The Daily PetaPixel for 10/06/2023

The top news from the world of photography. [View this email in your browser]( [PetaPixel Homepage]( Presented by OM SYSTEM [WORLD-RENOWNED OPTICAL EXCELLENCE FROM OM SYSTEM]( Boost your productivity and elevate your photography with the vast assortment of M.Zuiko Digital lenses by OM SYSTEM. These compact, lightweight, yet durable lenses deliver superior image quality. Pair them with the OM-1 or OM-5 cameras from OM SYSTEM for the ideal companion for hassle-free travel in any environment. [Learn]( [Manufacturers Need to Stop Making New USB 3.2 2×2 SSDs: It Isn’t Helpful]( By Jaron Schneider on Oct 05, 2023 11:55 pm [USB 3.2 Gen 2x2 SSDs]( A couple of companies have released new SSD products in the last few months and they carry one commonality: USB 3.2 2x2. They shouldn't, because all it does is overstate the performance a vast majority of users will ever see. [[Read More]( [Sigma is Developing a 70-200mm f/2.8 DG DN Sports Lens for E and L-Mount]( By Jeremy Gray on Oct 05, 2023 10:38 pm [Sigma 70-200mm f/2.8 DG DN Sports]( Alongside the Sigma 10-18mm f/2.8 DC DN Contemporary lens for APS-C mirrorless cameras, Sigma has announced the development of a new full-frame f/2.8 zoom lens, the Sigma 70-200mm f/2.8 DG DN OS Sports. [[Read More]( [How Visual Artists Used Photo Skills to Make ‘The Creator’ Feature Film]( By Jeremy Gray on Oct 05, 2023 07:15 pm ['The Creator' by 20th Century Studios]( The Creator is a new science fiction film from Gareth Edwards (Rogue One: A Star Wars Story, Godzilla) that focuses on a future war where humanity is fighting against artificial intelligence. [[Read More]( [Premier League to Test Video Game-Inspired Camera Angle This Weekend]( By Jeremy Gray on Oct 05, 2023 02:49 pm [Premier League Game Mode]( Thanks to significantly better camera technology, sports broadcasts have radically transformed in the past decade. However, even as the cameras improve, they remain primarily in the same locations. That is about to change. [[Read More]( [Adobe Teases Amazing AI Photo Editing Where Everything’s a Layer]( By Jeremy Gray on Oct 05, 2023 02:04 pm [Adobe Project Stardust]( Ahead of Adobe MAX, Adobe has shown a teaser for an AI-powered tool that could revolutionize photo editing. [[Read More]( [Why You Should Follow Lesser-Known and Local Photographers]( By Jordan McChesney on Oct 05, 2023 01:02 pm Between 2008 and late 2016, I took tens of thousands of pictures and proudly vomited the vast majority of them online. While I’d toyed around with things like depth of field and long exposures, I didn’t understand anything about photography, so my camera rarely left ‘auto’. I’d checked out an online tutorial or two, but as far as I was concerned, ‘exposure compensation’ was something victims got after winning a public indecency lawsuit. [[Read More]( [Halide Update Turns iPhone 15 Pro’s New Action Button Into Camera Control]( By Jeremy Gray on Oct 05, 2023 01:00 pm [Halide 2.13]( Lux has announced the latest version of its popular iPhone photography app, Halide. The latest version, Halide 2.13, promises numerous exciting new features including clever utilization of the new Action button featured on the iPhone 15 Pro and iPhone 15 Pro Max. [[Read More]( [Filmstock Celebrates Analog Photography, Beer, and Camaraderie]( By Lisa Marie Segarra on Oct 05, 2023 12:21 pm [Filmstock 2023]( Filmstock: The Analog Photography Meetup will take place Friday, October 6, and Saturday, October 7 in Atlanta for a "first-of-its-kind film photography event." [[Read More]( [Epik App’s AI ’90s Yearbook Photo Trend is Taking Over The Internet]( By Pesala Bandara on Oct 05, 2023 12:16 pm [AI photo editing app Epik goes viral with 90s Yearbook photo trend]( Photo editing app Epik has gone viral on social media with its artificial intelligence (AI) generated 90's Yearbook photo feature. [[Read More]( [China Censors Sports Photo Because of Accidental Tinanamen Square Reference]( By Matt Growcoot on Oct 05, 2023 12:13 pm A seemingly innocuous photograph of two Chinese athletes embracing each other at the end of a race has been censored by authorities. [[Read More]( [Old Photographs Brought to Life With the Latest Colorization Techniques]( By Matt Growcoot on Oct 05, 2023 10:15 am [Old images brought to life with colorization techniques]( Photographs taken over 100 years ago can appear like a foreign country, but the people in those photos did not experience the world in black and white. [[Read More]( [The Funniest Finalists of the 2023 Comedy Wildlife Photo Awards]( By Lisa Marie Segarra on Oct 05, 2023 10:10 am The finalists of the 2023 Comedy Wildlife Photo Awards have been announced, marking the start of voting for the People's Choice Award. The 2023 shortlist includes 41 photos, three videos, and three portfolio entries. [[Read More]( [Sandmarc’s iPhone Microscope Puts 40x Magnification In Your Palm]( By Jeremy Gray on Oct 05, 2023 09:47 am [Sandmarc Microscope Lens Edition for iPhone]( Mobile photography specialist Sandmarc has announced the Microscope Lens Edition for iPhone, an optical add-on for iPhone that offers 40x magnification to smartphone shooters. [[Read More]( [Photo of a Volcano Glowing Inside a Cloud Wins Weather Photographer of the Year]( By Matt Growcoot on Oct 05, 2023 09:46 am [Weather Photographer of the Year]( A photo of a "perfect cloud" above the snow-covered summit of a volcano in Chile has won Weather Photographer of the Year 2023. [[Read More]( [Photographer Loses Lawsuit Over His Photos in Billie Eilish Documentary]( By Pesala Bandara on Oct 05, 2023 09:12 am [screenshot from the documentary]( A photographer has lost a lawsuit against Apple over images that appeared in the background of a documentary about singer Billie Eilish -- with a judge calling the usage "too trivial" to be deemed infringing. [[Read More]( [South African Photography in the Spotlight for Major Exhibition]( By Lisa Marie Segarra on Oct 05, 2023 09:06 am [Three portraits of different people.]( The NOW Gallery in London will present its annual Human Stories exhibition series, this year showcasing South African photographers. [[Read More]( [Leica Sofort 2 Hybrid Instant Camera Shoots Digital and Prints Analog]( By Jeremy Gray on Oct 05, 2023 08:59 am [Leica Sofort 2 hybrid instant camera]( Leica has announced a new instant camera, the Sofort 2. Arriving just over seven years after the original Sofort, Leica's first instant camera, the Leica Sofort 2 is a hybrid instant camera, meaning that alongside shooting on instant film, it now offers photographers the option to save digital images permanently. [[Read More]( [Terrifying Moment Hippo Charges at Two Wildlife Photographers]( By Matt Growcoot on Oct 05, 2023 08:24 am [Hippo attack photographers]( Two wildlife photographers on safari in Africa last month had a terrifying encounter when they were charged at by an enormous hippo. [[Read More]( [J6 Rioter Who Tackled Cameraman Like an ‘NFL Linebacker’ is Jailed]( By Matt Growcoot on Oct 05, 2023 07:24 am [Attack on Reuters cameraman during January 6 Riot]( A man who tackled a Reuters cameraman “like an NFL linebacker hunting a quarterback after an interception” during the January 6 riots was sentenced yesterday (Wednesday) to four years in prison. 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