Digital Trends Tuesday November 1, 2022
Instagram owner Meta has never been shy about copying popular features from other apps. Now, reports Digital Trends, Instagram appears to be working on a feature that could give its users the option to add a song to their IG profiles. Adding a song to a social media profile is not a breathtakingly new idea, notes DT: People of a certain age may remember doing just that with MySpace. Mobile developer and reverse engineer Alessandro Paluzzi recently discovered the recycled ’90s feature.
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PetaPixel Tuesday November 1, 2022
Last May, PetaPixel featured a wedding photographer who got “amazing photos” by telling couples to act as if they were drunk. Now, in what could be related news, PP spotlights a wedding photographer who says her clients are increasingly requesting blurry photos of their big day. The photographer, Asantae Haanstad, posted a video on TikTok showing an example of a blurry photo she had taken of a newlywed couple. “I personally love blurry photos as they show movement and make you feel as though you are there in that moment,” notes Haanstaad,
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Rangefinder Tuesday November 1, 2022
SmugMug has announced it is acquiring This Week in Photo (TWiP), a photography podcast network, notes Rangefinder. TWiP founder Frederick Van Johnson joins SmugMug to lead content and new media while running the TWiP network, which includes podcasts, blogs, weekly photo critiques, interviews, courses, tech reviews, and more. Known best for its photo storage and delivery products, SmugMug has also been working to expand its influence across the photography industry, buying Flickr in 2018, adds PetaPixel.
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Deutsche Börse Photography Foundation Tuesday November 1, 2022
Bieke Depoorter, Samuel Fosso, Arthur Jafa and Frida Orupabo have been named to the shortlist for the latest edition of the prestigeous Deutsche Börse Photography Prize. The winner of the £30,000 (around $34,000) prize will be announced next May. “From blurring the relationship between photographer and subject and unpicking the ethics of being a photographer, to exploring gender and sexuality, violence, injustice and the Black experience, this year’s shortlisted artists all push the boundaries of photography,” notes the org.
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