The Daily PetaPixel for 12/02/2023

The top news from the world of photography. [View this email in your browser]( [PetaPixel Homepage]( Presented by Skylum [Catch Cyber Week Deals on Luminar Neo]( Save 85% on Luminar Neo, including generative AI features, pro-level Extensions, and the Creative Assets Collection, with a variety of incredible items to enhance your photos with ease. [Get the Offer]( [DJI Osmo Pocket 3 Review: Compact, Capable, Powerful]( By David Schloss on Dec 01, 2023 04:45 pm The DJI Osmo Pocket 3 skips the smartphone as a capture device and uses an integrated camera, essentially taking the front of a DJI drone and mounting it to a control stick. It is also one of the few creator gimbals I like and love using. [[Read More]( [Colorful and Endangered Tiger Beetle is the 15,000th ‘Photo Ark’ Species]( By Jeremy Gray on Dec 01, 2023 04:02 pm [Joel Sartore's National Geographic Photo Ark reaches 15,000 species]( Photographer Joel Sartore has reached a significant milestone in his incredible Photo Ark series, photographing the project's 15,000th species, the endangered Miami tiger beetle (Cicindelidia floridana). [[Read More]( [A Small Film Scanning Shop Just Won Businesses $5.5 Billion After 18-Year Court Battle]( By Jeremy Gray on Dec 01, 2023 03:08 pm [Scan My Photos legal settlement]( After nearly two decades battling in court, lead plaintiff Mitch Goldstone, CEO and owner of the small film scanning business Scan My Photos, has bested major banks and credit card companies Visa and Mastercard. [[Read More]( [Filmic’s Entire Staff Laid Off by Parent Company Bending Spoons]( By Jaron Schneider on Dec 01, 2023 02:43 pm [Filmic Logo]( Filmic, or FiLMiC as written by the brand, no longer has any dedicated staff as parent company Bending Spoons has laid off the entire team including the company's founder and CEO, PetaPixel has learned. [[Read More]( [SmallRig’s New Kit is Designed to Get One Very Specific, Niche Shot]( By Jaron Schneider on Dec 01, 2023 02:29 pm [SmallRig x Mikevisuals Tracking POV Kit]( SmallRig's new Tracking POV Kit, a project done in collaboration with Mikevisuals, is an arm extension kit with adjustable lengths and magic arms that is designed to get one very specific, niche video shot: the "POV tracking shot." [[Read More]( [This 3D-printed Stereoscopic Macro Lens is Weird and Wonderful]( By Jeremy Gray on Dec 01, 2023 01:31 pm [Nicholas Sherlock has built a 3D-printed stereoscopic macro lens.]( Photographer Nicholas Sherlock designed a 3D-printed macro lens that allows photographers to join two cameras and capture stereoscopic 3D photos of super-tiny critters. [[Read More]( [Meta is Expanding its Child Protection Efforts in Response to Whistleblower]( By Lisa Marie Segarra on Dec 01, 2023 12:29 pm [Meta]( Meta announced Friday a list of new efforts it's making to keep kids safe on its platforms, notably after a whistleblower recently testified to Congress about the company's failure to protect children. [[Read More]( [Powerful Portraits of People Living in Areas Threatened by Rising Sea Levels]( By Matt Growcoot on Dec 01, 2023 12:03 pm [Nick Brandt SINK / RISE]( Photographer Nick Brandt is engaged in a series of projects focusing on climate change with his latest installment looking at the rise in sea levels. [[Read More]( [Hasselblad XCD 90mm f/2.5 V Finally Releases, X2D 100C Gets Face AF]( By Jeremy Gray on Dec 01, 2023 11:48 am [Hasselblad XCD 90mm f/2.5 V]( After more than a year's wait, the Hasselblad XCD 90mm f/2.5 V lens that was announced alongside the X2D 100C camera is finally available and the first reviews have begun rolling out. [[Read More]( [Federal Judge Blocks Montana’s Proposed TikTok Ban]( By Lisa Marie Segarra on Dec 01, 2023 11:46 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.]( Montana made headlines earlier this year when it became the first state in the U.S. to ban TikTok. But now, a judge ruled the move unconstitutional. [[Read More]( [Remembering Sandra Day O’Connor and an Incredible Photo Shoot]( By Blair Bunting on Dec 01, 2023 11:39 am [Sandra Day O'Connor Blair Bunting]( Photographing Sandra Day O’Connor was unlike any other photo shoot I have ever done before or since. It began with a phone call from The New York Times, asking me to meet Justice O’Connor at her house and create a portrait of her against a white background. [[Read More]( [Harman Photo’s Brand New Color Film is Called Phoenix 200]( By Matt Growcoot on Dec 01, 2023 11:00 am [Harman Phoenix 200]( Harman Photo, the company that manufactures Ilford-brand film, has announced a new color film: Harman Phoenix 200. [[Read More]( [Science Explains the Rainbows That Appear in Hummingbirds’ Wings]( By Matt Growcoot on Dec 01, 2023 09:13 am [Hummingbirds]( Christian Spencer became well-known for his stunning photos of hummingbirds that show rainbows in their wings, it's a specialized technique of shooting the amazing birds, one which Spencer pioneered. [[Read More]( [Bird Landing on Bride’s Head During Vows Wins International Photo Award]( By Matt Growcoot on Dec 01, 2023 08:33 am [A bird lands on a bride's head during the wedding ceremony]( A photo of a saucy bird interrupting a wedding ceremony by perching itself on top of the bride's head as the couple were saying their vows has taken home the top prize in the International Wedding Photographer of the Year competition. [[Read More]( Earlier Stories: [‘Tish’ Documentary Honors the Late British Photographer Tish Murtha]( [Jaw-Dropping Climber Portrait Wins Red Bull Illume Image Quest 2023]( [Meta Sues FTC Over Child Data Monetization Restrictions]( [Widely Acclaimed Photographer Elliott Erwitt Has Passed Away at Age 95]( [Using the Sony a9 III for Concerts as Dave Matthews Band’s Photographer]( [Website]( [Twitter]( [Facebook]( Copyright © 2023 PetaPixel, All rights reserved. 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