Adobe Introduces One of Its Most Significant Photoshop Updates Ever
At its MAX event in London, Adobe unveiled an all-new beta version of Photoshop built on the advancements made in the Adobe Firefly Image 3 Foundation Model, also revealed today.
Audiio’s New Elements Feature Enables Users to Easily Build a Unique Track
Audiio, a leading provider of licensed music for creators, has announced Elements, a new way for people to mix and match components from multiple tracks to create something personal and unique.
Aura Frames ‘Walden’ Review: It Checks All the Picture Boxes
Aura Frames has emerged as a dominant force in the digital frame world, and it's easy to see why. The stunning image quality and ease of use make it a top choice for displaying photos.
Like A Frame App Update Offers New Ways to Share Photos
Photographer Nick Bedford has announced Like A Frame 3.3, the latest version of his digital framing iOS app. The updated version brings some new features and faster rendering for photographers wanting to create a polished look on their digital images.
You Can Now Edit Images on DALL-E in ChatGPT: Here’s How
OpenAI has rolled out a new function for DALL-E 3: Allowing users to edit the images they create on the AI image generator.
Fujifilm X100VI Craziness Continues | The PetaPixel Podcast
As if getting your hands on a Fujifilm X100VI wasn't hard enough, this past week was even more challenging for those who tried to nab one of just 300 available Limited Edition cameras.
What is Going on With Photo Stealers? A $100 Million Lawsuit, Conspiracies, and Aliases
Photo Stealers, a website that has investigated and identified people who steal photos for over a decade, has become embroiled in increasingly expensive legal battles and was even brought offline by an alleged photo thief earlier this week.
Huion Kamvas Pro 19 4K UHD Review: Affordable and Accurate Pen Tablet
Since using my first pen tablet over a decade ago, I found that working with display tablets provided an extra level of precision to my work since I could see exactly where my pen strokes were connecting on the screen. This let me be more precise and creative with my edits, but most of these tablets were either incredibly expensive or overly large. The $1,099 Huion Kamvas Pro 19 solves both these problems.
Getty’s Open Content Program Has 88,000 Images You Can Use for Free
The J. Paul Getty Museum added around 88,000 images of artworks from its collection to its Open Content database.
In the Blink of an Eye, Apple is All-In on AI
Apple appeared content to sit by the sidelines as the AI craze took the tech world by storm last year, but that has changed. Apple is all in on AI, and it seemingly happened in the blink of an eye.
Take a Look Inside DJI’s First Retail Store in the United States
DJI, the world's leading drone manufacturer and majority stakeholder in the famous Swedish photography brand Hasselblad, has unveiled its first concept retail store in North America. The store, located on Fifth Avenue in New York City, is built as a welcoming space for visual creators and storytellers.
Picture Styles and Losing My RAW Religion
Twenty years ago, I was just starting to make some headway as a film-shooting stock photographer. It was a fun time, but the digital age soon dawned. I shot JPEGs on maybe my first day out with a digital camera, and then I was onto RAW.
A Complete Guide to Creating and Using Texture Layers in Photography
Texture layers are photos that are normally blended with other images as part of a composite rather than being used on their own. They can be color, monochrome, detailed, or blurred. The idea is simply to add an extra level of interest to a picture. In this guide, we will look at various ways of collecting and using texture layers for your photography projects.
Rafael Fuchs Exhibit Captures Y2K Nostalgia
On a nondescript block tucked away from the usual Park Slope crowds, 19th Street Gallery welcomes a crowd for its first showcase.
Tech Companies Meta, Adobe, and OpenAI Join Responsible AI Consortium
More than 200 companies and organizations signed on to join the US AI Safety Insitute Consortium to advance responsible use of artificial intelligence.
Huion Kamvas Pro 24 4K Review: Big Color-Accurate Tablet at a Great Price
I think one of my favorite things about the current state of the display tablet industry is how there seems to be a non-stop growth of affordable alternatives to the historic "major players" in the game, making it easier and much more justifiable for photographers to make the leap into not just using a pen tablet, but a large and color accurate display version suitable for proper photo editing.
5 Reasons Why Photographers Should Use Files.fm
Compared to other professions, photographers have it rough when it comes to the sheer quantity of equipment required. Not just physical equipment – cameras, lenses, flashes, tripods, light stands, and endless other accessories – but digital tools, too.
Shutterstock and United Nations Launch ‘AI For Good’ Image Contest
Shutterstock has teamed up with the United Nation's AI for Good initiative to launch an artificial intelligence image contest.
Visual Balance: The Composition Technique That Changed My Photos
This landscape image has most of the ingredients that can make it a great photograph. It has a clear subject and focal point, the lighting is great, and a nice edit and mood, but… don’t you have the feeling that there is something off, and at the same time you can’t really tell what it is?
How Artist LUAP Healed Through His ‘The Pink Bear’ Photos
British multidisciplinary artist Paul Robinson, known professionally as LUAP, combines art across many mediums, including oil paintings, sculptures, and photography. Central to his artistic work is "The Pink Bear," which is, as it sounds, a pink bear.
Adobe Pays $1 Billion to Terminate $20 Billion Figma Acquisition
Adobe has abandoned its $20 billion takeover bid for design platform Figma. The prolonged acquisition attempt has been wrought with regulatory opposition in the United States, European Union, and United Kingdom.
Adobe Records Revenue of $5 Billion in a Single Quarter for the First Time
Adobe has capped its massive 2023 year with a record: it has achieved revenue of $5.05 billion in the fourth fiscal quarter, the first time it has exceeded $5 billion in a single quarter of the company's history.
Looking Glass Go Puts Intelligent 3D Holograms in the Palm of Your Hand
Looking Glass is attempting to make holograms smaller, more accessible, and smarter with the launch of the Go, a pocket-sized display that is filled with 3D possibilities.
How I Recreated a John Wick Movie Poster
For starters, I love the fast-paced John Wick series, and I think that Keanu Reeves is just a badass in general. Now I don’t use this word often, but everything about these movies is pure cinematic gold — the lighting, composition, camera movement, etc. (But, that’s just my opinion.) So, I decided to recreate this cinematic John Wick Chapter 2 movie poster, and show you exactly how I did it!
Photographer Captures Rare SAR Arc, A Patch of Red Light in the Sky
A photographer captured a rare Stable Auroral Red (SAR) during a night of geomagnetic activity above the Canadian skies.
Skylum is Adding Generative AI into Luminar Neo
Skylum, the maker of photo editing software Luminar Neo, announced that generative AI technologies will be coming to Luminar Neo this year, starting with the new GenErase tool next week.
The OnePlus Open is a Folding Phone That Doesn’t Compromise
OnePlus entered the folding smartphone market with its new OnePlus Open. The company's first foldable smartphone incorporates many impressive features and specifications and -- unlike many competing folding smartphones -- promises uncompromising performance in a sleek folding form factor.
Photographer Captures the Otherworldly Beauty of the Arctic
In a new limited-edition print series, "Northern Dreams," award-winning photographer Drew Doggett pays tribute to one of the world's most spectacular -- and threatened -- regions, the Arctic.
Peak Design’s New Camera Cube V2 Is More Rugged and Usable
Peak Design has launched an upgraded version of its popular Camera Cube product. The Camera Cube V2 allows photographers to safely store and organize their camera equipment inside any bag, including the Peak Design Travel Bag.
The Espresso 17 Pro is an Ultra-Thin, Portable, 17-inch 4K Touch Display
Espresso Displays' new 17-inch, billion color, Espresso 17 Pro promises to support photographers and graphic designers wherever they are thanks to its take-anywhere, lightweight design.