The Daily PetaPixel for 01/12/2024

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.]( [George Carlin’s Daughter Slams Hour Long AI-Generated Comedy Special]( By Matt Growcoot on Jan 12, 2024 07:03 am [AI George Carlin]( Since his death in 2008, comedian George Carlin has not released a great deal. That was until Tuesday when a YouTuber made -- without the permission of his family -- an hour-long "special" featuring the revered comic. [[Read More]( [Kayaker Captures Whale Sticking Tail Straight Out of Water]( By Matt Growcoot on Jan 12, 2024 06:00 am [Whale Tail Sailing]( A kayaking YouTuber encountered a bizarre sight while paddling in the ocean -- a frozen humpback whale with its tail sticking out of the water. [[Read More]( [Photographic Time Traveler: Stephen Wilkes on His Career and Its Evolution]( By Lisa Marie Segarra on Jan 11, 2024 04:37 pm [Photos by Stephen Wilkes]( Stephen Wilkes boasts an illustrious career defined by his superb artistic eye. Speaking at a Spotlight event at Apple’s flagship New York City location, the photographer explains his work and its evolution over time. [[Read More]( [The First-Ever Die-Cast Leica Prototype is Coming to Auction]( By Jaron Schneider on Jan 11, 2024 04:06 pm [Die Cast Leica]( The very first prototype of Leica's earliest experimentation with die-casting a camera is coming to auction this year with the expectation that collectors will be clamoring to add it to their collection. [[Read More]( [The MouthPad Lets You Take an iPhone Selfie Using Only Your Tongue]( By Abby Ferguson on Jan 11, 2024 03:42 pm [Two angles of the Augmental MouthPad retainer against a background with a black, blue, and purple gradient.]( It's typical to see wild, unusual tech coming out of CES and indeed, this announcement fits into that category. Announced in Vegas this week, the MouthPad is a device that allows users to operate their phones and other devices with nothing but their tongues. [[Read More]( [The Lightly Upgraded Panasonic G100D is Coming to the U.S.]( By Jaron Schneider on Jan 11, 2024 02:39 pm [Lumix G100D]( Quietly announced in Japan back in December, the lightly upgraded Panasonic Lumix G100D is coming to the United States with an estimated arrival of January 31. [[Read More]( [Using the 2003 Nikon Super Coolscan 5000 ED to Digitize Film in 2023]( By Trevor Anderson on Jan 11, 2024 01:46 pm In this modern age, all of us film photographers need a way to bring a physical strip of film into the digital space. Whether you are just trying to post your images on social media or make an inkjet print, scanning is a necessity for most analog photographers. [[Read More]( [AGI’s 2TB microSD Card Reaches the Maximum Capacity of the Format]( By Jaron Schneider on Jan 11, 2024 01:32 pm [AGI 2TB microSD card]( AGI, a Taiwan-based memory manufacturer, today announced a 2TB capacity microSD card. While not particularly fast, it is the maximum capacity that microSD is capable of handling. [[Read More]( [Canadian Police Say ‘Porch Pirates’ Have a Right to Privacy]( By Jeremy Gray on Jan 11, 2024 12:49 pm [Porch pirates have a right to privacy]( Even alleged criminals, including those caught on camera, have presumed innocence and in Canada -- well, at least a right to privacy. Police in Quebec have warned residents against posting surveillance footage from home security cameras, like Ring doorbell cameras, on social media. [[Read More]( [Belkin’s Auto-Tracking Stand Pro Turns Your iPhone into a Pan/Tilt Camera]( By Jeremy Gray on Jan 11, 2024 12:01 pm [Belkin Auto-Tracking Stand for iPhone]( Belkin's Auto-Tracking Stand Pro with DockKit turns a user's iPhone into a pan/tilt video camera. [[Read More]( [Lexar is the First to Release a Next-Gen CFe 4.0 Card for Sony Cameras]( By Jaron Schneider on Jan 11, 2024 11:34 am [Lexar CFe Type A 4.0]( Lexar is the first memory card manufacturer to bring support for the new, much faster CFexpress 4.0 standard to Type-A cards, the format that only Sony uses in its high-end mirrorless Alpha cameras. [[Read More]( [Photographers Celebrate One of Nature’s Most Misunderstood Creatures]( By Jeremy Gray on Jan 11, 2024 10:47 am [Tarantula Migration images by Devon Matthews and Kristi Odom]( Every fall, as the days get shorter and colder, a groundswell of tarantulas takes over the landscape of La Junta, Colorado, and the surrounding southeastern Colorado region. Conservation and wildlife photographers Devon Matthews and Kristi Odom were on site this year to document the incredible annual event. [[Read More]( [Documentary Charts Jewish Photographer’s Extraordinary Life]( By Matt Growcoot on Jan 11, 2024 10:01 am The trailer for a documentary about the photographer Roman Vishinac -- who is best known for documenting Jewish life in Eastern Europe in the years prior to World War II -- has been released. [[Read More]( [Humane AI Pin Startup is Already Laying Off Staff]( By Matt Growcoot on Jan 11, 2024 09:08 am Barely two months after the mysterious Humane company launched its AI pin that takes photos, the company is already laying off staff. [[Read More]( [Mesmerizing Drone Footage Shows Humpback Whales Create Spiral to Hunt]( By Pesala Bandara on Jan 11, 2024 08:26 am [whales hunting spiral]( Drone footage captured of two humpback whales shows how they formed an enthralling spiral of bubbles to capture fish in Antarctica. [[Read More]( [Getty Images Launches AI Image Generator for Stock Photos]( By Matt Growcoot on Jan 11, 2024 08:22 am [Generative AI by iStock]( Getty Images has launched "Generative AI by iStock": an AI image generator that allows customers to create their own artificial intelligence stock photos. [[Read More]( [How to Sell Your Used Camera Gear]( By Tim Gilbreath Looking to sell your used camera equipment? Here is a guide on the things you should know and some helpful tips on how to best do so. [[Read More]( Earlier Stories: [Photographer Captures Moon, Mountain, and Basilica in One Incredible Photo]( [Engineers Freeze Camera Below Ice Hockey Rink to Capture ‘Impossible Angle’]( [How Kodak Film Was Made in the 1950s]( [When an AI-Generated Taylor Swift Swindles Social Media Users, Who is to Blame?]( [Website]( [Twitter]( [Facebook]( Copyright © 2024 PetaPixel, All rights reserved. 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