The Daily PetaPixel for 06/15/2024

The top news from the world of photography. [View this email in your browser]( [PetaPixel Homepage]( [Celebrate Summer With This Hello Kitty Tomatoes-Themed Film Camera]( By Jaron Schneider on Jun 14, 2024 01:32 pm [A Hello Kitty-themed camera is placed on a pile of fresh red tomatoes. The camera has a white and red checkered design with multiple Hello Kitty faces and a red wrist strap. A tomato-themed charm is attached to the strap.]( Milwaukee, Wisconsin-based product design studio Retrospekt has partnered with Sanrio to release a limited-edition Hello Kitty Tomatoes-themed FC-11 35mm film camera. [[Read More]( [Cosina Voigtlander Color-Skopar 50mm f/2.2 is Super Small and Light]( By Jeremy Gray on Jun 14, 2024 01:14 pm [Two camera lenses are shown on a reflective black surface. The lens on the left is silver with "Color-Skopar 50" marked on it, while the lens on the right is black with similar markings. Both lenses feature a sleek, modern design and appear to be of high quality.]( Cosina has announced the Voigtlander Color-Skopar 50mm f/2.2 lens for full-frame VM mount cameras. [[Read More]( [Cosina is Bringing Its Voigtlander Nokton 75mm f/1.5 to Sony E-Mount]( By Jaron Schneider on Jun 14, 2024 12:58 pm [A close-up view of a Voigtländer Nokton 75mm f/1.5 lens resting on a dark surface. The lens features a sleek black design with white text around the front element indicating the brand, model, and aperture specifications.]( Cosina announced that a new Voigtlander Nokton 75mm f/1.5 Aspherical -- of which versions are already available for Nikon Z, Canon RF, and Leica VM-mount -- will be released for Sony E-mount in July. [[Read More]( [How Retrospekt Keeps Instant Photography’s Past Alive and Thriving]( By Jeremy Gray on Jun 14, 2024 12:12 pm [A vintage Polaroid Land Camera sits on a wooden surface. To the left, there is a spread of Polaroid photos, and two additional photos lie in the foreground. The images show landscapes and a dog. The scene is cozy and nostalgic.]( Although Milwaukee-based Retrospekt has branched beyond photography equipment, dipping its toes into vintage VHS tapes, gaming, watches, and even music, it is best known for its analog cameras and films, especially its Polaroid gear. [[Read More]( [Adobe Pulls In Record Revenue Again But Isn’t Tying Any of It to AI Yet]( By Jaron Schneider on Jun 14, 2024 11:48 am [Adobe increases its Creative Cloud prices, posts record revenue. Adobe HQ in California.]( After breaking $5 billion in revenue in a single quarter for the first time last year, Adobe has followed up with two straight quarters of record revenue and achieved most recently $5.31 billion in Q2. [[Read More]( [Clearview AI is Offering a Stake in Its Company to the People Whose Photos It Stole]( By Matt Growcoot on Jun 14, 2024 10:27 am [Biometrics]( Clearview AI, a facial recognition start-up that scraped more than 30 billion photos from social media, can't afford to pay the settlement bill from its class-action lawsuit so is offering Americans a stake in its company instead. [[Read More]( [Thousands of Historical and Unseen Photos of Persia Leaked Online]( By Matt Growcoot on Jun 14, 2024 09:43 am [On the left, a woman in traditional attire sits on a rug against a plain backdrop, looking towards the camera. On the right, an older man with a beard is buried up to his neck in sand, with only his head visible. The photo is in black and white.]( An anonymous hacker has leaked thousands of photos showing what Iran was like under the Qajar dynasty in the 19th century. [[Read More]( [Picsart and Getty Join Forces to Create ‘Commercially Safe’ AI Image Tool]( By Matt Growcoot on Jun 14, 2024 07:29 am [An elderly woman with white hair is wearing large, bold yellow sunglasses and bright pink lipstick. She looks content and relaxed, with a colorful beach ball blurred in the background. The scene suggests a sunny day at the beach.]( Picsart and Getty Images have teamed up to make a new AI image generator for Picsart's paying subscribers to make "commercially safe" artificial intelligence images. [[Read More]( Earlier Stories: [Vivian Maier Exhibition at Fotografiska Will be the Museum’s Final Show]( [Laowa’s Argus T1 Cine Series Promises Affordability and Speed]( [Adobe’s AI Tools in Photoshop and Lightroom To Be Limited by ‘Generative Credits’]( [Humane’s New Pitch: You Should Love the AI Pin’s Terrible Camera]( [Adobe’s Employees Are Just As Upset at the Company As Its Users: Report]( [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](.