The Daily PetaPixel for 12/05/2023

The top news from the world of photography. [View this email in your browser]( [PetaPixel Homepage]( Presented by ProMaster [Maximize Storage with a ProMaster 1.3TB Velocity Cine Card]( The ProMaster Velocity Cine CFexpress Type B Memory Cards achieve breakneck speeds with a 1,400MB/s minimum sustained sequential write speed that can handle the most rigorous use in professional applications. [Shop Now]( [Panasonic is Adding 12-Bit RAW HDMI Out to the Lumix G9 II]( By Jaron Schneider on Dec 04, 2023 07:59 pm [Panasonic Lumix G9 II]( Panasonic will release a firmware update for the Lumix G9 II that will allow the camera to send Blackmagic RAW and ProRes RAW over HDMI to a compatible recorder. [[Read More]( [The Meteors, Asteroids, and Planets You Can Photograph in December]( By Jeremy Gray on Dec 04, 2023 04:35 pm [Leonid meteor shower]( NASA has shared its monthly update for what skygazers should look for in the night sky in December. [[Read More]( [The ‘Minimum Viable Camera’ is a Pocket-Sized 35mm Pinhole Cam]( By Jaron Schneider on Dec 04, 2023 03:44 pm [The minimum viable camera]( While cameras have gotten more complex over the years, there is something to be said for getting back to basics. To that end, the MVC, or Minimum Viable Camera, takes photography down to the studs in this pocket-sized 35mm pinhole affair. [[Read More]( [Legislation Must Consider AI’s Energy Demands and Environmental Costs]( By Jeremy Gray on Dec 04, 2023 03:43 pm [AI models and energy use, negative impacts on the environment]( Much of the focus on the potential hazards of generative AI technology has understandably been on how it impacts artists and copyright ownership, and how it could affect people's jobs and wages. New research shows that the dangers of generative AI go much further and may be catastrophic for the environment. [[Read More]( [Fascinating 300-Day Timelapse of Pine Cone Growing Into a Pine Tree]( By Matt Growcoot on Dec 04, 2023 03:17 pm [Pinecone timelapse]( A timelapse photographer has documented a pine cone growing into a pine tree over the course of 300 days. [[Read More]( [How a Photographer Missed Out on $8 Million for This Portrait of a Crypto Billionaire]( By Matt Growcoot on Dec 04, 2023 02:22 pm [Vitalik Buterin]( Being a freelance photographer is not easy. Chasing invoices, dealing with late payments, the list goes on, but very few have ever missed out on a payment of $8 million that was rightfully theirs. [[Read More]( [Snoopy-Themed Polaroid Celebrates 50 Years of the Beagle Scouts]( By Jaron Schneider on Dec 04, 2023 01:52 pm [Peanuts Beagle Scouts Polaroid]( Charles Schulz famously debuted the "Peanuts" comic in 1950 but in 1974, he introduced readers to the Beagle Scouts. Now, 50 years later, Snoopy's group of outdoor adventurers has found its way onto a Polaroid camera. [[Read More]( [AI Startup Runway Partners with Getty Images to Generate ‘Safe’ Content]( By Jeremy Gray on Dec 04, 2023 01:16 pm [Runway and Getty Images team up for generative video technology]( Artificial intelligence (AI) startup Runway has partnered with stock agency Getty Images to launch a new generative video model for enterprise customers. [[Read More]( [Text-Based AI Won’t Result in Human-Like Intelligence, Meta Exec Says]( By Lisa Marie Segarra on Dec 04, 2023 12:37 pm [Meta]( Despite what seems like weekly advancements in the artificial intelligence field, some are still keeping their expectations measured. Yann LeCun, Meta's VP and chief AI scientist, for example, said at a recent event that he doesn't think AI "super intelligence" is coming anytime soon. [[Read More]( [Instagram Reveals Top Trends That Gen Z Will Drive in 2024]( By Pesala Bandara on Dec 04, 2023 12:32 pm [instagram trend talk 2024]( Instagram revealed the top trends that Generation Z users will be driving on the photo app in 2024. [[Read More]( [Japanese Camera Store Provides a Fascinating Look at Changing Trends]( By Jaron Schneider on Dec 04, 2023 12:23 pm [Japanese camera store]( A Japanese camera store has updated its sales floor and strategy in response to not only greatly growing demand but also consumer buying trends. It has also noted that what buyers want is becoming increasingly polarized. [[Read More]( [KISS Become the First American Band to Digitally Replace Themselves]( By Matt Growcoot on Dec 04, 2023 11:31 am [Digital avatars of KISS]( While many creatives fret about artificial intelligence replacing them, the band KISS has decided they are retiring and will send out digital avatars onto the stage from now on. [[Read More]( [AI Can Recreate Images From Human Brain Waves With ‘Over 75% Accuracy’]( By Pesala Bandara on Dec 04, 2023 10:21 am [Japanese scientists AI accuracy]( Scientists were reportedly able to use artificial intelligence (AI) to reconstruct images solely from people's brain activity with over 75% accuracy for the first time ever. [[Read More]( [New York Attraction Recreates Famous Construction Worker Photo]( By Matt Growcoot on Dec 04, 2023 10:09 am [The Beam New Yok]( A new attraction in New York City is giving visitors the opportunity to recreate the famous photo of construction workers sitting on a steel beam high above the city: Lunch Atop a Skyscraper. [[Read More]( [Tyreek Hill Will Pay Lost Wages of Photographer Suspended by NFL]( By Pesala Bandara on Dec 04, 2023 09:21 am [Cameraman passes NFL player his phone for celebration]( Miami Dolphins wide receiver Tyreek Hill promised to pay the lost wages of the photographer who was suspended by the NFL for filming his backflip selfie celebration video. [[Read More]( Earlier Stories: [5 Ways Smartphone Photography is Changing How We See the World]( [Motion Emphasizing Stillness in Photography]( [Phase One XC Review: A Camera in Search of a Photographer]( [DJI Osmo Pocket 3 Review: Compact, Capable, Powerful]( [Colorful and Endangered Tiger Beetle is the 15,000th ‘Photo Ark’ Species]( [Website]( [Twitter]( [Facebook]( Copyright © 2023 PetaPixel, All rights reserved. You are receiving this email because you opted in via our website. PetaPixel · 2944 N 44th St Ste 100 · Phoenix, AZ 85018-7258 · USA You can [update your preferences]( or [unsubscribe from this list](.