The Daily PetaPixel for 04/05/2023

The top news from the world of photography. [View this email in your browser]( [PetaPixel Homepage]( [Xiaomi 13 Pro Review: Reaching for the Crown]( By Ted Kritsonis on Apr 04, 2023 04:40 pm [Xiaomi 13 Pro]( The Xiaomi 13 Pro may be a successor to the previous 12 Pro, but it’s just as easy to argue that it’s more a continuation of the 12S Ultra that was only released in China. That was the first to use the Type 1 (13.1 x 9.8mm) Sony IMX989 sensor -- the same one from the popular Sony RX100 -- only customized to Xiaomi’s liking. 
 [[Read More]( [iOS Camera App Luma Promises Control, RAW Photos, and Presets]( By Jeremy Gray on Apr 04, 2023 04:40 pm [Luma iPhone app]( The iOS app Luma aims to provide photographers with a unique, fun, and customizable photo and camera experience. While leveraging the power of RAW images on iPhone, Luma also allows users to create a custom processing pipeline saved as presets. [[Read More]( [Photographer’s Powerful Portraits of LA’s Notorious Skid Row]( By Matt Growcoot on Apr 04, 2023 04:37 pm [Skid Row]( A photographer has spent the last decade documenting the people who live in Los Angeles' Skid Row -- a notorious area known for its homeless population. [[Read More]( [Behind the Scenes: A Day in the Life of a Wedding Photographer]( By Brenda Bergreen on Apr 04, 2023 03:26 pm I thought it would be fun to walk you through the day in the life of a wedding photographer. Every wedding is a little different but weddings are also fairly predictable. In fact, wedding days are more predictable than the rest of my work days. [[Read More]( [Hear What Apollo 11 Astronauts Said as They Shot Iconic Earthrise Photos]( By Matt Growcoot on Apr 04, 2023 02:56 pm A photographer who was "rummaging" through the NASA archives stumbled across an amazing earthrise timelapse taken by the crew of Apollo 11 and then dubbed the audio of Neil Armstrong, Buzz Aldrin, and Michael Collins discussing the camera settings. [[Read More]( [How to Delete Your Snapchat Account]( By Alan Truly on Apr 04, 2023 01:54 pm Snapchat is a popular social media app that makes it easy to keep in touch with friends and quickly share selfies, photos, and videos. With 382 million daily active users, it's also a great place to get brand exposure. [[Read More]( [Photographer Converts Broken Film Camera into a Working Digital One]( By Jeremy Gray on Apr 04, 2023 01:53 pm [Malcolm Wilson analog to digital conversion]( Photographer Malcolm Wilson recently converted a Yashica Electro 35mm film camera into a digital camera using a Raspberry Pi Zero 2W and Raspberry Pi HQ camera module. It's a fun twist on analog to digital conversions, and Wilson says his converted camera is one of his favorite cameras to use. [[Read More]( [Kwame Brathwaite, Photographer of ‘Black is Beautiful’, Dies at 85]( By Jaron Schneider on Apr 04, 2023 01:50 pm [Kwame Brathwaite]( Kwame Brathwaite, the photographer and activist who famously proclaimed "black is beautiful," has passed away. He was 85. [[Read More]( [Gen Z Discovers Modern Digital Cameras are Better Than iPhones]( By Pesala Bandara on Apr 04, 2023 01:24 pm [iphone versus digital camera]( Generation Z users on TikTok are discovering that modern digital cameras are better than smartphones for taking photos. [[Read More]( [Twinmotion Makes Generating Virtual, Photorealistic Worlds Nearly Effortless]( By Jaron Schneider on Apr 04, 2023 12:57 pm [twinmotion]( Twinmotion, a real-time visualization tool that is powered by Epic's Unreal Engine, is capable of not only generating 3D product photos of everything from shoes to cars, but it can even create entire photorealistic worlds. [[Read More]( [DPReview’s Founder Blasts Amazon’s CEO: ‘What a Waste’]( By Jaron Schneider on Apr 04, 2023 11:21 am [Phil Aksey DPReview]( As Amazon prepares to start winding down DPReview, the publication's founder Phil Askey has publicly spoken out against the decision and put Amazon's CEO Andy Jassy on blast, calling the choice to shut down the site a "waste." [[Read More]( [Cheetah Walks Over to Photographer for a Head Rub During Photo Shoot]( By Matt Growcoot on Apr 04, 2023 09:29 am [cheetah gets a head rub]( A photographer was in the midst of taking photos of a cheetah who had other ideas when she walked over to him for a head rub instead. [[Read More]( [Polaroid’s Reclaimed Blue 600 Film is Experimental and ‘Sort of’ Accidental]( By Jaron Schneider on Apr 04, 2023 07:59 am [Reclaimed Blue]( Polaroid's new Reclaimed Blue 600 film is the result of original chemistry discovered through what it calls "accidental experimentation" that took place at the only Polaroid film factory in the world. [[Read More]( Earlier Stories: [Rode Capture is a Free Video and Audio Recording App for iPhone]( [Rode’s New Wireless ME is a ‘Grab and Go’ Wearable Microphone]( [Photographer Uses a Macro Lens to Put a Distinct Spin on Car Photography]( [Webb’s ‘Cosmic Seahorse’ Photo Shows Gravity Bending Spacetime]( [Photographer Captures Ultra-Rare Red Ring of Light Over Italy]( [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](.