Microsoft Released an AI-Generated Ad and People Didn’t Realize
Microsoft released a minute-long ad for its Surface Pro and Surface Laptop with generative AI and nobody noticed until the company pointed it out. [Read More] petapixel.com »
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Microsoft released a minute-long ad for its Surface Pro and Surface Laptop with generative AI and nobody noticed until the company pointed it out. [Read More] petapixel.com »
Nick Ut, the subject of a new documentary that claims he didn't take the iconic "Napalm Girl" photo which is arguably the most famous image of the Vietnam war and for which he won the Pulitzer Prize, has broken his silence on the controversy. [Read More] petapixel.com »
Over the years, there have been plenty of innovative and affordable lenses from around the world. While Japanese lenses can be somewhat costly, their Chinese counterparts have found a solution, albeit by creating lenses with no weather sealing and an obvious lack of autofocus. thephoblographer.com »
The photographer behind the official portrait of First Lady Melania Trump says that the image "didn't need to be retouched." [Read More] petapixel.com »
The United States Department of Commerce has said it is considering new rules that could potentially ban Chinese drones, including DJI, in the U.S. citing national security concerns. [Read More] petapixel.com »
This morning, multiple blogs and YouTube channels published their reviews of the new Viltrox 135mm f/1.8 Lab lens for Sony E-mount cameras. PetaPixel has a unit in hand but chose not to review it because of an issue Viltrox made us aware of. [Read More] petapixel.com »
It's clear the iPad has a bit of an identity crisis. Some users, especially some high-level creators, just don't get what it's for. But instead of lamenting how the iPad falls short of a traditional laptop, it's better to look at things another way. [Read More] petapixel.com »
This week, Chris, Jordan, and Jaron are joined by filmmaker Levi Holwell to discuss documentary filmmaking and all of the details that go into a successful production. [Read More] petapixel.com »
This one is quite special for film, landscape, and any other photographer that cares intently about composition. When we reviewed the 3 Legged Thing Brian 2. 0, we found it to be one of the best tripods on the market. thephoblographer.com »
This week on the PetaPixel Podcast, the team comes together for a special episode from Apple Park! Chris, Jordan, and Jaron spend some time discussing some topics that they didn't get to mention in their first-impressions of Apple's latest handhelds. [Read More] petapixel.com »
Long-time Sony executive Shigeki Ishizuka recently gave an interview in which he candidly spoke about early developments in the imaging division and how the flip to mirrorless was part of a longer-term plan to unsettle the camera market. petapixel.com »
“Wait, they don’t even sell it as a kit with some L-glass?” I asked my friend on the phone when I got the Canon EOS R8 in for review. And so, I tried to figure out what lenses to test it with. When I mounted the 100-400mm onto it, I didn’t expect the Canon EOS R8 to have better performance than the Canon EOS R5 in some ways. thephoblographer.com »
The question felt like words pulled out of a sci-fi novel, but there it was: Could a computer replace me? As a photographer, I’ve watched the list of lawsuits piling up between creators and generative artificial intelligence companies with the same siren call that a bird feeder seems to generate after seven days of quarantine. thephoblographer.com »
Atomos made the somewhat surprising announcement this week, as CEO Estelle McGechie, who was appointed to the position last fall, is no longer with the company because she had failed to move to Atomos's base of operations in Australia. [Read More] petapixel.com »
Making a sign is a great way to share your thoughts with the world. Well, at least most of the time. This Reddit community is posting of the most nonsensical phrases seen in design and popular culture. boredpanda.com »
Some facts for your inner curious child who skipped school and now realized that the world itself can teach us many things. The post ‘Today I Learned’: 50 Interesting Things People Didn’t Learn At School (New Pics) first appeared on Bored Panda. boredpanda.com »
Photographer Clyde Butcher is most well known for his giant photos of the Everglades taken with a large-format camera. In 2017 he suffered a stroke, but that setback hasn’t slowed him down. In this 4. petapixel.com »
The nearly 768k-strong subreddit is documenting all the cool, strange, and intriguing things that the world has to offer that will make you say, “I didn’t know I wanted that.” The post This Online Group Is Where People Share Badass Stuff That They Didn't Know Even Existed (50 Pics) first appeared on Bored Panda. boredpanda.com »
My grandma passed 3 months ago in Feb, age 93, of natural causes. I spent a lot of time scanning photos she left behind for her funeral and scanned more over quarantine. boredpanda.com »
My grandma passed 3 months ago in Feb, age 93, of natural causes. I spent a lot of time scanning photos she left behind for her funeral and scanned more over quarantine. boredpanda.com »
