PetaPixel https://petapixel.com/ Photography and Camera News, Reviews, and Inspiration Sat, 07 Oct 2023 15:03:36 +0000 en-US hourly 1 191656271 XPPen Artist Pro 16 (Gen 2) Review: Incredible Pen Accuracy, Affordable Price https://petapixel.com/2023/10/07/xppen-artist-pro-16-gen-2-review-incredible-pen-accuracy-affordable-price/ Sat, 07 Oct 2023 15:03:36 +0000 https://petapixel.com/?p=700484

There's no denying that in the last few years, we've seen a veritable explosion of pen and display tablets from competing companies. At this stage in the competitive game, the hardest part for creatives has been figuring out what makes one tablet better or different than another at each budget level.

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]]> 700484 Ring Offers $1 Million Prize For Photo Evidence of Aliens or UFOs https://petapixel.com/2023/10/06/ring-offers-1-million-prize-for-photo-evidence-of-aliens-or-ufos/ Fri, 06 Oct 2023 21:17:03 +0000 https://petapixel.com/?p=708175 A shadow of an alien under bright green light rays against a wall which has a mounted Ring camera.

Doorbell camera company Ring has gotten into the spooky season, offering $1 million to anyone who can capture photographic evidence of aliens using its products.

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]]> 708175 Galaxies Galore: Hubble Celebrates Galaxies With New Photos All Week https://petapixel.com/2023/10/06/galaxies-galore-hubble-celebrates-galaxies-with-new-photos-all-week/ Fri, 06 Oct 2023 19:37:45 +0000 https://petapixel.com/?p=708167 Hubble celebrates galaxies

Each day this week, NASA has been publishing a new galaxy image captured by the venerable Hubble Space Telescope. In addition to sharing fascinating information about some of the most interesting galaxies in the universe, each post has also been a visual treat.

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]]> 708167 Canon Helps Sick Children Express Themselves Through Photography https://petapixel.com/2023/10/06/canon-helps-sick-children-express-themselves-through-photography/ Fri, 06 Oct 2023 19:20:51 +0000 https://petapixel.com/?p=708153 A child holds a Canon DSLR camera as she looks at an image she captured. A woman stands behind the child, looking at the image.

Canon hosted a workshop with the Ronald McDonald Camp to teach children battling cancer about photography.

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]]> 708153 A 20MP Sensor In a Film Canister Reinvigorates Vintage Analog Cameras https://petapixel.com/2023/10/06/a-20mp-sensor-in-a-film-canister-reinvigorates-vintage-analog-cameras/ Fri, 06 Oct 2023 18:09:53 +0000 https://petapixel.com/?p=708142 I'm Back Film

I'm Back Film is a fascinating product that makes the dream of "digital film" a reality. I'm Back is the first digital film roll and relies upon a 20-megapixel Sony Micro Four Thirds image sensor tucked away inside a film roll canister.

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]]> 708142 NCAA Cracks Down on Extravagant and Expensive Photo Shoots https://petapixel.com/2023/10/06/ncaa-cracks-down-on-extravagant-and-expensive-photo-shoots/ Fri, 06 Oct 2023 16:51:32 +0000 https://petapixel.com/?p=708134 NCAA cracking down

The National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) has introduced legislation to ban recruiting photo shoots during unofficial visits.

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]]> 708134 Negative Supply Releases Improved Medium Format Film Carrier https://petapixel.com/2023/10/06/negative-supply-releases-improved-medium-format-film-carrier/ Fri, 06 Oct 2023 15:58:44 +0000 https://petapixel.com/?p=708075 The Negative Supply Basic Film Carrier 120 MK2 will a roll of film running through it against a blank background.

Negative Supply has launched a new negative film scanner that promises to make scanning far simpler and more affordable.

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]]> 708075 Powerful Photo of Surrogate Holding Hands With Baby’s Mom Goes Viral https://petapixel.com/2023/10/06/powerful-photo-of-surrogate-holding-hands-with-babys-mom-goes-viral/ Fri, 06 Oct 2023 15:36:30 +0000 https://petapixel.com/?p=708068 Stunning photo of surrogate holding hands with the baby’s mom

A photographer's powerful image of a surrogate holding hands with the baby's mom has gone viral.

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]]> 708068 Drone Photographer Captures the ‘Loneliness’ of the Icelandic Highlands https://petapixel.com/2023/10/06/drone-photographer-captures-the-loneliness-of-the-icelandic-highlands/ Fri, 06 Oct 2023 15:21:34 +0000 https://petapixel.com/?p=708066

There is perhaps no other place in the world that is like the Icelandic Highlands: It is remote, hostile, and lonely.

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]]> 708066 These Are the Best Panoramic Photos of 2023 https://petapixel.com/2023/10/06/these-are-the-best-panoramic-photos-of-2023/ Fri, 06 Oct 2023 14:16:19 +0000 https://petapixel.com/?p=708033 2023 Epson International Pano Awards

The winners of the 14th annual Epson International Pano Awards have been announced. The overall winner, featured above, is Spanish photographer José D. Riquelme.

