DJI Gets Rid of No-Fly Zones, Users Expected to Fly Safely

DJI says it will no longer enforce "No-Fly Zones", putting the onus on pilots to ensure they don't fly in restricted areas. [Read More] petapixel.com »

2025-1-16 16:26

Woman Gets Stuck Upside Down in a Boulder After Taking Photos on Her Phone

An unfortunate woman who dropped her phone while taking photos had to be rescued by emergency services after she got stuck between two boulders while trying to retrieve the device. [Read More] petapixel.com »

2024-10-22 18:25

TTArtisan’s Compact and Cheap ‘Film Canister’ Light Gets Colorful Upgrade

A new version of TTArtisan’s film canister magnetic LED light features full RGB spectrum functionality.

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2024-10-2 22:32

Microsoft Paint Gets AI-Powered Generative Fill and Erase Features

Despite being declared dead in 2017, Microsoft Paint has defied the odds. It continues to receive Adobe Photoshop-style AI features the latest being Generative Fill and Generative Erase. [Read More] petapixel.com »

2024-10-1 18:45

Photo-Seeking Tourist Gets Bitten by King’s Horse and Then Faints

A tourist seeking a photo with a member of the horse-mounted King's Guard in London was savagely bitten by the animal which caused her to faint. [Read More] petapixel.com »

2024-7-24 18:25

Sony FX6 finally gets the firmware Update Ver. 5.01

As you know Sony first released than pulled off the Version 5.0 because of a bug. Now they released the 5.01 version that fixes everything: Benefits and Improvements Notes: For customers using the Content Browser Mobile app: After the update, you will not be able to use the monitoring function in the Content Browser Mobile… sonyalpharumors.com »

2024-6-29 13:03

Wondershare’s Video Editor Filmora Gets Powerful AI Upgrades

Wondershare's Filmora is a handy video editor powered by artificial intelligence (AI), and it just got a big upgrade.

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2024-6-26 21:31

Sony’s Impressive Wireless Camera Monitoring App Gets Major Update

Sony announced a significant update to its Monitor and Control (M&C) app, bringing the mobile platform to version 2.0 and adding powerful new features for content creators. [Read More] petapixel.com »

2024-6-4 18:26

Canon’s PowerShot V10 Gets ‘Enhanced’ Image Stabilization Update

Canon announced an upcoming firmware update for the PowerShot V10 vlogging camera that promises to "update and improve" the performance of its image stabilization. [Read More] petapixel.com »

2024-5-31 23:29

Adobe Competitor Canva Gets Major Makeover, Targets Enterprise Users

The popular online editing application Canva received a significant makeover today at the Canva Create Event in Los Angeles. [Read More] petapixel.com »

2024-5-24 19:30

iPad Air Gets M2 and Size Upgrade

Apple announced an overhaul to the iPad Air, giving it the powerful M2 chip and a new larger size option.

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2024-5-7 17:19

Insta360 Ace Pro Action Cam Gets New Features and Permanent Price Cut

Insta360 issued a massive firmware update to its action camera, the Insta360 Ace Pro, and announced it's dropping the price -- permanently. [Read More] petapixel.com »

2024-4-30 02:02

Photojournalist Gabriele Micalizzi Gets Up Close and Personal to War

Photojournalist Gabriele Micalizzi's first exhibition is now open in Milan, Italy, at the renowned 29 Arts in Progress gallery. [Read More] petapixel.com »

2024-4-26 23:48

What ‘Civil War’ Gets Right (and Wrong) About Photojournalism

Civil War eschews the typical trappings of a combat action movie by turning the lens not toward the soldiers but to the photographers capturing them. And while it excels in some aspects of its portrayal, it falters when it comes to the big stuff. [Read More] petapixel.com »

2024-4-24 00:53

Luminar Neo Gets an Improved UI and Major New Photo Editing Features

Skylum has announced a significant update for its photo editing program Luminar Neo coming this spring that will bring a whole new suite of "next-level" tools as well as an improved user interface (UI). [Read More] petapixel.com »

2024-4-11 17:59

Elephants Almost Trample Camera But Photographer Gets Perfect Shot

A photographer risked it all leaving his camera in the path of a gigantic herd of elephants -- with incredible results.

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2024-4-2 14:47

First ‘Cyberflasher’ Convicted in England Gets Year in Prison for Sending Explicit Photo

The Crown Prosecution Service (CPS) in the United Kingdom has sentenced the first criminal as part of its new Online Safety Act that outlawed sending unsolicited photos of genitalia, otherwise known as "cyberflashing." [Read More] petapixel.com »

2024-3-21 21:55

Nikon Gets the Giggles and Partners With Comedy Wildlife Photo Awards

PetaPixel does not often share "call for entries" for photo contests, but the next edition of the iconic Comedy Wildlife Photo Competition is worth the exception thanks to some hilarious new photos and Nikon's involvement. [Read More] petapixel.com »

2024-3-18 17:02

Photographer Gets Way Too Close to Bison in Yellowstone Park

A photographer in Yellowstone Park who got nose-to-nose with a bison was reported to park authorities after a video was recorded of his encounter. [Read More] petapixel.com »

2024-3-9 16:45

Find your camera if it gets stolen: PolarPro announced the new Defender Body cap with secret AirTag compartment!

