Text-to-image and text-to-video generators have opened up many new possibilities for still and video creations. We’ve already seen some pretty cool AI-generated music videos, often made by turning lyrics and verses into pictures. Eclectic Method (aka Jonny Wilson) has done things a little differently. He made a music video reimagining iconic dance scenes as AI-generated […]
Celebrity photo agency Backgrid has sued Twitter over copyright infringement after users uploaded thousands of its photos on the social media platform. Twitter reportedly received DMCA takedown notices, but failed to take action, and it also reportedly failed to sanction “repeat infringers.” Because of this, if Backgrid wins, Twitter will have to pay a whopping […]
Photo community and a contest platform Viewbug has launched a new service that helps you make money by photographing strangers. It’s called Viewbug Gigs, and it lets you upload your photos of people you take in the street, at events, at the beach, or any other place. The concept requires you to share your Viewbug […]
Czech photographer Martin Stranka has been awarded the first prize at the International Photography Awards 2022 with his series titled “Beautiful Accidents“. The series is certainly beautiful, however, it is no accident that Martin won the award. Make no mistake, this is the culmination of years of hard work. DIYP was lucky enough to chat […]
At a glance, this image looks like an old photograph of five somewhat bored children posing for a family photo. And indeed, it is. However, it hides a certain macabre secret: the smallest child on the far left is actually dead and is propped up on a stand. To our modern standards, this seems rather […]
DxO has announced a big addition to its Optics Modules for its raw processing software, including DxO PhotoLab, PureRAW, FilmPack and Viewpoint. This new update brings the total number of camera and lens combinations DxO software supports, collected over the past 20 years, up to over 80,000 different setups. The latest update adds automatic correction […]
We’ve been so used to hearing about the downsides of AI that it’s easy to overlook the potential benefits. A pioneering new project has developed an AI-assisted wildlife camera in order to protect endangered wildlife better. The University of Stirling teamed up with Dutch tech start-up Hack The Planet to come up with this innovative […]
Have you ever come back from a day out photographing, downloaded your images excitedly, but then been absolutely stumped about which way to take your post-processing? If you don’t have a preconceived notion at the time of taking the image, or the images are simply a little flat and lifeless, then it can be a […]
I don’t know about you, but whenever I’m at home doing the dishes, I just feel so clumsy and uncoordinated. Surely a dancer would make these household chores look beautiful and effortless! If you’re like me and wonder how a ballet dancer might tackle the ironing or vacuuming, then look no further. Photographer Eric Raeber […]
