The Daily PetaPixel for 07/06/2023

The top news from the world of photography. [View this email in your browser]( [PetaPixel Homepage]( Presented by Filmora Easily Make Summer Videos With Filmora Video Editor Step 1: Color correct and apply filters. Step 2: Add cute stickers and effects. Step 3: Apply upbeat music and then export. Ta-dah! Your video is ready! [Create Now](. [Meta Launches Instagram Threads, its Twitter Killer]( By Jeremy Gray on Jul 05, 2023 07:00 pm [Threads, an Instagram app]( Threads, an Instagram App is available now. Meta's much-anticipated Twitter competitor aims to capitalize on Twitter's recent woes following Elon Musk's takeover last year and offering users a new text-based social network platform free from all the drama. [[Read More]( [New Camera Can Detect a Single Photon With 400x Better Resolution]( By Jaron Schneider on Jul 05, 2023 03:58 pm [Photons of light]( A group of researchers has developed a new camera that is sensitive enough to detect a single photon. This large photon camera isn't unique in its purpose, but separates itself thanks to its ability to capture 400 times the resolution of previous photon cameras. [[Read More]( [Webb Captures a Colorful Cosmic Clash of the Titans]( By Jeremy Gray on Jul 05, 2023 03:47 pm [NGC 3256 James Webb Space Telescope]( While people in Canada and the United States recently celebrated national holidays with fireworks, the James Webb Space Telescope observed a violent cosmic explosion more than 120 million light-years from Earth. [[Read More]( [Tenba’s Expanded Axis V2 Bag Series Includes Stylish Slings and Backpacks]( By Jeremy Gray on Jul 05, 2023 03:14 pm [Tenba Axis V2 New Bags]( Tenba has expanded its best-selling collection of Axis V2 bags with new sizes and styles, including new sling bags and backpacks. [[Read More]( [Photographer Sets Record for Deepest Underwater Photo Shoot]( By Jaron Schneider on Jul 05, 2023 02:50 pm Photographer Steven Haining and model Ciara Antoski together set the record for the deepest photo shoot ever recorded when the two of them and a team of professionals completed a shoot 32 feet below the surface near Tobermory, Ontario, Canada. [[Read More]( [LEGO Celebrates Disney’s Centennial with Beautiful Cinema Camera Set]( By Jeremy Gray on Jul 05, 2023 02:15 pm [LEGO Disney Camera]( Few companies have as many ardent fans as LEGO and Disney, so the newly unveiled Disney Tribute Camera LEGO set is sure to pique the interest of enthusiastic LEGO and Disney collectors alike. [[Read More]( [Shutterstock is Paying ‘AI Photographers’ to Promote its Image Generator]( By Matt Growcoot on Jul 05, 2023 01:47 pm [Shutterstock AI photographer]( Shutterstock is paying online influencers and photographers who generate images with artificial intelligence (AI) to promote its image generator. [[Read More]( [Another Sony 400mm f/2.8 Lens Gets Slammed by a Speeding Baseball]( By Jeremy Gray on Jul 05, 2023 01:32 pm [Another Sony 400mm f/2.8 GM hit by a baseball]( The crack of a bat crushing a baseball is one of the quintessential sounds of summer. However, for sports photographers, the cracking sound of a big, expensive front lens element is becoming depressingly common. [[Read More]( [LomoChrome Color ’92 is a Unique ISO 400 Color Film Steeped in Nostalgia]( By Jaron Schneider on Jul 05, 2023 12:37 pm [LomoChrome Color '92]( Lomography's new LomoChrome Color '92 ISO 400 film harkens back to the company's early days and brings the "unforgettable energy" of the 1990s into a new film emulsion that promises accurate colors and "powerful" film grain. [[Read More]( [Passively Scrolling Instagram Can Make You Anxious and Depressed, Study Finds]( By Matt Growcoot on Jul 05, 2023 12:37 pm [Social media user]( A new study has found that passively scrolling social media can make people feel lonely and even cause psychological distress. [[Read More]( [Texas Fourth of July Drone Show Sets Guinness World Record]( By Jeremy Gray on Jul 05, 2023 12:29 pm [Sky Elements Drone Show sets World Record]( Sky Elements Drone Shows set a Guinness World Record for its Fourth of July drone show in the Dallas-Fort Worth area of Texas. Sky Elements Drone Shows produced 40 shows during the extended holiday weekend using more than LED-equipped 10,000 drones, including 1,002 just at the show in Texas. [[Read More]( [The Panasonic GH6 is Getting 4K 120p HDMI Output and BRAW Recording]( By Jaron Schneider on Jul 05, 2023 11:38 am [Lumix Gh6]( Panasonic has announced an upcoming firmware update that will bring the GH6 Micro Four Thirds camera some new features, including the ability to output 4K at 120p and shoot 12-bit Blackmagic RAW. [[Read More]( [The PetaPixel Podcast: Would You Keep Taking Photos if Nobody Cared?]( By Jaron Schneider on Jul 05, 2023 10:46 am [PetaPixel Podcast Episode 5]( On this week's episode of The PetaPixel Podcast, Chris, Jordan, and Jaron discuss the last week in the news as well as ponder this question: Would you continue to create if you knew pretty much no one would appreciate your work during your lifetime... or ever? [[Read More]( [The Moment Animals Lock Eyes With a Photographer]( By Pesala Bandara on Jul 05, 2023 09:44 am A wildlife photographer's stunning series of images capture the moment an animal "sees" him as their eyes meet his own. [[Read More]( [Israeli Forces Shoot TV Camera Into a Flaming Wreck]( By Matt Growcoot on Jul 05, 2023 09:14 am A TV crew working in the occupied West Bank was apparently targeted by Israeli forces who fired at a camera -- shooting it into a flaming wreck. [[Read More]( [OceanGate CEO Told Videographer to Sleep on the Titan Sub After the Battery Died]( By Matt Growcoot on Jul 05, 2023 07:48 am [Titan survivor]( A resurfaced interview with a videographer who dove to the bottom of the ocean onboard the ill-fated Titan sub says that the OceanGate CEO suggested the crew sleep inside the submersible after the battery went "kaput." 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