The Daily PetaPixel for 02/14/2024

The top news from the world of photography. [View this email in your browser]( [PetaPixel Homepage]( Presented by Thin Line Fest [Seeking Submissions for Thin Line Fest and Contest]( Thin Line Fest is accepting entries for their 17th annual photo festival. Winners receive VIP access to private events, free lodging, cash prizes and the chance to have their work on display. Deadline to enter is Feb 20. Student discounts available! [Submit Now]( [Lomography Sprocket Rocket Pano Film Camera Gets Colorful Facelift]( By Jeremy Gray on Feb 13, 2024 04:35 pm [Lomography Sprocket Rocket]( Lomography's Sprocket Rocket analog panorama camera has been available since 2011, and remains a popular choice for 35mm photographers. The unconventional camera is now available in two fresh new colors, blue and red, giving shooters some stylish new options. [[Read More]( [Adobe Express Now Includes an AI-Powered TikTok Creative Assistant]( By Jeremy Gray on Feb 13, 2024 03:33 pm [Adobe Express TikTok Creative Assistant add-on]( Adobe Express, an all-in-one design, photo, and video app, now has first-of-its-kind integration with the social media platform TikTok. [[Read More]( [The Canon 6D Mark II Is Listed as Discontinued in Japan]( By Jeremy Gray on Feb 13, 2024 02:44 pm [Canon 6D Mark II digital SLR camera]( Has the Canon 6D Mark II DSLR been discontinued? It seems a simple enough question, but as is often the case with cameras being officially killed off, the answer is more complicated than it should be. [[Read More]( [Monitor Calibration and Profiling: How Much Is Enough?]( By Glenn Harper on Feb 13, 2024 02:40 pm Many serious photographers say you must calibrate and profile your monitor, and maybe they’re right. But most camera users in this world enjoy their pictures without getting bogged down by such technicalities. [[Read More]( [Hubble Captures a Colorful Stellar Nursery in the Milky Way]( By Jeremy Gray on Feb 13, 2024 01:21 pm [Hubble Picture of the Week, February 12, 2024]( The Hubble Space Telescope (HST) has done it again, delivering a spectacular image of the cosmos that is a veritable smorgasbord of color and detail. [[Read More]( [Microsoft Developing AI Super Resolution Upscaling for Windows 11]( By Jeremy Gray on Feb 13, 2024 12:39 pm [Microsoft logo on a building]( Microsoft is planning to bring its AI-powered Super Resolution upscaling technology to Windows 11, incorporating the upscaler into various non-gaming applications. [[Read More]( [Super Bowl Images Get Amusing Art Comparisons]( By Matt Growcoot on Feb 13, 2024 12:38 pm [ARt But Make it Sports Taylor Swift]( The popular social media account Art But Make It Sports has posted a series of hilarious images pairing Super Bowl LVIII moments with classic art pieces. [[Read More]( [Leonardo AI Adds Image Upscaler That Can ‘Revive Old Photos’]( By Matt Growcoot on Feb 13, 2024 11:34 am [AI crocodile on the Moon]( Leonardo AI is a generative artificial intelligence platform and it has just released an image upscaler for "reviving old photos or enhancing digital art." [[Read More]( [Photographing Cars with Jay Leno]( By Blair Bunting on Feb 13, 2024 10:28 am Every so often, a photo shoot comes along, and in the middle of it, you find yourself taking a step back and mentally trying to reckon with the idea that you should be paying just to be there. Sometimes, it is the subject, and sometimes, it is the experience; the photo shoot I’m talking about today was a bit of both. [[Read More]( [NASA Captures Martian Eclipse That Looks Like a Pair of Googly Eyes]( By Matt Growcoot on Feb 13, 2024 09:06 am [Phobos eclipse]( The Mars Perseverance Rover captured an eclipse last week from the surface of Mars as a moon passed in front of the Sun. [[Read More]( [Photographer Helga Paris, Who Captured Life in East Berlin, Dies at 85]( By Pesala Bandara on Feb 13, 2024 08:42 am [helga paris photographer east berlin soviet dies]( Photographer Helga Paris, who captured daily life in Soviet Union-occupied East Berlin, has died at the age of 85. [[Read More]( [Pro Baseball Photo Competition Announces Inaugral Winners]( By Matt Growcoot on Feb 13, 2024 07:30 am [Baseball photo competition]( The Professional Baseball Photographers' Association (PBPA) has announced the winners of its inaugural photo competition celebrating the best baseball images captured in 2023. [[Read More]( [How ‘Maestro’ Cinematographer Filmed Single-Shot Thanksgiving Argument Scene]( By Pesala Bandara on Feb 13, 2024 07:28 am [maestro single shot argument scene carey mulligan bradley cooper cinematographer]( The cinematographer behind Maestro reveals how he filmed the movie’s single-shot Thanksgiving argument scene between Bradley Cooper and Carey Mulligan. [[Read More]( [LaKeith Stanfield Will Voice Apartheid Photographer Ernest Cole in Upcoming Documentary]( By Pesala Bandara on Feb 13, 2024 07:22 am [lakeith stanfield voice ernest cole south africa's first black photographer apartheid in upcoming documentary]( LaKeith Stanfield will be the voice of Ernest Cole, South Africa's first Black freelance photographer, in an upcoming documentary about his life. [[Read More]( Earlier Stories: [Brooklyn Film Camera’s Instant Optics Add Creative Flair to Your Polaroid]( [You’ve Never Seen Times Square Like This: How a Photographer Captures NYC’s Minimalist Beauty]( [Sony Disputes Canon’s ‘Number One Mirrorless Brand in 2023’ Claim]( [‘Pet Detective’ Uses Drone-Based Thermal Imaging to Find Lost Dogs]( [Unveiling the 2024 Thin Line Fest: A Fusion of Documentary, Music, and Photography]( [Website]( [Twitter]( [Facebook]( Copyright © 2024 PetaPixel, All rights reserved. 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