If you're the kind of photographer who likes to call yourself a "storyteller," maybe you should reconsider--at least if you're a photojournalist who wants to be trusted, according to a new study. Researchers at the University of Cincinnati found that people consistently viewed a sample news story as being "biased" when informed that the journalist behind the story described himself as a storyteller on … Read the full Story >>
Photos of a strange-looking cloud over Alaska that one person described as a “wormhole portal to another dimension” have sparked wild conspiracy theories. Some have suggested it was a UFO and others feared a Russian missile attack. On April 7, people around the town of Lazy Mountain noticed the cloud formation and soon social media was buzzing, reports the Anchorage Daily News. Officials are almost certain that what people saw was a contrail from a commercial jet, which combined with the rising sun to cause the unique atmospheric sight, adds DIY Photography. Read the full Story >>
As Magnum photographer Martin Parr sees it, football in England (soccer to Yanks) fulfills an important function, notes The Guardian. “It’s a way of people accessing emotions. It’s very tribal … It’s an important aspect of creating your own identity. Especially for men; it’s a very welcome way of letting your emotions go,” says Parr, whose images of the Beautiful Game are on view at historic Warmington House, which is now nestled incongruously within the fabric of the new Tottenham Hotspur football club complex in London. Read the full Story >>
Adobe is leveraging its acquisition of Frame.io to expand cloud collaboration access — including the ability to send content directly from a camera to editors — to just about anyone, even mobile users through a partnership with FiLMiC Pro, notes PetaPixel. Adobe has integrated Frame.io directly into Premiere Pro, but the plans for cloud collaboration extend beyond that. Recent strategic partnerships with Teradek, Atomos, Viviana Cloud, FilmLight and FDX, and FiLMiC Pro, brings Frame.io’s camera to cloud access with a secure connection to video creators regardless of the hardware they are using on set. DIY Photography has more. Read the full Story >>
