AI is all the buzz and it seems to be attaching itself to everything, everywhere, all at once. The canary in the AI coal mine? Images and writing. [Read More]
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A recent NASA Astronomy Photo of the Day selection showcases all the visible colors of the Sun. The beautiful image was created by the McMath-Pierce Solar Observatory and shows that while the Sun often appears bright white, it emits light of nearly every color. [Read More] petapixel.com »
2023-06-15 00:29
Just sharing a curiosity about this Street Photographers image I generated with AI. It’s just to show that: AI can create images that look like photos That you can create images you could never take in real world sonyalpharumors.com »
2023-05-18 20:16
Reverse image search is an incredibly useful technology, allowing you to locate online photos that are an exact match or similar in some way to your own. It can also be used to search for products and places just by supplying a picture, even if it's an image that you found online. petapixel.com »
2023-02-01 21:39
A DNG file is a high-quality image format that is quite common even though it's a relative newcomer compared to some file types such as the TIFF format, which is decades older (2004 vs 1986, respectively). [Read More] petapixel.com »
2022-08-25 21:13
Google recently added Google Lens to its Chrome desktop Web browser. While it is a great tool, it replaced the "Search Google for image" option when right-clicking a photo. petapixel.com »
2022-01-12 19:50
Aloha, and welcome back to my astrophotography tutorial write-ups. I wrote an article last month on the basics of photographing the Milky Way core season. Today I am going to continue this series and tell you about a game-changing technique that you have probably may have already heard about: image stacking. The idea is to […] petapixel.com »
2021-04-17 20:01
Image stacking is a technique used in astrophotography to reduce noise and recover signal. It means taking multiple shots of object (usually long exposures) and combing them to create a cleaner image. petapixel.com »
2020-10-28 17:44
Google has announced it will soon make it possible for website owners to display more detailed licensing information of photographs in images that appear in Google Image searches. Image License is currently in the beta stage, but the company plans to make it easier for those using Google Images to find out how to pay to use images that appear in searches, as well as allow photographers to have their conditions-of-use displayed. dpreview.com »
2020-08-18 17:41
I bet the question of how a dead fly inside a Canon EF 70-200mm f/2.8L IS II affects image quality wasn’t something most of us Read more... canonrumors.com »
2019-04-11 21:28
Here’s a quick Photoshop trick in a 6-minute video by PiXimperfect that’s great for making composites. It allows you to save different layers, alongside any adjustment layers, into separate files. petapixel.com »
2017-10-12 20:11
Did you know you can transfer the image on a Polaroid instant print onto paper? It’s called an “emulsion lift,” and this video tutorial by photographer Matt Day shows you exactly how to go about doing it. petapixel.com »
2017-02-02 00:11
Episode 141 of the PetaPixel Photography Podcast. Download MP3 – Subscribe via iTunes, Google Play, email or RSS! Featured: Photographer and Atmosphere Aerosol inventor, Joe Atkins In This Episode If you subscribe to the PetaPixel Photography Podcast in iTunes, please take a moment to rate and review us and help us move up in the rankings so others interested in […] petapixel.com »
2017-01-12 14:28
At a recent electronic music performance, the English duo Rob Brown and Sean Booth, who perform as Autechre, plunged Sydney’s City Recital Hall into darkness. [Read More]
Over the last month, communities around the world have felt passionate responses to the developing conflict in Israel, Gaza, and surrounding areas. As simple or complex as one might find the hostilities in the abstract the ripples of geopolitics affect us all, sometimes very obviously, and sometimes subtly. [Read More]
The context and process behind a photograph can be interesting on a technical level when it comes to the gear, film, lighting setup, and any artistic emotion or guidance that may have gone into it from a photographer with an interesting backstory to them. [Read More]
It’s difficult to see how anyone other than the photographer is responsible for a photograph they may take, although I’m sure there are some specific exceptions – but usually, if a photographer is not responsible for their photograph, then who should be? [Read More]
If you are not responsible for the meaning behind your photographs then who is?
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I recently wrote about the importance of discourse on the ethics around photography, where I offered my perspective on why rules and doctrines around decision making can diminish your ability to stand behind your work, justify your decisions, and really take responsibility and ownership over your vision. [Read More]