The Daily PetaPixel for 01/06/2024

The top news from the world of photography. [View this email in your browser]( [PetaPixel Homepage]( Presented by MPB [Get Paid for Your Camera Gear at MPB]( Discover a better way to access cameras and lenses. The average adult is sitting on $2,500 worth of unused tech—and the majority own at least one camera they’re not using. How much is yours worth? [Get an instant quote.]( [You Can Replicate Anamorphic Bokeh With Custom Lens Inserts]( By Jeremy Gray on Jan 05, 2024 04:38 pm [Vlad Moldovean anamorphic lens inserts]( Romanian visual artist and photographer Vlad Moldovean has created a step-by-step guide for photographers and videographers to recreate the look of anamorphic bokeh using a traditional spherical lens. [[Read More]( [Luxury Hotel’s $10,000 Valentine’s Day Package Includes a Pro Photo Shoot]( By Jeremy Gray on Jan 05, 2024 03:45 pm [Baccarat Hotel Romantic package]( Lovebirds headed to New York City for Valentine's Day can shell out $10,000 for a premium "Romance and Style" package at the luxury Baccarat Hotel that includes a professional photo shoot. [[Read More]( [Hubble’s Latest Shows How It Can Be Hard to Interpret Photos of Space]( By Jaron Schneider on Jan 05, 2024 03:34 pm [NGC 1356]( Hubble continues to generate some some outstanding visuals of space and its latest is no exception. However, as much as this photo looks like it portrays a densely packed region of galaxies, reality is not quite so straightforward. [[Read More]( [The ESA’s Proba-3 Will Recreate a Total Eclipse to Study the Sun’s Corona]( By Jaron Schneider on Jan 05, 2024 01:46 pm [ESA Proba-3]( The European Space Agency (ESA) is preparing to launch a pair of satellites called the Proba-3 which will do what was previously thought impossible: block out the Sun in order to observe its corona for an extended period of time. [[Read More]( [We’ve Been Getting the Colors of Neptune and Uranus All Wrong]( By Matt Growcoot on Jan 05, 2024 01:13 pm [Uranus and Neptune]( Fresh analysis of images taken by NASA's Voyager 2 probe has revealed that the planets Neptune and Uranus are actually far more similar in color than previously thought. [[Read More]( [Photo of Classic Computer Setup Taken When the Internet Was Still a ‘Place’ Sparks Nostalgia]( By Matt Growcoot on Jan 05, 2024 12:31 pm [Classic 2000s Computer Setup]( A viral photo of a classic home computer setup from the early 2000s has sparked a wave of nostalgia from millennials. [[Read More]( [For Pros, The Sony a9 III’s Speed Will Be Worth the Image Quality Tradeoff]( By Jeremy Gray on Jan 05, 2024 12:17 pm [Sony a9 III autofocus and image quality]( Following DPReview publising its Sony a9 III studio test shots, PetaPixel wrote about our hands-on experience with the a9 III's image quality. We wanted to add more context to that discussion, even if it spoils parts of our impending review. [[Read More]( [The SJ20 Looks Janky, But It’s the First-Ever Dual Lens Action Camera]( By Jaron Schneider on Jan 05, 2024 12:13 pm [SJCAM SJ20]( The SJCAM SJ20 is the first action camera to feature a dual camera system with separate lenses dedicated to day and night capture. The company promises it will be able to capture "crisp" footage regardless of lighting condition. [[Read More]( [NASA Perseverance Rover Captures 360 Image of Ancient Mars River]( By Matt Growcoot on Jan 05, 2024 10:56 am [Jezero Crater]( NASA has released a spellbinding 360-degree image of an ancient river found on Mars recorded by the space agency's Perseverance Rover. [[Read More]( [Photographer Who Took One of the Last Shots of John and Yoko Dies]( By Matt Growcoot on Jan 05, 2024 08:45 am [John and Yoko]( Kishin Shinoyama, who took one of the final and best-known shots of John Lennon and Yoko Ono, has died aged 83. [[Read More]( Earlier Stories: [2Pi Optics Reveals the World’s First Fisheye Metalens]( [Perhaps We’ve Been Too Hard on Canon and Its ‘Closed’ RF Mount]( [ChatGPT Has Been Given a Face And It’s Super Weird]( [The Best of the Rest Cameras and Lenses in 2023]( [Politician Caught Stealing Food Photos]( [Website]( [Twitter]( [Facebook]( Copyright © 2024 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](.