The Daily PetaPixel for 06/14/2024

The top news from the world of photography. [View this email in your browser]( [PetaPixel Homepage]( [Vivian Maier Exhibition at Fotografiska Will be the Museum’s Final Show]( By Matt Growcoot on Jun 14, 2024 06:36 am [A historic building with gothic architectural features stands on a city corner. The beige facade includes ornate details, arched windows, and small spires. Traffic lights and cars are visible on the street, and neighboring buildings are in the background.]( The Vivian Maier exhibition currently on at Fotografiska New York will be the museum's final show at before it closes. [[Read More]( [Laowa’s Argus T1 Cine Series Promises Affordability and Speed]( By Jeremy Gray on Jun 13, 2024 05:39 pm [Three camera lenses are displayed on a dark surface, labeled with focal lengths 45mm, 35mm, and 28mm, all with an aperture of f/1.0. The lenses are branded Argus and are suitable for full-frame cameras. The arrangement is neat and striking against the dark background.]( Venus Optics has announced the Laowa Argus T1 Cine Series, including what Venus Optics claims are the world's first ultra-fast T1 aperture 28mm and 35mm T1 lenses for full-frame cameras. [[Read More]( [Adobe’s AI Tools in Photoshop and Lightroom To Be Limited by ‘Generative Credits’]( By Jaron Schneider on Jun 13, 2024 04:46 pm [A stylized letter 'A' with a gradient color overlay. The top section features a vibrant pink and purple abstract design. The middle section showcases a detailed image of an owl’s eyes and beak, blending into the bottom section, which has a feather pattern.]( When Adobe launched its Firefly generative AI, it noted that using it would have limits determined by what it calls Generative Credits. Those limitations will soon include all Firefly-powered tools in Photoshop and Lightroom, too. [[Read More]( [Humane’s New Pitch: You Should Love the AI Pin’s Terrible Camera]( By Jaron Schneider on Jun 13, 2024 03:31 pm [Close-up of the upper back portion of a smartphone, showing its dual-camera setup and flashlight. The phone has a sleek, modern design with a glossy black and metallic finish, and the lenses are arranged horizontally.]( Humane's AI Pin didn't review well, but the company is still pushing forward. Today, it sent out an email with a link to a YouTube Short that glorifies the experience of letting life happen instead of actively trying to capture it on camera. It instead wants users to rely on the AI Pin and its lackluster hardware. [[Read More]( [Adobe’s Employees Are Just As Upset at the Company As Its Users: Report]( By Jaron Schneider on Jun 13, 2024 02:17 pm [A close-up photo of an Adobe sign featuring the company's name and logo. The logo consists of a stylized red 'A' above the word 'Adobe' in white text, all set against a grey background. The blurred background shows an abstract building structure.]( Adobe's employees are typically of the same opinion of the company as its users, having internally already expressed concern that AI could kill the jobs of their customers. That continued this week in internal discussions, where exasperated employees implored leadership to not let it be the "evil" company customers think it is. [[Read More]( [Stable Diffusion 3 AI Makes Eldritch Body Horror Abominations]( By Jeremy Gray on Jun 13, 2024 12:38 pm [The image is split into two sections. On the left, a woman with long brown hair extends her hands toward the camera. On the right, a person lies on their back on the grass, dressed in black, with their arms at their sides and feet slightly apart.]( Stability AI, a fading name in the increasingly crowded generative AI space, released Stable Diffusion 3 Medium (SD3M) this week, calling it "our most sophisticated image generation model to date." However, real-world users are finding more terror than sophistication, with the text-to-image model consistently producing Lovecraftian monsters. [[Read More]( [Nikon Launches New Self-Service Repair Program for Select Products]( By Jaron Schneider on Jun 13, 2024 11:45 am [Welcome to Nikon Parts" text in white font centered on a gradient background ranging from dark yellow at the top to gold at the bottom, with a subtle geometric design of interlocking curves.]