The Daily PetaPixel for 10/07/2020

The top news from the world of photography. [View this email in your browser]( [PetaPixel Homepage]( [Dell’s New $5,000 Monitor for Creatives Can Color Calibrate Itself]( By [Jaron Schneider]( on Oct 06, 2020 03:17 pm Dell has announced the UltraSharp 32 HDR PremierColor Monitor, a $5,000 4K monitor designed for photographers and videographers that promises professional levels of color accuracy combined with excellent contrast. The monitor includes a host of inputs from HDMI to Thunderbolt 3 and has a built-in Calman-powered colorimeter. … [[visit site to read more]( [NASA Turns Space Photos Into Music]( By [Michael Zhang]( on Oct 06, 2020 03:10 pm [Watch the Video]( NASA has a new project that turns space photos into sounds. Using sonification, images obtained from telescopes are turned into “music” that sounds like what you’d hear when your operating system boots up. … [[visit site to read more]( [Snappr Has Raised $13M to Be the Uber of Photography]( By [Jaron Schneider]( on Oct 06, 2020 02:28 pm [Watch the Video]( [Snappr]( wants to be the go-to service for business to get fast, easy access to photographers at rates as low as $89 per session. The company operates like a mix of Uber and ThumbTack, with on-demand access to creatives in 200 metropolitan areas, and could be coming to a city near you. … [[visit site to read more]( [Among Us: Watch 6 Photographers Try to Identify 1 Imposter]( By [Michael Zhang]( on Oct 06, 2020 01:54 pm [Watch the Video]( With the game [Among Us]( going viral these days, photographer [Jessica Kobeissi]( decided to set up her own kind of secret identity game with social deduction: he invited 6 photographers and 1 imposter to have an online chat to see if the photographers could identify the faker. … [[visit site to read more]( [Two ‘Big White’ Lenses Coming to RF Mount in 2021: Report]( By [Jaron Schneider]( on Oct 06, 2020 01:48 pm Canon’s “big white” zoom lenses are among the company’s most popular offerings, but the only lens released for the RF mount so far has been the [RF 70-200mm f/2.8 L IS USM](. But the company reportedly has two “big whites” up its sleeve for 2021. … [[visit site to read more]( [NVIDIA Uses AI to Slash Bandwidth on Video Calls]( By [Jaron Schneider]( on Oct 06, 2020 01:12 pm [Watch the Video]( [NVIDIA Research]( has invented a way to use AI to dramatically reduce video call bandwidth while simultaneously improving quality. … [[visit site to read more]( [The Foldio Smart Dome is an All-in-One 360 Product Photography ‘Studio’]( By [DL Cade]( on Oct 06, 2020 01:01 pm Orangemonkie—the company behind the popular [Foldio]( light box and [Foldio360]( turntable—has just unveiled its latest product photography ‘studio.’ Meet the Foldio360 Smart Dome: an all-in-one solution for capturing 360° product photos, animations, and videos at home. … [[visit site to read more]( [How To Take Photos Like Vivian Maier]( By [Jaron Schneider]( on Oct 06, 2020 12:17 pm [Watch the Video]( Armed with her Rolleiflex, a roll of [TRI-X 400]( (or [Ektachrome]( film stock, and her bold character, the late Vivian Maier made herself legendary with her dramatic street photography. Her street portraiture in particular is riveting thanks to the expressions on her subjects. As [Frederik Trovatten]( puts it in this 13-minute video, “she takes the photo she wants to take whether the subject wants to be a part of it or not.” … [[visit site to read more]( [Instagram Brings Back Its Classic Icons, Adds ‘Stories Map’ Feature]( By [DL Cade]( on Oct 06, 2020 12:13 pm Instagram is celebrating its 10th anniversary this week with a couple of new features and a fun surprise. The photo sharing app has expanded its anti-bullying features, created a ‘Stories Map’ and calendar, and has added a hidden option that lets users roll back to one of its classic logos. … [[visit site to read more]( [Did President Trump Stage Photos While Being Treated for COVID-19?]( By Allen Murabayashi on Oct 06, 2020 11:21 am On Saturday, while President Donald Trump was being treated for COVID-19 at Walter Reed National Military Medical Center, the AP distributed [two]( [handout]( photos taken by White House photographer Joyce Boghosian. … [[visit site to read more]( [This Colorized Footage of a Snowball Fight Filmed in 1886 is Captivating]( By [DL Cade]( on Oct 06, 2020 10:59 am [Watch the Video]( Just a few days before multiple historians [went on the record]( with WIRED to explain why people shouldn’t be colorizing old footage and photos, yet another video that does exactly that went viral online. This time, the subject was the iconic film ‘Bataille de boules de neige’ from 1886. … [[visit site to read more]( [The Photo That Got Me Into Brown University]( By Michael Rubin on Oct 06, 2020 10:36 am Around the time I was applying to college in 1980, Time magazine ran a short piece about the college application process (coincidentally, at Brown); in it, they described an applicant who had soaked her application in water, then let it dry completely, so it got warped. … [[visit site to read more]( [Nikon Has Finally Discontinued the F6, Its Last Film SLR: Report]( By [DL Cade]( on Oct 06, 2020 10:02 am After 16 years in production, Nikon has reportedly discontinued the much-beloved [Nikon F6]( the last flagship film SLR it ever made before transitioning to digital. The company also reportedly discontinued the Nikon D5 DSLR, the SB-300 flash, and a couple of older lenses. … [[visit site to read more]( Earlier Stories: [The Xcube Backpack Protects Your Gear with ‘Space Material Tech’]( [NASA Satellite Photo Shows Fires and Smoke ‘Dominating’ the West Coast]( [Panasonic Doesn’t Expect Olympus Owners to Switch To Its Products]( [Sam Hurd: PIXII Rangefinder is ‘The Worst Camera I Have Ever Owned”]( [Zeiss’ ZX1 Android-Powered Camera Costs $6,000]( [Website]( [Twitter]( [Facebook]( Copyright © 2020 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](.