Decrypt Thursday January 11, 2024
The creators of AI image generator Midjourney have announced that thy will introduce a “text to video” model in the next few months. The company will begin training its video models starting this month, CEO David Holz said during an "Office Hour" Discord session. The move represents a natural progression for the platform, building on a mature image model to stir the competitive dynamics of the generative video industry, notes Decrypt. The venture into video also comes in the wake of similar releases from competitors.
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David Schonauer Thursday January 11, 2024
In 1985, Mikhail Gorbachev became the leader of the Soviet Union. "Back to the Future" ruled at the box office. Foreigner's "I Want to Know What Love Is," played on the radio (people listened to the
radio, then.) The San Francisco 49ers beat the Miami Dolphins in Super Bowl XIX. And the very first American Photography annual was published. Forty years later, the American … Read the full Story >>
PetaPixel Wednesday January 10, 2024
“As we wrap up 2023, a year that featured a ton of incredible photography gear that will undoubtedly feature in many a photographer’s kits for years to come, we began to wonder, “What popular photography gear from years past is much less common now?” So notes PetaPixel, which has a list of once-standard gear that is no longer so standard. For instance, PocketWizard remote triggers, rendered redundant when many flashes began to include integrated radio-triggering technology.
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Los Angeles Times Wednesday January 10, 2024
Matt Smith is a man on a mission, declares the Los Angeles Times. Smith, 34, aims to find and photograph every plant — a mere 2,590 — that grows natively in Los Angeles County. He has photographed about 750 plants so far, though he doesn't get paid or even recognized for his work: His Instagram page has only 4,281 followers. His motivation is personal, and unbounded. Smith began the project as a way of healing after his wife died of cancer in 2020. “It's helped me understand how life works at a larger scale,” he says. (See also: Yahoo!)
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