DIYPhotography Thursday March 30, 2023
If you’re a fan of retro-design modern tech, you may be interested in Hebolite, a new LED lighting brand with “a very old-school Hollywood vibe,” notes DIY Photography. The initial range is built around three different models: the Mini, the Avant and the Pro, each with different power outputs and capabilities. However, one thing they all have in common is wireless remote control. The lights boast a high CRI of 96 – pretty standard these days – and are bicolor, with a white balance range from 2,700K to 6,500K.
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artbook Thursday March 30, 2023
Along with Ansel Adams, Edward Weston, Imogen Cunningham and Dorothea Lange, Ruth Bernhard (1905–2006) was an icon of the West Coast School of photography. She drew inspiration from everyday objects but is best known for her photographs of female nudes. “Men photograph a female nude as if she belonged to them. I photograph a woman as part of the universe,” she once said. A new book, Ruth Bernhard: Photographies 1930–1976, traces the artist’s 40-year career, notes AnOther.
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THE VERGE Thursday March 30, 2023
Twitter users will need a “verified account” to get recommended on the platform’s For You page starting on April 15th, according to a tweet from CEO Elon Musk. “Given that Twitter has promised to start dismantling the 'legacy' verified system at the beginning of April, that appears to mean that you’ll have to be a company, government entity, or Twitter Blue subscriber if you want to pop into the feeds of people who don’t follow you,” notes The Verge. Musk describes the move as "the only realistic way to address advanced AI bot swarms taking over.” The upcoming removal of legacy checkmarks and its impact is yet to be seen, but has the potential to upend credibility and exacerbate misinformation, adds Mashable.
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Wonderful Machine Thursday March 30, 2023
Concerned by reductions in healthcare spending by Canada's federal government as the covid pandemic wound down, the premiers of the country's 13 provinces and territories decided to take action,
organizing a publicity campaign to rally support and alter the federal government's position. The campaign featured portraits of medical personnel by Vancouver-based Kyrani Kanavaros. "As amazing as
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