The Daily PetaPixel for 03/15/2023

The top news from the world of photography. [View this email in your browser]( [PetaPixel Homepage]( Presented by Benro Meet Benro Theta: World’s First Auto-leveling Tripod Benro released their newly developed intelligent tripod! It’s stronger, faster, and smarter than ever. Benro Theta frees you to focus on your photography. [Pre-Order Now]( [Webb Photographs the Rarely-Seen Moments Just Before a Supernova]( By Jaron Schneider on Mar 14, 2023 03:10 pm The James Webb Space Telescope has captured what is known as a Wolf-Rayet star, the brief phase that comes just before it goes supernova. Due to how short the time is that a star is in this phase, it is one of the rarest astronomical observations. [[Read More]( [Portrait of Evicted Fox Wins 2023 British Wildlife Photography Awards]( By Jeremy Gray on Mar 14, 2023 03:02 pm [British Wildlife Photography Awards 2023]( The winners of the 2023 British Wildlife Photography Awards (BWPA) have been announced. An image of a red fox walking through its destroyed habitat has earned the top prize. [[Read More]( [Instagram is the App Americans Want to Delete Most]( By Pesala Bandara on Mar 14, 2023 02:52 pm [Instagram on a Cube]( New data reveals that Instagram is the app that people in the U.S. want to delete more than any other. [[Read More]( [How to Build a DIY Camera Trap for Amazing Wildlife Photography]( By Ross Harried on Mar 14, 2023 02:33 pm As a wildlife photographer, I'm always looking for ways to capture stunning images of animals in their natural habitats. One technique I've found to be incredibly effective is using a custom-made, DIY, DSLR camera trap, which is a camera setup that is triggered by the movement of an animal. [[Read More]( [Mac Photo Organizer Peakto Adds Cross-App Photo Annotation]( By Jeremy Gray on Mar 14, 2023 01:19 pm [Peakto]( Cyme has announced a new version of its macOS universal photo organizer, Peakto. Version 1.5, codenamed Pic-Saint-Loup, adds annotation features to the artificial intelligence (AI) photo meta-cataloguer. [[Read More]( [Wonder Studio is a Mind-Blowing Web App for Replacing Actors with CGI]( By Jaron Schneider on Mar 14, 2023 12:56 pm [Wonder Studio]( Wonder Studio from developer Wonder Dynamics is a browser-based platform that allows editors to drag and drop any computer-generated character into any scene seamlessly using artificial intelligence. In short, it can perfectly replace any actor with a 3D model. [[Read More]( [‘Look Through the Camera, Not at the Camera’: Rankin’s Photography Advice]( By Matt Growcoot on Mar 14, 2023 12:56 pm [Rankin]( The legendary British photographer Rankin has shared an interesting piece of practical advice for photographers. [[Read More]( [Rare Original Shoeless Joe Jackson Portrait Surfaces, Valued at $17,000]( By Jaron Schneider on Mar 14, 2023 12:17 pm [Shoeless Joe Jackson portrait]( An original portrait of baseball legend Shoeless Joe Jackson that was taken around the time of the 1919 "Black Sox" World Series has emerged. One of the few pieces of memorabilia left from the 1919 season, the portrait is currently valued at $17,000. [[Read More]( [NASA Helicopter Captures Gorgeous Sunset on Mars]( By Matt Growcoot on Mar 14, 2023 12:03 pm [mars sunset]( NASA’s Mars helicopter drone has beamed back a rare pretty picture of a sunset on the Red Planet [[Read More]( [Meta Lays Off 10,000 More Workers Ahead of a ‘Year of Efficiency’]( By Jaron Schneider on Mar 14, 2023 11:47 am [Meta]( Calling it a move to a "year of efficiency," Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg has announced that the company will lay off 10,000 more workers and is closing about 5,000 open job listings. [[Read More]( [Meta is ‘Winding Down’ NFTs on Facebook and Instagram]( By Jaron Schneider on Mar 14, 2023 10:41 am [A sample image of an NFT shared to Instagram]( Not even eight months after launching widespread support for non-fungible tokens (NFTs) on Facebook and Instagram, Meta is pulling the plug. [[Read More]( [Drone Camera Captures Huge Whale with Rare Case of Severe Scoliosis]( By Pesala Bandara on Mar 14, 2023 10:05 am [fin whale spine]( Drone camera footage captured an enormous fin whale with a deformed spine suffering from a rare case of "severe scoliosis." [[Read More]( Earlier Stories: [OpenAI Announces Chat GPT-4, an AI That Can Understand Photos]( [Google Gives Magic Eraser to All Pixel Phones and Speeds Up Night Sight]( [Olympus C-800L Retro Review: Impressive Tech Meets Classic Styling]( [Samsung Accused of Faking Zoomed Photos of the Moon with AI]( [The Business of Headshot Photography: Marketing, Pricing, and Branding]( [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](.