The Daily PetaPixel for 08/16/2023

The top news from the world of photography. [View this email in your browser]( [PetaPixel Homepage]( Presented by ViewSonic [Enter Now: ViewSonic’s 4th Annual ColorPro Awards]( ViewSonic's ColorPro Awards are back for 2023! We are inviting both Photographers AND Videographers to show us their creative interpretations of this year's theme: RISE. [Enter Now!]( [Canon’s ‘Meow-ditation’ Experience is a 180° VR Zen Video with Kittens]( By Jaron Schneider on Aug 15, 2023 05:23 pm [Canon VR Video with kittens]( Canon has published a nearly seven minute long 180-degree virtual reality (VR) video that encourages viewers to reach the pinnacle of zen through immersion with cute rescue kittens. [[Read More]( [‘Hasselblad Ballet’ Celebrates Beauty of Dance and Analog Photography]( By Jeremy Gray on Aug 15, 2023 04:39 pm [David Teran - Hasselblad Ballet]( Fine art portrait photographer David Teran traveled the world with his 1969 Hasselblad 500C/M camera to capture beautiful black and white portraits of some of the most talented and powerful ballerinas. Teran has launched a Kickstarter campaign to celebrate the multi-year project to release a special book, Hasselblad Ballet. [[Read More]( [Google Photos’ New Memories View Uses AI to Label Your Photos]( By Jeremy Gray on Aug 15, 2023 04:34 pm [Google Photos Memories update]( Digital photography offers people many benefits over analog photography. Perhaps chief among them is the ability to capture a near-infinite number of photos and keep them together in one location. However, with such great power comes the monumental task of organizing thousands upon thousands of files. [[Read More]( [This Strange, Compact Tripod Head Promises Convenience and Speed]( By Jeremy Gray on Aug 15, 2023 04:33 pm [Quick Precision Tripod Head Kickstarter]( Photographer Arnt Inge Hodne has long been interested in photographic equipment. Using his experience as an engineer and his passion for photography, Hodne has teamed up with Ådne Espeland and Harald Knutsen to design, build, and market a new type of tripod head, the Quick Precision Tripod Head. [[Read More]( [Large Format Photographer Considered ‘Underrated’ is Finally Recognized]( By Matt Growcoot on Aug 15, 2023 01:55 pm [Evelyn Hofer photography]( In her lifetime, Evelyn Hofer was underrated in photography circles mainly because she was seen as too "commercial." But, the incredible body of work she left behind is challenging this assessment. [[Read More]( [Sloth Unexpectedly Fights Off Ocelot’s Savage Attack in Trail Camera Footage]( By Pesala Bandara on Aug 15, 2023 01:41 pm A trail camera captured the extraordinary moment a two-toed sloth fights off and unexpectedly survives a savage attack by an ocelot in the Amazon Rainforest. [[Read More]( [Photographer Sues NYC Socialite For Getting Him Jailed on False Charges]( By Pesala Bandara on Aug 15, 2023 12:01 pm [A photographer is suing New York City socialite and client Libbie Mugrabi for getting him jailed on false charges and destroying his career.]( A professional photographer is suing a New York City socialite and former client for getting him jailed on false charges and destroying his once-promising career. [[Read More]( [Sigma Opens Up About Lens Design, a Problem with Gear Reviews, and More]( By David Etchells on Aug 15, 2023 11:54 am While attending the CP+ 2023 show in Yokohama earlier this year, I visited with Kazuto Yamaki, CEO of Sigma Corporation, and one of the most savvy executives in the entire photo industry. [[Read More]( [Shure’s New Digital Audio Interface Converts Any XLR Mic into USB]( By Jaron Schneider on Aug 15, 2023 11:34 am [Shure MVX2U]( Shure's new MVX2U Digital Audio Interface is a single-channel, XLR to USB solution that allows creators to connect high quality microphones to their computers while also providing phantom power. [[Read More]( [New AI App Charges $1.40 for ‘Shockingly Accurate’ Photorealistic Portraits]( By Matt Growcoot on Aug 15, 2023 11:25 am [Miaoya]( Miaoya is an AI portrait app that is sweeping across China charging users $1.40 to generate different style portraits. [[Read More]( [Lexar Has a New Set of Silver Series SD and CFexpress Cards]( By Jaron Schneider on Aug 15, 2023 11:16 am [Lexar Silver Series]( Lexar is rounding out its memory card options with the launch of new Silver series UHS-II SD and CFexpress cards. While not as high capacity or as fast as the Gold or Diamond series, they're still plenty fast for high-resolution photo and video applications. [[Read More]( [Photographer Captures Rare Red Sprites in the Night Sky Above Arizona]( By Matt Growcoot on Aug 15, 2023 10:49 am [Sprites]( A photographer looking for storms to capture instead caught the sight of rare red lightning sprites in the night sky above Arizona. [[Read More]( [7 Reasons To Use a ‘Real’ Camera Instead of a Smartphone]( By Chris Niccolls on Aug 15, 2023 10:02 am [Smartphone versus camera]( It's no surprise that smartphones have become the new everyday camera that we all use and love and they absolutely are legitimate creative picture-taking tools. So why even consider getting a more traditional camera with its bulkier size and expensive lenses? [[Read More]( [Totally Tubular: Hands-on with Laowa’s 24mm T8 2x Pro2be Macro Lens]( By Jeremy Gray on Aug 15, 2023 10:00 am [Laowa Probe lens]( Ahead of today's announcement, I tried the Laowa 24mm T8 2x Pro2be lens alongside a Panasonic S1R full-frame camera. The unusual macro lens is challenging but rewarding to use. [[Read More]( [Laowa’s 24mm T8 2x Pro2be Macro is a Very Unusual Tube Lens]( By Jeremy Gray on Aug 15, 2023 09:59 am [Laowa 24mm T8 Pro2be 2x Macro Lens]( Venus Optics has announced the Laowa 24mm T8 2x Pro2be lens set designed for distinct cinematic and photographic applications. It takes the weird look of tube lenses and goes even further into the unusual. [[Read More]( [Wingsuit Flyers Film Insanely Close Pass to the Egyptian Pyramids]( By Matt Growcoot on Aug 15, 2023 09:27 am A trio of daredevil wingsuit flyers made an incredibly close pass to the Egyptian pyramids in a brand new video released by GoPro on Friday. [[Read More]( [You need these Maximalism video effect packs now]( Looking for ways to create more with more? Maximalisim video effect packs are what you need to create stunning video content. Filters, stickers, transitions and countless elements, you name it, we got it. [Get free effects]( Earlier Stories: [Vegas Pro 21 Promises Approachable Yet Sophisticated Video Editing Tools]( [Kodak Says It’s Committed to Making Film ‘As Long As There Is Demand’]( [Skydio Dips From the Consumer Drone Market]( [Casablanca Made an $8,500 Recolor of the Contax G2, Promptly Sold Out]( [Website]( [Twitter]( [Facebook]( Copyright © 2023 PetaPixel, All rights reserved. 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