Study Says AI Can Predict a Person’s Political Views From a Selfie
AI technology can predict a person's political views from a single photograph of them, according to a recent study.
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AI technology can predict a person's political views from a single photograph of them, according to a recent study.
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petapixel.com »Adobe has previewed a new generative AI upscaler called VideoGigaGAN that is capable of upscaling low-resolution and blurry videos up to eight times. [Read More] petapixel.com »
Lighting on cinematic photo or video production sets can sometimes be an overwhelming experience. While lighting companies continue to improve both the ease of use and quality of the light lights, mastering and adjusting the setups can take a lot of time, effectively slowing production to a halt when changes need to be made. petapixel.com »
The Canon USA store is having a sale on refurbished IS binoculars along with the usual cameras and lenses. Canon's IS binoculars aren't the best optically, though they do compete well at their price point. canonrumors.com »
Photo sharing site Photobucket recently revealed that it might license the images it hosts to teach AI models. Photobucket’s recent reveal that its 13 billion images may soon be licensed to teach AI models raises questions about copyright and how to protect your images. dpreview.com »
Microsoft unveiled a new lip-syncing AI tool that transforms a still image of a person's face into an animated clip of them talking or singing. [Read More] petapixel.com »
You can now preorder them on Indiegogo (Click here). Sirui Optical officially announced that the new Nightcrawler 16mm T1. 2 and 75mm T1. 2 lenses will be released on May 7, with Canon R/Sony E/Fuji X/M43 and L mounts, and are available in black and gun gray colors. sonyalpharumors.com »
Image: Blackmagic Design Alongside the Ursa Cine, Blackmagic Designs also announced the Pyxis, a $3000, 6K full-frame (36 x 24mm) modular camera. It will be available with PL, locking Canon EF or Leica L mounts. dpreview.com »
Instagram users may have noticed a new colorful circular logo at the top of their messages interface lately. It is Meta's AI-powered chatbot. [Read More] petapixel.com »
OpenAI has rolled out a new function for DALL-E 3: Allowing users to edit the images they create on the AI image generator.
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petapixel.com »Photo: MPB Let’s face it, sometimes upgrading your gear is the quickest way to advance your photography and videography. Capturing the decisive moment can require abilities your current camera just doesn't have. dpreview.com »
Nikon Z 28-400mm F4-8 VR hands-on The Nikkor Z 28-400mm F4-8 VR is the latest addition to Nikon's range of lenses for the Z mount. It's a superzoom lens designed for full-frame cameras that extends from the wide-angle well into the telephoto range. dpreview.com »
Artificial intelligence has amazed and terrified in equal measure but there's one seemingly simple task that it can't do: make a white background. [Read More] petapixel.com »
Sometimes, artificial intelligence feels so smart it's scary. But when it misses details that should feel obvious, AI feels like it still has a ways to go. Apple's researchers may have found a way to jump over one more hurdle. [Read More] petapixel.com »
Photographers and videographers can finally get credited for their work on short-form videos, such as on TikTok, with a newly-launched "IMDb for Everyone." [Read More] petapixel.com »
An OM System 150-600mm f/5-6. 3 has been sitting in the office for months and I haven't touched it since I tested the OM-1 Mark II. Finally, the cold weather had given way and I had no excuse to ignore it anymore. petapixel.com »
Social media users can't figure out whether the highly realistic woman in a video ad is real or AI-generated. The answer is she's both. [Read More] petapixel.com »
A huge shark was caught on a fishing line and brought ashore onto a Florida beach for people to take photos and selfies with the animal. [Read More] petapixel.com »
Scientists may have discovered one of the most astonishing camouflage strategies in the animal kingdom yet. So, how many spiders can you see in this photograph? [Read More] petapixel.com »
This spring, camera maker Canon will hold a unique tactile exhibit to allow visually impaired people to enjoy photography.
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petapixel.com »Spotify is best-known for being the world's most popular music streaming service but it is adding video learning courses to its app -- including photography courses. [Read More] petapixel.com »
Image: Photofast Backing up your smartphone images usually involves sending them to the cloud or manually syncing them to a computer. Seamless? Maybe, until you have to start paying monthly storage fees. dpreview.com »
Preorders are now open for the ultimate bokeh lens: The Voigtlander 50mm f/1.0 FE is available for $1899 at BHphoto and in Europe for 1799ˆ at FotoErhardt, Calumet, Fotokoch. Just my two cent: This is probably one of the sexiest lenses you can use on your Alpha camera: Image via Mapcamera sonyalpharumors.com »
Most photographers know the pain of looking for a transparent PNG file or removing the background of an image. Leonardo AI's new "Transparency" feature may offer a quick fix. [Read More] petapixel.com »
Canadian wedding photographer Saraya Joy posted an interesting video on Instagram a couple of weeks ago, claiming that her foam SD card case had damaged and corrupted her SD memory cards. petapixel.com »
Image: Logitech Today, Logitech announced the Mevo Core, a 4K-capable live-streaming camera built around a Micro Four Thirds sensor and lens mount. It's an upgrade from Logitech's existing Mevo cameras which served a similar purpose as wireless, battery-powered streamers, but had a smaller sensor and a fixed lens. dpreview.com »
A study by the University of Waterloo found that 40 percent of people surveyed couldn't distinguish between an AI-generated face and a real face. [Read More] petapixel.com »
Nature photographer Henri Olckers spotted a leopard hiding in the tall grass in South Africa's Kruger National Park while driving past. The leopard is so well camouflaged that other visitors struggled to see it. [Read More] petapixel.com »
For years photographers have been able to make images of the same person in different settings. And now AI can do the same.
