The Daily PetaPixel for 12/22/2022

The top news from the world of photography. [View this email in your browser]( [PetaPixel Homepage]( Presented by Skylum Use NEO15OFF to get an extra 15% discount on checkout Invest in Luminar Neo and get an app with powerful AI tools, fast performance, an amazing interface, and incredible editing possibilities. [Get it here]( [Photographer Behind Instagram’s Most Liked Photo Doesn’t Like The Crop]( By Matt Growcoot on Dec 22, 2022 06:55 am [messi]( The photographer who took the record-breaking photo of Lionel Messi lifting the World Cup trophy says he's not a fan of the crop. [[Read More]( [TikTok Will Tell Users Why It Has Recommended a Video]( By Pesala Bandara on Dec 22, 2022 06:02 am [tiktok on a phone]( TikTok will start telling users why it has recommended videos in their feeds amid demands from campaigners for more transparency about its algorithm. [[Read More]( [Hackers Used Amazon Ring Cameras to Livestream ‘Swatting’ Attacks]( By Pesala Bandara on Dec 22, 2022 05:54 am Two men have been charged with hacking Amazon Ring cameras and using the devices to livestream "swatting attacks" in a nationwide spree. [[Read More]( [Cancer Survivor Turns His CT Scans into Powerful Music Video]( By Pesala Bandara on Dec 21, 2022 01:11 pm A cancer survivor turned his CT scans into a powerful and haunting music video. [[Read More]( [Photos Used to Generate AI Images for Client So Photographer Never Shoots Again]( By Matt Growcoot on Dec 21, 2022 01:05 pm [ai]( Photographer Antti Karppinen shot photos for a client which became the basis of a dataset so that AI images can be produced of the models -- removing the need for him to shoot any more photos. [[Read More]( [Pixelmator Pro Adds Deband Feature That Rids Images of Color Banding]( By Matt Growcoot on Dec 21, 2022 11:42 am [beforeandafter]( Pixelmator Pro has added an AI-powered Deband feature to its Apple Mac image editing app that gets rid of color banding. [[Read More]( [Wedding Photographer Gets Couples to ‘Teeth Kiss’ for Romantic Photos]( By Pesala Bandara on Dec 21, 2022 11:12 am Photographers are tasked with making their subjects feel relaxed for great-looking shots, and one wedding photographer has a novel approach for breaking the ice: asking her clients to "teeth kiss." [[Read More]( [Barnack Quirks: An Intro to Shooting with Early 35mm Leica Cameras]( By Johnny Martyr on Dec 21, 2022 10:58 am If you're primarily a digital photographer with an itch to return to your roots or a film photographer who appreciates the tech as much as the image, Barnack Leica's are a fun way to see what it was like to take photographs almost a century ago with one of the world's most innovative and celebrated camera designs. [[Read More]( [Company Uses Drone Photos to Create ‘Google Earth on Steroids’]( By Matt Growcoot on Dec 21, 2022 10:31 am [aerial map]( A company that creates interactive aerial images of living environments describes its product as "Google Earth on steroids." [[Read More]( [Robot Vacuum Took Photo of Woman on Toilet That Was Shared on Facebook]( By Pesala Bandara on Dec 21, 2022 09:23 am An iRobot Roomba robot vacuum took intimate photographs of a woman on the toilet and a young child that were then shared on Facebook. [[Read More]( [Midjourney Founder Admits to Using a ‘Hundred Million’ Images Without Consent]( By Matt Growcoot on Dec 21, 2022 07:23 am [Midjourney]( Midjourney founder David Holz has admitted that his company did not receive consent for the hundreds of millions of images used to train its AI image generator, outraging photogarphers and artists. [[Read More]( Earlier Stories: [New 7Artisans 12mm f/2.8 II Wide-Angle APS-C Lens is for Mirrorless]( [The ‘Lobotomy-Chic’ Aesthetic is Taking Over Instagram]( [The Most Rented Cameras and Lenses in 2022: Canon and Sony Dominate]( [Laowa Unveils the 6mm f/2 Zero-D: The Widest-Ever Rectilinear MFT Lens]( [Photographer Captures Freediving Grandmas Who Delve Deep into the Ocean]( [Website]( [Twitter]( [Facebook]( Copyright © 2022 PetaPixel, All rights reserved. You are receiving this email because you opted in via our website. PetaPixel · 2944 N 44th St Ste 100 · Phoenix, AZ 85018-7258 · USA You can [update your preferences]( or [unsubscribe from this list](.