PetaPixel Photography and Camera News, Reviews, and Inspiration
- Nikon Bought RED for Just $85Mby Jaron Schneider on May 9, 2024 at 10:48 pm
Earlier this year, Nikon revealed the bombshell that it had acquired US-based cinema company RED Cinema, thrusting itself into the video space that it had for so long been on the outside of, looking in. Now, based on its 2023-2024 financials, it has revealed just how much that cost: 13.167 billion yen, or $85 million. [Read More]
- AP and Reuters Win 2024 Pulitzer Prizes for Powerful and Tragic Photosby Jeremy Gray on May 9, 2024 at 9:13 pm
The 2024 Pulitzer Prizes have been announced. The Associated Press' photography staff won the Pulitzer Prize in Feature Photography, while Reuters' photo staff took the prize for Breaking News Photography. [Read More]
- Dehancer Online Ditches Apps and Plugins, Uses Your Web Browser Insteadby Lisa Marie Segarra on May 9, 2024 at 7:43 pm
Dehancer is known for its plugins for photo and video editing software, but the web browser-based Dehancer Online lets users go plugin-free -- no app downloads required. [Read More]
- Fotodiox’s Clever New GFX Stitching Adapter Digitizes 4×5 View Camerasby Jeremy Gray on May 9, 2024 at 5:00 pm
Fujifilm GFX owners can easily mount their medium-format mirrorless camera to any large-format 4x5 view camera with a Graflok back using Fotodiox's new 4x5 GFX Stretch Stitch Adapter. [Read More]
- How I Lost My Camera Bag and All My Gear in Italyby Jefferson Graham on May 9, 2024 at 4:31 pm
For ten harrowing minutes, I lost everything in Italy. My beloved backpack of gear was gone. [Read More]
- TikTok Embraces Content Credentials by Automatically Adding AI-Generated Tagsby Matt Growcoot on May 9, 2024 at 4:16 pm
TikTok claims it is the first social media platform to support the Content Credentials provenance system by automatically adding AI-generated labels to content it detects as synthetic. [Read More]
- The Benefits of Shooting Mirrorless as a Wedding Photographerby Brenda Bergreen on May 9, 2024 at 4:01 pm
We switched to shooting mirrorless as wedding photographers as soon as we were able to accomplish everything we wanted to accomplish without compromising our photos. For us, this meant waiting until we had a lighting set-up that worked for us, and as soon as we solved that we pulled the trigger. Now, having shot mirrorless for a handful of wedding seasons I can’t imagine going back. [Read More]
- Exascend’s New Memory Cards for Sony Cameras Can Handle 8K/120pby Jaron Schneider on May 9, 2024 at 3:49 pm
Exascend's new Essential Pro series of CFexpress Type A memory cards -- a format that, at the time of publication, only Sony uses -- use the new 4.0 standard, meaning they can promise some ridiculous speeds to support high resolution and high framerate shooting. [Read More]
- Prison Guard’s Bodycam Catches Fire Causing New York to Withdraw Themby Matt Growcoot on May 9, 2024 at 3:36 pm
After a New York City Department of Corrections employee suffered burns and smoke inhalation when the bodycam she was wearing suddenly caught fire, bodycams for all staff have been temporarily suspended. [Read More]
- Fujifilm Teases Two Cameras and Lenses for X Summit Next Weekby Matt Growcoot on May 9, 2024 at 3:00 pm
Fujifilm, continuing its torrid pace of new product announcements, appears poised to announce new cameras and lenses next week in Sydney, Australia. [Read More]
- Fujifilm’s Camera Profits Soar on the Backs of Instax and the X100 Seriesby Jaron Schneider on May 9, 2024 at 2:59 pm
Fujifilm published its financial report from April 2023 to March 2024 and its professional imaging division saw a huge leap in revenue: it earned 172.1 billion yen (about $1.1 billion), which is up 20% year over year, thanks in no small part to the X100 series and the continued growth of Instax. [Read More]
- Photographer Sues Google for Using Her Photos to Train AI Image Generatorby Matt Growcoot on May 9, 2024 at 1:28 pm
Photographer Jingna Zhang has launched a lawsuit against Google along with three other artists who accuse the search giant of using their copyrighted work in the training of its AI image generator model Imagen. [Read More]
- Photographer Arrested for Sexually Assaulting Woman During Boudoir Shootby Pesala Bandara on May 9, 2024 at 12:59 pm
A professional photographer has been arrested for allegedly sexually assaulting a client during a boudoir photo shoot that he was hired for. [Read More]
- Photographer Cries Tears of Joy After Being Reunited With Lost Camera Bagby Pesala Bandara on May 9, 2024 at 12:34 pm
A photographer was filmed bursting into tears of joy after learning that his lost camera bag, with over $21,850 worth of gear and memory cards full of images, had been found. [Read More]
- Photographer Sets World Record for Fastest Drone Flight at 298 MPHby Matt Growcoot on May 9, 2024 at 12:18 pm
A photographer and content creator has set the world record for the fastest drone flight after his custom-made aircraft achieved a staggering 298.47 miles per hour (480.2 kilometers per hour). [Read More]
- Wildlife On a Maine Pond: Ethical Wildlife Photographyby Jeremy Gray on May 8, 2024 at 10:55 pm
For me, the most enjoyable part of wildlife photography is not the photos themselves; it's being in nature. However, it is essential to do so safely, especially regarding the safety of wildlife. [Read More]
- VSCO Launches Hub, ‘LinkedIn for Photographers’ to Find Paid Workby Jeremy Gray on May 8, 2024 at 9:08 pm
VSCO, known for its mobile photography and camera apps for iOS and Android devices, wants to help connect its users and brands, becoming a sort of LinkedIn for photographers. [Read More]
- Test Your Photo Knowledge with ‘Photo Master Minds’ Card Gameby Lisa Marie Segarra on May 8, 2024 at 7:35 pm
A new Kickstarter hopes to fund a photography quiz card game that will test players' knowledge. [Read More]
- Nonprofit Plans to Make Nearly 20,000 Photos Available as an Online Resourceby Jaron Schneider on May 8, 2024 at 7:21 pm
CENTER, a non-profit photography organization based in Santa Fe, New Mexico, has received a $60,000 grant that it will use to make nearly 20,000 images and related text available as an accessible online resource. [Read More]
- These Animated Stereograms Bring 19th Century Photos to Lifeby Jeremy Gray on May 8, 2024 at 6:51 pm
Stereo images have been part of photography since its invention in the first half of the 19th century. Cameras enabled artists to produce two identical images from very slightly different perspectives -- all that is needed to create convincing "three-dimensional" images. While technically possible with paintings and drawings, cameras made stereograms significantly easier. [Read More]