Scientists at MIT and Adobe Research have developed a new way to identify materials using AI vision. They say that the system is not affected by shadows or inconsistent lighting and that it could one day be used to help guide robots that interact with objects in the real world. It may also ultimately come […]
Sony has announced its new Sony ZV-1 II (buy here) vlogging camera, the successor to the popular Sony ZV-1 (buy here), released in 2020. At release, the ZV-1 seemed to essentially be an RX100 V in a new vlogger-oriented form factor. And true to RX100 fashion, the ZV-1 series seems to be following suit. The […]
Self-portraiture has been around for much longer than the much-maligned selfie. It is as old as art itself and is a real genre of photography in and of itself. But it’s not easy. If you’ve ever tried to take photographs of yourself, you’ll know just how difficult it can be. Fortunately, advances in technology have […]
A gorgeous little Austrian town Hallstatt has set up a fence to stop tourists from taking selfies. No, it’s not that the toen leaders are mean but they are facing severe issues due to a flood of tourists coming to take their perfect Instagram photos. [Related reading: Instagram is ‘killing’ Hallstatt, let it go!] […]
Not long after the launch, Adobe’s AI tool Firefly is now coming to Photoshop. Yup, you’ll soon be able to use text-to-image prompts as you edit your photos and create whatever you want without leaving the app. This will definitely change how we edit our images, making it easier but potentially more dangerous. [Related reading: […]
Instagram used to be a great place for still photographers to hang out. That was in the halcyon days before Meta took over the popular social media app, and keeping up with the algorithm became a never-ending game. It’s been tempting to stop posting altogether, especially as Insta seems to be more interested in keeping […]
Jens Heidler of Another Perspective is known for his unique and captivating timelapse videos of various objects. Oftentimes, they show us stuff from our home in a totally new light. But with his latest video, 1000 Days Mushroom Growth, Jens went a step further. For three long years, he meticulously filmed, photographed, and edited photos […]
An AI-generated image that showed an explosion near the US Pentagon sparked turbulence earlier this week when it went viral on social media. The image briefly affected the stock market and has highlighted concerns over the potential impact of AI-generated images. The image itself shows a thick black plume of smoke, alarmingly close to one […]
A YouTuber who goes by the name of Lotrfan, has created what he calls the “world’s first talking timelapse”. While it’s arguably better classified as stop motion, it does also show the passage of time over a 285-day period. There’s been some thought put into this one, and both the concept and final result are […]
7Artisans seems to be preparing to launch a new lens. An image has leaked of a 24mm f/1.4 lens for APS-C cameras, with a wide range of mounts. The list includes Sony E, Fuji X, Micro Four Thirds, Canon RF, Canon EF-M and Nikon Z, although there’s no word as to which mounts may come […]