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petapixel.com »Sight was the first of our senses to be technologically shared in a world we did not witness with our own eyes. Photography—writing with light—has historically meant a one-to-one relationship between what was before a camera (defined as a lens focussing light on a recording media) and what came out the other end, created by a human. [Read More] petapixel.com »
The J. Paul Getty Museum added around 88,000 images of artworks from its collection to its Open Content database.
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petapixel.com »Sigma's latest compact telephoto optic, the 500mm f/5.6 DG DN OS Sports lens is so popular that the company can't keep up with pre-orders. [Read More] petapixel.com »
Researchers have developed a new method of storing data on an optical disk. It is capable of holding 24 times the data of the most advanced hard disk drives: the equivalent of 20 million digital photos. [Read More] petapixel.com »
A new report finds that some popular smart doorbells are susceptible to hacking, allowing infiltrators to easily take control of them if they are nearby. [Read More] petapixel.com »
A specialist team created the "world's fastest" first-person-view (FPV) camera drone and then attempted to keep up with Formula 1 world champion Max Verstappen as he tested his new Red Bull RB20 around the Silverstone circuit. [Read More] petapixel.com »
The Fujifilm X100VI is arguably the hottest camera in the world right now but demand is high and not everyone who wants one is going to get their hands on one. [Read More] petapixel.com »
Image: Sony Previously announced in Japan, Sony is bringing its PDT-FP1 5G transmitter to the United States. The smartphone-shaped transmitter is pointedly not a phone (it cannot make calls) but instead uses its 5G connection to transfer files from compatible Sony cameras to an FTP location. dpreview.com »
Scientists are calling on astrophotographers to capture a comet's broken tail and keep the Earth safe from the Sun.
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petapixel.com »There are a ton of E-mount cameras and lenses with great rebates and 90 day guarantee sold by Amazon (Click here). The specific camera gear deals can be found here: Sony only deals can be found here. sonyalpharumors.com »
At a certain point, many photographers say that the camera doesn't matter. But we can tell you that's not always the case. You can't shoot sports in a way that makes sense with a pinhole camera, can you? Perhaps more than any other camera manufacturer, LUMIX cameras can help you realize your creative freedom both in-camera and in the post-production world. thephoblographer.com »
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] petapixel.com »
The Hubble Space Telescope (HST) upended beliefs about the fundamental nature of the Universe, delivering evidence that the Universe was not slowing down, as gravity seemingly implied it must be, but expanding. petapixel.com »
The aspiration of every photographer shouldn't be getting their work to be huge for a few seconds on social media. But instead, they should aspire to have their images in galleries, in museums, used for ads, etc. thephoblographer.com »
Soon we will get our new massive Sony A1 firmware update. And I thank Sony for listening our requests to bring on new features through consistent fw updates. But here comes my second request. In the exact three years since the launch Sony did not ONCE offer any cashback or discount on the Sony A1.… sonyalpharumors.com »
A clever engineer has turned a computer mouse into a working camera. The fun DIY project may not deliver impeccable image quality, but it's a great way to repurpose an old mouse. [Read More] petapixel.com »
DC. watch posted a nice collection of Minolta A-mount lens tests on the Sony A7cR. Let’s kick off with the Minolta AF ZOOM 35-70mm F4 (can be found here on eBay). Sony 50mm F1. 4 (can be found here on eBay). sonyalpharumors.com »
The new Viltrox 27mm f/1.2 APS-C AF lens is now on reorder at, BHphoto, Amazon. Dustin Abbott reviewed the lens and concluded: “This is a lens that, to me, seems worth its price tag” sonyalpharumors.com »
An influencer filming a selfie in a bathroom mirror has stumped the internet after people couldn't figure out how she was recording the video. [Read More] petapixel.com »
You can preorder the lens at Meike Global and soon at Amazon US&EU. The lens will ship out end of February for $159 only. Below you can see a review of the Z-mount version: sonyalpharumors.com »
Apple has officially entered the era of spatial computing, with the Vision Pro headset now available for customers to purchase. And being first through the door is not cheap. [Read More] petapixel.com »