( Nikon now provides access to parts and instructions that allow photographers to make repairs to their own products at home instead of needing to rely on the company's official service departments. [[Read More]( [The Ulanzi 27mm f/2.8 Is the Company’s First Mirrorless Lens]( By Jeremy Gray on Jun 13, 2024 10:16 am [On the left, a close-up of a 27mm F1.8 camera lens by Ulanzi. On the right, a person with long hair is holding a camera with the same lens attached, ready to take a photo. The background is blurred.]( Ulanzi, best known for its tripods and lights, has announced its debut lens for mirrorless cameras, the Ulanzi AF 27mm f/2.8 APS-C lens for Sony E-mount. [[Read More]( [Photojournalists Sign Open Letter Urging Meta Not to Use Their Photos for AI Training]( By Matt Growcoot on Jun 13, 2024 10:14 am [A forest scene with smoke in the background, displaying the text: "OPT OUT: Meta – don’t train your AI on real images of war, conflict, and crisis." Photo by Ingmar Björn Nolting.]( Scores of photographers have signed an open letter rallying against Meta's plan to use public photos on Instagram and Facebook to train its AI tools. [[Read More]( [Photographer Sue Kwon Captured the New York Hip Hop Scene in Its Infancy]( By Matt Growcoot on Jun 13, 2024 10:11 am [On the left, a man in a white tank top sits with his hands clasped, looking thoughtful. On the right, a man sits on a couch with a baby beside him. He is holding a sneaker. The room has a tiled floor and a glass table with a dolphin base.]( Photographer Sue Kwon has photographed some of the biggest names in hip-hop and was around when the nascent genre was beginning to mature into the juggernaut it is today. [[Read More]( [Shutterstock Hoping to Become What Apple Was to Napster in the AI Image Space]( By Matt Growcoot on Jun 13, 2024 09:06 am [Shutterstock logo]( Shutterstock has teamed up with Databricks to create a new generative AI model which it hopes will do for AI-generated images what Apple did for MP3s in the early 2000s. [[Read More]( [Insta360 Adds 4K Capture its Thumb-Sized Go 3S Camera]( By Jaron Schneider on Jun 13, 2024 08:59 am [A person's hand is tossing a small, white action camera with a lens, set against a white background. Behind the camera, the text "4K" is prominently displayed in large, blue letters. The image highlights the camera's ability to capture 4K resolution video.]( Insta360 announced the Go 3S, which most notably adds 4K video capture along with a new Interval Video mode, compatibility with Apple Find My, and waterproofing down to 33 feet (10 meters). [[Read More]( [eBay Releases AI Photo Tool Allowing Sellers to Generate Backgrounds]( By Matt Growcoot on Jun 13, 2024 08:03 am [Side-by-side comparison of a decorative pillow with a blue, yellow, and purple circular pattern against two backdrops. The left side shows the pillow on a purple couch under a pinkish filter, while the right side shows the same pillow on a yellow background without the filter.]( eBay has introduced a new AI-powered background enhancement tool allowing sellers to "transform their product photos from everyday snapshots into professional grade imagery." [[Read More]( [Improve Your Architectural and Interior Photography with These Top 5 Pro Tips]( By Brad Scott If you're an aspiring architectural and interior photographer this one's for you. Have you ever found yourself frustrated with spending hours on-site photographing commercial or residential spaces, then staying up until 2 am in the editing dungeon, only to get lackluster results? Trust me, I’ve been there. [[Read More]( Earlier Stories: [DZOFilm’s Affordable New ‘Arles’ Cine Primes Promise Extreme Performance]( [Why I’m Glad Apple Didn’t Change iPadOS, Using an Analogy Photographers Will Understand]( [Insta360 Connect Is an AI-Equipped, Dual 4K Video Conference Camera]( [Canon’s Video-Only Aperture Ring Limitation Won’t Apply to Future Cameras]( [Skylum Brings AI-Powered Luminar Mobile Photo Editor to iPhone]( [Website]( [Twitter]( [Facebook]( Copyright © 2024 PetaPixel, All rights reserved. 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