The Washington Post Friday August 5, 2022
For nearly a decade, social media has been dominated by broadcast-based social platforms where creators blast out a steady stream of content for followers to watch and comment on, often with no response—Twitter, Instagram, YouTube and TikTok all operate according to this model. But now, notes The Washington Post, content creators are setting up accounts on chat apps like Geneva, Discord and Telegram, where they can connect privately and directly with people they know are listening. Some say the toxicity and poor moderation on massive, open social networks have pushed them into these more controlled spaces. Read the full Story >>
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David Schonauer Friday August 5, 2022
If you're one of the million people on a waiting list to use DALL-E, you're in luck. The powerful AI tool that generates images based on provided text is opening in beta, according to an announcement
from OpenAI, the company that created DALL-E. As of last month, the tool was only available to a few thousand as other users waited to be granted access. … Read the full Story >>
Fstoppers Thursday August 4, 2022
Despite rising film costs, Kodak hopes to keep film shooters snapping by offering a way to shoot film on a shoestring budget. Taking a cue from a 1960’s trend in camera design, Kodak has released the Ektar H35 half-frame camera, notes PetaPixel, which says the new cam provides “out-of-the-box fun.” Instead of the conventional 36x24mm image of 35mm film, half-frame literally cuts this in half to 17x24mm—and they’re vertically oriented, adds PP. The new Kodak Ektar H35 half-frame is one of several recent plastic point-and-shoot 35mm cameras produced by the Reto Project, notes Fstoppers. Read the full Story >>
CNN Thursday August 4, 2022
Having covered more than 700 tournaments, photographer David Cannon has captured some of golf’s greatest moments, from Steve Ballesteros’s fist pump and the 1984 British Open to the remarkable return of Tiger Woods at the 2022 Masters. CNN retraces Cannon’s career, after the photographer was honored with the PGA of America's Lifetime Achievement Award in Photojournalism in May. The 67-year-old was lauded for his "technical mastery and artistic proficiency.” Read the full Story >>
