The Daily PetaPixel for 08/25/2023

The top news from the world of photography. [View this email in your browser]( ViewSonic's [2023 ColorPro Awards]( are officially open for submissions! [ENTER NOW]( [PetaPixel Homepage]( Presented by OM SYSTEM [UNLOCK BIG SAVINGS: TRADE-IN, TRADE-UP TO THE OM SYSTEM OM-1!]( Trade in any qualified interchangeable lens camera for credit towards the purchase of an OM-1. Receive a $200 instant rebate + $200 trade-up bonus + the value of your qualified camera exchange! Only available until October 1, 2023. [Act Fast!]( [This is Former President Donald Trump’s Mug Shot]( By Jeremy Gray on Aug 24, 2023 08:41 pm [Trump Mug Shot]( Former President Donald J. Trump has surrendered for processing at Fulton County jail in Atlanta, Georgia, and become the first former U.S. president to have his mug shot taken. [[Read More]( [A Photographer’s Journey to One of the World’s Holiest Places]( By Jeremy Gray on Aug 24, 2023 05:47 pm [National Geographic Dome of the Rock]( A Nat Geo photographer, Ziyah Gafić, recently traveled to Jerusalem to capture unprecedented images of the Dome of the Rock, one of Jerusalem's holiest and most controversial landmarks. [[Read More]( [The Khadas Mind Blurs the Line Between a Desktop and Portable PC]( By Jaron Schneider on Aug 24, 2023 03:16 pm [The Khadas Mind]( The Khadas Mind is a new workstation solution that aims to be a computer that travels with a user but is just as comfortable in a permanent location. Designed to fit into an ecosystem of accessories, it blurs the line between desktop and portable PCs. [[Read More]( [How to Create Gradients of Light for Product Photography]( By Joe Lenton on Aug 24, 2023 02:17 pm Gradient lighting is a more advanced technique that brings extra nuance and refinement to strobe lighting. It is an effect that is mainly used by product photographers but can have other applications as well. [[Read More]( [Peakto is Now Compatible with Lightroom CC]( By Jeremy Gray on Aug 24, 2023 01:43 pm [Peakto version 1.85]( Peakto version 1.85 is available now, adding compatibility with Adobe Lightroom CC, not to be confused with Lightroom Classic which Peakto has been compatible with since its launch. [[Read More]( [Picsart’s Generative AI Has Made Half a Billion Images and 2 Million Per Day]( By Jaron Schneider on Aug 24, 2023 01:36 pm [Picsart]( Picsart users are leveraging the app's generative AI a lot -- to the tune of more than 500 million images created since it launched last November. Additionally, more than two million images are being generated daily. [[Read More]( [Wise Launches its First CFexpress Type A Cards for Sony Shooters]( By Jaron Schneider on Aug 24, 2023 01:10 pm [Wise CFexpress Type A]( Wise has announced a new series of CFexpress Type A memory cards that were engineered specifically for Sony Alpha and FX line cameras. [[Read More]( [Filmmaker Shows How to Add a DIY Motor to a Basic Camera Slider]( By Jeremy Gray on Aug 24, 2023 01:00 pm [DIY camera slider]( Videographers use a variety of camera movement techniques to capture dynamic motion. Underpinning many of the most visually interesting camera movements are dollies and sliders. [[Read More]( [Nitecore’s BabyBlower 21 is Cheaper and Lighter But Blows Just as Hard]( By Jaron Schneider on Aug 24, 2023 12:27 pm [BlowerBaby 21]( Nitecore has been iterating on its BlowerBaby electronic camera sensor blower since it first came to market last spring and the new BlowerBaby 21 is designed to keep the same blowing power but make it easier and faster to use. [[Read More]( [Rare Fire Tornado Filmed Over a Lake in Canada]( By Matt Growcoot on Aug 24, 2023 11:57 am [Fire Tornado]( A super-rare fire tornado, or a fire whirl, was filmed by a member of the British Colombia Wildfire Service in Canada last week. [[Read More]( [Photographer Captures the Eccentric People of California]( By Matt Growcoot on Aug 24, 2023 11:04 am [California Dreamers]( A photographer traveled to California to meet some of the weird and wonderful people who call the Golden State home. [[Read More]( [Aputure Has Acquired Film and TV LED Lighting Maker Prolycht]( By Jaron Schneider on Aug 24, 2023 09:00 am [aputure x prolycht]( Aputure has announced that it has acquired film and broadcast lighting maker Prolycht for an undisclosed amount in order to bolster its professional lighting technology. [[Read More]( [Photographer Captures Alligator Launching Itself Like a Dolphin]( By Matt Growcoot on Aug 24, 2023 08:20 am [Alligator jumps out of the water]( An amateur photographer captured the unusual sight of an alligator launching itself out of the water the way a dolphin would. [[Read More]( [Microsoft May Add AI Features to Windows Photos and Camera]( By Pesala Bandara on Aug 24, 2023 08:09 am [microsoft]( Microsoft may be bringing artificial intelligent (AI) features to built-in Windows apps like Photos, Camera, Snipping Tool, and Paint. [[Read More]( [Apple U-Turns and Will Now Support California’s Right to Repair Legislation]( By Matt Growcoot on Aug 24, 2023 08:02 am In a turn of events, Apple has written to California State Senator Susan Talamantes Eggman to signal its support for the state’s Right to Repair legislation. [[Read More]( [Baby Dolphin Believed to Have Died After Man Held It For Instagram Photo]( By Pesala Bandara on Aug 24, 2023 07:47 am [A baby dolphin is believed to be dead after a man picked it up and held it out of water for a photo for Instagram.]( A baby dolphin is believed to be dead after a man picked it up and held it out of water for an Instagram photo. [[Read More]( [Tamron 35-150mm f/2-2.8 Zoom Lens Arrives on Nikon Z Mount Next Month]( By Jeremy Gray on Aug 23, 2023 10:59 pm [Tamron 35-150mm for Z mount]( The popular Tamron 35-150mm f/2-2.8 Di III VXD full-frame zoom will be available for the Nikon Z system in less than a month. [[Read More]( [Tamron is Making a New, ‘World’s First’ 17-50mm f/4 for Sony E-Mount]( By Jaron Schneider on Aug 23, 2023 10:59 pm [Tamron 17-50mm]( Tamron is developing a 17-50mm f/4 Di III VXD (Model A068) ultra-wide to standard zoom lens for full-frame Sony E-mount cameras, the world's first to offer such a zoom range on Sony cameras. [[Read More]( [Ilford’s New Disposable Camera is the Ilfocolor Rapid Half Frame]( By Jeremy Gray on Aug 23, 2023 03:57 pm [Ilford Ilfocolor Rapid Half Frame]( Ilford has announced a new half-frame single-use disposable camera, the Ilfocolor Rapid Half Frame. [[Read More]( [FilmLab 3 Lets Your Camera Digitize Film Like a Pro-Grade Film Scanner]( By Jaron Schneider on Aug 23, 2023 03:22 pm [FilmLab 3]( Develop and Fix, the developer of the FilmLab series of film digitizing software, has announced the latest generation of the platform: FilmLab 3. The company says that it introduces new versions of the scanning algorithms and is up to four times faster. [[Read More]( [The MIOPS Spark is a MagSafe Connected Camera Grip for the iPhone]( By Jaron Schneider on Aug 08, 2023 10:53 am The MIOPS Spark is a new camera grip for the iPhone that connects via MagSafe and provides not only better purchase but also an array of buttons and controls akin to a full-size camera. 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