PolarPro announced the new Defender Body cap you can buy now at BHphoto (Click here) and at Amazon (should be listed soon). It has a secret storage for Airtag or SD card or CFexpress card. I would have ZERO doubts that it would be best to store your own Apple Airtag (here on discount at… sonyalpharumors.com »

2024-2-15 22:45

Lomography Sprocket Rocket Pano Film Camera Gets Colorful Facelift

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] petapixel.com »

2024-2-14 00:35

Adobe Premiere Pro Gets a Significant Audio Workflow Overhaul

Thanks to significant audio workflow updates, Adobe Premiere Pro promises to be easier to use and more powerful than ever before. [Read More] petapixel.com »

2024-1-16 17:00

Canon RF 10-20mm f/4 L Review: A Full-Frame Favorite Gets Even Wider

The Canon EF 11-24 f/4 L lens was an extremely wide-angle lens that found popularity with DSLR users. Although it could easily be adapted to RF mirrorless cameras, doing so would make its bulky size more cumbersome and it was quite expensive -- but now there is an RF solution. [Read More] petapixel.com »

2023-12-12 18:01

YouTuber Gets Six Months in Jail For Deliberately Crashing His Plane

A YouTuber has been sent to prison for six months after he purposefully crashed his airplane and then hid the wreckage.

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2023-12-6 18:05

Hasselblad XCD 90mm f/2.5 V Finally Releases, X2D 100C Gets Face AF

After more than a year's wait, the Hasselblad XCD 90mm f/2.5 V lens that was announced alongside the X2D 100C camera is finally available and the first reviews have begun rolling out. [Read More] petapixel.com »

2023-12-1 19:48

Google Photos Gets Improved Organization with AI-Powered Updates

Google announced this week that Photos is receiving two updates meant to improve organization and search, both of which are powered by AI. [Read More] petapixel.com »

2023-11-17 18:52

Thief Steals City Trail Camera, Gets Secretly Photographed in His Bedroom

A hapless thief who stole a city game camera which began sending photos of him to the police has been arrested.

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2023-11-14 15:50

Police Helicopter Gets Close to a Rare Full-Circle Rainbow

A United Kingdom police helicopter spotted a full-circle rainbow during a recent flight, and it is a spectacular and rare view of a beloved natural phenomenon. [Read More] petapixel.com »

2023-11-9 22:59

Panasonic’s S5 II Gets Handheld, High-Res, 8-Second Long Exposure Mode

Panasonic will release a firmware update for the S5 II and S5 IIX on October 24 that adds three new features, including the ability to create a high-resolution, 96-megapixel, eight-second, handheld exposure. [Read More] petapixel.com »

2023-10-17 16:59

Microsoft’s New Surface Laptop Studio 2 Gets Some Nice Spec Upgrades

Microsoft announced new Surface models Thursday, with the focus being on the Surface Laptop Studio 2, the most powerful the company says it has ever built. [Read More] petapixel.com »

2023-9-22 20:36

7Artisans Gets in on the Audio Game with Super-Cheap Wireless Lav Mics

7Artisans, a brand most well known for affordable manual focus lenses, is trying its hand at audio with the introduction of a new wireless lavalier microphone set. [Read More] petapixel.com »

2023-8-19 21:18

Sony gets four EISA Awards

Sony won four EISA Awards (full list here). Best advanced Full Frame camera: Sony A7rV Best Content Creator cameras: Sony ZV-E1 Lens of the year: Sony FE 20-70mm F4 G Best Standard Prime Lens: Sony FE 50mm F1. sonyalpharumors.com »

2023-8-19 20:23

Padcaster Parrot Pro: The Fan Favorite Teleprompter Gets An Upgrade

I remember when Gordon Laing from CameraLabs showed me the Padcaster Parrot teleprompter on a press trip in California years ago. He was setting up to shoot a video about the new camera we were testing, and as he is meticulous and professional, he had already written a script with all of his first impressions. [Read More] petapixel.com »

2023-6-24 23:21

Spy Octopus Camera Gets Hug From Real Octopus in Wildlife Documentary

BBC wildlife documentary Spy in the Ocean used a camera cunningly disguised an animatronic octopus to communicate with a real octopus in the ocean -- even getting a tentacled cuddle from the creature in the process. [Read More] petapixel.com »

2023-6-7 14:58

Hasselblad X2D Gets Focus Bracketing, Touch AF, Focus Peaking, And More

Hasselblad has released firmware update 2.0.0 for the X2D medium format mirrorless camera that adds a ton of new features and usability enhancements that significantly upgrade its capabilities. [Read More] petapixel.com »

