The Daily PetaPixel for 04/29/2023

The top news from the world of photography. [View this email in your browser]( [PetaPixel Homepage]( Presented by Aftershoot Automate your Culling & Editing with Aftershoot Save time, money, and stress by automating your post-shoot workflow with the power of Aftershoot's AI culling & Editing app. Get your free 30-day unlimited trial. [Try For Free]( [The Fantastic Winners of the 2022 One Eyeland Photography Awards]( By Jeremy Gray on Apr 28, 2023 04:19 pm [One Eyeland Photography Awards 2022]( One Eyeland has announced the winners of the One Eyeland Photography Awards 2022. Grand prize winners in the "Professional" and "Amateur" sections were awarded cash prizes of $5,000 and $2,000, respectively. [[Read More]( [Hubble Celebrates its 33rd Year with an Ethereal Look at a Nearby Nebula]( By Jeremy Gray on Apr 28, 2023 04:15 pm [Hubble NGC 1333 33rd anniversary image]( The Hubble Space Telescope is celebrating its 33rd year in orbit around Earth. To celebrate this incredible milestone, the Hubble team has released an incredible photo of a nearby star-forming region, NGC 1333. [[Read More]( [Unsettling App Gives ChatGPT a Face and Lets You Talk to ‘Her’]( By Matt Growcoot on Apr 28, 2023 04:11 pm [Call Annie]( A new app gives ChatGPT a personality by allowing users to talk face-to-face with a red-haired, hazel-eyed avatar named Annie. [[Read More]( [Senators Are Pushing to Install Cameras Inside the Supreme Court]( By Jaron Schneider on Apr 28, 2023 03:42 pm [Supreme Court]( United States Senators Charles Grassley and Richard Blumenthal have co-sponsored a bill that would see to install cameras inside of federal courts. The hope is to then extend this to include placing cameras inside the Supreme Court. [[Read More]( [Photographer Loses $40K Worth of Gear After it was Blown Up by SpaceX Rocket]( By Matt Growcoot on Apr 28, 2023 02:51 pm [Camera destroyed and Starship rocket]( A photographer who set up nine cameras to capture the SpaceX Starship launch had six of them destroyed by chunks of concrete thrown from the launch pad. [[Read More]( [AI-Powered iOS App Turns iPhone Video into Anything You Can Imagine]( By Jaron Schneider on Apr 28, 2023 01:52 pm [RunwayML app]( Artificial intelligence (AI) company Runway has added support for 15-second videos generated by AI into an iOS app, allowing users to transform videos shot on iPhone into anything they can imagine. [[Read More]( [Scientists Explain Why People Love to Take Selfies]( By Pesala Bandara on Apr 28, 2023 01:26 pm [Woman taking a selfie]( Scientists have figured out why people like to take selfies -- and it's not necessarily to do with vanity. [[Read More]( [Drones and Pyrotechnics Combine in an Incredible Light Painting Series]( By Jeremy Gray on Apr 28, 2023 01:05 pm [Jadikan 'Phénomènes' photo series]( French visual artist Jadikan has long been passionate about photography. Since 2005, he has integrated light painting into his photography, and the technique is heavily utilized throughout Jadikan's impressive portfolio. [[Read More]( [This Camera Gives You a Receipt Instead of Your Photos]( By Matt Growcoot on Apr 28, 2023 12:49 pm A novel camera design denies the photographer their pictures for months on end, instead printing out a receipt describing what's in the photo. [[Read More]( [You Can Now Manually Adjust How Imagen AI Learns Your Editing Style]( By Jaron Schneider on Apr 28, 2023 12:39 pm Imagen AI has added the ability to manually adjust an editor's "Personal AI Profile," the company's name for the unique way that its artificial intelligence (AI) edits their photos using data from previously edited projects. [[Read More]( [Jackery Solar Generator 1500 Pro Review: Power To The People]( By David Schloss on Apr 28, 2023 12:04 pm [Jackery Solar Generator]( The Jackery booth at the Consumer Electronics Show was attention-grabbing, with solar panels and battery power systems laid out in various outdoor dioramas. Each setup was designed to highlight Jackery’s Portable Power System and its Solar Generator line. [[Read More]( [You Can Now Actually Buy TTartisan’s 27mm f/2.8 for Sony E and Nikon Z]( By Jaron Schneider on Apr 28, 2023 11:39 am [TTArtisan 27mm f/2.8]( TTartisan has announced that its autofocus-equipped 27mm f/2.8 prime lens for APS-C cameras is now available for Nikon Z and Sony E-mount. [[Read More]( [New Wide-Angle Image Shows the Power of Supermassive Black Hole]( By Jeremy Gray on Apr 28, 2023 10:55 am [Wide-angle image of supermassive black hole at center of Messier 87]( Radio astronomers have captured a novel wide-angle image of the famous giant black hole at the center of the galaxy Messier 87 (M87). [[Read More]( [Insta360 X3 Gets a Webcam Mode and Improved PureShot Photo Quality]( By Jaron Schneider on Apr 28, 2023 10:47 am [Insta360 x3]( Insta360 has published a firmware update for its flagship action camera the X3 that adds the ability to use it as a webcam, improves the PureShot mode to allow for better and clearer photos, and makes it possible to import framing edits to a computer. [[Read More]( [Photographer’s Moody Landscapes Capture the Harsh Winter in Finland]( By Matt Growcoot on Apr 28, 2023 10:39 am A photographer has sought to celebrate the cold, harsh landscape of his native Finland in a series of ethereal photos. 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