THE VERGE Friday October 28, 2022
AI is here to stay, it seems: Shutterstock has announced a partnership with the maker of DALL-E that will allow users to generate images based on text criteria they type in, directly from the Shutterstock platform. The service should be available in coming months, notes The Verge. Shutterstock is also banning the sale of AI-generated art on its site that is not made using its DALL-E integration, and is launching a “Contributor Fund” that will reimburse creators when the company sells work to train text-to-image AI models. AI images aren’t welcome on Getty, Unsplash, and PurplePort, adds DIY Photography.
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WILL BURRARD-LUCAS Friday October 28, 2022
The relentless heat of the Shampole Wilderness Camp in Kenya’s Southern Rift Valley makes it seem inhospitable, notes wildlife photographer Will Burrard-Lucas at his blog. But it turns out the place is filled with life. Burrard-Lucas built a waterhole there that allowed him to make a series of remarkable wildlife images, including shots of leopards, zebras, hyenas, and buffalo that came to drink. The waterhole is adjacent to a hide the photographer made. The Shompole Hide, as he calls it, is now also a tourist attraction for photographers and others.
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Getty Images Friday October 28, 2022
Getty Images and GLAAD have announced a $25,000 grant program for creators telling authentic visual stories about LGBTQ people and their families. Open to photographers and videographers globally, the grants aim to boost the LGBT community’s visibility in media and challenge visual stereotypes. The first-place recipient will be awarded a $10,000 grant, while a special $5,000 grant will also be awarded by the Getty Images’ employee resource group LGBTQIA+ Alliance. Deadline for applications: Nov. 18.
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By David Schonauer Friday October 28, 2022
When you rent gear, you're always very careful with it, of course. But Lensrentals, which rents photo and video gear to lots of people, knows that accidents happen, and that things break. "When you
have an inventory as large and diverse as ours, that reality happens way more than we'd care to admit," notes the company's blog, which recently listed the most common ways … Read the full Story >>
