The Daily PetaPixel for 06/23/2023

The top news from the world of photography. [View this email in your browser]( [PetaPixel Homepage]( Presented by Mylio Photos Losing an important photo feels terrible. Let's fix this. SmartTags in Mylio Photos' automatically assign relevant tags based on your image content. You can quickly locate any photo and focus more on the creative work. And this is just one of many fabulous features in Mylio Photos. [Discover more](. [Flair.ai Unsuccessfully Tries to Replace Product Photographers]( By Jeremy Gray on Jun 22, 2023 05:14 pm [Flair AI cannot replace product photographers]( Flair markets itself as "The AI design tool for branded content," but based on hands-on impressions, it leaves much to be desired. [[Read More]( [Botanical Studies Series Shows Beauty of ‘Spiky, Round, and Edgy Things’]( By Jeremy Gray on Jun 22, 2023 03:34 pm [Matthias Conrad]( Photographer Matthias Conrad focuses on landscape, architectural, and commercial photography, although an ongoing series, Botanical Studies, bucks the trend a bit and delivers beautiful minimalist black-and-white photographs of a diverse range of flora. [[Read More]( [Leica M Series Underwater Housing is First of Its Kind, Costs $6,950]( By Jaron Schneider on Jun 22, 2023 02:19 pm [Sub 13 Leica M Series Underwater Housing]( Sub13's first-of-its-kind underwater housing for Leica’s M series cameras allows photographers to dive as deep as 330 feet with their beloved rangefinder. [[Read More]( [YouTuber Builds a Massive 7-Foot Tall Fully Functional iPhone]( By Jeremy Gray on Jun 22, 2023 02:19 pm [Matthew Beem world's largest iPhone]( Popular YouTuber Matthew Beem built the world's largest operating iPhone, complete with a large working touchscreen, front-facing camera, and rear triple-camera array. [[Read More]( [Product Photography: A Complete Guide]( By Joe Lenton on Jun 22, 2023 01:25 pm Product photography is a major branch of commercial photography that is ubiquitous in our world, as product photos are used for everything from billboards and print ads to catalogs and store displays. If you'd like to learn how to become a product photographer, you've come to the right place. [[Read More]( [The 5 Most Expensive Camera Lenses in Production Today]( By Jeremy Gray on Jun 22, 2023 01:18 pm [Most expensive lenses 2023]( There are plenty of lenses with eye-watering prices, including a Leica APO-Telyt-R 1600mm f/5.6 lens that was custom-built for a Qatari prince for $2 million, but what about lenses that any photographer can buy or rent today? [[Read More]( [Zeiss is Not Leaving the Photo Biz, But Admits Its Latest Camera Didn’t Sell]( By Jaron Schneider on Jun 22, 2023 12:44 pm Zeiss has clarified its position in the photography market and soundly denied allegations that it is leaving the photography industry. That said, don't expect a follow-up to its Android-powered ZX1 camera. [[Read More]( [Urban Explorer Photographer Has Spent Nine Months in Albanian Prison]( By Pesala Bandara on Jun 22, 2023 11:54 am [Urban explorer photographer Lana Sator has spent the last nine months in an Albanian jail.]( An urban explorer photographer was arrested and put in an Albanian jail for nine months. [[Read More]( [NASA Probe Captures Green Lightning Bolt on Jupiter]( By Matt Growcoot on Jun 22, 2023 11:48 am [Lightning coming from Jupiter]( NASA's Jupiter probe has captured what is thought to be a bolt of lightning firing on the gas giant's surface. [[Read More]( [Google is Developing an AI That Lets You ‘Generate Endless Selfies’]( By Jaron Schneider on Jun 22, 2023 10:54 am [Selfie]( Google says it is developing an artificial intelligence (AI) software that is trained off real photos of a user and can then generate an infinite number of selfies so that a user doesn't even have to activate their camera to post to Instagram. [[Read More]( [Photographer Recalls The Day A Shark Bit His Leg Off]( By Pesala Bandara on Jun 22, 2023 10:52 am [mike coots shark photographer]( A photographer has recalled the day a shark bit his leg off and why he now fights to advocate for the creatures through portraiture -- despite his life-changing injuries. [[Read More]( [NHL Photographer Snaps Stunning Heart-Shaped Shot of Stanley Cup Win]( By Matt Growcoot on Jun 22, 2023 09:04 am [Vegas Golden Knights celebrtate in a heart shape]( A photographer captured a stunning image of the Vegas Golden Knights shaped like a heart as the ice hockey team celebrated winning the Stanley Cup. [[Read More]( [Huge Volcano Eruption Caught on Home Security Camera]( By Matt Growcoot on Jun 22, 2023 07:57 am [Volcano erupting]( A home security camera captured the moment a volcano erupted and spewed lava into the night sky - It also caught the huge boom emitted by the mountain on audio. 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