Amazon Makes ‘Last-Minute Bid’ to Buy TikTok as US Deadline Looms
Amazon has reportedly made a last-minute bid to buy TikTok in the U.S. as the deadline for the sale of the popular video app approaches on Saturday. [Read More] petapixel.com »
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Amazon has reportedly made a last-minute bid to buy TikTok in the U.S. as the deadline for the sale of the popular video app approaches on Saturday. [Read More] petapixel.com »
When Ricoh announced the Pentax 17, the response was overwhelmingly positive. With the new film camera floodgates suddenly open, Ricoh suddenly found fans of analog begging it for more. [Read More] petapixel.com »
Lomography has re-released two film scanning kits designed to make film photography more accessible to all by simplifying the digitization process. [Read More] petapixel.com »
Fujifilm North America partnered with clinical psychologist Dr. Lauren Cook on Frame of Mind, a new survey investigating the positive impact photography can have on mental health and emotional well-being. [Read More] petapixel.com »
The Retro DMF Photography Kit from Fotogear is a multi-part case that not only looks the part of a vintage camera but also adds control dials and a shutter that make it function like one, too. [Read More] petapixel.com »
Alibaba, the Chinese tech giant known for its e-commerce operations, is giving people free access to its generative AI model capable of creating realistic videos and images from text and image prompts. [Read More] petapixel.com »
Elon Musk has made a $97.4 billion bid to buy the nonprofit that controls OpenAI, in a move that could shake up the AI industry. [Read More] petapixel.com »
Over the weekend, the European Union (EU) implemented a new law that makes the USB-C port mandatory for a range of electronic devices including smartphones. [Read More] petapixel.com »
The U.S. Senate passed a bill that makes it easier to film in national parks and eliminates the need for photographers and videographers to secure permits. [Read More] petapixel.com »
A new YouTube video showcases the incredibly detailed process of how Sigma manufactures a 70-200mm zoom lens from start to finish. [Read More] petapixel.com »
Practical Magic and Innovation’s new SmokeNinja Pro updates the company's popular handheld fog machine system for photographers and videographers. [Read More] petapixel.com »
Pexar is a sub-brand of Lexar that makes one thing: digital picture frames that are available in 11 and 10.1 inch configurations and sold through Amazon. [Read More] petapixel.com »
British large format photography company Intrepid Camera, known for its handmade 4x5 cameras, has launched a new lens and electronic shutter system for large format cameras on Kickstarter. [Read More] petapixel.com »
Canon unveiled a new compact photo printer, the Selphy QX20. The wireless printer promises high-quality printing and connects wirelessly to a user's smartphone. [Read More] petapixel.com »
Perhaps the allure of photography practice lies in its ability to document the unseen. Largely achieved through technical means, such photographs depict the scene in a whimsical or magical manner that changes your perception of reality. thephoblographer.com »
"As long as I can remember, I’ve always loved to observe the world around me," says photographer Anna Neubauer to the Phoblographer in an interview. "I would often spend hours sitting in one spot, watching the light change and the colors shift. thephoblographer.com »
Researchers believe they have eliminated the problem of camera operators appearing in shot during live sports games.
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petapixel.com »Recently, Instagram has been rolling out its "Made with AI" tag which ostensibly flags AI-generated images on the platform but it has been enraging photographers after flagging photos that are not AI-generated. [Read More] petapixel.com »
Stability AI, a fading name in the increasingly crowded generative AI space, released Stable Diffusion 3 Medium (SD3M) this week, calling it "our most sophisticated image generation model to date. petapixel.com »
May is a time of significant change across much of the northeast. There are newborn baby animals, unusual visitors, and much growth. [Read More] petapixel.com »
The Ray-Ban Meta Smart Glasses II, which Chris Niccolls described as impressive but ultimately a "luxury solution in search of a problem" in his review for PetaPixel, look to have found a problem to solve thanks to some fancy new AI technology. [Read More] petapixel.com »
Chinese tech company Beaverlab Technology Co., Ltd has taken Kickstarter by storm with its Excope DT1 camera. However, the camera is suspicious at best and an outright lie at worst. [Read More] petapixel.com »
FileShadow, the Utah based company known for its photography software as a service (SaaS) that allows users to store and organize photos and files from multiple devices, including desktop, mobile, and cloud, has announced enhanced person detection and custom object identification. [Read More] petapixel.com »
A start-up is selling a real-life "invisibility shield" for $878 that can make multiple people disappear in broad daylight. [Read More] petapixel.com »
A hardy whitetail buck was captured on a Wisconsin trail camera miraculously recovering from a severely broken leg in just a matter of weeks. [Read More] petapixel.com »
