Study Reveals The Most Deepfaked People of 2024

Donald Trump and Taylor Swift are some of the most deepfaked people of 2024, according to a study.

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2024-10-4 17:00

Three-Quarters of Recruiters Prefer AI Headshots to Real Photos, According to Study

A study has found that the majority of recruiters prefer AI headshots to real headshots but only when they don't know that the picture's been AI-generated. [Read More] petapixel.com »

2024-9-19 15:45

Instagram Recommends Sexual Videos to Users as Young as 13, Study Finds

In a new study conducted by The Wall Street Journal and an academic researcher, Instagram's algorithm was found to have repeatedly recommended sexual videos to young teenage users -- some as young as 13 years old. [Read More] petapixel.com »

2024-6-21 20:46

Study Reveals The ‘Most Selfie-Obsessed States’ in The US

Florida is the "most selfie-obsessed state" in the U.S., according to a recent study.

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2024-6-20 13:59

NASA Wants Your Photos of the Aurora to Study Space Weather

The many photos taken of the spectacular aurora lights that lit up the skies of North America and Europe last weekend will help NASA study solar storms for years to come. [Read More] petapixel.com »

2024-5-17 14:54

Study Warns That AI ‘Griefbots’ Could Become a Burden

A new study from the University of Cambridge called for "safeguards" around the use of "griefbots," lest they end up becoming digital ghosts. [Read More] petapixel.com »

2024-5-17 17:43

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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2024-4-26 11:37

Study Shows That AI Images of Food Look Tastier Than Real Food Photos

The uncanny valley's hungry cousin is coming for food photography, it seems. A recent study found people view AI-generated images of food more appealing. [Read More] petapixel.com »

2024-3-15 19:37

Why Ernst Scheidegger is a Photographer You Need to Study

Robert Capa and Henri Cartier-Bresson get a surfeit of coverage as the founders of Magnum Photos. They're also two of the earliest. Ernst Scheidegger isn't heard or talked about anywhere as much -- yet he's one of the first the agency brought on. thephoblographer.com »

2024-1-17 23:00

Why Ernst Scheidegger is a Photographer You Need a Study

Robert Capa and Henri Cartier-Bresson get a surfeit of coverage as the founders of Magnum Photos. They're also two of the earliest. Ernst Scheidegger isn't heard or talked about anywhere as much -- yet he's one of the first the agency brought on. thephoblographer.com »

2024-1-16 23:00

The ESA’s Proba-3 Will Recreate a Total Eclipse to Study the Sun’s Corona

The European Space Agency (ESA) is preparing to launch a pair of satellites called the Proba-3 which will do what was previously thought impossible: block out the Sun in order to observe its corona for an extended period of time. [Read More] petapixel.com »

2024-1-6 21:46

AI Trained on AI Images Produces Terrible Results, Study Finds

A study has found that training AI image generators with AI images produces bad results.

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2023-8-11 14:04

Photographic Study Reveals How Dolphins Survive Shark Attacks

Thousands of photographs have revealed how many of Australia's dolphins are living with shark-inflicted wounds.

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2023-6-3 16:17

Fish Can Recognize Themselves in Photos, Study Finds

A new study has found that blue streak cleaner fish are capable of recognizing their own reflection in photos.

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2023-2-12 15:59

Study Shows That Hawaii Has the Most Photographers Per Capita of Any State

New research has shown that Hawaii has the most photographers per 100,000 people in the United States.

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2022-11-10 15:50

NASA’s New UFO Team Will Study Sightings to Better Understand Them

NASA has assembled a team of 16 researchers who will study unexplained aerial phenomena (UAP), otherwise known as UFOs.

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2022-10-25 14:35

Study Finds Commercial Photography Market is Strong and Growing

A market research study has concluded that the commercial photography business is growing, largely thanks to a surging e-commerce industry. [Read More] petapixel.com »

2022-10-19 17:38

Study Finds Taking Photos of Slides Helps Students Remember Lessons

A new study from the University of California, Riverside has found that students who take photos of PowerPoint slides in class or during online presentations were better able to remember content than for slides they did not photograph. [Read More] petapixel.com »

2022-10-19 22:19

Study Finds Patients Wearing VR Headsets Need Less Anaesthetic

Immersive virtual reality (VR) headsets may reduce the amount of anesthetic that patients need during a procedure, a study has found. [Read More] petapixel.com »

2022-9-23 20:10

Camera Traps Capture the Largest-Ever Photo Study of Amazon Wildlife

A new study that represents the largest photo database ever made consists of more than 120,000 photos taken in eight countries in the Amazon. It highlights the staggering array of wildlife in the region. [Read More] petapixel.com »

