The Daily PetaPixel for 03/07/2023

The top news from the world of photography. [View this email in your browser]( [PetaPixel Homepage]( Presented by GuruShots Improve Your Photography Skills with GuruShots Join exciting daily photo challenges, get instant feedback & see how you rank in real-time compared to others. Over 7m+ users! Joing GuruShots today! [Join Now]( [Nikon Z30 Review: A Travel Camera That’s More Than Just for Vloggers]( By David Crewe on Mar 06, 2023 04:24 pm The Z30 mirrorless camera is Nikon's third APS-C (DX) system that takes advantage of the Z-mount. While clearly marketed at content creators, vloggers, and social media influencers, the compact system has everything a solo-operating content creator needs to get up and running for video and photo. [[Read More]( [Nikon’s ‘The Creator’s Project’ Reveals How a Music Video Was Shot]( By Jeremy Gray on Mar 06, 2023 03:26 pm [Nikon's 'The Creator's Project']( In partnership with video production agency Mahogany, Nikon has released a behind-the-scenes documentary, The Creator's Project, that showcases the creative journey to develop and release rhythm and blues artist James Vickery's latest music video for his song, "Only You." [[Read More]( [How to Use Paper as a Photo Backdrop to Keep Costs Down]( By Joe Lenton on Mar 06, 2023 03:16 pm As a product photographer, I use paper in various different ways as a background for still-life photos to keep costs down for creative shooting. In this article, I'll show you how I do it and how you can do it too. [[Read More]( [Researchers Use People’s Brain Activity to Generate AI Images]( By Pesala Bandara on Mar 06, 2023 01:37 pm A group of Japanese scientists used people's brain activity to generate images on the artificially intelligent (AI) model Stable Diffusion. [[Read More]( [SF Photo Museum to Close Due to Rising Rent, Collection to Fetch $15M]( By Jaron Schneider on Mar 06, 2023 01:25 pm [Pier 24 Photography]( Pier 24 Photography in San Francisco is currently home to the Pilara Family Foundation Collection of photographs, which includes more than 4,000 works that span the history of the medium. Due to rising rents, the museum will close and its inventory will be auctioned off. [[Read More]( [New Copyright Claims Board Rules in Favor of Photographer in First Case]( By Matt Growcoot on Mar 06, 2023 01:22 pm [photographer]( The Copyright Claims Board (CCB) has made its first final decision with a photographer awarded $1,000 for a copyright infringement. [[Read More]( [Twitter’s Photos and Links Completely Crashed Today]( By Jaron Schneider on Mar 06, 2023 12:23 pm [twitter down]( Twitter suffered a major outage as photos and links went offline for all users for an elongated period of time today, while some users reported the entire social network's site wasn't functioning. [[Read More]( [Apple is Finally Close to Releasing a New Mac Pro: Report]( By Jaron Schneider on Mar 06, 2023 12:10 pm [Apple Mac Pro]( The Apple silicon-powered Mac Pro that was promised last year is finally coming in late spring or early summer. [[Read More]( [Wedding Photographer Divides Internet with ‘Safety Shot’ Technique]( By Pesala Bandara on Mar 06, 2023 11:59 am [wedding photographer]( A wedding photographer has divided the internet with his "safety shot" which involves removing family members' partners from a group shot in case they break up in the future. [[Read More]( [‘This is Not Photography’: Gallery Criticized for Promoting AI Images]( By Matt Growcoot on Mar 06, 2023 11:37 am [AI image]( A gallery that claims to "champion photography" has been widely criticized after it shared a series of AI images to its Instagram account this weekend. [[Read More]( [No Canon R5 II in 2023, R5 to Get Huge Firmware Update Instead: Report]( By Jaron Schneider on Mar 06, 2023 11:34 am [Canon EOS R5]( The Canon R5 II was originally speculated to arrive this year, but a new report claims that isn't happening. In lieu of a new camera body, Canon will instead be bringing new functionality to the original R5 via a "major" firmware update. [[Read More]( [AeroScope Discontinued: DJI Pulls the Plug its Drone Detection System]( By Jaron Schneider on Mar 06, 2023 10:50 am [DJI AeroScope]( DJI has ceased production and availability of its AeroScope drone detection system which is used to help keep drones away from airports and government facilities. However, Ukrainians claimed Russia used the tech to track their drone movements in the war. [[Read More]( [Supernova First Spotted 1,800 Years Ago Captured on Telescope Camera]( By Matt Growcoot on Mar 06, 2023 10:28 am [supernova image]( A supernova witnessed by Chinese astronomers in the year 185 A.D. has been captured by the Dark Energy Camera telescope. [[Read More]( [Singer Injured After Being Struck by Drone During Live Concert]( By Matt Growcoot on Mar 06, 2023 10:22 am [singer hit by drone]( A singer was injured during a live concert on Friday after a drone struck him on the head as he was performing. [[Read More]( [TikTok Ban Looks More Likely as Senators Push Bill to Nix Foreign Tech]( By Pesala Bandara on Mar 06, 2023 08:25 am [Person holds phone with TikTok on it]( The possibility of a national TikTok ban continues to grow as U.S. Senators push a bill that will help "ban or prohibit" foreign technology such as the Chinese-owned video app. [[Read More]( Earlier Stories: [Andrew Bernstein: The Photographer Behind Iconic NBA Photos]( [Testing the Apexel 200X LED Lens: A Microscope for Your Phone]( [Why Are So Many Gen Z-ers Drawn to Old Digital Cameras?]( [Apple’s 29-Year-Old Landmark QuickTake 100 Camera Falters in 2023]( [Venezuelan Government is Using Deepfaked Presenters to Spread Disinformation]( [Website]( [Twitter]( [Facebook]( Copyright © 2023 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](.