DIYPhotography Wednesday January 4, 2023
Text-to-image generators have been available to the public for a while now, and while it’s amusing to create surreal images with them, these tools come in handy in the real world. PhotoRoom is one example of this usability. This photo editing tool now offers an AI-powered feature that turns your lousy smartphone snapshots into decent, or even great product shots, declares DIY Photography: Just snap your photo, describe the context as you would with DALL-E or Midjourney, and watch the magic happen.
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J. Paul Getty Museum Wednesday January 4, 2023
“For more than forty years, Los Angeles–based artist Uta Barth has made photographs that investigate the act of looking. In her multipart works, she explores the ephemeral qualities of light and its ability to overwhelm and entirely destabilize human vision,” notes LA’s J. Paul Getty Museum, which hosts the exhibition “Uta Barth: Peripheral Vision” through February 19. The exhibition traces Barth’s career from her early experimentations as a student to later studies of the camera’s role in helping an artist translate visual information.
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National Press Photographers Association Wednesday January 4, 2023
The 2023 Best of Photojournalism competition is accepting entries through 11:59 p.m. on Jan. 24. The competition is split into six primary divisions: Still Photojournalism, Video Photojournalism, Picture Editing, Video Editing, Online Video Presentation & Innovation, and Documentary. The entry is free for NPPA members. Contest judging will take place during the weekend of February 25-26, and all results will be posted on this site shortly thereafter.
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SPONSOR CONTENT FROM AP OPEN
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David Schonauer Tuesday January 3, 2023
Primatologist and anthropologist Jane Goodall Roots & Shoots program--founded in 1991 to inspire young people around the word to works on environmental, conservation and humanitarian issues--is
launching a mentoring and grant program alongside Vital Impacts Environmental Photography, a women-led non-profit organization founded by National Geographic photographer and filmmaker Ami Vitale.
The groups have announced two $20,000 Environmental Photography Grants and a mentorship program for … Read the full Story >>
