The Daily PetaPixel for 08/22/2024

The top news from the world of photography. [View this email in your browser]( [PetaPixel Homepage]( PhotowalksTV x Blackmagic Design [Video Giveaway - Win $2,600 Blackmagic 6K Camera]( Make a short video on Blackmagic Camera app (iOS and Android) to enter the PhotowalksTV x Blackmagic giveaway. [Submit and get free e-book.]( [7Artisans Launches Redesigned Full-Frame 35mm f/1.4 Prime Lens]( By Jeremy Gray on Aug 21, 2024 04:49 pm [A black camera lens with a focal length of 35mm f/1.4 from 7Artisans, positioned against a light beige background. The lens features various markings for focus distance and aperture settings. The glass elements are visible, reflecting light.]( Chinese lens maker 7Artisans has announced an entirely redesigned 35mm f/1.4 Mark III lens for full-frame mirrorless cameras. [[Read More]( [Free App Turns Apple Pencil into an iPad Camera Remote]( By Jeremy Gray on Aug 21, 2024 03:34 pm [A digital artwork showing a close-up of an iPad screen displaying a photo of two smiling individuals standing side by side in a library. The background shows the word "Pencilera" with a stylized pencil image above the iPad.]( Pencilera is a new free, open-source iPad app that turns an Apple Pencil into a camera remote. [[Read More]( [Google’s Lack of AI Transparency in the Pixel 9 Pro is Downright Dangerous]( By Jaron Schneider on Aug 21, 2024 03:01 pm [A hand holding a green Google Pixel 8 smartphone, showcasing its rear design with a single raised, horizontal camera module, containing multiple camera lenses and a flash. The background is out of focus, emphasizing the phone.]( Pretty much as expected, Google leaned hard on the AI capabilities of the Pixel 9 series as selling points over major hardware improvements (a nice new design notwithstanding), but its implementation of these -- especially the generative AI additions -- lacks anything close to the proper levels of disclosure they needs. [[Read More]( [Photographer Captures Beautiful and Rare Double ‘Moonbow’]( By Jeremy Gray on Aug 21, 2024 02:21 pm [A dramatic landscape featuring a dark, stormy sky over a hilly terrain with a double rainbow arching over the scene. Grassy fields and scattered bushes dominate the foreground, and the distant hills are partially obscured by clouds.]( Photographer Aaron Watson, who goes by Skies Alive Photography, has seen many incredible things in the night sky. His latest sighting is a rare double "moonbow," a rainbow created by bright moonlight in precise conditions. [[Read More]( [Swiss Rig sr RAW App Lets the iPhone Shoot CinemaDNG RAW Video]( By Jaron Schneider on Aug 21, 2024 01:40 pm [A smartphone screen displaying a camera app interface with a photo of a tram and a classical-style building in the background. Text reads "The world's only RAW Cinema Camera for iPhone" alongside a red logo with film reel graphics and the text "sr RAW.]( Vienna, Austria-based Swiss Rig announced the sr RAW Cinema Camera app, which it claims is the first to bring RAW cinema recording to the iPhone. [[Read More]( [The Story of the Successful Life and Abrupt Death of Flip Video Cameras]( By Jeremy Gray on Aug 21, 2024 01:25 pm [A hand holding a small, black Flip video camera with an extended USB connector, ready for connection. The background is blurred, highlighting the device and the hand holding it.]( The Flip Video cameras took the world by storm in 2006. And like most storms, damage was left in Flip's wake to the tune of a $300 million loss. YouTube creator Krazy Ken of Computer Clan takes a deep dive into the wild story of Flip's dizzying heights and shocking lows in his newest video. [[Read More]( [Google Pixel 9 Pro Review for Photographers: It’s All About AI]( By Chris Niccolls on Aug 21, 2024 01:01 pm [A person holds up a Google Pixel smartphone facing the camera. The phone's camera array is visible. The person has a beard, mustache, and gray hair. "PetaPixel Reviews" is prominently displayed in text on the left side of the image.]( As I write this, there is a Pixel 9 Pro XL in my hand with a beautiful, newly designed camera bump -- but what's inside is largely the same as what we've seen before. Sure, Google says they're more durable, have a longer battery life, and feature a redesigned imaging pipeline from the sensor to the photo, but what is the real improvement from last year's model? Well, some would say that the improvement isn't real at all, because the Pixel 9 is all about the powerful new generative AI tools added to the Magic Editor. [[Read More]( [You Can Now Extend the Expiry Date of a WeTransfer Link]( By Matt Growcoot on Aug 21, 2024 12:12 pm [The image features the WeTransfer logo. It consists of the word "WeTransfer" in a stylized black font, with a black "we" symbol positioned above it, creating a simple and clean design on a white background.]( WeTransfer has announced it has added the option to extend the expiry date of a download link in a move that will be welcomed by the photography community. [[Read More]( [Photographer’s Light Painting Tribute to Australian Breakdancing Sensation Raygun]( By Matt Growcoot on Aug 21, 2024 10:48 am [A triptych of a mountainous landscape at night with starry skies. Each panel showcases the light painting of a glowing, cartoon-like dog in varied playful poses: sitting, standing on hind legs with a raised paw, and lying on its back.]( A photographer has made a unique tribute to Australian breakdancing sensation Raygun by recreating the memorable routine she performed at this summer's Olympic Games. [[Read More]( [PolarPro’s New LightLeak Lenses Promise Charming Imperfections]( By Jeremy Gray on Aug 21, 2024 10:37 am [A person is holding up a Sony α7 camera close to their face, ready to take a photograph. The lens is prominently centered in the frame, and the person's fingers can be seen gripping the camera. The background is blurred, focusing attention on the camera.]( PolarPro's new LightLeak lenses promise to bring back the "timeless feel of analog photography" for a digital audience. [[Read More]( [Film Crew Fined $22K for Flying Drones Next to Killer Whales]( By Matt Growcoot on Aug 21, 2024 09:29 am [Two whales are partially submerged in water, spouting water from their blowholes near a rocky shoreline. A small marine animal, circled in red, jumps out of the water between the two whales. The image captures a serene, natural aquatic scene.]( Canada has handed a $22,000 fine to a film crew who illegally flew their drone next to a pod of orcas. [[Read More]( [Photographers Around the World Capture Spectacular Blue Supermoon]( By Matt Growcoot on Aug 21, 2024 07:14 am [A composite image featuring three scenes of the moon: an orange moon rising behind ancient ruins (left), a bright moon surrounded by clouds (center), and an orange moon setting behind a modern city skyline with a prominent skyscraper (right).]( The biggest and brightest full Moon of 2024 so far has been visible in the sky the past couple of nights and photographers have been out capturing the rare Blue Supermoon also known as the Sturgeon Moon. 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