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Tech News: Meta Launches AI Video and Image Editing Tools for Instagram and Facebook

By David Schonauer   Wednesday November 22, 2023

Meta made a splash recently when it announced new AI-powered editing tools for Instagram and Facebook for both still images and video. The new features are built on Emu, Meta's foundational artificial intelligence model for image generation. The first, dubbed "Emu Edit," will allow users to "precisely alter images based on text inputs"--they won't need to manually select parts of images they want to …   Read the full Story >>

Insight: How I Made a 10-Day Timelapse on an iPhone and Galaxy

PhotowalksTV with Jefferson Graham   Tuesday November 21, 2023

YouTuber Jefferson Graham recently made a ten-day time lapse video in his hometown of Manhattan Beach, California, using two smartphones to capture sunsets, moonrises, flowing clouds, and "all sorts of stuff" the naked eye rarely gets to see. In a new video he explains how he did it. The great advantage of making timelapse videos on a smartphone is their ease of use, he notes.   Read the full Story >>

Spotlight: Nadine Ijewere's Disruptive Fashion Photography

The Guardian   Tuesday November 21, 2023

Photographer Nadine Ijewere is known for her innovative and disruptive approach to fashion photography, and now her work is being spotlighted in the exhibition “Nadine Ijewere: Anthesis,” at London’s Huxley-Parlour gallery.  The exhibition comprises a suite of large-scale color photographs, drawn from years of work between 2019 and 2023. The work, notes The Guardian, traces the radical fusion of genres across the London-born artist’s work, from young people defying gender norms on the streets of Lagos to Jamaican bathers.   Read the full Story >>

Tech News: 70-200mm f/2.8 "Sports" Lens for Mirrorless Cameras

DP Review   Tuesday November 21, 2023

Sigma has officially announced the 70-200mm F2.8 DG DN OS lens for full-frame Sony E-mount and Leica, Sigma and Panasonic L-mount cameras, notes DP Review. The new lens features an internal focus design and sits in the company's "Sports" series. It uses dual "High-response" linear actuators to drive two focus groups, helping the lens achieve a minimum focus distance of 65cm (25.6") at its widest focal length (100cm (39.4") at the long end. For video shooters, Sigma says the internal focus and internal zoom design results in minimal change in center of gravity during operation.   Read the full Story >>

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