2022-6-23 18:26

New Study Finds Majority of Photographers are Struggling Financially

A new report has shone a light on photographers’ earnings in the wake of Covid-19 and highlighted how the pandemic was particularly detrimental to minority groups. [Read More] petapixel.com »

2022-5-5 21:37

Study Finds Photographers Believe the Industry is Returning to Normal

The pandemic hit photographers particularly hard as public get-togethers and events paused for the better part of two years. It appears now that things are improving, and a new study of 3,300 global photographers shows a majority of optimism. [Read More] petapixel.com »

2022-4-23 23:57

Video: First-ever look at crystals forming in real-time at atomic resolution

Researchers at the University of Tokyo have combined novel techniques to record the first-ever atomic resolution video of salt crystals as they form in real-time. The team used the novel technique of atomic-resolution real-time video recording and the similarly novel technique of conical carbon nanotube confinement to achieve this impressive feat. dpreview.com »

2021-10-12 18:46

Photos Contain ‘Layers of Mind’, Study Finds

Photographs contain “layers of mind. ” That’s according to a new study, which found that people are considered to be “less real” and have “less mind” when they’re seen in photos of photos rather than photos themselves. petapixel.com »

2021-8-3 17:59

The Largest Camera Trap Wildlife Study is Now a Free Mobile Game

A massive ten-year-long biodiversity study that represents the largest camera trap effort ever has now been turned into a free mobile game called Unseen Empire. Oxford professor David Macdonald and his Wildlife Conservation Research Unit (WildCRU) undertook the study to research the impact of deforestation on the habitat of the clouded leopard — an endangered […] petapixel.com »

2021-7-28 16:56

Long Form Study: Why Photographers Should Repeatedly Revisit a Scene

Ukumehame Beach is a small strip of sand on Maui’s west side. It has all the necessities of a good beach – soft sand, clear waters and a few special features to draw a photographer’s eye. It’s the kind of place that tourists overlook, which makes it all the more attractive to us locals. I’ve […] petapixel.com »

2021-7-24 21:31

Putting Camera on Police Leads to Less Use of Force, Study Finds

A research paper released by the University of Chicago Crime Lab and the Council on Criminal Justice’s Taskforce on Policing shows that body-worn cameras are both “beneficial and cost-effective. petapixel.com »

2021-4-29 20:39

Researchers Given Rare Chance to Study The World’s First Color Photos

A group of researchers from EPFL’s Audiovisual Communications Laboratory had a unique opportunity to investigate some of the very first color photographs ever made, which were originally produced by scientist and inventor Gabriel Lippmann. petapixel.com »

2021-4-19 22:58

Study Reveals What Most People Want in Their Next Phone Camera

Smartphone manufacturers make a lot of changes to devices each year both in software and hardware. Many of those updates sound great on paper, but are all of them appreciated by buyers? In a study by BlinkAI, the organization sought to find out what was actually important to a majority of consumers. If BlinkAI sounds […] petapixel.com »

2021-3-19 01:31

A Contrapposto Pose Makes Women Look More Attractive, Study Finds

Contrapposto, Italian for “counterpoise”, is a type of pose used since ancient times in which a person stands with most of his or her weight on one foot so the shoulders and arms twist away from the same plane as the hips and legs. petapixel.com »

2019-11-1 19:54

Creativity is One of the Least Desirable Traits in a Partner, Study Finds

If you’re a single photographer looking for a romantic partner, you might want to focus more on showing off your qualities, talents, and attributes outside of your skills behind a camera. A new study has found that creativity is among the least desirable traits in a partner for both men and women. The study, titled […] petapixel.com »

2019-10-1 20:07

A Study In Color – Pastel

I edited these photos using different presets created to bring out different emotions and atmospheres. They are all connected somehow, whether in composition + style, or color and tone. boredpanda.com »

2019-4-27 21:02

Study finds news photography quality drops when non-professionals are used

In 2013, the Times Herald-Record in Middletown, NY, laid off its entire photo staff, electing to replace them with a mixture of professional wire service photos and images taken by non-professionals. dpreview.com »

2019-1-3 23:58

Dropping Photojournalists Also Drops Photo Quality, Study Finds

A number of prominent newspapers and magazines have laid off some or all of their photojournalists in recent years, but these moves are not without their consequences. A new study has found that switching from a photojournalist staff to non-professional photos has, to no one’s surprise, causes a significant drop in photo quality. Professors Tara […] petapixel.com »

2018-12-28 21:09

New study reveals insights of first-time interchangeable lens camera owners

Kobe Subramaniam/Unsplash KeyPoint Intelligence — InfoTrends has released its 2018 US Digital Interchangeable Lens Camera (DILC) Market Study. The study, which "started as a digital single lens reflex camera (DSLR) market has now evolved into two segments: DSLR cameras and mirrorless cameras (MILCs)," says KeyPoint Intelligence — InfoTrends in its synopsis. dpreview.com »

