DIYPhotography Wednesday December 22, 2021
The newest version of the open-source camera app MotionCam now lets you shoot 10-Bit CinemaDNG RAW video files straight from your Android device, but, notes DIY Photography, it “should be noted that the feature is still experimental and definitely needs a few features tweaking and refining, but it works… with caveats.” (You’ll need a pretty powerful device, for instance.) At the moment, you will need to go to GitHub to get the newest version with raw video capability, adds DIYP. Read the full Story >>
The Washington Post Wednesday December 22, 2021
When Carole St. Onge developed vascular dementia in 2015, photography became a way for her daughter, Cheryle, to maintain a connection, notes Olivier Laurent at The Washington Post. As Cheryle began to look after her mother, the two also became collaborators in an art project. Carole died in October 2020, amid the pandemic, but the project, called “Calling the Birds Home,” has now won the Bob and Diane Fund, a photographic award solely dedicated to work that increases the understanding of Alzheimer’s and dementia. Read the full Story >>
THE VERGE Wednesday December 22, 2021
Last year, the US government added it to the Department of Commerce’s Entity List, which marked it as a national security concern and banned US-based companies from exporting technology to it. Now, reports The Verge, the Treasury Department has placed further sanctions on DJI, including it as one of eight Chinese companies added to the Non-SDN Chinese Military-Industrial Complex Companies (NS-CMIC) List, preventing any U.S. investment in the company. The U.S. says DJI supports “the biometric surveillance and tracking of ethnic and religious minorities in China, particularly the predominantly Muslim Uyghur minority in Xinjiang.” PetaPixel has more. Read the full Story >>
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David Schonauer Wednesday December 22, 2021
Doctors aren't usually in the business of publishing photography guides. But, noted The Verge in a recent report that the photo industry should take not of, Jenna Lester, has done so. A dermatologist
at the University of California San Francisco, Lester had grown frustrated with the poor quality images she'd receive of her dark-skinned patients. It wasn't just a cosmetic issue, notes TV: The … Read the full Story >>