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]]> 708033 Photographer Says Miles Davis Tattoo is Not Fair Use After Andy Warhol Ruling https://petapixel.com/2023/10/06/photographer-says-miles-davis-tattoo-is-not-fair-use-after-andy-warhol-ruling/ Fri, 06 Oct 2023 14:13:43 +0000 https://petapixel.com/?p=708023

A photographer, who is suing celebrity tattoo artist Kat Von D for using his photo of jazz musician Miles Davis as a tattoo for a client, has claimed that the inking is not a fair use of his work -- after the U.S. Supreme Court's ruling on The Andy Warhol Foundation v. Lynn Goldsmith case.

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]]> 708023 Photographer Cursed Out for Refusing to Send Wedding Photos Until She’s Paid https://petapixel.com/2023/10/06/photographer-cursed-out-for-refusing-to-send-wedding-photos-until-shes-paid/ Fri, 06 Oct 2023 13:39:43 +0000 https://petapixel.com/?p=707999 Wedding photographer

A photographer has taken to the ever-popular AITAH subreddit to ask whether she is the proverbial backside for refusing to hand over wedding photos until she is paid.

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]]> 707999 Through the Years: Fascinating Photos of Presidential Pets https://petapixel.com/2023/10/06/through-the-years-fascinating-photos-of-presidential-pets/ Fri, 06 Oct 2023 13:32:26 +0000 https://petapixel.com/?p=708005 Presidential pets

After Joe Biden's dog, Commander, was removed from the White House this week for numerous biting incidents, the Library of Congress published a series of fascinating old photos entitled "Presidential Pets."

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]]> 708005 Instagram Tests Multiple Audience Lists for Stories https://petapixel.com/2023/10/06/instagram-tests-multiple-audience-lists-for-stories/ Fri, 06 Oct 2023 12:36:24 +0000 https://petapixel.com/?p=708003 instagram testing multiple lists stories

Instagram is testing out multiple audience lists for Stories -- which are the vertical, full-screen photos and videos that disappear after 24 hours.

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]]> 708003 Manufacturers Need to Stop Making New USB 3.2 2×2 SSDs: It Isn’t Helpful https://petapixel.com/2023/10/05/manufactures-need-to-stop-making-new-usb-3-2-2x2-ssds-it-isnt-helpful/ Fri, 06 Oct 2023 03:55:48 +0000 https://petapixel.com/?p=707425 USB 3.2 Gen 2x2 SSDs

A couple of companies have released new SSD products in the last few months and they carry one commonality: USB 3.2 2x2. They shouldn't, because all it does is overstate the performance a vast majority of users will ever see.

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]]> 707425 Sigma is Developing a 70-200mm f/2.8 DG DN Sports Lens for E and L-Mount https://petapixel.com/2023/10/05/sigma-is-developing-a-70-200mm-f-2-8-dg-dn-sports-lens-for-e-and-l-mount/ Fri, 06 Oct 2023 02:38:14 +0000 https://petapixel.com/?p=707980 Sigma 70-200mm f/2.8 DG DN Sports

Alongside the Sigma 10-18mm f/2.8 DC DN Contemporary lens for APS-C mirrorless cameras, Sigma has announced the development of a new full-frame f/2.8 zoom lens, the Sigma 70-200mm f/2.8 DG DN OS Sports.

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]]> 707980 How Visual Artists Used Photo Skills to Make ‘The Creator’ Feature Film https://petapixel.com/2023/10/05/how-visual-artists-used-photo-skills-to-make-the-creator-feature-film/ Thu, 05 Oct 2023 23:15:18 +0000 https://petapixel.com/?p=707959 'The Creator' by 20th Century Studios

The Creator is a new science fiction film from Gareth Edwards (Rogue One: A Star Wars Story, Godzilla) that focuses on a future war where humanity is fighting against artificial intelligence.

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]]> 707959 Premier League to Test Video Game-Inspired Camera Angle This Weekend https://petapixel.com/2023/10/05/premier-league-to-test-video-game-inspired-camera-angle-this-weekend/ Thu, 05 Oct 2023 18:49:48 +0000 https://petapixel.com/?p=707955 Premier League Game Mode

Thanks to significantly better camera technology, sports broadcasts have radically transformed in the past decade. However, even as the cameras improve, they remain primarily in the same locations. That is about to change.

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]]> 707955 Adobe Teases Amazing AI Photo Editing Where Everything’s a Layer https://petapixel.com/2023/10/05/adobe-teases-amazing-ai-photo-editing-where-everythings-a-layer/ Thu, 05 Oct 2023 18:04:33 +0000 https://petapixel.com/?p=707942 Adobe Project Stardust

Ahead of Adobe MAX, Adobe has shown a teaser for an AI-powered tool that could revolutionize photo editing.

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]]> 707942 Why You Should Follow Lesser-Known and Local Photographers https://petapixel.com/2023/10/05/why-you-should-follow-lesser-known-and-local-photographers/ Thu, 05 Oct 2023 17:02:08 +0000 https://petapixel.com/?p=707893

Between 2008 and late 2016, I took tens of thousands of pictures and proudly vomited the vast majority of them online. While I’d toyed around with things like depth of field and long exposures, I didn’t understand anything about photography, so my camera rarely left ‘auto’. I’d checked out an online tutorial or two, but as far as I was concerned, ‘exposure compensation’ was something victims got after winning a public indecency lawsuit.

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