in the U.S. following Lensa AI's success. [[Read More]( [Tim Cook Reveals Apple Has Used Sony Image Sensors for 10 Years]( By Matt Growcoot on Dec 13, 2022 08:39 am [inspecting]( Apple CEO Tim Cook has revealed that the iPhone has been using Sony camera sensors for the last 10 years. [[Read More]( [China Bans AI-Generated Images That Don’t Have Watermarks]( By Matt Growcoot on Dec 13, 2022 07:50 am [china]( Authorities in China have made a series of policy announcements regarding artificial intelligence (AI), including banning AI images that are not labeled as such. [[Read More]( Xencelabs is offering December Christmas deals with up to 30% off, including the Pen Tablet Medium, Pen Tablet Medium Bundle, Special Edition, Standard Tablets, and the Quick Keys. 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