The Daily PetaPixel for 08/23/2022

The top news from the world of photography. [View this email in your browser]( [PetaPixel Homepage]( Presented by Calibrite Calling all Color Checkers Calibrite ColorChecker Devices and Targets deliver the ultimate color managed digital workflow. Save time, money and aggravation while getting to your creative happy place faster. [Learn more]( [Instagram is Testing a Copycat BeReal Feature on its App]( By Pesala Bandara on Aug 23, 2022 06:50 am [Candid Challenge]( Instagram is testing a new feature that copies the photo-sharing app BeReal, which continues to hold on to the number one spot in the U.S. on Apple’s App Store charts this week. [[Read More]( [Desert Photos Illuminated by UV Light Look Straight Out Science Fiction]( By Sonya Harris on Aug 22, 2022 03:25 pm [UV Lit Desert Photos]( Photographer Cody Cobb has a knack for shifting the perception of a familiar landscape photo into an entirely new experience. His ongoing photo series Spectral takes viewers through environments that feel like something out of science fiction. [[Read More]( [You Can 3D Print and Build This 164mm f/2.5 Lens for Less Than $15]( By Jaron Schneider on Aug 22, 2022 03:07 pm [164mm f:2.5 Lens]( Photographer Felix Steele has created a design for a 3D-printed 164mm f/2.5 lens that has no fasteners or screws, uses affordable glass elements, and can be built at home for less than $15. [[Read More]( [How to Use BeReal: A Guide to the Hit Photo Sharing App]( By Alan Truly on Aug 22, 2022 02:04 pm BeReal is a new social media network that puts a focus on authenticity. Others have made similar claims but this goal has proven difficult to achieve. This guide will look at what BeReal is and how to use it. [[Read More]( [Photographer Recreates the 90s Look with a DIY Disposable Camera Lens]( By James DeRuvo on Aug 22, 2022 01:17 pm Photographer and lens enthusiast Mathieu Stern has attached a disposable camera lens to a Sony Alpha A7 II to recreate the 1990s look. [[Read More]( [Scammers Snare Celeb with Smashed Camera and Fake Photographer]( By Matt Growcoot on Aug 22, 2022 01:17 pm [scam]( An Australian celebrity fell foul of a nasty scam by a criminal group pretending to be a Palestinian photographer. [[Read More]( [Planetary ‘Photobombers’ Complicate the Search for Another Earth]( By Jaron Schneider on Aug 22, 2022 01:01 pm [Planetary Photobombers]( Scientists say that their attempts to find exoplanets that could host life -- basically, another Earth -- could be obscured by what they refer to as planetary "photobombers," which could dramatically alter results. [[Read More]( [How to Find a Photoshoot Location]( By Curtis W. Smith on Aug 22, 2022 12:55 pm You have a photograph in mind and now you want to try and make it a reality. Or, a client has contacted you to help them realize a photograph they have in mind. What now? [[Read More]( [Hubble Photographs a Glittering Star Cluster]( By Jaron Schneider on Aug 22, 2022 12:10 pm [NGC 6540]( Fans of astrophotography are currently feasting thanks to the James Webb Space Telescope, but Hubble isn't ready to be forgotten yet. Its latest capture is a gorgeous glittering star cluster in the constellation Sagittarius. [[Read More]( [AI Image Generators Compared Side-By-Side Reveals Stark Differences]( By Matt Growcoot on Aug 22, 2022 12:06 pm [AI Comparison Feature]( Fabian Stelzer recently made an image comparison test between three artificially intelligent (AI) text-to-image generators: DALL-E, Midjourney, and Stable Diffusion. [[Read More]( [James Webb Space Telescope Captures Jupiter’s Dazzling Auroras]( By Jaron Schneider on Aug 22, 2022 11:51 am [Jupiter's Auroras]( The James Webb Space Telescope (JWST) has aimed its impressive camera system relatively close to home and captured a pair of gorgeous photos of Jupiter's auroras. [[Read More]( [Apple Adds MacBook Air and MacBook Pro to its Self Repair Program]( By Jaron Schneider on Aug 22, 2022 11:34 am [Apple Self Repair]( Apple will add the MacBook Air and MacBook Pro laptop models that are equipped with the M1 family of chips to its Self Service Repair program tomorrow. This includes the parts, tools, and manuals that are required to make repairs to these devices at home. [[Read More]( [Tara Kerzhner: An Unstoppable Rock-Climbing Adventure Photographer]( By PetaPixel Staff on Aug 22, 2022 10:13 am Want to see an example of sheer determination in a photographer? Look no further than the life and work of Tara Kerzhner, an award-winning artist who has combined her talent for rock climbing with her skills in photography and cinematography. Kerzhner is a featured photographer in SmugMug's "This Lens" campaign. [[Read More]( [Google Flags Photos of Father’s Sick Son as Child Abuse, Informs Police]( By Matt Growcoot on Aug 22, 2022 10:10 am [Google]( Google flagged photos that a concerned father took of his sick child as child sexual abuse material (CSAM) and sparked a police investigation after it reported him. [[Read More]( [White House Photographer Threatened Over His Own Public Domain Photo]( By Matt Growcoot on Aug 22, 2022 08:18 am [Hillary Clinton]( Former Chief White House photographer Pete Souza says he is being threatened with legal action over the use of his own photo that he took of Barack Obama and Hilary Clinton. 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