The Daily PetaPixel for 03/13/2024

The top news from the world of photography. [View this email in your browser]( [PetaPixel Homepage]( [Nikon Updates Z9 Again: Even Better for Portraits, Wildlife, and Sports]( By Jeremy Gray on Mar 13, 2024 12:00 am [A Nikon Z9 mirrorless camera on a yellow background.]( Nikon described itself as "passionate" about providing firmware updates to its users, and the company demonstrated this commitment yet again with Nikon Z9 firmware version 5.00, the fourth major update since the flagship mirrorless camera launched in October 2021. [[Read More]( [Think Tank’s Updated Memory Card Wallets Protect Your Precious Photos]( By Jeremy Gray on Mar 12, 2024 02:33 pm [Think Tank Photo Pixel Pocket Rocket]( Coincidentally, less than a day after PetaPixel's editor-in-chief Jaron Schneider touted the benefits and quality of his trusted Think Tank's Pixel Pocket Rocket memory card holders in an internal Slack chat, Think Tank has announced an across-the-board update to its Pocket Rocket memory card and battery wallets products. [[Read More]( [Photographer Wins Copyright Lawsuit After Website Used His Creative Commons Image]( By Pesala Bandara on Mar 12, 2024 01:36 pm [photographer wins copyright case ted nugent news website creative commons wikimedia]( A photographer has emerged victorious after suing a website for using his Creative Commons image without the proper credit. [[Read More]( [Watch Old-School Single-Use Flash Bulbs Explode in Slow-Mo]( By Lisa Marie Segarra on Mar 12, 2024 01:17 pm [Exploding flash bulb in slow motion]( YouTuber Alec Watson of Technology Connections explored the fascinating history behind the single-use camera flashes of days past -- and it's a blast. [[Read More]( [From Screen to Wall: The Ultimate Guide to Printing Your Photography with Saal Digital]( By David Schloss on Mar 12, 2024 12:59 pm As photographers moved from film to digital photography, they gained a new flexibility that changed the entire process. However, what was lost in that transition was a need for a more tangible connection to images that only a printed photo can provide. [[Read More]( [Canon Adds New Cinema RAW Light Modes to C500 Mark II Camera]( By Jeremy Gray on Mar 12, 2024 12:46 pm [Canon EOS C500 Mark II cinema camera, seen from a front-side angle]( Canon has announced a new firmware update for its video-focused EOS C500 Mark II camera, bringing enhanced Cinema RAW Light formats to the flagship cine camera. [[Read More]( [Street Photographer Takes Impromptu Portrait of ‘Avatar: The Last Airbender’ Actor]( By Pesala Bandara on Mar 12, 2024 12:35 pm [kien quan avatar aang gordon cormier last airbender netflix street photographer]( A street photographer has gone viral with his epic impromptu portrait of actor Gordon Cormier who plays Avatar Aang in Netflix's hit series Avatar: The Last Airbender. [[Read More]( [You Can Now Recreate the Same Character Across Different AI Images on Midjourney]( By Matt Growcoot on Mar 12, 2024 12:25 pm [Midjourney Character Reference]( For years photographers have been able to make images of the same person in different settings. And now AI can do the same. [[Read More]( [Sigma’s Cine Primes Are so Good They’re Official Test Lenses]( By Jeremy Gray on Mar 12, 2024 12:24 pm [Sigma Cinema Lenses]( Sigma may be best known for its photographic lenses, but the company's video-specific Cine lenses are very well regarded in the industry. So much so, in fact, that the Giant Screen Cinema Association (GSCA) has selected Sigma Cine lenses as its new standardized test lens. [[Read More]( [Compact is Back: Ricoh GR III and Fujifilm X100VI Enjoy Huge Demand]( By Jaron Schneider on Mar 12, 2024 12:00 pm [GR III and X100VI]( While Fujifilm's runaway popularity of the newly launched X100VI is well known, it isn't the only company that is "suffering from success." Ricoh's GR III, which is now over five years old, continues to be in such high demand it is difficult, if not impossible, to acquire. [[Read More]( [The 10 Jaw-Dropping Open Winners of the Sony World Photography Awards]( By Jeremy Gray on Mar 12, 2024 10:39 am [Sony World Photography Awards 2024 Open cateogry winners, jaguar eating a caiman wildlife action image]( The World Photography Organization has unveiled the 10 category winners in this year's Sony World Photography Awards Open competition, "recognizing the best single images from across the world in 2023." [[Read More]( [Teens Arrested For Making Deepfake Nude Images of Classmates in First-Ever US Case]( By Pesala Bandara on Mar 12, 2024 07:56 am [Teen boys used artificial intelligence (AI) to maake deepfake nudes female classmates]( Two teen boys have been arrested for allegedly making deepfake nude images of their classmates -- in what is believed to be the first-ever U.S. instance of criminal charges in relation to AI-generated nudes. [[Read More]( [All The Inconsistencies and Editing Mistakes in Kate Middleton’s Photo]( By Matt Growcoot on Mar 12, 2024 07:54 am [Errors on Kate Middleton photo]( Kate Middleton is at the center of 2024's biggest photo controversy after admitting to editing an image of herself posing with her children. [[Read More]( Earlier Stories: [How to Capture Great Aerial Landscape Photos on Your Next Flight]( [Panasonic’s Organic Sensor May Be Complete, But Likely Won’t Be Used]( [Celebrity Photographer Arrested and Police Are Looking for More Victims]( [Someone is Selling an X100VI Limited Edition Camera on eBay for $18,000]( [Has Kate Middleton Just Ended All Remaining Trust in Photographs?]( [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](.