The Daily PetaPixel for 04/30/2024

The top news from the world of photography. [View this email in your browser]( [PetaPixel Homepage]( [Insta360 Ace Pro Action Cam Gets New Features and Permanent Price Cut]( By Lisa Marie Segarra on Apr 29, 2024 07:02 pm [A gloved hand holding an Insta360 Ace Pro action camera, pointed toward a camera mount set against a clear blue sky.]( Insta360 issued a massive firmware update to its action camera, the Insta360 Ace Pro, and announced it's dropping the price -- permanently. [[Read More]( [How an Enthusiastic New Photographer Made Birding History]( By Jeremy Gray on Apr 29, 2024 04:43 pm [A split image showing a blue bird on the left standing on sandy ground and on the right standing on a rocky surface, highlighting its vibrant blue and brown plumage in different environments.]( 41-year-old musician and school band director Michael Sanchez bought his first camera just a month ago. Last week, while trying to get nice sunrise landscape shots at Hug Point along the Oregon coast, Sanchez took photos of a small, dark-looking bird in the dim dawn light. While not initially realizing it, Sanchez had captured some of the only photos ever of a blue rock thrush (Monticola solitarius) in North American history. [[Read More]( [AI-Powered Excire Foto 2024 Update Streamlines Photo Organization]( By Jeremy Gray on Apr 29, 2024 03:23 pm [A laptop displaying a photo editing software with a glamorous portrait of a woman with curly blonde hair and colorful makeup on the screen. the software interface shows various editing tools and options.]( Photo management software Excire Foto has been updated to Excire Foto 2024, bringing significantly improved AI-powered photo filtering, culling, and organizing tools to photographers. [[Read More]( [Donald Trump Is the Most Popular Subject for AI Images: Report]( By Lisa Marie Segarra on Apr 29, 2024 01:26 pm [A triptych image featuring side-by-side portraits of a stern-looking man in a suit, a woman with wavy hair and jewelry looking thoughtful, and another man in a suit smiling slightly.]( As artificial intelligence-powered deepfakes grow more prevalent, some are more at risk than others. The public figure who has the biggest target on their back? Former president Donald Trump, who has, for what it's worth, has shared AI-generated images of himself on social media. [[Read More]( [DJI’s New Mini 4K Drone Doesn’t Require a License and Is Just $299]( By Jeremy Gray on Apr 29, 2024 12:46 pm [A white drone with a camera flies over a tranquil landscape with gentle rolling hills and a serene blue sky in the background.]( DJI's newest drone, the DJI Mini 4K, costs just $299 and weighs less than 249 grams, ensuring it doesn't require FAA registration. It promises to be among the most compelling and affordable entries into drone photos and videos. [[Read More]( [What It’s Like Capturing Portraits of the World’s Most Powerful People]( By Jeremy Gray on Apr 29, 2024 11:52 am British photographer Platon has taken portraits of some of the most famous people in the world, including world leaders like Muammar al Qaddafi and Vladimir Putin. Platon has also captured portraits of many American presidents, including Bill Clinton, George W. Bush, Barack Obama, and Donald Trump. [[Read More]( [AI Ex-Termination: Photoroom and OkCupid Delete Your Ex From Photos]( By Jeremy Gray on Apr 29, 2024 10:44 am [Two-panel image: left panel shows a digitally obscured person next to a woman holding coconuts, while right panel shows the woman alone, smiling by the sea in sunglasses, holding coconuts.]( The AI-powered photo editor Photoroom received a $43 million investment injection two months ago, and that money is being put to use deleting people's exes from photos on the dating platform OkCupid. [[Read More]( [This Man Accidentally Pulled Off the World’s Greatest Photobomb]( By Matt Growcoot on Apr 29, 2024 08:10 am [Four men crossing a zebra crossing on a street, with one of them circled in red. cars are parked on both sides of the road, under a clear sky.]( When American tourist Paul Cole was visiting London in 1969, he'd grown tired of visiting museums so he decided to have a wander around Abbey Road while waiting for his wife. [[Read More]( [Discovery of 20,000 Photographs Reveal World’s First Police Crime Lab]( By Pesala Bandara on Apr 29, 2024 08:00 am [photo discovery 20,000 glass photographic plates Edmond Locard crime lab lyon forensic science]( A huge collection of rediscovered photographs reveals new details about the world's first police crime lab which was founded by the "Sherlock Holmes of France" in the early 20th century. [[Read More]( Earlier Stories: [My Bizarre Evening Down the R1 Rabbit Hole]( [The Celebrities You Might Not Know Are Into Their Photography]( [Astrophotographer Reveals Amazing Spirals Around ‘Green Devil’ Comet]( [Wildlife On a Maine Pond: A New Series of Nature Photography Journals]( [Town to Make Mt. Fuji View Worse Because of Misbehaving Tourists]( [Website]( [Twitter]( [Facebook]( Copyright © 2024 PetaPixel, All rights reserved. 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