I love creating funny and unique photo series! I've had the idea for a while to do a "couples session" with my camera and I figured Valentine's day would be the perfect opportunity! boredpanda.com »
Here’s a commercial Vivitar ran about a decade ago to convince older picture-takers to switch back to simple film cameras from the frustrating world of digital. The TV spot, produced by Blue Moon Studios and shared to its YouTube channel in 2010, bemoans the changes in photography brought on by the digital revolution. “Digital cameras […] petapixel.com »
Years ago, VP of Technology at Edelman Jordan Guthmann interviewed for a job at Amazon, and had his picture taken while he was there. He didn’t end up getting the job… which is why it’s kind of funny that, until yesterday, Amazon was using a photo of him on their talent acquisition website. Oops… Guthmann […] petapixel.com »
Years ago, VP of Technology at Edelman Jordan Guthmann interviewed for a job at Amazon, and had his picture taken while he was there. He didn’t end up getting the job… which is why it’s kind of funny that, until yesterday, Amazon was using a photo of him on their talent acquisition website. Oops… Guthmann […] petapixel.com »
I am an American who moved to Korea a little over three years ago. I had previously been working at a job that I didn't enjoy, so while I still had the opportunity to do it, I fulfilled a dream of mine to live abroad for a while. boredpanda.com »
Last year, I met an animal which I thought would only exist in my fantasy: a zorse, the hybrid between a zebra stallion and a horse mare. Zuri, the mare you see in the photo, was only 1.5 years old and although I’ve been working as a photographer with horses for over 6 years, this was different from anything I’ve known so far. boredpanda.com »
When the Tokina 20mm f2 FiRIN AF was announced, I was a tad confused as to why they'd create it. I mean, the manual focus version was and still is great. They essentially just took it, gave it autofocus and didn't do any other major upgrades. thephoblographer.com »
When the Tokina 20mm f2 FiRIN AF was announced, I was a tad confused as to why they'd create it. I mean, the manual focus version was and still is great. They essentially just took it, gave it autofocus and didn't do any other major upgrades. thephoblographer.com »
Scott Wilson is an award-winning landscape and wildlife photographer based in Denver, Colorado, who has had to overcome a challenge most photographers will never need to face: stage IV cancer. The 3. petapixel.com »
Generally speaking, I'm not one that likes zoom lenses; but when I considered what the Tamron 28-75mm f2. 8 Di III RXD is then I didn't mind it all that much. The talks about autofocus issues are in my opinion highly over exaggerated as I personally didn't see them with my unit. thephoblographer.com »
Yes, it’s possible. I did indeed capture what you see above in one shot. Although some of the Internet seem to disagree, it’s true. What you see above is the Milky Way, the moon, Mars, Saturn, an iridium flare, and lava from the Kilauea Volcano of Hawaii. I took this image during my visit to […] petapixel.com »
Photographers often reminisce about the glory days of magazines, when they were given huge budgets, freedoms, and paychecks to create images. Here’s one crazy example of what things were like then: People magazine once paid $10,000 for exclusive rights to a photo it didn’t even want… just to keep it away from competitors. The New […] petapixel.com »
If you're not yet convinced that Japan is the stuff of photographers' dreams, that will soon change with what you're about to read. Say hello to the cool and ultra rare DORYU 2-16, a pistol-shaped subminiature camera made in Japan from 1954 to 1956. thephoblographer.com »
My name is Alex Hengen, and I’m a non-pro, non-wedding photographer. Last year I took a few pictures at my sister’s wedding, and my cousin, having his own wedding coming up, saw some of my shots on Facebook and asked if I would photograph their wedding. I agreed. I had 8 full months to prep. […] petapixel.com »
There comes a point with many publishers and publications where they need to evolve; and the Phoblographer has done so a number of times over the years. A lot of it has to do with the types of content we do and how we deliver them. thephoblographer.com »
When we put the project together I was a poor college student, my two partners are single moms of special needs children, and our team is made up of all freelance artists. Needless to say we were all a bit low on time, money, and resources. boredpanda.com »
Photozone reviewed the 24-70mm GM lens and the conclusion is: Sony’s marketing made some pretty aggressive announcements at the time of the announcement of their new GM lineup. The Sony FE 24-70mm f/2. sonyalpharumors.com »
Dear photography community, I am writing this blog post to warn you from an experience I had in getting my camera stolen from a car, and then finding that my insurance refused to cover it. We live in a modern age with crazy technology — our cameras are proof of that. And so is the […] petapixel.com »