The Daily PetaPixel for 08/18/2023

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!]( [LumaFusion Can Now Import and Export Animated GIFs]( By Jaron Schneider on Aug 17, 2023 05:45 pm [LumaFusion]( LumaFusion version 4.1 now allows editors to place animated GIFs directly onto a timeline, export any clip as a GIF, and expands the company's library of transitions. [[Read More]( [‘Unusual Beauty’ Photo Series Celebrates Rare Skin Conditions]( By Jeremy Gray on Aug 17, 2023 05:45 pm [Caesar Lima 'Unusual Beauty']( Photographer Caesar Lima has pointed his lens toward people with rare skin conditions, including congenital melanocytic nevi (CMN) and vitiligo. Lima's "Unusual Beauty" project skillfully shows how people can embrace and celebrate the beauty that results from an unusual appearance. [[Read More]( [Spectroscopy Reveals Details About Cosmic Objects That Simple Photos Can’t]( By Jeremy Gray on Aug 17, 2023 05:04 pm [Spectroscopy explained]( Like all cameras, the sophisticated imaging instruments used in telescopes detect wavelengths of light. While some telescopes see in visible light, as human eyes do, others work in wavelengths that people cannot see. [[Read More]( [BeFake AI App Copies BeReal’s Basic Premise, But With a Twist]( By Ted Kritsonis on Aug 17, 2023 02:59 pm [BeFake AI]( A new social media app called BeFake AI wants to take a legitimate approach to self-expression by using a phone’s cameras and photos to produce AI-assisted creative images. [[Read More]( [Photographer Finds Humans Bones and Organs Inside Abandoned Morgue]( By Matt Growcoot on Aug 17, 2023 02:26 pm [Morgue photographer]( A photographer exploring an abandoned morgue stumbled across human bones and organs while taking a number of haunting photos. [[Read More]( [7Artisans Gets in on the Audio Game with Super-Cheap Wireless Lav Mics]( By Jaron Schneider on Aug 17, 2023 02:18 pm [7artisans Dmic]( 7Artisans, a brand most well known for affordable manual focus lenses, is trying its hand at audio with the introduction of a new wireless lavalier microphone set. [[Read More]( [AI Has Taken One Year to Produce as Many Images as Photographers Did in 150 Years]( By Matt Growcoot on Aug 17, 2023 01:43 pm [AI camera]( A study has found that 15 billion AI images have been produced in one year, it took 150 years for as many photographs to be taken. [[Read More]( [Custom Polaroid Land Camera Delivers Instant Photos Over the Web]( By Jeremy Gray on Aug 17, 2023 01:17 pm [Instant Polaroid frame]( Max van Leeuwen built a Polaroid instant camera that can remotely "develop" its photos on a picture frame, no matter where in the world the camera and frame are. [[Read More]( [Canon Says it is Evaluating Third-Party Optics on a Lens-by-Lens Basis]( By Jaron Schneider on Aug 17, 2023 12:57 pm [Canon]( Canon executives in China were asked by local journalists when the company might consider opening the RF lens mount to third-party optics, and the company confirmed that it is currently evaluating options -- just on a case-by-case basis. [[Read More]( [Limited Edition Leica M6 Celebrates the Leitz Auction’s 20th Anniversary]( By Jaron Schneider on Aug 17, 2023 12:26 pm [Limited Edition Leica M6]( Leica is commemorating the 20th anniversary of the Leitz Photographica Auction, the official auction house of the German camera company, with a limited edition Leica M6 black paint finish set. [[Read More]( [TikToker Criticized for Filming ‘Sad Woman’ Eating Alone in Random Act of Kindness Video]( By Pesala Bandara on Aug 17, 2023 11:02 am [A popular TikToker has been criticized for filming a “sad” woman eating alone for a “random acts of kindness” video.]( A popular TikToker has been criticized for filming a "sad" woman eating alone for a “random acts of kindness” video. [[Read More]( [Modern Drone Technology Reveals Secrets of the Battle of the Bulge]( By Matt Growcoot on Aug 17, 2023 10:56 am [Battle of the Bulge]( Archeologists using a drone equipped with high-resolution LiDAR have revealed thousands of previously unknown details from the U.S.' largest and bloodiest World War II battle. [[Read More]( [Photo Agency Demands Photographer Pays $12K to Use His Own Photos]( By Matt Growcoot on Aug 17, 2023 09:39 am A major Chinese photo agency is demanding an astrophotographer pay $12,000 to use his own photos after he posted his work to social media platform Weibo. The photographer says he never licensed his photos to the agency. [[Read More]( [NYC Bans TikTok on Government-Owned Devices Due to ‘Security Threat’]( By Pesala Bandara on Aug 17, 2023 07:20 am [New York City (NYC) has banned TikTok on government-owned devices, citing security concerns over its parent company ByteDance’s alleged ties to the Chinese government.]( New York City has banned TikTok on government-owned devices, citing security concerns over its parent company ByteDance’s alleged ties to the Chinese government. [[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. 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