The Daily PetaPixel for 08/12/2023

The top news from the world of photography. [View this email in your browser]( [PetaPixel Homepage]( Presented by Fujifilm [Learn Filmmaking from an ASC Cinematographer]( Fujifilm is proud to announce a workshop with M. David Mullen, ASC at Create With Us Seattle 2023. The Emmy award winner will share insight into his work on The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel. Attend on August 19th to learn from one of the very best. [Sign up now!]( [How Two Astrophotographers Discovered a New Nebula]( By Jeremy Gray on Aug 11, 2023 04:48 pm [Bray Falls and Chester Hall-Fernandez discover new nebula]( "It is a very common misconception amongst people that the night sky has been explored in its entirety by the great professional space observatories like James Webb, Hubble, NASA, and ESA. People think there is nothing left for the average person to go out and discover in space. But this couldn't be further from the truth," says astrophotographer Bray Falls. [[Read More]( [Wondershare Filmora’s Maximalist Effects Are Bold and Demand Attention]( By Wondershare on Aug 11, 2023 04:22 pm [Wondershare Filmora Maximalism]( Wondershare Filmora is a cross-platform app designed to help content creators take their videos to the next level and build an impactful and successful online presence. A big part of getting more eyes on videos is ensuring that content is bold, striking, and creative. [[Read More]( [Synology’s New DS224+ NAS Upgrades Its Popular 2-Bay Array]( By Jaron Schneider on Aug 11, 2023 04:21 pm [Synology DS224+]( Synology has announced the DS224+, a follow-up to the DS220+ network-attached storage (NAS) that has more support for the company's business-oriented tools which it says should be helpful for freelancers and small studios. [[Read More]( [Retouch4Me’s New Photoshop Plugin Makes Color Matching Effortless]( By David Crewe on Aug 11, 2023 03:17 pm [Retouch4me-Launches-New-Color-Match-Plugin]( Retouch4Me has announced a new artificial intelligence (AI) plugin called Color Match that can be used to apply colors from a reference image to a second working image. [[Read More]( [Journey Through the French Alps in This Beautiful 4K Timelapse]( By Jeremy Gray on Aug 11, 2023 02:49 pm [French Alps timelapse Christian Möhrle]( Landscape photographer Christian Möhrle has turned the majestic beauty of the French Alps into a breathtaking 4K timelapse video. [[Read More]( [How Scientists Bring Webb’s Images to Life in Beautiful Color]( By Jeremy Gray on Aug 11, 2023 02:29 pm [Webb celebrates its first anniversary with a spectacular image of the Rho Ophiuchi cloud complex]( The James Webb Space Telescope YouTube channel released a fascinating new video this week that explains how Space Telescope Science Institute (STScI) science visuals developers Joe DePasquale and Alyssa Pagan transform Webb's black-and-white image data into full-color composites. [[Read More]( [MasterClass Accused of Violating Customer Privacy by Secretly Sending Info to Meta]( By Jaron Schneider on Aug 11, 2023 01:30 pm [MasterClass]( Online education platform MasterClass has been accused of using a tracking tool to transmit certain customer information to Meta for the purposes of advertising without users' consent. [[Read More]( [Sony Prototypes a Motion Capture Rig That Controls a 3D Virtual Camera]( By Jaron Schneider on Aug 11, 2023 01:13 pm [Sony Playstation motion capture stage]( Sony has showcased a type of collaborative virtual effects system that uses Unreal Engine 5 and a motion capture "camera" rig that instead of using a real camera, it controls a virtual camera that exists in a 3D space. [[Read More]( [Quirky Photo Project Celebrates the Comedy and Beauty of Architecture]( By Matt Growcoot on Aug 11, 2023 12:38 pm [Happytecture]( A photographer duo has released a series of whimsical and humorous photos that showcase the beauty of architecture. [[Read More]( [Toshiba Bought by the Private Equity Firm That Owns OM System]( By Jaron Schneider on Aug 11, 2023 11:19 am [Toshiba]( Toshiba has accepted a buyout offer from Japan Industrial Partners (JIP) and will be going private. The $14 billion transaction will keep the company under Japanese control as it attempts to turn its financial situation around. [[Read More]( [Epic Timelapse Filmed Around the World Shows Photographer’s 10 Years of Dedication]( By Matt Growcoot on Aug 11, 2023 10:08 am A photographer has created an epic showreel of his timelapses filmed all around the world over the course of 10 years. [[Read More]( [Kitten Sneak Attack Wins Comedy Pet Photo Awards]( By Jeremy Gray on Aug 11, 2023 09:30 am [Comedy Pet Photo Awards 2023]( The winners of the 2023 Comedy Pet Photo Awards have been announced. Photographer Michel Zoghzoghi has taken home the top prize for his photo of his two rescue kittens, Max and Alex. [[Read More]( [Trail Cameras Capture Bizarre Mouse Believed to be Locally Extinct]( By Matt Growcoot on Aug 11, 2023 08:01 am [Dusky hopping mouse]( Trail cameras continue to serve as excellent tools in the field of conservation as an Australian wildlife group discovered recently when they captured images of strange-looking mice thought to be locally extinct. [[Read More]( Earlier Stories: [AI Trained on AI Images Produces Terrible Results, Study Finds]( [Panasonic Adds Two More Zoom Lenses to Its L-Mount Roadmap]( [San Juan Island Residents Are at War with Wildlife Photographers]( [Panasonic is Deepening its Compatibility with DJI’s LiDAR Focusing System]( [Photographer Travels 10,000 Miles to Capture Stunning Photo of the Entire Milky Way Galaxy]( [Website]( [Twitter]( [Facebook]( Copyright © 2023 PetaPixel, All rights reserved. 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