The Daily PetaPixel for 03/20/2024

The top news from the world of photography. [View this email in your browser]( [PetaPixel Homepage]( Presented by MPB [Shop Used Camera Gear from MPB and Save 40% More Than New]( MPB has the used camera gear you're looking for. Discover our wide range with new items added daily. Used camera gear from MPB is affordable, reliable and sustainable. Every item is thoroughly tested by product specialists and comes with a free 6 month warranty. [Shop Now.]( [Leonardo AI Can Now Generate Transparent PNG Images]( By Matt Growcoot on Mar 20, 2024 06:51 am [Leonardo AI transparency tool]( Most photographers know the pain of looking for a transparent PNG file or removing the background of an image. Leonardo AI's new "Transparency" feature may offer a quick fix. [[Read More]( [Trump Says Kate Middleton Doctoring Her Photo ‘Shouldn’t Be a Big Deal’]( By Matt Growcoot on Mar 20, 2024 05:09 am [Donald Trump and Kate Middleton]( Donald Trump has waded into the Kate Middleton photo editing scandal by saying it "shouldn't be a big deal." [[Read More]( [This Stylish Leica Q Underwater Housing Brings Luxury to the Seas]( By Jeremy Gray on Mar 19, 2024 04:28 pm [Sub13 Collective's new Leica Q Underwater Housing]( Leica Q3 owners are no longer relegated to capturing photos on dry land. Thanks to Sub13 Collective and its new underwater housing, the Leica Q3 can now safely go for a swim. [[Read More]( [One-of-a-Kind Leica M4 Wrapped in Plastic May Fetch Big Bucks at Auction]( By Jeremy Gray on Mar 19, 2024 03:20 pm [Leica M4 camera wrapped in plastic]( While the October edition of the biannual Wetzlar Camera Auctions is still many months away, an item that will be available this fall has already been unveiled, and it's one of the strangest Leica cameras ever -- a Leica M4 wrapped in plastic and twine by the artist Christo. [[Read More]( [Apple Patent Shows a More Durable iPhone Camera System]( By Jeremy Gray on Mar 19, 2024 02:24 pm [Apple patent camera system]( A patent Apple filed in September 2022 has just been approved today, and it showcases a system of shock limiters and dampers to improve camera reliability. [[Read More]( [Can Foam Cases Really Corrupt Your Memory Cards?]( By Jeremy Gray on Mar 19, 2024 02:09 pm [Can static electricity destroy your SD cards?]( Canadian wedding photographer Saraya Joy posted an interesting video on Instagram a couple of weeks ago, claiming that her foam SD card case had damaged and corrupted her SD memory cards. A corrupted card is a severe fear for photographers, so what's happening here? [[Read More]( [Grieving Father Uses AI to Keep Dead Daughter ‘Alive’ in ‘Digital World’]( By Pesala Bandara on Mar 19, 2024 01:38 pm [Grieving Father Uses AI to Keep Dead Daughter ‘Alive’ in ‘Digital World’]( A grieving father replicated his dead daughter with AI technology so that he and his wife could keep her "alive" in the "digital world." [[Read More]( [Google Searches For Nikon Coolpix Camera Increase By Over 8,500%]( By Pesala Bandara on Mar 19, 2024 01:35 pm [nikon coolpix increase searches tiktok gen z barbie pink digital cameras]( Compact digital cameras continue to have a revival with searches for the Nikon Coolpix soaring by over 8,500% in the last year. [[Read More]( [Picture of the Year Competition Hacked Amid Avalanche of Bizarre AI Images on Facebook]( By Matt Growcoot on Mar 19, 2024 12:59 pm [AI images]( The Facebook page for Pictures of the Year International has been hacked with bizarre AI images being posted instead of photography -- as AI-generated content sweeps across Facebook. [[Read More]( [The Most Influential Women in Photography History]( By Abby Ferguson and Lisa Marie Segarra on Mar 19, 2024 12:30 pm [the most influential women in photography]( As with many fields, photography has not always given women their due. But in truth, photography would not be what it is today without the pioneering work of countless women. [[Read More]( [Bill Gates Used My Photo Without Permission… and Then Made it Right]( By Louie Psihoyos on Mar 19, 2024 12:23 pm Bill Gates recently posted a photograph on Facebook that one could easily deduce from his sparse captioning was made by him and his team - not the mildly (and formerly) irritated author writing now. [[Read More]( [How Much Photo Editing Does Kate Middleton Do? Another ‘Digitally Manipulated’ Image Found]( By Matt Growcoot on Mar 19, 2024 10:35 am [Digitally manipulated photo of Queen and Grandchildren]( Lots of people are fed up of hearing about Kate Middleton and her apparent penchant for Photoshop. But as yet another major photo agency goes on record to say another of her images was "digitally enhanced," there is a need for transparency. [[Read More]( [Electric Vehicles in China Now Come With Built-In Camera Drones]( By Matt Growcoot on Mar 19, 2024 10:19 am [Yangwang u8 drone]( Car manufacturers in China are installing drones in electric vehicles (EVs) to woo customers by allowing them to get cool shots of themselves driving their cars. [[Read More]( [White House Photographer Says Kate Middleton Photo is ‘Fake’ Not ‘Photoshopped’]( By Pesala Bandara on Mar 19, 2024 09:25 am [White House photographers call out kate middleton fake photo photoshopped]( Former White House Photographer Pete Souza has explained why the controversial image of Kate Middleton and her children should be described as "fake" -- but certainly shouldn't be called "Photoshopped." [[Read More]( [Logitech’s Mevo Core is a Micro Four Thirds Streaming Camera with a 6 Hour Battery]( By Jaron Schneider on Mar 19, 2024 08:59 am [Logitech Mevo Core]( Logitech's Mevo Core -- which was teased last week -- is a new $999 interchangeable lens camera that uses the Micro Four Thirds standard to deliver high-quality streaming and on-device 4K capture for up to six straight hours. [[Read More]( [How to Sell Your Used Camera Gear]( Camera gear. As photographers, we all love and obsess over our beloved gear; the bodies, lenses, filters, and accessories. Many of us develop a collector’s mindset and tend to amass multiple pieces of gear. 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