2018-10-8 22:12

Market Study Says That DSLR Cameras are More Popular Among Point-and-Shoot and Smartphone Owners

Call it an "unpopular opinion" if you will, but a market study recently released by KeyPoint Intelligence/InfoTrends revealed that DSLRs are more popular options for point-and-shoot and mobile photographers compared to mirrorless cameras. thephoblographer.com »

2018-10-7 13:00

Study sheds light on selfie deaths from around the world

A study newly published by the US National Library of Medicine NIH sheds light on deaths that occurred while taking selfies. The team behind the study found a total of 259 selfie-related fatalities had occurred between October 2011 and November 2017 from a total of 137 incidents around the globe. dpreview.com »

2018-10-6 22:03

Simply Snapping a Photo Harms Your Memories of Things, Study Finds

The simple act of capturing a photo of something impairs your memory of it, even if you don’t plan on keeping the photo. That’s what a new psychological study has found, but the reasons behind this are still unknown. petapixel.com »

2018-6-5 18:29

Study finds shooting and sharing one photo per day improves wellbeing

A study has found "complex benefits" associated with taking one image per day and sharing it with an online community. The study—which is co-authored by the University of Sheffield's Dr. dpreview.com »

2018-5-5 18:55

Photo-a-Day Projects Improve Well-Being, Study Finds

Shooting a photo every day and then sharing it online improves your well-being. That’s what scientists found after studying a group of people who have committed themselves to photo-a-day projects (often referred to as “Project365“). petapixel.com »

2018-5-2 20:53

The Creative Process of Photography: A Case Study

I often hear: “I really like your photos. You must own an amazing and super duper expensive camera!” My reply to these people is: “If you own Tiger Woods’ golf club, would you be able to play at his level?” In Woods’ case, it all comes down to years of practice and a healthy dose […] petapixel.com »

2018-1-28 23:18

Selfitis, the obsessive taking of selfies, may be a real mental disorder

A viral article published in 2014 claimed that the American Psychiatric Association had established a new mental disorder called "selfitis" -- that is, the obsessive taking of selfies. That article, though fake, inspired a real exploratory study to determine whether a condition like the one described in the article could exist. dpreview.com »

2017-12-30 00:12

Consumer Drones Unlikely to Inflict Horrible Head Injuries, Study Finds

Researchers at Virginia Tech have been studying the injury risks posed by consumer drones by flying them into dummies’ faces, and they’ve now come to a conclusion. The study found that the risk of a catastrophic head injury was less than 5 percent in an impact with a drone weighing 2.6 lbs (such as the […] petapixel.com »

2017-9-16 21:43

China Is the Biggest Photo Copyright Abusing Country, Study Finds

China is the country that ranks highest in the world for copyright infringement of digital photos. That’s according to a new study by image theft detection platform Copytrack. France and the United States follow in second and third place, respectively. petapixel.com »

2017-7-28 17:30

Another study finds Instagram is terrible for youth mental health

Anti-bullying organization Ditch the Label has released its Annual Bullying Survey 2017 research paper, something it calls the 'largest annual benchmark of bullying behaviors' in the UK. The report, which is free for anyone to download, set its focus on technology this time around, seeking to understand the current state of cyberbullying, online behaviors and other things concerning modern youth. dpreview.com »

2017-7-22 21:37

People Are Really Bad at Spotting Fake Photos, Study Finds

The Internet is filled with fake photographs, and some have even won contests run by the likes of Nikon. And here’s why: people are generally very bad at detecting when a photo has been faked. petapixel.com »

2017-7-21 23:00

Study finds most people can't spot manipulated photos, can you?

A new photography study from researchers at the University of Warwick has found that many people aren't very good at determining whether an image has been digitally manipulated. The study, which has an online test component that anyone can take, asks volunteers to look at 10 different images and guess whether each is altered or unaltered. dpreview.com »

2017-7-21 22:14

Drones Are Saving One Life Per Week, DJI Study Finds

DJI Technology Inc, the largest civilian drone maker, is claiming in a new study that “59 lives have been saved by civilian drones in 18 different incidents, with one life a week being saved by drones on average. petapixel.com »

2017-3-19 19:49

Google Guetzli is an open source JPEG encoder that creates 35% smaller files

20x24 pixel zoomed areas from a picture of a cat’s eye. Uncompressed original on the left. Guetzli (on the right) shows less ringing artefacts than libjpeg (middle) without requiring a larger file size. dpreview.com »

2017-3-18 22:14

Study Finds People Like Taking Selfies, but Not Looking at Them

A small study out of Europe is confirming what many of us probably knew intuitively already: while plenty of people love taking their own selfies, most people have no interest in looking at anybody else’s. petapixel.com »

2017-2-11 00:17