In late 2021, ARRI launched legal proceedings to challenge the validity of multiple patents related to lighting effects, claiming that many were erroneously granted for technical solutions that weren’t actually new. It has today withdrawn that complaint with regard to Rotolight. On September 10, 2021, ARRI announced that after it repeatedly observed that patents were,
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Motorsport photographer Larry Chen has captured thousands of photos of the late Ken Block, a rally car driver best known for his viral gymkhana videos and founding DC Shoes. Pulling over to the roadside to speak with PetaPixel, Chen says that his job “shouldn’t exist.” “I just travel the world taking pictures of cool cars
A company has launched the first artificially intelligent (AI) image generator for food photos. AI food photo generator, called Lunchbox, is aimed at restaurants that need to quickly create images of food for their social media pages, websites, and menus. Lunchbox, which is based on OpenAI’s DALL-E generative AI, hopes to help restaurants avoid situations
Disney has partnered with CreativeSoul Photography, a black-owned business, to release a special edition artist series collection of dolls across the African diaspora that are inspired by Disney Princesses. The CreativeSoul Doll Collection — based on the work of CreativeSoul Photography founders Regis and Kahran Bethencourt — reimagines what a classic Disney Princess would look
A wedding photographer is being sued by a dad who accuses the shooter of making unreasonable demands just before his daughter’s ceremony. The New Jersey-based father-of-the-bride says he is out of pocket by $76,000 and was forced to find a photographer at the very last minute for his daughter’s lavish wedding. Dr. Amit Patel fired
Scroll down for the interactive images. A promotional campaign has used a photographer’s gigapixel images to hide an X containing a code that could win you a cruise. Celebrity Cruises teamed up with panoramic photographer Will Pearson who runs Eye Revolution to create five enormous pictures that each contain four billion pixels. Each image is
[embedded content] Freelance NFL photographer Janaye Johnson has shared a dizzying video of her perch high in the rafters above the field which gave her an incredible perspective of the in-game action. From hundreds of feet above the field, Johnson — who specifically covers games for the Minnesota Vikings — was able to capture unique
Two years on from the Jan. 6 riots, an attack on the U.S. Capitol by Trump supporters, a photojournalist has released his photos from that fateful day. For his new book Insurrection, Nate Gowdy tells PetaPixel that he was mistaken by some members of the mob as their “fellow patriot,” others assaulted him for being
[embedded content] Last August, artificial intelligence (AI) company Flawless said that it was able to reduce the number of profanities spoken in a movie using deepfake technology but now has shown what that process looks like and how it can even seamlessly alter spoken language. Flawless is a London-based startup that worked with production company
Film photography. It’s coming back, and more and more photographers are dusting off their old film cameras or going out on a search to purchase one. Many people don’t see the appeal and feel quite comfortable with their phone camera. But for others, it’s becoming the only way they create images. For the photographer who
[embedded content] One of the challenges of photographing landscapes is creating images that reflect the right amount of depth and dimension. But sometimes it seems no matter how hard you try and how often you hear well-meaning advice from other photographers, the photos you take almost always come out darn flat. In this video and
The Mitutoyo long working distance objectives are popular in macro photography, but often difficult to mount to a camera. Long Distance Working Objectives (LDW) are specially designed lenses intended to provide high-resolution imaging and a greater working distance when compared to conventional lenses. The benefit to using these in a macro or micro range is
Butterfly lighting has long been a “go-to” setup for fashion close-ups as well as other portraits where one wants to emphasize cheekbones and frame the face in shadows from below the chin. In this guide, we will introduce the basics of butterfly lighting, from what it is to how you can set it up yourself
The film photography revival is going strong but these pictures don’t just magically appear out of thin air! Eventually you need to develop your film so I put together this step-by-step guide to process black and white negatives at home. It’s easier than you might think! [embedded content] I went cold turkey on digital and
I was born in early October, under the seventh astrological zodiac sign of Libra, which has a symbol of balancing scales. I don’t follow my daily horoscope because I don’t believe that my birth month and year can be used to predict things that will happen to me in the future. I do however display
Photographers use a range of different filters on their camera lenses for different effects and purposes, and one of the most common filters found in a camera bag is the standard UV filter. In this guide, we will analyze what a UV filter is and if it is necessary to have one attached to our
A long list of Sony’s consumer products is getting a 14% price hike starting on February 1, the company announced today. That includes the Alpha series of cameras and interchangeable lenses. Citing a range of external factors, Sony says that it has to revise its pricing across a wide range of consumer products that are
Canon has designed a pair of RF-mount catadioptric telephoto lenses that it says successfully corrects for field curvature while still being small, lightweight, and have a large aperture: a 300mm f/2.3 and a 400mm f/5. The most impressive of these two designs is the 300mm f/2.3, as the design is just seven inches long according
The Power Junkie v2 is a small platform that can connect to and power up to three devices — including a camera and accessories like a monitor — via 12V or 8.4V DC output or USB-C that can output a range of voltages up to 20V at 1.1A. Blind Spot, the group behind the Power
Nikon Japan has announced that it will discontinue the production of the SB-500 Speedlite and is also temporarily suspending new orders for the SB-5000 Speedlite due to difficulty sourcing parts. The company previously had to “temporarily” suspend the production of the SB-500 on August 4, 2022, but has decided not to resume that production due
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