2023-6-2 19:03

Insta360 X3 Gets a Webcam Mode and Improved PureShot Photo Quality

Insta360 has published a firmware update for its flagship action camera the X3 that adds the ability to use it as a webcam, improves the PureShot mode to allow for better and clearer photos, and makes it possible to import framing edits to a computer. [Read More] petapixel.com »

2023-4-29 17:47

RED’s Lawsuit Against Nikon Dismissed: Z9 Gets to Keep Compressed RAW

RED's lawsuit against Nikon for infringing on its video compression patents has been dismissed, effectively giving Nikon permission to continue allowing compressed internal RAW video recording in its cameras. [Read More] petapixel.com »

2023-4-28 22:31

Sony’s Airpeak Drone Gets a Lighter Gimbal, Better Nav, and Bigger Battery

Sony has announced three new accessories for the Sony AirPeak drone: a lighter gimbal, a Real Time Kinematic (RTK) kit that improves its navigation and flight precision, and a new enhanced better for longer flight times. [Read More] petapixel.com »

2023-4-18 06:59

DaVinci Resolve Gets More Than 150 Updates in Major Release

DaVinci Resolve 18.5 features four new artificial intelligence (AI) tools and more than 150 feature upgrades.

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2023-4-18 17:42

Atomos Cloud Studio Gets Browser Video Editing, Sony Ci Media Cloud

Atomos has made a set of announcements in advance of NAB 2023 that includes the addition of cloud-based editing in a browser from anywhere with Atomos Edit, support for Sony's Ci Media Cloud through Atomos Cloud Studio, and a real-time streaming Pilot Project with Streamonix. [Read More] petapixel.com »

2023-4-15 17:45

Photographer Gets Life Advice From 1,000 Strangers in 48 States

Photographer Imran Nuri has driven 15,298 miles in 12 weeks to speak to 1,019 strangers and seek life advice in the lower 48 United States. [Read More] petapixel.com »

2023-3-13 18:14

Adobe Premiere Pro Gets Automatic Tone Mapping for HDR Footage

Adobe Premiere Pro is getting a few feature upgrades today including the long-requested ability to automatically tone map high dynamic range (HDR) video files. [Read More] petapixel.com »

2023-2-17 21:46

One Lucky Winner Gets a Panasonic GH6!

We’ve got something special for you! This month, we’re teaming up with Panasonic to give something special to photographers! All our membership subscribers qualify to win a Panasonic GH6 just by being members! They get this on top of perks, including discounts to various companies. But for most, the cherry on top is the banner-ad … thephoblographer.com »

2023-2-4 02:00

RODE NT-USB+ Studio Microphone Review: Good Gets Even Better

RODE's NT-USB+ is a modern update on a microphone that was one of the best desktop podcasting mics you could buy for the past several years. This new version makes necessary upgrades without taking away from what made the original great. petapixel.com »

2023-2-4 22:38

Wedding Photographer Gets Couples to ‘Teeth Kiss’ for Romantic Photos

Photographers are tasked with making their subjects feel relaxed for great-looking shots, and one wedding photographer has a novel approach for breaking the ice: asking her clients to "teeth kiss." [Read More] petapixel.com »

2022-12-21 19:12

Hubble Gets into the Halloween Spirit with Photo of a ‘Cosmic Cobweb’

Hubble is getting into the Halloween spirit with its photo of the galaxy cluster Abell 611. This, like all galaxy clusters, is a cosmic mystery to astronomers who aren't sure how it is able to stay together since there doesn't seem to be enough mass to keep it from flying apart. [Read More] petapixel.com »

2022-10-28 19:59

Vegas Pro 20 Gets Color Correction and Audio Workflow Enhancements

VEGAS Creative Software has announced a sizeable free update to Vegas Pro 20 that, along with stability improvements, includes a number of new features to enhance the color grading and audio workflows. [Read More] petapixel.com »

2022-10-21 22:53

Photographer Gets $350,000 Payout After Sustaining Injury During Protests

A photographer is in line for a $350,000 payout from Denver Police after he nearly lost his finger while covering the George Floyd protests in 2020. [Read More] petapixel.com »

2022-10-19 21:25

Head of Instagram Gets New Profile Picture Taken by TikTok Photographer

A photographer who made his name on TikTok has shot the new profile photo for the head of Instagram Adam Mosseri.

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2022-8-30 15:36

How Nat Geo Photographer Mark Seymour Gets Beautiful Street Photographs

I thought we'd have a bit of fun when we were out shooting the street and started naming our street compositions according to winning hands when playing cards. So from a truly exceptional hand to the simplest card, read on to discover how to score the winning hands! Mind you, to be a Royal Flush, the photograph has to be pretty special! thephoblographer.com »

2022-8-30 01:00