Many professional photographers, especially those working in studio environments, tether their cameras to a computer when shooting. It allows photographers to instantly see full-resolution files, which can be very beneficial. petapixel.com »
The cinematographer behind Dune: Part Two has revealed how he was able to make everything look so big in the highest-grossing movie of 2024 so far. [Read More] petapixel.com »
Chinese multinational Alibaba, best known for its e-commerce operations, also heavily invests in technological development projects. Researchers in the company's Institute for Intelligent Computing showed off their new AI video generator, EMO. [Read More] petapixel.com »
This month, the Phoblographer is giving away a beautiful 7Artisans 50mm f1. 1 lens in Leica M-mount to one lucky subscriber. It’s overall in pretty great condition and brings with it the patina and aging that makes its beauty shine through. thephoblographer.com »
Musician, director, and video-game enthusiast Chris Graue of the 8-bit ska punk band Lo(u)ser filmed an amazing music video in late 2021 using a Nintendo Game Boy Camera. petapixel.com »
“…I want to express to the readers of this article that using the multiple exposure technique is very addictive,” says photographer Ester van Overbeek to the Phoblographer in an interview. thephoblographer.com »
Although action camera mounts are simple pieces of equipment, they can completely change the type of footage possible. That's especially true with 360-degree cameras. petapixel.com »
Popular and excellent open-source photo editing app darktable has been updated to version 4.6.0, adding numerous critical features to the app. [Read More] petapixel.com »
Japanese YouTube channel Process X has delivered a great Christmas present to camera enthusiasts everywhere -- a nearly 12-minute long video showing how Sigma makes its fp cameras, the world's smallest and lightest full-frame interchangeable lens camera. [Read More] petapixel.com »
In an age of rampant reposting, often without credit, watermarks remain an increasingly important way for photographers to protect their work. Editing app Photomator just made it easier to add customized watermarks. [Read More] petapixel.com »
In an age of rampant reposting, often without credit, watermarks remain an increasingly important way for photographers to protect their work. Editing app Photomator just made it easier to add customized watermarks. [Read More] petapixel.com »
Globetrotter: Travel Tracker is a new photo app that makes it easy to turn a simple photo library into a scrapbook filled with memories. [Read More] petapixel.com »
Friday, Instagram announced a new update to its Stories feature allowing users to create their own "Add Yours" templates.
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petapixel.com »Space travel requires instruments made on Earth to be specially adapted to the harsh extra-terrestrial world -- and that includes tweaking a camera's software. [Read More] petapixel.com »
"A standard headshot or portrait from a shoot are never my favorite," says photographer Levi Manchak to the Phoblographer in an interview. "I tend to prefer selecting a photo that's original, something I haven't consciously seen before or had some emotional effect on me when I took it. thephoblographer.com »
"A standard headshot or portrait from a shoot are never my favorite," says photographer Levi Mancheck to the Phoblographer in an interview. "I tend to prefer selecting a photo that's original, something I haven't consciously seen before or had some emotional effect on me when I took it. thephoblographer.com »
A$AP Rocky made a TMZ photographer jog with him to get the shot in a hilarious new video and even the rapper was impressed by her efforts. [Read More] petapixel.com »
Along with a full line of new solutions, SanDisk announced a microSD card that it claims is the fastest high-capacity option on the market. [Read More] petapixel.com »
Pergear expanded its CFexpress Type-A library with a new 1TB offering that continues its efforts into low-cost storage options designed to support Sony's most recent mirrorless cameras. [Read More] petapixel.com »
A photographer who has traveled the world taking beautiful photographs for the last 20 years has taken the unusual step of making all of his photos freely available to download. [Read More] petapixel.com »
Venus Optics announced the Laowa Aurogon 10-50x Supermicro APO lens set this summer, although details were extremely scarce at the time. Now Venus Optics has completely revealed the lens, including full specs and many incredible sample images. [Read More] petapixel.com »
After months of rejecting AI imagery, Getty Images has today launched its own AI image generator that is exclusively trained on its extensive photo library. [Read More] petapixel.com »
Photographer Johan Kropp made the lead image that we found on Flickr. It's surreal! One might think that it was probably made by an AI today if they didn't know about film processes. Indeed, this is a film photo. thephoblographer.com »
Retouch4Me has announced a new artificial intelligence (AI) plugin called Color Match that can be used to apply colors from a reference image to a second working image. [Read More] petapixel.com »
The American Rally Association (ARA) shared an incredible video clip on Facebook that shows a Subaru WRX rally car winding through a gravel stage at the Oregon Trail Rally. [Read More] petapixel.com »