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In December 2021, photographer Jeff Sedlik bid on an old, faded, framed print at an estate sale in Old Saybrook, Connecticut. Upon receiving it, he immediately opened the frame to examine the photo. To his amazement and delight, two identical prints were inside, and both turned out to be extremely rare classic platinum prints by

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DJI has opened its striking new Shenzhen, China headquarters which it describes as a creative “community in the sky.” Called DJI Sky City, the company characterizes the new complex as a cutting-edge innovation hub that matches its philosophy of being a creative community for the skies. The architectural structure of the building is particularly notable

[embedded content] ACDSee’s Photo Studio Ultimate 2023 update is focused on artificial intelligence (AI) features, like a new Face Edit and subject removal, which brings it more in line with competitor products from Adobe and Skylum. Photo Studio Ultimate adds several new features, headlined by the addition of two new AI-powered tools: AI Face Edit

Zoner Photo Studio X has announced a new update that brings changes to the user interface as well as extends its support for RAW formats. It’s the second major update of the year for the Czech-based operation and it brings a “fundamentally new method for processing RAW files.” Previously, users needed to install third-party add-ons

[embedded content] Hasbro has confirmed that its highly anticipated “Selfie Series” will officially launch on Friday, allowing fans to turn a selfie into an action figure. Hasbro has partnered with 3D-printing specialists Formlabs to allow customers to create a six-inch action figure with their own likeness. With the help of a face scanner app, fans

The Library of Congress is asking for the public’s help in identifying the people in a collection of mystery images. In a blog post published this month, the Library of Congress reached out to its readers in a last-ditch attempt to identify the individuals in photos found in an extensive collection of film, TV, and

Apple has released an iOS 16 software update that fixes a bug that caused the camera on some new iPhone 14 Pro models to shake and make an audible grinding noise when using third-party apps. Earlier this week, some users reported a bug that involved the iPhone 14 Pro camera’s image stabilization system in conjunction

Facebook users have sued its parent company Meta for allegedly tracking them via an in-app browser on iOS devices despite the strict Apple privacy policies in place. In a proposed class-action lawsuit, filed Wednesday in the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of California, two Facebook users accused the company of skirting Apple’s 2021

An astronaut aboard the International Space Station (ISS) captured this stunning photo directly above Mount Ruapehu in New Zealand, better known as Mount Doom from the Lords of the Rings movie trilogy. In a truly unique perspective, an astronaut aboard the ISS used a Nikon D5 camera and 1150mm lens to catch the moment the

Microsoft has redesigned the Photos app in Windows 11 and begun rolling out the update to users. Microsoft’s Principal Product Manager Lead, Dave Grochocki announced the updated Photos app, which has a new gallery view and improvements to the “Memories” feature, in a blog post on Wednesday. According to Grochoki, the update offers “a new

NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope has captured a photo of Neptune that displays the clearest view of the planet’s rings in more than 30 years. The space agency says that the new image crisply shows the faint rings of the distant planet, some of which have not been detected since NASA’s Voyager 2 flew by

[embedded content] D-ID, the company which produced the technology for Deep Nostalgia, launched a new platform on Monday that lets users create artificially intelligent (AI) generated video from a single image. With D-ID’s new website, Creative Reality Studio, users can easily bring photos to life and seamlessly generate high-quality, presenter-led video content from just one

Instagram head Adam Mosseri has told staff that the app is falling far behind TikTok and YouTube in all aspects of creator satisfaction. Mosseri made the comments to Instagram’s employees in a private memo a few weeks ago, according to a report by The Information on Thursday. In the memo, which was read by The

Artificially intelligent (AI) images generated by machines are for sale en-masse on stock photo websites such as Shutterstock, iStock, and Adobe Stock. The development means there is increased competition for photographers on what were traditionally called photography stock websites, but might be now better described as something else. A search on Shutterstock with the term

NASA’s Double Asteroid Redirection Test (DART) is the world’s first planetary defense test mission and it has deployed a smaller “mini photographer” spacecraft that will record all of the details of its planned impact with an asteroid. DART is a NASA spacecraft that is designed to deflect an asteroid as part of a test program

Gavin Newson, the Governor of California, has signed a bill aimed at protecting minors on social media. AB 2273 establishes the California Age-Appropriate Design Code Act which is slated to go into effect on July 1, 2024. It “requires online platforms to consider the best interest of child users and to default to privacy and

[embedded content] Snapchat is making the desktop version of its app, Snapchat for Web, available to all users worldwide. Snapchat’s parent company, Snap announced the news in a blog post today. The company initially launched Snapchat for Web in July to Snapchat+ subscribers in the United States, United Kingdom, Canada, Australia and New Zealand. Now,

A photographer challenged the well-known AI image generator DALL-E to recreate real-life photos that he had taken on a Leica camera, and the results are incredible, to say the least. Technology entrepreneur Fabian Stelzer fed the artificially intelligent (AI) text-to-image generator specific instructions, known as prompts, that he hoped would generate an image very similar

Flickr is adding a new virtual photography category for bulk uploading, group adminning, and search filtering in what it describes as one of its most active communities. Virtual photography, sometimes referred to as video game photography, has been growing in popularity over the last several years as more developers integrate camera-like features into video games.