The Daily PetaPixel for 05/21/2024

The top news from the world of photography. [View this email in your browser]( [PetaPixel Homepage]( Presented by MPB Don't sit on it. Sell it. Do you have unused camera gear? MPB is the largest global platform to buy, sell and trade used gear. [Get an Instant Quote Now]( [Microsoft Believes Its New Surface Laptop Is an AI-Powered Mac Killer]( By Lisa Marie Segarra on May 20, 2024 06:06 pm [Two Microsoft Surface devices are displayed on a light background. The device in the foreground is a laptop with a colorful screen showing a stylized Windows logo. The one in the background is a tablet with a detachable keyboard, viewed from the back.]( As Microsoft showed off its new Arm-based Surface Laptop Monday, just as much attention was paid to how it compares against its competition, namely, Apple's popular MacBook Air. [[Read More]( [Instagram May Be Working on ‘Peek’ Feature to Rival BeReal]( By Lisa Marie Segarra on May 20, 2024 03:50 pm [Meta adds AI chatbot to Instagram]( Meta isn't done trying to compete with BeReal. The Instagram owner is reportedly working on a new feature similar to BeReal's casual selling point. [[Read More]( [At $1,575 , the Blackmagic Cinema Camera 6K is the Best Deal in RAW Video]( By Jaron Schneider on May 20, 2024 03:43 pm [A high-resolution, black digital camera with a visible lens mount and a textured grip on the left side. The camera body shows "Blackmagic Design" branding and "6K Full Frame" marking on the front. The camera has several buttons and controls on its exterior.]( The Blackmagic Cinema Camera 6K is an exceptional video camera. Featuring a full-frame HDR sensor, active L-mount, 13 stops of dynamic range, internal RAW capture, and a full suite of ports, it's a powerhouse. Blackmagic just knocked $1,000 off the asking price. [[Read More]( [‘Multimodal AI’ Is Everywhere and How Companies Make AI More Human]( By Jeremy Gray on May 20, 2024 03:02 pm [A diagram on a blue to green gradient background showing interconnected nodes. The central node features an image icon, and surrounding nodes display various icons, including a document, a table grid, and a chat bubble with "CC" inside, symbolizing various data types.]( "Multimodal AI" is suddenly everywhere, with companies like Meta, OpenAI, Google, and Microsoft all using the term to sell people on new AI models and services in just the past few weeks. But what is "multimodal," and what does it mean? [[Read More]( [15 Beautiful Images from the 2024 Milky Way Photographer of the Year]( By Jeremy Gray on May 20, 2024 01:42 pm [Split image of night skies. Left: A bright, colorful Milky Way over snow-covered mountains and a reflective lake. Right: The Milky Way forming an arch over a rocky desert landscape with sparse vegetation. Both scenes are vibrant with starlit skies.]( Capture the Atlas has revealed the 25 winners of the seventh annual Milky Way Photographer of the Year photo contest have been unveiled, showcasing the best Milky Way images from shooters all around the world. [[Read More]( [Pentax Teases the Coming of Its ’17’ Half-Frame Film Camera]( By Jaron Schneider on May 20, 2024 01:31 pm [A filmstrip with the number 17 displayed prominently in white on a gradient background of blue, purple, and green hues. The filmstrip and number 17 are centered against a solid black background.]( Pentax published a new teaser for its anticipated half-frame 35mm film camera, which it has been developing for two years. The short video ends with the number "17." [[Read More]( [VSCO is Now Profitable Thanks to 200 Million Users and 160,000 Pro Subs]( By Jaron Schneider on May 20, 2024 12:54 pm [VSCO Relaunch]( VSCO is now reportedly profitable thanks in large part to the income generated from its 160,000 Pro subscriptions, an offering it launched last year. [[Read More]( [The Legendary Canon Camera Behind the Iconic iPhone Camera Sound]( By Jeremy Gray on May 20, 2024 12:20 pm [A side-by-side image featuring a close-up of an iPhone with three camera lenses on the left and a Canon AE-1 film camera with a lens cap featuring the 1976 Montreal Olympics logo on the right.]( Despite the ubiquity of the iPhone camera sound, with trillions of photos shot on iPhone every year, many people don't know the fascinating analog origins of the camera app's digital shutter sound. [[Read More]( [TikTok Now Lets Some Users Post 60-Minute Videos]( By Pesala Bandara on May 20, 2024 11:48 am [tiktok]( TikTok is testing the ability for users to upload 60-minute videos -- as the company continues to embrace long-form content and compete head-on with YouTube. [[Read More]( [ASMP Calls Out Adobe for Its ‘Shocking Dismissal of Photography’]( By Jaron Schneider on May 20, 2024 10:31 am [The image shows the Adobe logo, featuring a stylized red "A" on a textured dark surface, with the name "Adobe" written in white capital letters below the logo.]( The American Society of Media Photographers (ASMP) published a scathing rebuke of Adobe in an open letter, calling the company's latest round of ads a "shocking dismissal of photography and the photographers who have dedicated their lives to creating it." [[Read More]( [Shining a Light on Mystery Civil War Photographer Who Took Gruesome Images]( By Matt Growcoot on May 20, 2024 09:49 am [A historical photo showing soldiers standing and working in a trench during wartime on the left. On the right, a black and white portrait of a man with a bushy mustache, seated, wearing a suit, and looking to the side.]( Very little is known about American Civil War photographer Timothy O'Sullivan -- the man who took the haunting A Harvest of Death photograph in the aftermath of the Battle of Gettysburg -- but a new book attempts to shine a light on him. [[Read More]( [You Can Now Go and See Elton John’s Impressive Photography Collection]( By Matt Growcoot on May 20, 2024 07:26 am [Left side: A person with windblown hair holding a cup rides in the back of a truck in a desert landscape. Right side: A person in a suit with sunny-side-up eggs covering their eyes sits at a colorful table with a cup of orange juice and papers.]( Over 300 prints from Elton John and husband David Furnish's extensive photography collection which numbers over 7,000 works have gone on exhibit in London this past weekend. [[Read More]( Earlier Stories: [Fujifilm Doesn’t Always Win on Spec, But Doesn’t Have to When It Slays Style]( [Nikon Z 28-400mm f/4-8 VR: The Best All-Purpose Lens I’ve Ever Used]( [Researchers Capture Footage of Rare Bioluminescent Deep-Sea Squid]( [Adobe’s CEO is Just Not on the Same Wavelength as Artists]( [Photographer Spotlights Beauty of Afghan Women]( [Website]( [Twitter]( [Facebook]( Copyright © 2024 PetaPixel, All rights reserved. You are receiving this email because you opted in via our website. PetaPixel · 2944 N 44th St Ste 100 · Phoenix, AZ 85018-7258 · USA You can [update your preferences]( or [unsubscribe from this list](.